Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-15
The Astonishing Re-appoiutment Of
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sc'm "niNh ulTectly lnteFesb our oNn
people, lie not one tending to encourage
the hope that the Presidents new term
VIII be signalizee by a practical and
thorough reform Of the civil service. The
re appointment Of John NJ. Dunn as U.
Marshal, lie not such an official act as Il
likely TO Inspire greater confidence, herea-
eovts, In the wisdom controlling the Presi-
dents appointments. II is but fair, how
ever, that we should say that we do not
suppose that the President has exercised
his individual judgment in this matter,
but has accepted, as Is customary, the ad-
vice Of those protesting to be able 10 speak
for this community.
We cannot, however, bring oBrself read
lily to believe that In this particular in
stance such advice can have been rendered
BY those who are entitled to represent
the particular party out of which such
appointments are made. Surely, Repre-
sentative Lofand, or Nr. Fl. ?. Pickles,
Chairman Of the Republican State Central
Committee, could not have lent counte-
hNMlC VI tNDDOII 10 adv eIOFL IOT Inc con
tlnuance Of Mr.. Dunn In an office he can
not but dlshouor and disgrace. If they
have, they have been strangely Indifferent
to the good opinion Of those in their own
party who elevated them to their present
positions as well Of the public generally.
Probably those who marshalled the ad.
minlstration party to an unlocked for vic
tory In this State, last autumn, could not
have better pleased the majority of those
who won them that victory, than by bend
ing their whole energies to effecting very
complete and sweeping change in the L.
i. offices In this District, and, doubtless,
many will regard their failure to make
such an effort as an exhibition Of cowardice
or treachery. We, as an advocate Of
civil service reform, rather rejoice that
they have had the pluck and courage
to resist this clamer, even if they
have had to call to their support the
maxim that dad promise is better broken
than Kept )" since there Is 30 question 10
cur mind tnat NUMBER OF those occupy
ing y. D. ofiees In this state are gentle
men OF character and capacity who are
emiuently htted Tor the places they so ELL
eleRtly MI.
II lie equally well known, however, that
there are United States officers in this
state who were appointed for no eonceiva-
ole reason olhsr than Tor political eer'
vices rendered IN campaign in which
thelr party was led to overwhelming
defeat, and not from any considerations of
capacity or illness for the places to which
they were appointed. The appointment Of
JACK Dunn (as heis familiarly called) as [.
. MARSHAL was notably one OF this class,
and lie has steadily added to the disgust
Win winch nearly all decent men came to
regard bis appointment, after their first
shock Of surprise was over, by a reckless
disregard oil deeeuoy In his political cou-
duct outside his office, aud by the exhibit
uoa OF incompetency and corruption IN
the performance Of his official duties
Heis commonly charged with hayinl
brought crowd Of roughs and repe4ters
to this city to control the election by FRAUD
and violence in 1870, aud so far from dcry
Ing and disproying charge, whirn. n
true, should damn lin 10 eternal r.litlca
infamy, ne k,top that he has publieh
braggsd that lie was guilty. He hai
carried this disposition to fraudulent,
control elections into the primarie,
OF his own party. aud our exposur,
of the frauds last fall, caused the primar,
election at which they were perpetrated
.elf ,vos avr.,,si s,o,,,' d, ,o,,,,,,i,,,. 81 CO..,
own party. In the administration of nj
office. he has. We are informed. sopOl
10 induce men to sieu and swear to f,ls
statement to enable him To ILLEGALLY seenr
fees. and when refused in one Mace ba
sought elsewhere an aceomplice nm,
having found one. has triumphautl
Dragged Of the successful rascalitv IN M
man who refused To enter iptotbe nef,rlop
scheme. He has also REACTED extortionat
and ILLEGAL fees from men for the perf,rm
ance Of his legal duties, These CHARGE
are not secrets. but they have never bee
officially made, we presume bscause n
one supposed but that he wonld slim ON
of office at the end of his official term nm
some reputable man he snnoint.d in NJ
plaee. His re.ap,oiptmen, bow.vor Il.
tnands that tb. facts .bopld n, mod ,,,,
lie, in order that the people may know Ia
kind Of men who are securing re-appolni
ment through the weakness or connivanc
OF men having the power to prevent IL.
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A raise ana Malicious InsinuatioI
It is Arthur Helps, we believe, who d.
clares that inaceuracy is worse ,han yinl
We do not agree with him as to inaccurac
In general, but there is a certain kind
It which is at least as bad 6
lying, and of that sort is the Commercial
malicious inaccuracy in attempting to /,
tlmste that EVERY EVENING ia actuatc
oy personal motives In iIs structures uro
the re-appointment Of John NJ. Dunn. 4
" B. Marshal. We have never sougl
the appointment Of any man to the ofiic
and we do not suppose that even the Con
1reial would attempt to inslnuate tn