Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-12
THE HORTICULTURAL BOARD APPOINT.
MRNTs, AND THE CASE OF BoGGs.

In another column we print letter from
a stalwart Democrat, criticising the course
of this journal regarding the appointment
of the new State Board of Horticulture
and the election of Mr.. Boggs as Inspector of
Fruit Pests. The letter constitutes its own
best answer. The plea made for party it
is not necessary TO notice, The value
of party organization when not used to
Cypress and corrupt needs no considers.
ton. But we may add that the writer of
the letter, whose warmth we can pardon,
not only misconceives the purposes of the
criticism of this journal, but misjudges
the RECORD UNION in other respects, for
1t had in view no candidate for the office
of Inspector, and no candidates for men,
bership on the Commission. II neither
suggested nor desired any particular app
pointment, and had no knowledge of the
appointees until their commissions issued.
1t has cared nothing in the past, and cares
nothing now for the political belief or
party affiliations of any member or Off
Ger. It has not impugned the motives of
Governor Stoneman, and would not have
commended the selection of an incom-
petent Inspector had he been Republican.
1t is perhaps hardly necessary to say
this much to those who are familiar with
the attitude of the RECORD. UNION in the
past on all similar subjects. II political
issues have been dragged into this scan.
dalous affair it is the result of the unwise
action OF the Executive, and the case with
which he has seen bent to the wishes of a
mere political hireliug-a log.rolling office
becoming the plant tool of confessed and
shameless lobbyist for self-interest the
Governor manifested incapacity to resist
the influences of that most prolific source
of ali official corruption-office-se seeking.
He has given official sanction to the acts of
Others promoted by party and selfish IL
terests, and not for the public good. Out
of such policy Of patronage spring the
intrigues, bargains and Gales that consti-
tute the chief reproaches to popular form
of government.
This whole business about the horti.
cultural appointments is shameful in the
extreme, and reflects no credit upon any
concerned in it. That the Governors
original intention, manifest in appointing
the Board he at first named, was to eschew
politics and select body wisely calculated
TO advance the horticultural interests of the
State, is unquestioned but he subse-
quently yielded to party demand and
hunting importantly and the greed
of one who busted himself in the halls of
legislation to secure the passage of hort.
cultural bill with the sole purpose of feath-
ering his own nest.
This is unfortunate, but it is the exact
truth. w. NJ. Boggs, devoid of that self.
respect and modesty which accompanies
genuine sensibility, trotted about the lob.
bies of the houses begging the signatures
OF OenatOIs auu Inc piesOos@"'e W . Posa-
ton for his appointment under law as
yet not passed, and which he was asking
the Legislature to enact for his special
selfish and unworthy ends. That the bill
was 3 good one, and had been presented
and explained by Others, adds to the
effrontery of Boggs. In this shameless
lobbying for self, he secured the signature
to his petition of tbs Governor himself
to petition in favor of Boggs' advance
nent by Board he, the Governor, was to
appoint. This act on the part of the Elk
ecutive was an improperly, to use no
harsher term, that is beyond all question.
and has awakened universal surprise and
denunciation.
1t has already been shown that for tiis