Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02
M'CORD REMOVES HIMSELF.

Wausau, Wis, June 27.-The Gems
trail Wisconsin prints the following
letter from Myron III. McCord to
commissioner Sparks, of the general
land Office at Washington, resigning
the position of register of the land
Office at Wausau.
U. s. L. 0. Wauzau, Wis, June
"A, 1SS5.-Hon. Hm. Il. j. Sparks
commissioner Of the General Land
Office, Washington, d. @. Sir: Your
letter of the Sth inst. informing me
that "you are advised that I have
violated section 1885 of the Revised
Statues of the U. s. which provides
that every register and receiver shall
reside where the land office for which
he is appointed is directed by law to
be kept" came duly to hand.
In reply, permit me to thank you for
the information, and also for the
courtesy you have shown in allowing
so offensive partisan as myself to
remain in Office so long. / was in
hopes, however, that l would be re-
moved upon the ground of offensive
partisanship," and [ am surprised,
now that | think of it, that have not
been sooner removed upon that ground
for no man Iabored more earnestly to
prevent the election of your candidate
for the presidency than | did, and no
man more heartily aeplored that elec-
ton than myself; and if that does not
make me an offensive partisan" l will
thank you to tell me how to becoms
one. | say [ wonder that such Re-
publicans as myself, or any Republican
at all, for that matter are permitted to
hold Office under this administration,
for everybody knows that its pretense
of civil service reform is shut delu-
sion and snare" and that no man
ever spoke truer words than George
William Curtis. when he said "the
Republican party are confronted with
the Democratic party very hungry and
as you may we'll believe very thirsty,
who went out of power by conspiracy
and now seek to get back in by fraud"
and he might now add succeeded"
Do not think grieve to part with
this office. | do not, for thank the
Lord | do not have to depend upon
the sham pretense of the Democratic
party for my bread and butter; but I
do grieve for the poor deluded dupes
who are being every day turned out
without warning, many of whom were
gallant soldiers in the war to save the
Union the men who elected Grover
Cleveland president tried so hard to
destroy. These men thought that
when President Cleveland said emo
man shall be turned out except for
cause 9th er than POLITICAL" he meant
it and have gone ON faithfully dis
charging their duties, and without
other preparation for a liveli-
hood only to be summarily turned out
under the sickenimg pretense of offen-
sive partisanship. Out upon such
hypocrisy. Ii you want the Offices for
your friends, why don't you take them
in an open-handed, manly way? You
have the power to, and it would be
thought far more honorable of your
party if you would take Them in that
way instead of resorting to the sneak
ing system of espionage and black
listing as you are now doing. But as
before stated, [ was in hopes you
would turn nae out on the grounds of
"ofensive partisanship" but as you
do not seem inclined to remove me
upon that ground, will you permit me
to resign on the grounds that this
administration is too Extensively parti-
san for me to longer remain in its
company or service?
[ therefore, and for that reasons
hereby tender my resignation as regis
ter of this land office to take effect as
soon as my successor is appointed and
qualified.
Your Obedient Servant.
nj. I'll. McCord.