The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22
MUCH ADO ABoUT NOTHING.


There would seem to be no end to
the disputes among those demo-
Gratis whose greatest interest seem
to center in the spOils of office. ln-
stead of united efforts to properly
met the responsibility which their
victory Of last November imposes
upon their party, wrangling and
back-biting apparently engross their
attention.
Some of these disputes are
amusing. One occurred in the New
Orleans Mint. When the demo
cratic superintendent took posses
sion he, with the wisdom of a
business man, retained in their
positions some of the most capable
employees. Any one knowing that
peculiar knowledge is required in
some departments of the miut'
readily would appreciate this course
: of the superintendent. But, alas!
the politics OF one of those retained
officials appeared in doubt, ami d
I great rumpus agitates these wrang-
4 ling democrats; not exactly because
+ the retained official is republican,
: OF that he.is anli-ring democrat; but
: because it is not known to d GER
tainty whether he is partisan at
all. To these members OF the great
party of civil service reform ii
seems more impoI tant that an EN-
ployee in the mint should have well
defined politics than an expert
knowledge and capacity in the work
he is employed to do.
y A later, and somewhat similar
DO trouble is now agitating this demo
NJ W cratic, we we're about to say admin
% istration, element, regarding al
- appointment in the New Orlean
= Post Office. In this case, it seem
that Capt. Buck, the new Post
master, desiring to keep the promis
of his party that on the stunning on
ID of the incompetent rascaIs," homes
and efficient men should alone b
te employed in his office, selected 10
wv all important position, person
admitted by all who know him,
.al he courteous, refined gentlemen
aud prominently capable for I'll
en- trust. That he might acquir
ce knowledge of the Office routin
Gil Postmaster Merchant, has cOu
teously agreed to Mr.. Bucks reque'
=" that the latter's proposed appOintt
IN be installed at once in his lew pos
'm ton. Now, it would seem that Il
people of New Orleans who aboN
' '.e all other matters appertaning
" Federal officials, desire we
TX managed post Office, would
1t pleased at this joint action Of til
on outgoing republican and incomin
), democratic postmaster. And so Il
ad much larger portion of them ar
vn and this irrespective of the PAL tiSal
We ship of the new chief of letter ca
nd riers. But in this act these wian
Nd ling democrats, in their imagining
,,al see nothing but great wrong i
tlicted OH the body polite, an
ion especially on their rights under Il
fer last democratic National platforl
tsi and the democratic civil servi
.r system; for the pantisauShip, pa
led and present, of Mr.. Clement
G. Walker, the new appoiutee, is que
as toned. In truth, unless Preside
Cleveland can, by some general
o;e special order, by exercise of son
em y rsoual or official influence, recti
ad these matters; So0the and compO
'as these wrangIing citizens, it is to
arS feared that their power to ASST
of their chosen President and party
securing the great reform in admi
iStratiOn, which at the last hustil
they made their rallying cry, will
-. utterly ohiiterated.
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