Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-09
RA YES HYPoCRlSY

Tho last days of tho fraudulent Ad.
ministration Of Mr. Hayes are being
signalized by the appointment Of OF.
iicers practical partisans, aud tho OK.
cuscs offered for the changes are still
more absurd. Tho feud existing be.
tween Hayes and Conkling has not
grown less during the last campaign,
aud all official appointments belonging
TO tho State of New York arc made
particularly in opposition 10 the wishes
Of the Republican Senator from New
York, aud all that Conkling can DO is
20 oppose the confirmation OF the ap.
pontees In the Senate, and let Garfield
make the appointments, In our State
this same feeling prevails between
Cameron and Hayos, and anything
Cameron may wish is surely not done.
The excuses which Hayes makes for
this course are laughable, II not indeed
ridiculous, The Hon. James S. Rutan.
who is the present collector of customs
at Pittsburg, and whose term expires is
again and applicant for reappointment.
He had the recommendation of the
best citizens Of Pittsburgh and the
State, and was the particular friend of
Mr. Cameron, lie has made a good
officer and against his official conduct
no one can say ought. But Hayes in his
usual style, seeming favorable TO the
re-appointment Of Mr.. Rutan, sends
the namo Of Dravo to the Senate for
tho position. The alleged ground for
the non-appointment Of Mr.. Rutan was
his violation of the civil service rules
in taking part in the Senatorial contest
in Pennsylvania, But few months
ago the whole civil service was in an.
archy and confusion through the ac.
tive interference Of the officials of the
government in the political affairs of
the people. There was not cabinet
officer who was not on the stump or
engaged in some way in conducting
the campaign The bureaus Of the
Government were turned into political
headquarters Green b. Raum, the
Collector Of Internal Revenue, organ.
lied the employees Of bis bureau into
active political agents under the very
eyes OF Mr. Hayes. In view OF this
shameful open, and universal violation
OF the civil service rules the refusal to
rc-appoint Rutan because of bis alleged |
Interference in the Senatorial contest
in this State is a touch OF hypro. |
crisy almost sublime on the part Of Mr.. /
Hayes,
1t is not improbable that the mistake |
Of Mr.. Rutan was in interfering on the |
wrong side. Had he given his support
to Mr. Bayno or to any other oppo. /
nent Of the Cameron candidate his vic. |
lation of the beautiful civil service
rulcs Of MIR. Hayes found in this case a .
favorable opportunity to exhibit his .
hostility to Senator Cameron and he
availed himself OF it, as he did IN the
Of Governor Hartranft |
for Collector Of Customs in Philadel. |
phia In both instances the cxbibi.
ton Of the spirit of revenge on the part
Of the White House incumbent is
rather important The appointments
OF Hartranit and Dravo will lie uudis.
turbed IN the Senate Committee until
the close OF the fraudulent term on the
4th Of March when President Garfield
will make nominations for Collector in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and no
doubt keep the bargain made at Ment.
or, and appoint such persons as will
obey the behesls Of Mr.. Cameron. Al.
though, as far as we are concerned, we
are no particular admirer Of Mr. Rutan
or Mr.. Cameron, and as far as others
political course is concerned Il is cor.
rupt Both belong to the machine
bosses and arc against the interests of
the people Of the country. Their
trading and corruption in the political
affairs OF this State are well.known and
have ever been fought by the Democ.
racy, but the Hypocrisy of Mr. Hayes,
even to hint at civil service reform, is
A man who himself, like
his cabinet officers, travelled all the
way to California in the interest of Mr..
and returned assuring the
people east and west that the Pacific
States were sure for the Republican
candidates, should blush even at tho
thought of civil service reform. "Con.
sistency, thou art a iewel."-Ahoona
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