National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-08
The Sham Reformcrs.

The political Pharisecs and hypocrltes
who vent their spite on political leaders
under the thin guiso ofreform iustnow
exposing their insinccrity so plainly that
everybody can see what frauds and i'm
posters they are. They have all along
pretended to be Mortified at having even
party fidelity made test for Office, much
less fidelity to the fortunes of faction
within n party. They wanted the Gov
ernment conducted on Cuisines princi-
pies" only. But suddenly circumstances
alter cases. All at once we find
that in the estimation of these false
pretendcrs and bogus rcformers u man
is only worthy she can show that he has
been the creature and pawn of certain fac
ton leaders. The President is assaulted for
not giving Cabinet places to faction.
The New York Tribune has the Garfield
and the Arthur Cabinets each in parallel
columns to show how many bones
were thrown to the majority and the
minority ut Chicago by each ndmnistra-
.tion. General Garfield is credited with
having given TO the Stalwarts
w lHu'Un, lIIlNOlll, anu JNulNS' puJ
this is not true Mr.. Windom had been
himself named for the Presidency,
which fact, of course, took him out of the
ranks of either faction. Mr.. James was
politically homeless man, and was no
more representative of the Stalwarts
than Pontius Plate was Of the early
disciples. Mr.. Lincoln was therefore the
only member selected by General Gar
field from the minority" at Chicago.
He was not, however, chosen to be u
fnctionist against the Garfield admins
tration, and in that way to represent the
minority aforesaid.
Now, President Arthur has Cabinet of
sound Republicans, representing merit,
capacity, and party soundness. There is
not man in it for tho purpose of repre-
senting either the minority or the ma
jority at Chicago. They are selected to
aid in administering the Government.
They are not, as the sham rcformers seem
to think they should be, Il political cen
trail committee. Nevertheless, besides
being emincmtly fit for the public bust
ness, they are all Stalwart Republicans
none more so than Mr.. Chandler.
The same reiormcrs who are abusing
! the President for not selecting his Cab
met Ministers with reference to their fac
tional proclNites are also greatly dis
turbcd over other appointments. 1t il
found that the Boston collector just nom
mated is not of the required faction. The
usual kilograms appear in the papers
setting forth that Mr. Worthington's ap
pointmcnt will give satisfaction only to
"small clique" that he is "an opponcn
of Civil-sewiCe reform" and finally it il
said, he is succesJW IN his OWR business
but his po!jtjcai affiliations are such tina
his appointment is not expected to satisf,
the business community" Was eversucl
stuff given out before, in reform organ
like the New York 1rib,uc, from
which paper these words are quoted
Pray what does the business com
munity" of Boston care about the "politi
cal affiliations" of Mr. Worthington
when it is admitted that he is success
full in his own business?' What do civil
service reformers care for q mans poll
tics? Away with such question. The.
want men who are successful in thei
own business, and those VIII
are hunting up the political afiili
ations of men to use agains
their appointment TO Office are machin
politicians. We hope the 7rHume AM
its unprecedented set will not persist i
MAKING n mans membership of n fuctiO
of the Republican party test for office.