Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-02

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senate esciusiyely. L hes ben s1ssssssd. =
addition that b lScs!iing to- nonin.sscns.
dent might, In the event OF failure OF enosnsr
nominafion, use them 20 compsssess -
public trusts are TO be. OF would In any eveue
be. made personal psrQuisitea % b hanoled
liquidate the perscnal obllgetions Of alZ inol-
vidual. however h1gh IN seaffon, to c0nmso9e
acceptsnce would compel he representatives
ssntsiives duty Il tSs footstool Of Rxscutivs
tive aSt came ominoas svowaS shss . decent
Sed an so e Of oen s1S an ssnsso
| from whatever state, TO Executive displeee-
urs. Thus We md ourselves confr0atsa y
the question. vhether We shen surfenoer TIE
sentins 70 wSss We SsiisyTe = 70 Be- vicious ana
hurtful or be .ssisned positions o. di,loysisy
bring in, and the success Of which We esrpes,.
wtsn, Tor svsy rsssgn and motive vs,ce
mission e u nov now, erscted. zissouss party
selection OF public o6acers, e osa. hardly b
| maintained that the Senate Il bound 20 remove
pses foe Sc.e wont e |ss:
Is to repay for Seins sscrssns to ossers q. Or
| two years AFRO the Senate advised
that General Merritt be appointed Collestor ss
s New n0s.: 1t u uS S that a|SnS the
now Secretary Of the Treasury and head Of
the Department whose subordinate General
advice was Mr.. Kirkvood. nov socrossry Of
| the Interior. Il Is said that ike the Post
oficers were not taken into consuitsiicn
,SsSnins the remoysi Of General Merritt B9s
tary OF the Treasury and the late Administrs-
/ tion up to fits expiration dcss than ten weeks
on S1S Merritt a. an
| that any citizen had petitioned for his remov-
al. or that ofhciai delinquency on his para IL
oihcer in the midst OF his term fxed 6y law. n
| is proposed suddenly to put a man ia who has
| not be said to have sny spevisi itucss for IL
| Official duties. go - :.
In the inaugural Of President Garfield, de-
words: - -
"The Civil SerSfce can never be placed on .
For the soyd " the ssroe se fce ,e
lection OF those who are intrustcd with the ap-
o.
inc1@Senss sssDssp inss, que an and ~rcos
tive Departments snd Ore soe srounds TD-
term for wscS sss Se ssy Sn .ne
pointed"
How good the distinction 10 which would
wrong. and ssieid minor oisces from me
the protected class, need not be decided here.
AssnminS Senersi Mcrriss ~ n. an nsIScsr ~
average fitness and honesty. it misht be res-
sacrisy. aSviss his dsp,Scemens b s1Iu nan Of
o OBJ , supYerior,ty Possibly = m,sns b b
| General Merritt's place OF man Who vithout
superior fitness, had rendered his country or
service. The ease IN Sa1d docs NOT -.
long to either Of fhese classcs. TSe yncstion
Of Mr.. Robertson, and his Legislative and
nSs' do not d eno,e super1" a n tSe
qualities, the knowledge. business habits and
ieet the vast revenues and sdminisisr the vast a
to e: Port Of Ne:
1 exception TO the rules OF rirbt md cousistcu-
81 . when me rs, SO.:.isn!ioa ss$ isss ssy:
personal or poiitical service rcnt,ered by. NJ
Robertson % trsnscendent mat the Collecs.
Of sOa given % e @ g IN sns
Mt. Robertson e reported By the New York
was q reward for his action % . delcoate 90
the National Convention. II Robertson In his
action was influenced by . sense Of duty, n
he voted and acted his honest convictions, 10
IL dff1cult to see what claim he has for any TO
ward, not to speak OF such sroat reward; me
action OF which an estimate IN thus invited n
understood 60 be this: Robertson and sixty
nine other men accepted from the stateConven.
ton certain trusts They sought and accepted
the position OF agents or Delegates % Ma
tonai Convention. The state Convention do
clared plainly the stated 5udgment ana policy
TO be observed and supported by those COM
mssioued. To this declaration al selected
as delegates rave an implied consent, but
several OF them. m addition, made most
specific personal pledges and cngagemsnts %
exert themselves In rood faith throughout to
secure the nominstion Of General Grant.
Tney made this pledge - the means OF OBJ
tanning their own appointments IN dclekatcs.
and they did, as we both personally know. OBJ
tain their seats IN the National Convention
upon the faith OF their personal ststemcnts OF
their earueStnese ana ndelity. The obli9ation
thus assumed we understood TO involve tho
| integrity 40 much ~ the obligation OF ono who
| receives the proxy OF a stockhoider in
| o corporation upon the pled9e and
promise to vote ~ bis principal
would vote. Whether Mr.. Robertson
was or was not himself bound not only under
D~..e H. ~ ~-l~~