The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
The Teachers Examiner Mat.

A few political dudes in Eaton have
been paving around, painting the town
red and making an exhibition of how
small and low down in partizanism men
can sink themselves, because Judge
Quinn saw properto appoint an eminent
ly ft.and well qualified Democrat to the
position of County Examiner, to act with
two Republicans. When a party gets
into such small business, it must certain
ly be in the last agonies of dissolution.
Because of making this appointment it is
charged that Judge Quinn had a "bar-
gain and sale" with the Democrats, by
which no candidate for Probate Judge
was to be brought out against him in the
race for his second term. Loud threats
are being made by his malignant parti-
zans OF running an independent candi-
date for the position. The talk of a ''bar-
gain" is the silliest and weakest kind of
nonsense. 1t is almost too ridiculous to
speak OF exceptin language of contempt.
We know nothing of the kind was done
by Democrats, and we know further that
if a candidate for Probate Judge had
been presented before the Democratic
County Convention, a nomination would
have been made, regardless of any action
of Judge Quinn in the matter of the APP
pointment of School Examiner. What
advantage, pray, would a County Exam
finer be to the Democratic party? None
whatever, and only molc-eyed and small
calibered partizans could see or imagine
any-men ready to run politics into all
business and every social relation of life.
| We feel satisfied that Judge Quinn made
the appointment from a conscientious
sense of duty, OF right and of honor, and
to satisfy the demands of a majority OF
those deeply interested in the advance
ment of education and the schools in Pre-
BILE county. In doing SO he showed the
qualities Of an honest and independent
official. In paying no attention to the
housings of bigoted partizans, he exhib-
tied a c~ommendable spirit of head and
heart worthy the man, and will receive
the plaudits of every sensible and rea.
sonable person for his action.
We quote from the New Paris MIRRoE
the following on the matter:
considerable dissatisfaction appears
to exist among republicans because Of
the appointment of Mr.. Miller who is a
democrat. We have not the slightest
possible interest in this matter outside Of
the general interest of every citizen in
having competent and worthy men in of.
flee. We are in every sense an outside
observer, and from that standpoint we
do not hesitate to say that the PROPOSE.
ton SO freely and openly stated that the
Office of examiner should have been con.
ferred upon a political favorite as a polit-
ical reward is simply outrageous. Ii Mr.,
Miller is the man best fitted forthe place,
his appointment is right and proper
His political opinions can in nowise be
considered among the list of qualifica-
lions for that office, 1T being strictly non.
political.
That Judge Quinn has bartered with
democrats for his own personal advan'
tage we have not the slightest evidence,
and shall be very slow to believe. We
confess to a high degree of admiration
for that public official, who has the cour.
age to do his duty regardless of conse.
quences and we shall not be surprised to
find that this is the substance of Judge
Quinn's action in this case, notwith'
standing the hue and cry that is being
raised.D