, 1873-04-22

E1-Mnyor Races Appointed, nnl
What Is HeinE Dono About 1t.
WheA tho Government devolyed upon OK
Mayor J. 3. Rico tho selection Of cadet Tor West
Point, 1t has proven tint tho call was upon
thoroughly conscientious gentleman, fully alivo
to the public service. No would there woro
more Of the kind, and for Mr.. Ricoa sake would
bo disposed to koap tho mattor quiet. The mag
niAcont Barnum is HOW making up q worlds
show Of curiosities, and will inevitably put Mr.
Rico up In wax, to be exhibited as tho nun who
treated public interests precisely like Ills own,
who carried tho same conscience into docieion
TINT would involve public intorcsts that no las
given to the careful private concerns Of John B.
Rice. For To might havo found plenty Of proco-
donte for the contrary course.
He might have taken somebody's son in hand,
Fact. o ~''' f''''4'
He might hayo taken his grandmothcr'B grand.
dauRhter'a noigAbora son, out Of family con-
siderationH, Not unusual.
Flo might haye takon pity on some parent with
worthless shuck Of a boy, aud loaded him upon
Wost Point because ho was worthlesB anywhere
else. Natural humanity.
he mtght-well he might hayo done thou-
sard things to show that he was only consulting
himself, increasing his own power and poraona{
prestige, md being fully Justified undor tho
rules Of Tito Darnncleism; What q glorio,s COM
pany OF martyrs MIR. Rice might have then Bhoue
in,, for tho time lis coming. Or else the Lord
h holp US, when the people VIZ bring faggots and
ping-posta- Ill in moral maohinory, ef
course, and mako political snlithhold for
tho lnavca that fatten OH public trusts, audreo]-
lessly waste tho power mud bounty and faith Of
the nation. In that day, whon q few men liko
Mr.. 1sico will walk In white-but this is millon-
nal and really gotting 80 far away from our: aub-
1ect TINT We como back to say what Mr. Rice did
do, and perhaps the example may toll on somo
public mum not too fur gono IN Bin to bo aayod
yet. hIr. Rico must haYo beon reading about a
young man 'namod Cyrus in whoao oarly dny
Bomo peculiar notions obtained as to tho fitting
and training Of tho boy to become man OF
service to the btato. Ho llas been taking l,ls
Illustrations for West Point from tho CyrolIpdin.
Wo havo before rofosred to his announced plan
aates for fhia eaaetship, submitting ~ each
to medical examination to sec II the
phyaiquo III all right to practical oiucator to
sec II tho mental machinery Ia promising. Thero
hayo been sixteen applioationB and Oh tho 2Stb
OF April oil these boyn will lie Brought together
for heloction. 1t ia we'll done, anil, II tho poy
60 solicited does not turn out an honor to IhSs
country whose sword lo wears, it will not bo tho
fault Of Mr. Rico, who has been as careful md
conscientious IN tho nattor III II ho was buying
family lorao, and 1t any MIN knows d stronger
comparison, VIC don't. Sixteen boys, porfarB
more, will DO ready by the 28th; therefore, aid
It doeH not Matlor who their fathers voted for in
tho lato election, whoiher tlor uncle IL MI Aldor-
man or Inns saloon, whether motllor rides III q
cass boy to become ilrat-claBB Boryant to tliiA
Government, 30 that tho nation Hhnll bo hon-
Ored, and III ono inHtanco ut least pufp p!lil
honest selection bc matle.