Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-07
CALLING ron 4 HALr.-Some Of the

4 1OuUAY A0E u0AI. WING buGSG A1kk-
portant appointments made by the
President may not accord with the
views Of the machine politician and
his henchmen, they are, nevertheless,
men of integrity and uprightness-
representative men Of the people, and
their appointments will give general
satisfaction. The President. evident.
II, is wellinformed on Maryland pol
itics and has acted wisely, thus far, in
the appointments for this State. If
he keeps on as he has begun, the
politics Of this State will be far more
purified than they have been through
the ballot-box.
The Westminster AdUocate, q
strong party paper. in discussing the
appointments, says, that while MARY
land is getting fair share of tbe
good things from the Federal Admin
istration, the Democrats Of the State
are not running wild with joy;" and
continues:
"When Gov. McLane was made
Minister to France the appointment
had a negative effect upon the people.
The choice of Col. Fred. Raine for
Consul General to Berlin was receiv-
ed with some favor, and the appoint
ments of A. Leo Knott as First AS
sistant Postmaster General, and /.
Parker Veazey as Postmaster at Bal
timore, were quite satisfactory to the
Democracy of the State. All ofthese
appointees are men of character aud
well qualified for their positions, but
their selection is not calculated to
create much enthusiasm in the party
or to strengthen the Democracy
throughout the State
"When we come to examine the
other appointments from this State,
we must confess that they are any
thing but proper. Hon. William nj.
Merrick, who was appointed to q
judgeship in the District of Columbia,
has been oftener against the party in
the last ten years than for it, AS late
as 1881 he engineered an independent
movement in Howard county, and
was instrumental in putting a full
ticket in the field against the regular
Democratic county ticket. He assist
ed in an independent movement in
Baltimore in the judgeship election,
and aided an Independent crusade
against the Democrats in Montgom-
cry county.
Mr.. j. Monroe Heiskell, of Balti-
more, has been given position as
Examiner in the Department of JUS
tice. DIR. Heiskell about two years
ago was candidate for Mayor Of Bal.
timore against the regular Democratic
nominee; afterwards, while still hold
ing the position of Fire Marshal, be
acted very strangely tor Democrat
Mr.. Allison, appointed Assistant
Postmaster of Baltimore by Postmas-
ter Veazey, was an independent can
didate for Clerk of the Superior Court
at the same election.
"Wm. w. ROckhill, appointed Sec
retary of Legation in China. is un-
known to the people of Maryland.
"Col. J. Fenner Lee was appointed
on Thursday Secretary of Legation
in Austria Hungary. This gentle
man is well-known here. He was
chosen to represent this county ia the
State Senate in 1875, and when be
failed to be re-nominated in 1879 be
turned against the party and got up
conspiracy to defeat portion of the
ticket. so it was alleged. The allega-
tion was made in q handbill, charg-
ing him with being q traitor
Every one Of these gentlemen are
high-toned, honorable men, and are
well-known throughout the State, and
their only transgression to their party
lies in their refusal to become the
plant tools Of the bosses. AS soon
Is mans opposition Is known to
the corrupt bosses Of his party, be IS
at Onee turned down. and no matter
how loud the people may call for him,
the greater win Be bis defeat at the
hands Of the ring bosses. This is
the history with every one Of the
above Federal Appointments. They
have openly opposed the corrupt
measures Of the bosses Of their State,
and have endeavored 10 rise above
party and assert their rights IS free
men, for which they have been os-
tracised BY The bosses Of their party
The President has the history Of Ma
ryland politics before him, and be il
acling wisely upon That history. Let
him continue As he bus beQun aud 81