Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-02
PEARsoE's RnAPPoINTmBNr.

| emphsticAlly and convinotnRly attestad
his loyalty TO the principles OF Civil
Service reform as his denomination Of Mr..
Henry Pearson to be postmaster Of New
York City. Mr.. Cleveland might very
we'll have been justified had he declined
to make this disappointment. y
After this no one can have any excuse
for doubling either the sincerity Of
President ClevelAnd's professions or his
ability to make them good. Philadelphia
4meric IN, Rep.
The Presidents own appointments are
admirable. II is only when he gives the
reins to his subordinstes that we zee
such astt nishers as Higgins and Joe
Johnston. Philadelphia I1quirer, Rep.
That there will BIZ much wild talk over
the resppointmeut of Mir. Pearson is TO be
| expected. The men who strove to stab
Mr.. Cleveland In the back will most
loudly lament his attempt ct suicide. But
the President Ia one Of the sleek headed
men that sleep o. nights, and the rumpus
will not trouble his repose. Meanwhile,
IS soon 40 the Democratic Office. seekers
aud the Republican office holders have
recovered their senses they would do we'll
TO figure mp how many Pesrsons there are
in the public service and TO ponder the
pregnant text "If the righteous scarcely
be saved, where shall the ungodly and
the sinner appeaEN" - PHILADELPHIA
Record, Ind.
The reHppointmento on business grounds
alone Of an efficient Republican official
whose term had expired by Limitation,
constitutes case that makes the removal
Of any efficient officer highly improbable
.RN.ln H. L. Ii
machine. This, Of oourse, does
not include officials who have turned their
offices to account as political machines,
and II should not but 1t does include
any capital Federal eff jer who has made
the faithful administration Of his office in
the interests Of the whole public regard
leas OF party, his guide and rule. For
the reasons given We regard the reap.
pointment Of Postmaster Pearson az the
most significant, II not the nost impor-
tsnt, act thus far Ct Mr.. ClAveland's Ad.
ministratlon. Philadelphia Ledger neutral.
We congratulate also the President on
this act, which will show the country
that neither the olsmora OF hungry poli-
tioiGns nor the cutcries and bluster OF
some narrow. minded friends OF Civil
Service reform can move him from his |
plain duty to the oouDtry.-Nep York |
Herald, Ind.
The reappointment Of Mr.. Pearson to |
be postmaster at New York ia good act |
dOre In the best possible manner. 1t
fixes the tone and declares the standard
Of President ClevelAL DIS administration
in way and to q degree that no other
act hss doOe and hardly any other could |
do. The President, without
regard TO any narrow interests, and with
singleness Of devotion to sound prinoi-
plea, has in every wRv, by this appoint
ment, strengthened the cor fidenoe OF all
reasonable oitizens In him aud In the
osnse hs represents .--NeD York Times,
Ind. Rep
The decision reached by the President
in the osse of the New York post office
will no doubt dIaappOint and displeRae
many Democratic politicians. But 1t will
receive the unqualified approval OF all
Who desire to see the bulinesB offices OF
the government filled with capable and
faithful men, and no longer regarded As
the peTt onBi property OF this party In
power. Even from political or
party standpoint Pearson's appointment
ia entitled to respect. The MuGwnmps
asked it as q recognition Of the services
rendered by them in Last years osm.
pSisn. The Democratic party Gan afford
TO be generous TO it's allies. It would
have besn ungrAolOus 10 refuse TO con.
ee6e the MugWompe q post office, especially
when asked II she naine OF the prirolpie
on which their votes were given TO the
D Democratic Prehident -NeU York W 6rld.
The acton is eniueptly right and de.
seIves frank Acknowledgement; but for
the reasons we have indicated the admin
could noI we'll help itself. The
Independents extorted the concession.
The appointment, therefore, signifies
nothing as to the general policy Of the |
President, We do not expect him TO |
make sweeping removable; but we venture
to say that in ofiots Of this sort Mr.. |
Peason is the only Republican he will |
Tesppoint, aud that "a fast as c0mmi. siona |
exPir, his will put In Democrets--of the
Tilden- R andsll. Manning stripe.-Fhild-
delpLia ReIs, Rep.
Oar Democratic friends may console
themselves with the reflection that, while
they have Republican for postmaster,
he will make IS good postmaster az any
Republican could be expected to maze.
To borrow the language Of the Chinese
poet:
eve may be happy yet,
You bet
Y. Sun. utter organ.
Thus we have get 10 see from the |
general course OF President Cleveland's |