Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-02
PROMOTING INCArACIrY.

PROMOTING INCAPACITY.
The telegraph bring Is the net un-
looked for announcement that Prcsi-
dent Grant has nominated Benz. ii.
Bristow OF Kentucky a. Secretary Of
the Treasury, and tho present incum-
bent, Mr.. Sanborn-Jayne, Richard-
son to be Judge Of the Court OF Claims.
we have at present nothing to say Of
tho first named appointment, except
that IL seems to DO generally conceded
that Mr.. Bristow Is capable and will
make a good secretary. He will I'M
doubtediy be speedily confirmed BY
the Senate. But to tho confirmation
of Richardson . most notorious In
capable. as Judge Of q court, the second
in Importance In this ratien, we n
ter q most earnest protest. Having
carefully read all the published testi-
mony taken BY tho Ways aud Means
committee In both the Sanborn and
Jayne swindles, aud afterward the
report OF that committee, the
conclusion reached by the
committee must DO fully
~eoncurred In, and the proposed resolu-
ton OF censure, which they voted, be
deemed n trinlng punlshment for the
Encouragement Of Richardson and his
subordlnates. For q week past the
committee referred to have kept back
n resolution Of ccnsure against Rich
ardsen, Sawyer and Bsnfield, voted
unanimously under a promise that the
dsrslict officers should DO removed or
would resign. One Of the three. Solic-
itor Bantisld, yesterday filled his COLI
ditien Of the tacit understanding. and
re,lgnlng betook himself to primal and
not undcssrvsd ~ebscurlty. Sawyer
still sticks, while Richardson, Instead
Of being csnsured or ~impeached, Is Of.
fersd the lite tenure OF a high judiciary
position. Personal friendship and de-
yotlon are creditablc, and properly sx-
hibited DO honor to their owner and
exhibitor. But there Is q limit beyond
which the exercise Of these two virtues
becomes not only hurtful but 4 public
wrong.
Unless the committee who unanimous
ly resolved to censurs Richardson for
carelessness and incapaclty, and pub
lie journals Of all parties which have
carefully weighed and dlsested tho
evidence Ia the swinilcs referred to,
be utterly at fault, the Secretary Of
the Treasury Instead Of being allowed
to resign and offered q high judicial
Office should DO i~mpeaehed. We are
sorry that the President has allowed
his personal friendllness toward Rich
arison to so bias his Judgment In this
matter. lie must be aware that In
this appointment the masses OF the
people will see not merely thu public
service wrongsd by the exercise OF per-
sonal favor, bu, an Incompetent aud
condemned department officer re-
warled for his conspicuous incspaci-
~ aud derellctions with the tender
Of an office requiring high attain.
mcnts, careful attention and grave TO
sponslbllity. The first Mr.. Richardson
does not possess. the second he has no,
n,.us..v eAviS,,ou. anu are tniiu no ma,
been proved unworthy 20 assume W.
regard the appointment asa grave mis-
take. not only In the selection but Ia
the principle set forth and lesson to Dc
drawn. Tho Senate should not con-
firm the nomination Of Mr.. Richard
ION but In lenicncy to him and justice
to the country should gently lay this
renowned resumptionist lin sums OF
i've dollars silver upon the shelf with
other and yet abler men who. falling
In their duty, have been forced to take
back seats. lie certainly does not de-
serve n greater lenlency than that ac-
corded him by the House Committee
to be permitted to resign. His APP
psintment to an office, higher than
that OF ABIDE. Camp to Bingham or
Consulate Inspector Newman, would
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