The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-19
OFFICE FILLING.
The Prospects for Having Worthy
Officials.
Written for THE HERALD !.

Written for THE HERALD.
The heads of the new administration,
Messrs. Cleveland and Hendricks, are
Democratic, the House ditto; whilst
Republican majority controls the Sen
ate. To what the country now looks
forward with no small amount of
anxiety, is, will the Senate stand by
the great reform Governor? We feel
that it would be suicidal to our best in
terests were the Senate to overstep the
boundary lines of good sense and discre-
ton in refusing their valuable aid
TO our future Chief Executive.
For instance, we read that a certain
staunch Democrat in Arkansas IS the
choice in that particular locality for
postmaster. The present incumbent is
a Republican and that President Ar
thur designs re-appOinting him. and
having the same confirmed by the
Senate, fearing the new President
would remove him. We are not pre-
pared TO believe this, for we accredit
Arthur with a trife more than does his
party. His course, since Garfield's de-
mise, has been most creditable. and
we earnestly. trust he will so conduct
himself out of office, that the admira-
ton now entertained for him will not
be lost or regretted
Furthermore, it is our duty as good
and loyal citizens to aid our Chief ExecU-
tive as much as lays in our power. to
respect him and his exalted position.
Good men of all parties acknowledge
this, and we hope none will be so bereft
OF common sense as to retard any act
having for its aim the welfare of each
and every one of us. Quite natural will
it be that southern people desire APP
pointments for their section among
themselves. Just so with the north,
east or west. We take this view in the
premises, and usage confirming it, it
ranks as All unwritten law in such cases.
1t was By the vote of the people Mr..
Cleveland was elected 1t was by the
vote OF the people Mr.. Hendricks was
elected. 1t was by the vote of the peo-
pie each member of the House of Rep
reSentatives was elected. Similarly
were the State Assem- blies elected, and
by the latter are the Senators of the
United States entrusted to represent us
at the national capital. Then for the
minor positions of trust, the appoint
ments for which the President controls,
we are certain the various petit
tons signed by good citizens
will be respected and have i'm
mense weight. These signatures
attached to petition are simply guar
antees of that persons capacity to fill
that position creditably; they further
pledge themselves as responsible for that
persons honesty and integrity. These
signerS then are, TO great extent, re-
spOnsible for the character and capacity
of the person whose particular claims
for office they advocate. Accredited
petitions then will be valuable, for Mr..
Cleveland is not the man TO ignore the
claims of an honest applicant. So then
in such, one can easily perceive it to be
only an election, wherein honesty, in
tegrity, capacity, etc, prevail, for any
petition will set forth the adj
vantages to be gained by such
an appointment by those concerned.
Such appointments then being so well
consldereu. need the sanction of the
Senate. The question arising is: Twill
that body confirm such?" a majority
Republican, they could do the country
great harm; but we are quite sure they
are sensible men and have equally with
Democracy our national welfare at
heart. and consequently will lend their
valuable aid TO our next Executive with
hearty good will. Such we trust will
be the case, and such is the prayer of all
loyal citizens of the United States every
where. DEMOCRAT.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18th. 1884.