The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-10
Chr Rntland 9ailg Globe
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1877.
THE CIRCULAR TO OFFICE HOLDERS.

THE CIRCULAR TO OFFICE HOLDERS.
The office holders continue to die hard.
They stick to their offices like grim death
to an Indian bat, at the same time, they de-
sire to retain their hold of the machine and
continue to run il. They talk loudly and
virtuously OF their Discrimination to "sur-
" render their uanhood"-the "msnhood'
consisting of a combination Of the post
office and state, county or town commit
tees.ip-and threaten to resign if they are
not permitted to make this combination.
But "bread and butter" conquer IN the end,
the post office is retained and pretence of |
resigning the committeeship is made.
In the meanwhile every obstacle is
thrown in the way of the enforcement of |
the executive order, and every means is re-
sorted TO to induce the president to give |
way-but, as yet, be stands firm. At q |
recent cabinet meeting, the question came
up whether federal office holders, being
members of the state committee of Wis
consin, could unite in the calling of a state
convention without placing themselves in
contempt of the presidents order 1t ap-
peared that four-fiiths of the committee
were federal Office holders and it was
gravely claimed that, as there was no
authority TOR calling state convention ex-
cept by the concurrence of majority of
the committee, there could be no conven-
ton and consequently no nominations if
iJe n6arinaIug Uuuvuuu0n.'
This claim and preteuce, as absurd as it
is, shows how desperately these federal Of
fee holders are endt avoriug to retain their
clutch on the party organization and die
tate nominations in the Interest of that
ring which has managed SO disas,rously
for the party. Republican state commit
tees in Wisconsin have found 10 difficulty
heretofore in calling conventions on the
simple concurrence of two members of the
committee, neither have republican county
committees in Rutland county; they have
never, even, heSita;ed to usurp the powers
OF nominating conventions either in Wis
consin or in Rutland county. But now,
forsooth, although Vermont, Michigan a, d
Wisconsln-and, still la.er, West Virginia
could assemble sia'e conventions. frame
constitutions and establish governments,
although no one had authority to convene
convention or order an election, vet this
immaculate tribe of flee holders have the
cheek to represent that no republican NOM
nations can be made if they are compelled
to choose between "bread and butter" and
the running of the machine.
The president and cabinet treated these
ofiice holders very considerably, and, after
an hours discussion, determined that the
mere Issuing of the call would not be con-
sidered an act of insubordinaton, but, that
being done, they must at once step down
and out. This was made test case. and
state, county and town committees, all
over the country, are being depleted at
fearful rate while republicans everywhere
are anxiously looking for that " disastrous |
" result" which Vermont postmasters have |
30 confidentally predicted
The effect and meaning of this executive |
order is about to receive another construc- |
hon-and, fortunately or unfortunately, |
We already have an intimatfon of what that
construction will be- Postmasters who |
have sought and obtained positions on town
and county committees and who are 30 re-
luctant to give them up, think that they
have made happy discovery of a way TO
give up and retain at the same time. The
federal office is to be retained and the COM
mitteeship conferred on business partner
and it Is even whispered by those CONVEX
SAINT with the inside workings of the ring
that this little game will be tried here 10
Vermont. The president, however. has
said that he means that there shall be n
complete and absolute divorce between fed
eral office holders and politics; that such
separation shall not be prevented by any
such miserable Subterfuge as this and that
he does not intend to give friend or foe the
opportunity OF claiming that his civil SER
Vice reform is sham, a fraud or delusion.
We shall see what we shall see.
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