The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-09-03
Turning the Rascals In.

busiy at work turning the rascals out; or, as
more correctly put By the New York Tribune,
"Turping the Rascals In" Says the Tribune:
In Rhode Island Postmastership is given to
Democrat who has been arrested nine times
IN three months for violating the liquor laws.
Turn the rascals in.
In Indiana place in the mail service is given
to Democrat who, says the Indianapolis Jour
nal, publicly boasts tina: he has offered brides to
city officials. Turn the rascals in.
In Maryland an appointment to the Treasury
Department is given to a Democrat whose rep
utaton. says the Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion of that State, is not that of man of integ-
rtv and honor. Tuln the rascals in.
In Iowa another POstmastership is given to a
Democrat who was jailed for breaking the pen
sion laws. Turn the rascaIs in.
In Colorado an agencyship of the National
Labor Bureau Is given TO Democrat who has
been in the Penitentary for horse stealing.
L urn the rascals in.
In Pennsylvania a cerkship in the United
States Mint is given to a Democrat who sent
bogus letter to Cincinnati last fall purporting to
come from Neal Dow, and by him denounced
as ii forgery, designed 20 drive the German vote
away from the Republican candidate. Turn the
rascas in.
In Vermont a Collectorship is given to n
Democrat who was active member of the
committee that endeavored to compass the de-
feat of Gen. Garfield by the Infamous Mercy
letler. 1urn the raScalS in.
In Mississippi another Postmastershp is Civ
en- to Democrat who has been indicted and
convicted for breaking the Civil Rights law.
Turn the raScals in.
In New York Cabinet office is given to a
Democrat who VIGOROUSLY is one of the most
offensive partisanS and thorough going machine
bosses in the country. Turn the rascals in.
The Troy Times observes that man must
have peculiar qualifications to be approved rs a
candidate for Postmaster under the Democratic
regime. 1t mentions a case in Ulster county,
where man was appointed because be had
promised to lease for Post Office a building
belonging TO a Democratic boss in the place. In
another case man was appointed at the in
stance of Democratic politician to whom he
owed money. This is very much a. if Bascom
should procure the appointment of +. Y. Nasty.
The New York World Dem.) states that it has
been favored with a pile Of documents going to
show that Vermont Democrat, just appointed
Inspector at the Treasury Department, lis
much worse citizen than the late Capt. Kidd"
The World wants this mans history >eut on to
Mr.. Manning.
The Washington correspondent of the Min
neapos Tribune says that no party and no
administration has ever made many mis-
takes in choosing men with bad characters as
the present one, and that tie appointments
made there form an almost unbroken sue
ces>on of bunders. And it is intimated that
the half has not been told. The Tribune cor
respondent is informed that not half of the
appointees who have been in as, pencntia-
ries, and criminals of every grade, and who
have received appointments under this admin
istraion. have been pointed out. The whole
service is being honey combed with eX-convicts,
criminals, and incompetent men. Then there
Is a large class who are incapacltated from
various causes. So far the newspapers have
pointed ont only the most fiaoraut instances of
laundering. Here are IA few choice specimens:
An Ohoan said today that it was amazing
how mauy drunhards had been appointed TO
positions of more or less Importance. He
didn't know that party could possess sucn
large per cent. of diSspated men. Congress-
man Anderson, of a western Ohio district. he
stated, had had six men appointed to places
under the present administration and assigned
to duty in Washington. The other day he met
one of them aud asked him wbv he was not at
work.
"Oh," he replied, Il have been dismissed'
For what?' was asked
Getting fun
Inquiry concerning the progress of The other
five appointed through Anderson from that
district, revealed the fact that two others had
been discharged for drunkenness. Just half
the humber not able to hold their places be-
cause of ui>spaling. 1t is said that Anderson is
very much dl>healtened and says he will have
no more men appointed from his district I'M
less he knows of their habits and fitness from
his own personal knowled &c. He has lost faith
in recommendations and ordinary ndorse-
mentS.
