Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-03-11
TIE WILD HUNT ron OFFICE.

ny Vflmcui the VIII hunt after once.
We 10 not mean to say that if Hancock
had been inaugurated, instead Of Gar
field the hunt would have been is
wild A twenty ycirs exclusion from
the dclectable nourishmcnt Of govern
mcnt pap, perhaps, may have given Tie
cifice seeking class in our party an ap-
petite, which would have male the
scramble much more disgric2ful. 4, il
is it will be bad enough In the dis
tribution of the spoils about to take
place among the yictors, we have no
personal interest whatever beyond the
Icsre which every good citizen should
antort"in 20 SEQ the government admin
isterod in all its parts by reputable and
efficient mem With the quarrel be-
tween the factions oftho Republican par
iy in this State, if Gen Garfield is wisr
he will have nothing to do, but fiji IN,
Offices with tried, trusted and honest
men. That these slcctious will be made
from his own psrtisans is ia the order of
things. In fact, SO far as we are ipdivid.
dal.y concerned, we would much rather
see an open, ayowel and consistent Re-
publican receive the honors and rewards
Of party fcalty than hating. sneakinp
half-and-half, or so called conservative
FOR instance we can respect a man like
DIR. VIM r. Wilmer, who was Re-
publican when there were but seven Re-
publican votes cast in this now Republi-
can county; but we can have no sort Of
respect for such creature as J. Morrison
Harris, who has been everything BY
turns, and nothing long who four wears
ago ran as a sort Of hybrid candidate for
Congress and when questioned as to
whom he would vote for, Tilden
or Hayes, declined to answer. For such
= ban We can feel nothing but contempt.
whilst for DR.. Wilmer decidedly oppos-
ing his political sentiments and reproba-
ting his political methods, we respect the
man, because we believe him to be sin
,eroly honest, and thoroughly in earn
Est.
BY the way, now that VIC come to c
hink of it, We do not believe the Prcsi- ,
lent could do better thing than to say
o Thomas, Fulton & Co. on the one hand /
nd Crcsswcll & Co. on tho other, "a a
urse on both your houses and then c
ppoint our DR.. Wilmer Collector of the i
nrt Of Baltimore IN ali seriousness, c
7e DO not believe the President could c
. better, or make an appointment that
a the end would prove more satisfactory Y
. the general public or be more promo v
i've Of the public interests The Doctor
, man of as strong an intellect as any L
IAN in the Republican party in this
tate and in that respect his appoint
ncnt would be as good as could be- He =
a man ofhigh moral character and in ,
loxible integrity, as VIC all know here,
where he has lived all his life lie has
held various subordinate Offices and
shown his fitness by his fidelity and zeal.
He was the first Internal Revenue col
cctor Of this district whose accounts
we're squared up with governmental .
he others prior to his time having been /
ithcr removed or had their bonds sued i
ecauso of defalcations. Having served 5
he government thus faithfully and hon i
silly in minor Offices, it would be in ac- h
ordance with Civil Service Reform that D
e should be promoted Certainly in
arty point of view, no man is more en- t.
tied on the score of political services p
Id ability. He is this day, in our opin- p
N, the best political organizer they m
ave, as we here have a sad right to $
now. Certainly he is the most tlreoss; ne
r when on the war-path he neither ar
kes time to cat or sleep, and will trav- pr
more miles in on night than any five ru
en- will ordinarily do in twenty-four r
'urs. We know what he has done and
ercforc speak by the book In every til
cction held in this county for the pass q
K years the Democrats would have 6e
zen successful, but for the interference IN
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