Daily Republican., 1885-05-19
Specimen =. Brick " Appointment

net will be OF short duration. Many Of
his appointments to the foreign con-
sular service have been 80 rediculously /
bad that there can be no expectation of
their confirmation when the Senate
meets in November. There is not q
leading paper in the country now, either
Democratic or Republican, that has not |
become the critic Of the Secretary in
many Of the appointments he has made.
So pronounced Bayard paper as the
Philadelphia Times is emphatic in its
condemnation Of the course he is pur-
suing, and its Washington correspon-
dent intimatee that President Cleveland /
would not hesitate moment in makingI
. cabinet change If he thought 1t was
for the good of his administration. III
the President has not already found out
he soon will that he cannot carry on
the government successfully with
public opinion chrystalizing and run
ming strong against the appointment Is
his chiefs are making both as regards
moral character and legal efficiency |
A specimen brick of late appoint /
ments is found in the appointment of
james Blackburn, of Kentucky, to q
revenue collectorship, which appoint |
ment was revoked by the President as
soon as he found out what . blood
thirsty rebel he had been during the |
war. No less odium, however, at
taches..to Secretary Manning fer recon-
mending his appointment Another is
found In the appointment of Meiere as
consul to Nagassaki, Japan, by the re-
commentator of Mr.. Bayard. Meiere
spent night in prison in Washington
for assauEing Commodore Truxton and
glorying in the fact that he was an un-
reconstructed rebel. Neither was it
anything in the eyes Of Mr.. Bayard,
that his wife had just succeeded in OBJ
tanning divorce from him on the
grounds of cruel treatment and deser-
ton. But it did make some difference
with the President, who refused to
comm ission such disolute fellow. and
the recommendation.
Another specimen brick is found in
the appointment of man named
Cameron, of Maine, sub-Treasury
agent, who had spent term in prison
for defrauding the State out of a large
amount of money. This same Cameron
was engaged with Pillsbury, Chase and
Governor Garcelon In stealing the gov.
eminent of the State of Maine in 1880,
and as Pillsbury and Chase have both
been officially rewarded they are all
specimen bricks of an administration
that started off amidst thu shout Of
u turn the rasoals OUT
Two appointments but few days age
in the department Of justice fixes the
status of Mr.. Garland, another of the
Presidents Cabinet advisers, and ipdi-
oates that he cannot be told to go tot
soon.
One Of these appointments Is that o
Zach. Montgomery, of California, to b
Assistant to the Attorney General
Montgomery was loud mouthed rebe
during tho war, but this could be over
looked were it not that he is such
rampant mono-maniac in opposition
free schools, he having written pam
phlet condemning the whole system c
free education. Singular that reforI
cabinet officer in reform ADMINISTERS
ton should fall upon and galvanize in,
life and being such an antediluvian fo
sill. Were this The only mistake Ga
land has made he might be PARTIAL
excused, but here is another right c
the heels OF the other. The appoin
ment of VIM. A. Vincent, of Illinois,
be Chief Justice of New Mexico, is a
other disgrace. Vincent was an ATTIC
ney in that territory, and was couns
for q gang of wreckers who made br
mess of wrecking mining companies,
getting up fictitious titles, compelli
the companies to pay bonuses to buy
the contestants.
Vincent, however, went q little [
far in one case, and was imprisoned
q considerable length of time for &C
tempt of Court. Now he is appoint
Chief Justice of the court he defs
Could there be more ridiculous fal
ofjustice ?
But here is another appointment IL
rather takes the cake, and it is made
that great civil service reformer a
exalted statesman, Secretary Bayai
Senator Vest, of Missouri, has pre-.
cious son, whom he desires to go abrc
at the expense of the government.
Bayard, in order to accommodate
friend Vest, sends him ON a junketti
tour around the world at the expense
the government, under q pretence
inspecting the consulate service, 8
seeing to it that the consuls are all
ing their duty. If this were not an
suit to the old veteran consulswho hi
grown gray in the service, it might
treated as laushable farce. This b
fresh from the kindergarten scht
knows nothing more about
diplomatic service than law stud
knows about being Supreme Jud
So ridiculous have Mr.. Bayard's
pointments become that the Phila
phia Times correspondent from VIZ
ington says Judge Whitley, of
city, has been at Washington to rem
strate with him and to advise him Il
slow. The reason assigned for the
quest is that the Salisbury faction
the State is coming capital out of
mistakes.
An administration carried on in
manner must sooner or later COLA
unless a change is made. The Pl
dent insists that he cannot go into
detail OF appointing fficials, and lea
that 70 the heads Of his departure
who, a. will be seen, are making s
appointments as will create trouble,
t.he Senate will most ass uredly not c
fir all lnese ap i,ointments
Unpopular.
john Roach appears to be unpop'
With the leaders of the Democs
onJ un,pu of than ah,aa