Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-16


In accordance with the pre-concerted pro-
gramme referred to in yesterdays STAR, the
correspondents of the New, York Sun, Tribune,
and Herald, and OF the Boston Adrertiser-Cin-
cinnati Gazette combination sent out their fear
full blast against the President for his action in
appointing successor to Governor Cooke. The
country is informed by these truthful gentle
men, or rather by their spokesman, for all the
dispatches were evidently by their phrase
ology the work of one hand, that the
indignation and excitement in Washington
Is "intense" and universal" over the appoint
ment of the new Governor, and, in short, that
popular uprising against 1t is threatened by
the outraged people. Now, in behalf of a Gu
rious public We should like to inquire where and
by whom these manifestations of indignation
and perturbation have been made? From all
Indications here, the people OF the District feel
hearty qualification in the appointment of one
Of themselves, and a representative man of the
party of movement and improvement, instead
of the selection of some outsider or political
fossil having no single feeling, interest, or as
piration in common with them.
The Republiedn, referring to these statements,
eharaeterizes them very justly as deliberate
salsehoods," and says:
1--WE are willing to let the people of Washing
ton be the judges and decide the issue which
We raise. In the first place, the Tribune de-
clares in its Washington column that the indiy-
nation at the appointment of Mr.. Alexander r.
Shepherd IL universal, except on the part of
those subservient to thering which rules here,
The Herald, In the same department of its ISSUE
says: Since the appointment has been formally
announced, the Indignation of the people of the
District is very great. No one is censured but
the President, and the question is asked on every
side, Is it his contempt for public opinion his
ignorance of the sentiment of the the people or
Il il his stolid indifference that nerves him to
such actiOD?''
We distinctly and unequlvocally deny that
there is even an iota OF truth in these state
ments. We have published paper in this city
Tor nearly fourteen years; we claim to know
something about the city, and aim to reflect its
opinion, and in branding the above assertions
a false, we do il with full sense of our respon-
sibility TO; the public. So far as the District
government Is concerned, we have no interest in
IL other than that which every citizen has We
do not belong to what Is colied "the ring - and
no one in auy way connected with "the ring- has
the least interest in the Republican. We have
supported the District authorities since the
organization OF the new government, becuase
notwithstanding all that has been said to the
contrary, they have done a great work. and
should receive thanks rather than the con-
domination OF the country. So far as Mr.. Shep-
herd Is concerned, his appointment to succeed
Mr.. Cooke as Governor has been all but unani-
mously approved by our citizens. and he enters
upon the discharge Of his duties with the hearty
good will Of all classes of the community The
statements we have quoted in regard to him are
cold and cruel falsehoods, as every one of our
readers will bear witness.