Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-06
Newspaper Men and Party Leaders.

Congress. These gentlemen may
vote for or against an Adminlstra-
ton measure, and for or against We
to, and they must be conciliatcd
Therefore, do membe.S Of congress
Of the several States combine, often
against the people, and each mem
Der of the same party from the same
State, signs all the recommendations
presented by his colleagues, and he
signs none others. Each, in this
manner, serves the rest, and the com
bination is deemed omnipoteh:s
By this cooperation each congress
man is enabled to subordinate all
Federal Offices in his district to the
fuses Of his immediate family and
I friends. WheE it now and then
happens that the President becomes
u little rccalcitrant, and chooses
40 exercise the appointing power
| as the people would have him-com-
| plying withtheir wishes rather than
with thoseof the congressman there
comes Il revolt, and then we find a
Eustis, or Blackburn, Geaouncing
j the Administration.
The only recognized test Of Clevo
lands ability and wisdom in action,
is his compliance in the distribution
OF Offices with the exactionS of these
congressman when acting as Office
brokers.
But the President surely under
stands this process, and why and
how il is effected, and he surely
must know that in these cases the
applicant for the place sought, in
point OF fact, has only the proper IN
loresment Of the member from his
own district.
When good man comes up, there
fore papers showing that he is a bet
ter citizen, more Intelligent and wor-
thy than the kinSman or corner
grocery" buffer ST til. NJ. G., Mr..
! Cleveland, now and then, has the
hardihood to choose the better appli-
cant, and thercupon great dissatis-
faction is manifest, and the indig-
nant and disappointed NJ. G. with
draws his support, and suffers the
Administration to tspple over, and
there is grief throughout the coun-
try, and the long yisaged prophets
and statesmen that swing around
the hotels and talk grandly Of the
places at their disposal, do wear long
4 faces and bewuii the oyefthro ..
the Democratic party.
1t will be observed, toe, that Dem
ocratic congressman throw all their
influence into the scales in behalf
of defeated or ex-Democratic con-
grcssmen. To this class are thus as
signed all the desirable appoint
ments, The reason is that the fel-
low that is IN may soon be tout
and then his successor may take
care of him. The probability Is that
the habitual candidate will again be
candidate, and may be victorious,
and such are Of this kingdom Oi
heaven.
Newspaper men have no benefac-
tions done or high places thrust
upon them. They may have subor-
dinate honors, such as little consul
atcs, and now and then, a country
postoflice, but all honorable and prot
table positions are conceded to eN
or defeated NJ. Cs and stump. speak
ers. Hubbard, of Texas, prepares
speech once in four years. lie goes
over his own and some Western State
delivering it with infinite grace, anC
with excellent effect. lie is made
, foreign plenipotentiary. His secre
tary of legation, DuPre, has beer
writing "Cleveland Democracy
every day, and week, and year, fol
twenty-five years, in the best Demo
cratic newspapers of the West ant
South. DuPre is a lingulst, an,
| htcratenr, and archaologlst, grad
: uate of the law school of tn
Uniyesity and Of the Theological! col
lege.
, He is content to take the place as
signed him Gf he accepts it, slmpl,
because he would rest and see tt
other side of the globe we inhablt
But he is infinitely better fitted TO
| the position OF foreign mlnlste
/ than these stump-speakers who
} through the Intervention of part
! managers, win the honors of ofhc
instead of those who best serve tn
party and country.-Ex.
: 1t may be of interest to the rea(
ers of the SWORD AND SHIELD
know that the DuPre mentioned
from Mississippi. In fact, he is tn
E oldest brother, of that distinguishe
mathematician of Mississippi Colleg'
4 Prof. J. G. Deupree, the prince
teachers. It might be good thin
= for Mississippi, if she could recoi
e nize and employ the talents and abb
d ity of Prof. Deupree in some publ
n way.
= The masterpiece OF devices f
!, waking and keeping awake sleel
= = Pensioners was that of clerg
man, who, on sultry afternoo
paused in his sermon, and said,
: : saw an advertisement last week +
N N five hundred sleepers for railroa
C. I think | could supply at least hit
c. and recommend them as good al
sound !"-Ex.