Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-25
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LANCASTER. MARCH 25, 1885.


Regarding the New York postofiice,
fhe usually well-informed New York
correspondent Of the Ledger says that " 1t
q not straining point to assert that the
entire body of independents who voted for
MI. Cleveland in this city and Brooklyn
nre watching his action as an event which
y to determine whether they will continue
their adherence to him as civil service re-
former, or whether they will have to cut
loose from him and see what virtue there is
In the formation of new third party on
an independent basis, and with no candi-
dates in future that are not of their own
tsreation. This is the view of such influ-
ential men as Mayor Low and Rev. Mr..
/. Heacher, in the city over the river, and of
Nj. Carl Schurz, Assistant Treasurer Acton,
and such of the Republican journals as last
autumn worked against the election of Mr..
Blaine.''
We can hardly believe this to be true
etatement Of the case. II would be highly
discre,litable to the independent Republi-
cans named ifs it were correct. There is
no principle of civil service reform"
thus far developed that imperatively calls
$Br the yeappointment of Postmaster Pear
son when his term meSep,hlTssS He was select
ed By the late President Garfiefd po-
litical reasons, at time when, as has
been shown, that functionary was engaged
in very low intrigue and double dealing
regarding the New York appointments.
He has served his time and discharged the
duties of his position without discredit or
specicA distinction, and now at the end of
hi Anission he standS.On footing with
hundredso of other citizens of New York any
Of whom wcAld make just as good a post
master and many of them better. Upon
what principle is the president bound to re.
appoint him that would not have con.
strained him to keep Arthur's old cabinet
To let man serve out term is one thing
to distinguish him beyond all others by re-
appointing him is quite different matter
1t has not yet been established as a prin
ciple in this country, and we believe that il
is not even seriously maintained by tht
professional reformers of the civil service
that man who happens to be in Office i,
to stay there. The president is just as fret
now to pick the fittest man for postmas
ter of New York, as if any other man thai
Mr.. Pearson held the Office.
He may reappoint him. We think III
win not. But if he does, it will be becaus'
he is convinced that he is filter than an!
Democrat in New York for the place. HI
has not demonstrated this. Experience il
an Office sometimes commends man TO
retention sometimes it affords good reas
ons to put him out; sometimes it is no ar
gument one way or another.
We discredit the reported attitude of TIN
Independents on this matter. If it be a
stated, they are taking the very course t.
defeat their purpose. THE president ha'
shown that he is not to be bnlldozed MOI
bullied by members of his own party HI
win not likely stand IL fssa the people ol
tie fence. If the, make Pearson's reap
pointment condition of their suppor
hes Detter off without it. No president il
1dr. Cieyelands position can afford to b.
thus coerced and he is the last man to b.
intimidated.