The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-06-11
Time TO Ialt Il -k,ess Leaders.

most ably edited papers in the roun- /
try, and which gave Cleveland and 7
Hendricks u warm support during
the last campaign aud is exceed =
ingIy wcll-dispoocl toward the
South, has the following. 1t pref
" plain talk, hut it seems To be
badly needed
The appointment or Meade a.
Postmaster at llaz,churst, Miss, is
only one of nearly or quite half q
score Of utterly diercputable
appointments which have been
imposed upon President Cleve-
land, and tho repeated i'm
positions upon the AdminiStra
ton by reckless party leaders
whose positions should make them
worthy of trust, calls for 4 percmp-
tory halt upon the influence Of those
who have cndangere public faith in
the patriotism AMI integrity OF the
government by their recommends
lions Tor office. Tue appointments
Df three men to important official po-
SitiunS have heen revoked by the
President within few weeks, be
cause they were discovered to BE- q
positive rrproach upon the appoint
ing power and conspicuous among
the achievements of the political i'm
poster, was the appointment OF
Meade.
The Republicans conld take to
their arms General Chalmers, whom
they had crysIalizcd Ia history "a
the butcher OF Fort Pillow, because
OF the ruthless murder OF conquered
and helpless colored troops, and they
could welcome and honor any and
every scallawag who disgraced the
Confederate cause while il had Lie
and plumber, and then come with
{ their villainy To disgrace Republi-
canism but the solemn Judgment
ot the nation as expressed in the
election of Cleveland, was as EN-
phaticaliv against the ku-kIuX as
sassin and the Southern foo. rs it
was against the Northern and South
ern tbicf OF commercial political
aims. and the Northern confederate
of political camp followers of every
section and of every antccedent pro-
tession There was no serious pro-
test against the appointment of Gen.
LoHgstrcet by Grant as carly as
1860, because he was q soldier MT
an assassin or fool ; and the ~.
pointmCnt of Gen. johnson hY Clevc-
lard provokcs no unlri,ndIy crit.
cism from either side, because he
commanded the respect Of friend
and foe "a soldier. In like man
ncr, Ackeiman and Key lett the in
surgcnJ flag behind them to enter
Republican Cabinets, aud command
ed the respect 0f the nation hut
the heroes 1t assassination, and the
less DANGEROUS tool, who prutcd ot
assassination when they should
have been civilized snidlcrs, can
never fill official position with tn,
approval or respect of any party.
either present or future.
lDuI " Nv tlIN lto tI'li7lp'N lOl til'>'
dis2raceiui appoinLmehts2 In no
instance were they made because
the Presi lent knew OF their record.
or knew them personally and dcsjr-
ed to honor them. Ga The contrary,
in every case referred 10, there has
been deliberate conctaiment and i'm
position on the part of those who,
because of their public positions,
should merit and command The re
Spcct Of the appointing power. Con
personally urging tn" appointment
Of Meade and il that he true. he
should be posted in dishon0r in cv-
cry department where appointments
are b. be made. He certainly knew
Meade he must have known that
the appointment would bring not on
y general protest but di-honOr up
on the administration. and he must
have deliberately calculated upon
his own local political advancement
at the cost Of public distrust OF the
power whose favors he sought It.
is not enough, therefore, that such
appointments as Metre, Blackburn
and Meade should he revoked. That
had to be done to acqnit the admin
i~trati"n of responsibility for the af-
front to the intelligence of the
American people; but there should
be loud and percmptory halt call
ed upon the influence Of reck less
leaders, who have proved themselves
utterly untrustworthy as political
advisers.
Col. II, d. Money will shortly be
gin the publication at Washington
/ of the National Postal News His
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