National Republican., 1881-07-29

" Men who run for President or ask for Cabinet
places know beforehand that they will be beset by
ofice-scekes." Why do they seek the office and
and accept with II the terrible annoyance, and the
risk Of assassination, or Of being "smothercd TO
death" by other men seeking smaller offices
THE Government" says the critic, lis simply an
employer. Every citizen has an equal right to seek
employment under tho Government and every
officer vested with the appointing power stands
charged with the duty of patiently hearing and
dccently considering the application Of every cit-
zen who may choose to assert his constitutional
| right to apply"
1T Is As MUCH THE DUTY
ftho President to make appointments as to ap.
prove or veto the legislation of Congress And II
is Just as legitimate to ask for oce as to solicit
| subscribers or advertising patronage for news
paper; and, moreover it generally requires no
more check than is displayed by newspaper
which flies at its masthead the following as an in
duccment to the patronizing public The Er. and
| Chron is, by many thousands, the most widely
circulated newspaper in the world" Those who
| patronlze newspapers are in no danger ofbeng
"smothered to death by being besought In every
way to subscribe and advertise, &C., TO make
money for the newspaper man. Every business
man, from the wonder Of green cucumbers and
huckleberrcs on the street TO the journalist and
the abused Ofce-socker, urges his claims 10 con.
si1eratiou, and one with Just as much right and
promise no more aspirauts for Office than there
ore Offices to bestow
THERE rs no DANGER
| Of the appointing power being killed by
the discharge of this part OF the duty he
assumed in himself accepting Office. The
| idea of coupling the death OF Harrison
or the shooting Of General Garfield with the
seeking Of employment under the Government,
which is not only honorable but profitable, as well
| as customary and legitimate. is beneath the dig.
nifty Of journal calling itself religious and an
Insult TO the intelligence OF the reading public.
General Harrison died Of diseases incident to old
| age and n broken constitution. aggravated doubt
less by the excitement connected with the most
memorable campaign IN the history OF the coun-
try General Garfield was shot by a miserable
poltroon--n disgrace TO humanity-with whose
crime not one offce-seeker in H. illion has the
least sympathy, and not one of whom in this whole
land but would willingly see him punished 10 the
full extent OF the law. 7. W. A.
Just where the Dimcuity Lay. Perhaps.
An ex-confederate writes that Jefler-
son Davis should have mndo stonewall Jackson
commander in chief of the Southern armies
Then, as q matter Of course, he would not have
been cut down by Southern bullets; Gettysburg, oI
It's equivalent, would have been victory instead
OF defeat, and the confcderacy success instead
of failure. Pretty much the same may be said
of General Forrest in the West, who, after two oil
three of the cleanest- cut. most complete and most
inspiriting victories of the war. should have been
placed at the head Of the forces west of Georgia
with carte blanche to drive the enemy back to the
lakes-ard he would have done it-for he and
Slonewall Jackson were the two "prodlgies" par
excellence Of that prodgous war; but Mr.. Davis
never found II out, or never seemed to find It out
until II was too late. Forrest won all the victories
in his department-never losing a battle that wa:
delivered or planned by himself but other men
far inferior TO him in ability got all the promotion
for those successes In this way he was kept by
Mr. Davis in a position subordinate TO West Poin
mediocrity or incapacity until the confederacy
ottercd 10 its fall, and II was then TOO late for Ju
lius Cesar himself could not have appeared on the
scene as confederate leader to have done any
thing 10 save us.-Augistd (Gd) Chronicle.