Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
Il FRUIT OF THE NOVEMBER ELEC
TTCNS,

Immediately the result of the November
elections became known, it was announced
that the acting president would at once
enter upon series of removals from Office.
SO that his faction of the Republican party
might fatten upon the ''spoils." This
proclamation, which was prematurely
given to the public, enveloped the pro-
gramme with embarrassment, Still the
purpose to execute the cowardly yengen-
ance was not abandoned. The first vic
tins marked for the guillotine lost their
heads on Saturday, being the marshal of
the district of Columbia, the postmaster and
assistant postmaster of Washington city
and director of the Union Pacific rail.
road, and the foreman of the Congressional
ftecoTd. The pretext for the removal OF
these officials was given in the GLOBE dis.
patch from Washington Sunday morning
alleging that they impeded the prosecu
ton of the star route cases. This pretext
is stuff and nonsense, as a sensible public
readily concludes after reading the after.
dinner communication of the veIyer-coated
ruffied shirt-cuffed Benjamin Harris Brews.
ter, attorney general. The charge of in.
proper interest in behalf of the star route
defendants Is formulated by Geo. Bliss, a
boon companion of the executive, and is
paltry and contemplate to the last degree
The conduct of Bliss and others in behalf
of the government during the trial of the
suit which ended in the defeat of the pros
ecutlon, stands open to the gravest CEN
sure OF all fair minded people, and the di-
atrlpe OF Brewster, stump speech to the
country, stands well in the line of the i'm.
oeciie management of the star route bust
ness. The charge made by Bliss against
Marshal Henry is untrue, and so notorious
ly unfair and far-fetched that outside of
the select wine-bibbers who pose as a shield
for the executive il his scheme to get pos
session OF more ''spoils.'' the marshal has
the universal sympathy of the Washing
ton public. 1t happened that marshal
Henry was very intimate friend of the
late President Garfield, and being an hon
est man. Geo. Bliss could not use him, and
those two things were sufficient cause for
his removal long ago upon some pretext
or other, only Arthur thought that it
would not look we'll to make the de-
capitatlon before election. AS soon after
the death of Garfield, as propriety would
permit, marshal Henry waited upon the
President and frankly offered to relieve
him of all embarrassment by resigning
his position. The president insisted that
the appointment had his full approval.
and that he neither desired, nor would he
accept. the rendered resignation. Arthur
said to the marshal that he desired him
to continue during the term for which he
was appointed. After this, when Bliss
wanted to get some creature of his own
into the marshalsh1p, Arthur stated his
action, and so the matter stood until the
subterfuge alluded to was adopted, upon
which to make the removal. There is not
shadow of proof that the marshal has
done the least thing to hinder the govern
ment side of the lawsuit. The charge that
he was instrumental in procuring impro-
per talesmen for the jury is fraud, and
Bliss knows it. Postmaster Angler and
Assistant Parker express themselves with
the indignation of innocent, honest men
and invite and demand the broadcast in
vestigation. The vindictive hand of Don
Cameron is seen in the affair. The whole
thing is thin excuse to take possession of
government Offices of value, the officials
being men whose views of integrity rem
dered them obnoxious to Cameron,
Brewster and Bliss. Arthur, in
his rage of disappointment at his RepubIi-
can reputation at the late elections has put
himself into the keeping of Bliss and Cam
eron. The stalwart crowd are now deter
mined to complete the wreck of the Re-
publican party, and they are in fair way
to do it. ''Whom the gods will to destruc-
ton, they first make mad" If the star
route cases involve the defeat of the Re
publican party in the next national cleo
ton, so much the better for the people and
the country. The cohesion for spoils and
plumber ought to have run its day.