Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-30
An obnsrious Appointment.

Arthur 10 confirm his nomination OF
Andrew S. Draper a. one Of the COM
missioners Of the court OF claims.
It is usual by the rule Of senatorial
courtesy to sccede to a nomination
without demur II 1t is approved by the
senators of the state whence the ap
polntee comes.
Democratic senators are, moreover
particularly difldent shout appearing
to hamper the executive, even though
he belongs TO the opposite party-un-
less there are grave reasons for raising
an objection.
II the notorious and conspicuous un.
fitness OF Andrew S Draper for that
ofllce-or for any office calling for ex-
perience and would, in the
opinion Of the Democratic governors,
constitute sufii sient reason for raising
such sn objection, then their interior
enee il emphsticslly called for now
Mr.. Draper Is a young man Of the
most commonplace type, pettifog-
ging lawyer, a lobby losfer, a political
hanger-on, who has never done note
worthy act, either at the bar where he
Is supposed 10 practice or in the legis-
lature where he sat by Hufferance Of
John + Smyth, then superintendent
OF the New York insurance depart
ment.
Draper, by means Of some political
treachery, obtained an advantage over
5myth, aided, it was supposed, by
President Arthur, vho was then nnK-
lOus to rid himself Of his old associates,
aud who enc iuraged local politicians
to betray their leaders and assume their
places because he could reward them
without attracting attention, and 20
keep control Of the state political ma
chinery.
Smyth charged the president with
1t, aud received letter through Pri-
vate Secretary Phillips, denying that
the president had taken any part
whatever in the proceeding, and con-
Guiding In alofty tone with a general
assumption Of intense virtue.
And this is the outcome! Ora
per held Albany county ready TO do
Arthur's bidding. He is now paid the
price OF his treaohery to Smyth and OF
his political adherence to that pure,
go d, hypocriticRl, double-faced civil
service reiormer, Chester A. Ar
thur-the most arrnnt impos.
tor who ever concealed the intens-
est selfishness beneath the veil OF dis
interested purpose, or curbed his lust
Of political corruption by the fear OF
personal disadvantage. Our senators
need only quote against bis nominee
words from the life of the Great Pro
crastinstOr himself.
They need only base their objection
upon the veneered phrases of civil
service purity penned by his owr
yacillatiDg hand.
There Is no sentence that was eve
uttered in behalf OF the fitness OF ap
, pointees, Of the dignity Of the ludIca
cure, or Of the necessity for civil ser
vice reform, that will not fully NEE
the requirements Of this case.
The man who, boasting his tran
scendant regard for the welfare OF tn,
/ country before the advancement Of hi
friends, Iassed by some of the most de
voted OF Republicans because they wer
stalwaris and the most able OF stal
warts because they were friends, nov
, puts In position of honor an illiterat
ward politician who Is only know
i. outside his precinct because he wa
a guilty ola couspicuously dirty tricl
Roscoe Conkling, bealde whom Arthu
4 ia 8 pigmy, pushed aside and Andre,
y Draper made a judge.
A John 2 Jones Of Nevada, as honei
a a man and as warm friend as eve
v clasped the hand, oold-shoulderet
while Charlie EinsteIn Is welcomed
q Robert Strahan is kept airing hi
"a heels on the door-mat, but Plat Ca
"a penter 10 given Fat salary.
a What a tale will be told whe
o tongues now tied by interest begin
= wag!
VI The Frozen Truth