The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-06
AUGUSTUS POsTmAsTER.
Representative Democratic Journal
Comes Down ON Morton.
brooklyn Eagle.)

The candidacy OF Colonel Morton, through
Mr. Plaisted, for the Augusta postmastership,
has the effect-ghether it has the design or
not-of asking the President to set his seal OF
approval on methods which he has declared de-
serve in any politics outlawry and outlawry
only. The Republicans of Augusta, the Re-
publicans OF Maine and the Republicans of all
the States have taken notice Of that fact. The
public journals with probable correctness,
have said that Senators Hale and Frye have
told Mr.. Cleveland that Colonel Morton's sp-
pointment would be resisted by them in the
Senate and by the rest of the Republicans a.
earnestly as Democratic senators would be ex-
pected to resist Republican Presidents se-
lection of Ball to be postmaster OF Buffalo.
These senators probably gave Mr.. Cleveland
the credit Of believing that he was as averss as
an official to methods of political nastiness as
he declared himself to be, while a candidate.
Exactly how Buffalo Democrats would feel in
having their correspondence pass through
Balls hands needs NO statement. That way
would Augusta Republicans feel in having
theirsspass through the hands OF Col. Morton.
Mr.. Blaine himself, for instance, would be tus-
titled in printing card asking his friends to
address him at another office, instead OF
through the one managed, by the appointment
of the President, by man who made the vir-
tue OF Mr.. Blaine's wife and the legitimacy OF
his children an issue in politics. The manli.
ness there is the United States would rise to
such an appeal as that.
From the matter should be dismissed as DEM
agogical and untrue the declaration that any
Republicans seek the retention of Joseph Man
ley. His term is out. He will surely go. Nor
is the Eagle able to see any "dictaton" In any
Republican, whether Mr.. Blaine or any ono
else, protesting against the proposed appoint
ment. No one objects to Democrat having
the Office. A Democrat will undoubtedly
have it. No one disputes that q Democrat,
not concerned in local and personal quarrels
with many OF his fellow citizens, will make Q
better postmaster than one who is or has been.
The Senate is not tribunal on which to pre-.
cipitate trial of the outlawed calumnies of
the departed canvass The Democratic ad-
ministration, the government of the United
States, have other larger, better things to do.
From his position as political victor and as
President of the people, Grover Cleveland
should not be asked to mix mp the administra-
ton with the local. factional or personal quar-
rels of the Maine Democracy or of the Augusta
eabal. There is no sense in the proposition
that he do so. There is no good politics In it.
There is nothing like Grover Cleveland in it.
The Eagle hopes that Colonel Morton, what
ever other recognition he may get as an active
Democrat, will not be made postmaster OF Au-
gusta, because his appointment would be the
revival of foul aud abominable controversies
20 rise as they rot. What Blaine might do II
President is not the question. 1t is the duty,
and it shonld be the resolve, Of an elected
Democratic President to be as manly and
chivslrous as both himself and his opponent
ought to be.