Although great deal of fuss and feather is
being made by the president against ciy-ser-
vice reform and the double playing of men in
his party about ndolsing applicants for office,
it is not believed here that he is sincere or that
he intends to stand by civil-service reform,
unless driven TO it. The farce recently enacted
i'll investigating the charges against the post
master at indianapolis, is considered in keep
ing with the blunders i'll appointments.
The same correspondent lets further light in
upon Cleveands pure" Administration, the
daily theme of the mugwump press. He says:
To a man up ii tree the double loaded col
ulnns of minou, complimentary to Mr.. Cleve-
lands civil service reform, which appear dur
nally and eterhalIy on the editorial pages of The
mugwumpian Journals, are very amusing. |
mean TO a man high enough up IA tree to look
over the back fence and see the real workings
of the said policy. Mr.. Cleveland's utterances
since he took up his residence in the White
mouse have been as pure as a ntle mountain
brook, as chaste AS the prattle of a little inpo-
cent child who has been reared in an orphan
a>l lum. Iii, accents have been raised for pur-
lty i'll the administration of the government and
instant reform of the abuses which it is aeg-
ed, have existed ever since the democratic par
ty gathered up It's cpattaI> in 1861 and went
south. People began to question the sincerity
Of the man with Il collar, when, upon the
communication of Arthur German the a>tute
a "a n W. an
pom,ed appointment clerk of the treasury de-
parment. Everyone in this section knows
Eugene, and the Lord knows it wasn't long be-
fore everybody in the country was acquainted
with his record. John Lee Carroll wrote the
president letter, pointing out Higglns's unfit
ness for the position and laying out his record
i'll an unsavory mess before the 80 pound child
of fac. Newspapers of every shade of opin-
ion, not only in Maryland but all over the
United States, demanded lIiggins's dismissal
ana his name was kept standing on the live
bank of every compo>ing-room in America. He
arose to the importance of Il national issue, but
in spite OF the universal howl he continued to
draw his salary, and as write, his grey NOUS
tache is waving in the room at the southwest
cofner of the treasury. Shortly after the rum
pus began about Higgins "Phnbus. what
name"-the President had scattered far and
wide an announcement that if he ever found
that "A man bad deceived him in recommending
an unworthy person for office, the base deceiv-
Ell toulu yet no more nOnOfS al MS ndDuS. IL Is
an admitted fact that GOrham deceived Grover
in the Higgins matter, and it would seem that
the young Maryland Senator's Influence had
petered out in consequence Anybody who
th!nEE it has can break me. July IS. the APP
pointment OF Morris A. Thomas. of Baltimore,
AS an Indian inspector, was announced. There
was not, aud is not, Il scrap of paper on file in
the interior department in the shape of recon-
mendaions or Endorsements of Mr.. Thomas.
But there are several bushels of protests.
Thomas was appointed by direction of the
President at the request of Gorham His rec
ord is ten times worse than that of Higgins.
For fifteen years he has been the most bitter
uncompromising, and dishonest Democratic
boss in Baltimore. He was Familiarity known
in the Tenlh ward of the monumental city as
''(he terror of the garbage men," He was
broker, and 1870 he failed. Liabilities, $40 900;
assets, Sl4, In 1872 he was indicted for election
frauds, but by great political pressure he
capped trial. In 1919 he was judge of an cleo
ton precinct and his boxes showed greater
Democratic majority than there We're voters in
the entire ward. In 1877 he took advantage of
the bankrupt act. Liabilities, $50 900; assets,
nothing. Now, this is the man who has been
appointed an Indian inspector by the bowling
champion of civil service reform. He never
saw an Indian except wooden cigar sign. The
Baltimore American put it very APPLY when it
said: The Indian is the ward of the nation.
We suppose the appointment of Mr.. Morris A.
Thomas, as Indian inspector, is due TO his eX-
tended experience in bossing a ward" 1t makes
me sick at the stomach to see Cleveland posing
truly good reformer, and then take a birds
eve view of the quality and character of the