Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-18
Why Not be Frank About TIT?
From the New York Sun.

rum Iuo new YORK sun.
The Republicans are being put out OF
ONCE Win all convenient speed, aud this
Is desirable and well. They ought TO GO
out tnere are some circumstances about
the manner in which some of them are
made 10 go which we must frankly dis
approve, and which, in our Judgement
are anJustihabis and undemocratic. We
REFER 10 this matter of offensive PARTISAN
ship.
Various Republicans are removed on
the ground OF their offensive partisan
ship. Among these are improperlv
counted those who have neglected their
0Liclai duties to engage in political work.
ihese men are removed on account of
lne11clency, and their acts of extreme
prrtlsanship are not the actual cause of
thelr dismissal. But there is large
number of Republican officials against
whom charges Of Inconsistency or dis.
honesty could not be maintained, and
VINO are 10 be, or have been, removed for
their excessive political activity. Thus.
70 loilow the indications given in the
postmaster Generals letter, Republican
onice-hoieers who are the editors or pro-
prletors OF Republican journals, or who
liars hdus stump speeches or organized
political committees or officers of cam
paign clubs are offensive partisans m
De removed on proof Of their PARTISAN
snip. But in place of these official. re-
meved for offensive partiSanship. editors
and proprietors Of Democratic journals
Democrats who made stump speeches |
Tor cleveland and organized meetiG es |
Ia his behalf, and were officers of Cleye- |
lana and Hendricks campaign clubs are |
appointed. They are just the kind of |
democrats who ought to be appointed:
Out The Republicans are quick to per-
celve ana make use Of the Inconsistency
WIN which the administration NAV NOT
unfairly b. charged.
Inc worst OF this offensive PARTISAN
snip business Is that it necessitates an
odlOus Investigation and espionage into
tne political course Of such Republican
O1llce- helders as have not been PATIENTLY
offensive III their partisanship. This is
wrong, uDjnstifable, and unnecessary.
Intensive or in0ffensiye, the Republicans
ought to go. Tae Democracy expects
and demands the offices. Would il nor
10 wiser, as it would be franker. to re-
move Republicans without any inuusi-
Ion Into the extent of their partisan
'fense? Is it to be expected that Demo-
'ratlc officials will consent, or that
Democrats generally desire that they
hould consent, to keep their PARTISAN
nip wlthin the metes and bounds of in
fienslvs craftsmanship? Is Lot the Ad-
from some vague regard
or civil-service reform notions accepted
y the majority of neither Republicans
or Democrats, laying the foundation of
uturo embarrassments?
Democrats want the offices, but they
o not blame any Republican Office
older for partisan activity provided his
Dnduet as an official has been satisfac-
'ry. They want his office; they think
is ri ght a Democrat should fiji il, bat
ley also want the Offices of Republican
hce-holders, if any such there be, who
aye never manifested any partisan
'tiyity whatever.
Out of Difference to the mugwumps q
BOD deal of humbng has been put into
lis matter; yet il is always best to
'eak the truth.