, 1872-10-19

and prevent the contemplated appoint
ment, which would most assuredly be
working wrong, there are others equally
as eloquent in the same direction. With
Mr.. Stakemann at the head of the Admin
istration, with his sons-in-law and number
less other relatives at the head of leading
public departments, the people, it is pub
licly asserted, lose all confidence in the
administration ; whether it be Justly or I'M
justly, the common people especially be-
lieve that they cannot, under such existing
intermixed family ties, obtain an impartial
distribution of right, and although there is
scarcely more real cause OF complaint now
than before, still the bare fact of people
having that opinion is sufficient to weaken
the position of the Administration. Add
to this furthermore the belief, which is be-
coming more and more wide spread among
the inhabitants at large, that every step
taken by Mr.. Stakemann and his official
relatives aims more particularly at strength
ening themselves of increasing the number
of relatives in public situations, and thus
certifying themselves on all quarters, to the
exclusion of other worthy men. 1t has
caused no little amount of dissatisfaction
to see, besides the Vicegovernor, Govern
mentsecretary, Judge and PoIicemaster,
the chief Road Inspector, a Medical Office,
if not the Chief Medical Office, and at least
a senior Lieutenancy, actually filled by
members of this extensive family, in which
offices they consume C. SIG 600 annually
of public money another office, namely
that of School Inspector, filled also by q
relative of Mr.. Stakemann's, with $4,000
more of the public money; for, while in
every other instances natives are excluded
from public offices because of insufficient
knowledge of the Danish Language, here a
man, who is said to know nothing at all OF
that, a man whose qualifications for the post,
if he have any at all, are totally unknown,
is taken and stuck into a post, which could
without the least shadow Of doubt be more
ably filled by at least one man in this Is
land, who has for many years been an
ployed in school-WOrk, who has, on his
own account, visited schools in Denmark,
Germany, France and America,-a man
thoroughly acquainted with the wants Of
the schools here but who, unfortunately,
has this one black spot he is no relative
of Mr.. Stakemann's relatives. | once
heard a striking remark made by an inGivi-
dual Of high standing viz: Mr.. Stakemann
is that Number, from which all the other
series of Cypheys have derived their si8nii-
canoe ifhe get a firm seat in the saddle
and get the reins fully in his hands, why!
there will be no foreseeing where it will
end. And this is the opinion of the whole
enlightened and Independent part Of the
inhabitants, of those who do not i'll their
ignorance suffer themselves to be tyranized
by those in power, and of those who are
not entirely sunk into Inject inditter-
ence to all things, except the dollar.
These are simple truths, | have not the
least fear that it will annoy any one to hear
the truth. [ have thus from a theoretical,
practical and political point Of view, shew-
ed the in~adyisableness of having Mr.. Stake
mann as Chief Magistrate in this Island.
But we need none such at all, A Secre-
tary is quite sufficient. The Ordinance
that was recently forced through the Colo
NAL Council by a "coterie,'' only fixed the
salary !; the office itself is regulated by the
Colonial Law let us then be unanimous
in striking it out, or at all events in adding
q clause providing that the regulation
thereof be made by Ordinance.
"TRUTH".