The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-26
THE CHARGE UEoUESTTOYED AND
UEDEEIED.


The Serious and Genie Aspect Of the Meeting
The ominous signs of Indignation at the
palpable disregard Of Grants Civil Serv-
lee Rules in removing our solaierpost
master TO give place to former subject
of the British Queen, who 50 sympa
thi1ed with the South that he ske
daddlcd TO Pixies Peak t. avoid
going t. the war, eliminated IN a
meeting at the court house last night she
18th, according to programme aud an
naunccment by hanlbills freely distributed
all bur tw, Of the siEners Of the call
one hundred aud more. SO said the bills
being 81, indignant that they remained at
home The court room was, however. full
Of citizens, and Of smoke too. for jackson
had set out two boxes OF Speiiels best
cigars. ca purchase the favor of the crowd
while they waited about two hours for
Tons Murdoch q come he having agreed
q, a-t a. chairman Thomas diuu come.
and until @ clock the tempest slumbered
the suspense was oppressive the
calm before the storm Several eyes
gllStened with indignant eloquence sew
eral rhetorical lions paved about the
room ready for the fatal spring jackson
moved rloomily among the throng. Wells,
who had undertaken TO run the machine
fitted nervouslv between Cargill and Wal
ter johnson. while Capt r. serene
eomteuance wa. ike the fading sunlight
on the gathering clouds Well known
I Democrats and Republicans sat around the
r5om-triends Of the c2ntending parties
determined to see it out. At last. one
impatient spirit broke the charm, and,
like all wen trained indignation, the work
moved majestically along MIR Frank
Luca, was called 10 the chair, and ". J
Wells took charge Of the records. Imnle-
diatcy W J Wells j. &. Cargill and
Walter johnson were appointed commit
tee ON resolutions They sinele-fled out
of the room and the chair composed him
self and was ready for business. Calls
were made for several 10 speak but none
responded till Brevet Lieutenant Colo
. mel Ez Bearisley. who b-uvely fought
3 mosquitoes and captured disloyal
t horses in Arkansas during the lat,
70 onpieasantness, and who now come,
fresh from Kansas aud the York Pomcray
comedy. was called out This gentleman
spoke very teeliugIy of the old sword h,
- had seen in the Tnioa Office bent and bat
tered against British skulls by ancestral
, bravery audin hacking to pieces the South
i eru Coniederaey in. the hands of tn,
a doughty postmaster-uow to be so ignobly
surrendered to iineal descendant of ia,
e 'Red-coar invaders The speaker brief,
p discussed the workings Of the Civil Seryic,
3 Rules as exemplihed in the postofhce ques
, ton, and concluded that the right Of ap
+ poiutment rested not with Hawley bu
with the people. The applause whicl
i greeted this showed conclusively its popu
It larity and the condemnation of Hawley
u The speaker gently subsidized with visiol
e Of Senator York before him, as the com
2 mittee, with solemn step, entered and re
= ported the following
RESOLUTIONS
e In consideration Of the unwarranted re
r moval of l.. NJ Haverstick from the ofic
: Of Postmaster of this city, we the peOpl
- al 4 20, 4l,.,,.,
less of party and having only the publ
5 welfare in view, do hereby express on
B. opinion Of said removal and the motiy
r that dictated it,
Resoicsd lst, We hold that it is onl
common justice to the people of localitie
from which local United States officers ar
selected that they should be the judge o
the qualifications and fitness Of such off
r GERS and that none should be SO selected
that are either unfit or obnoxious to tn
people who must meet them in the dali
exercise of the functions Of their Office
j 2d-That the wanton exercise of the re
: moval power in the case of good ant
Q competent officer, to crafty the persona
. spite Of q Congressman, is but anOthe
y manifestation Of the subversion of publ
! good to personal ends which has disrracet
&, during the past few years SO many prOmi
nent officers Of our government
3d-That we regard the removal Of L
NJ. Haverstick at the instance Of Congress
: man John b. Hawley as an act of gros
- injustice to a faithful officer whose tern
10 has but half expired and violation of TIN
principles Of Civil Service Reform whicl
both political parties were pledged to dur
% ing the late Presidential campaign
= lth-We regard the displacement Of
+. gallant soldier in favor Of a man who de
clined to take part in the war to maintain
the Mon as an act Of injustice to III,
defenders of the country, who should b.
r entitled to the first place, qualification
being equal
5th-We respectfully urge the Presiden
to reconsider the appointment Just mad
and thereby show his independence q
G Congressional dictation and the sincerit
y Of his pledges to the people in behalf q
/. reformed Civil Service, wherein off
Gals should be removed only for goo
, cause, and not at the within Of politi
0 clan, as in the case Of Postmaster Elaver
- stick
n Captain Robinson was on his feet in a
r instant with a motion to adjourn until MI
. Hawleys return. He supported this me
d ton with the very foreible argument tina
e it was unjust and unmanly to thus censur
y Mr. Hawley before he had had a chance t
|, explain the reasons for his action. A dc
Il mand was made for vote on the resolU
buttons, but the chair decided the motto
5 to adjourn first in order The motion t
r adjourn was lost and the next turn of tn
y crank passed the resolutions by loud ma
J. jority while several we're on their feet I
v discuss them. Motions and counter MT
ct tons were made to get the resolutions b,
fore the meeting for discussion but Cap