Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

he is sustained in his policy by the repre-
sentative Democratic statesmen who COM
pose his cabinet ought to be satisfactory
assurance that tn, cautious policy in Il 6
matter of official changes is not due to any
lack of recognition of the righ's and mer-
its of the Democratic party or any undue
sympathy with that respectable element
of political free lances known IS the "mug
wumps." No one has any reason to doubt
that if the President were influenced By
his sympathies alone that he would have
every Office Of trust anil profit at his dis
posal occupied 10y a true and deserving
Democrat or that it is his purpose to SC
distribute the offices as fully and prompt
ly IS in his Judgment and that OF his cab
met will be consistent with the stability
aud efficiency of the public service, and as
it is practicable under existing laws and
circumstances for him to do.
The President has already unequivocal-
ly announced his purpose of having every
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the headships of all the different bureaus
of the pubic service filled with Democrats,
and that offensive Republican partisans
should be weeded out from all the suoor-
dinate clerical positions, and he has beer
proceeding with this policy steadily but
decorous'y and with as much promptness
as the circumstances with which his ad-
ministration is surrounded W III admit of
Those who are ccus'omed to eomplain OF
of certain responsible Offices in the Pr 81
dents gift are sill enjoyed by offensive
Republicans, ought to emember that tn.
law known as the tenure ofoffice act gives
immuni to a certain degree TO Republi
cans who hold offices of fixed tenures.-
Such officers, by the pr visions Of this act,
cannot be removed before the expiration
of their appointed term, except for such
Cause as the Senate will recognize. The
msjority of the Senate is Republican and
there is little probability tina, the Repub-
lican Senate would recognize the personal
participation in campaigns to the neglect
of public business in past campaigns when
such action was not only permitted by the
administration but expected of such officers
as just cause Of removal. Hence all fair
minded Democrats can readily see the
wisdom of the Presiden, in not picking 3
needless quarrel with the Republican Sen
ate by removing any of this class OF off,
GERS for that cause before the expiration
of their terms.
To this class Of officers of fixed terms
the positions of Collector and Naval Off
Ger at the Port of Baltimore belong. The
terms of these officers will expire early ID
the year 1886, and there is not doubt
that their places will then he promptly
filed with deserving Democrats. While
there can he no doubt that the Senate
would sustain The President in his clearly
announced policy of compelling the future
abs ention of al the civil officers of the
government from personal interference in
political affairs, it might be quesr ionable
whether it would recognize such action in
past administrations, when it was open
ly encouraged, as just cause Of present re-
moval and so we feel sure that no Judi
cious Democrat will find fault with the
administration in its determination to al
low these officers to hold on for the shor,
remainder of their official terms
1t is very gratifying to find the admins
tration SO fully and freely endorsed by the
Democracy of the country and every indi-
vldual voter should deem it his duty to
yield his private opinion in Difference to
the superb Or judgment of the President and
his Cabinet. 1t is highly important that
the party should present this fall an uni
ted and aggressive front in every county
of the Union, and the private grievances
of disappointed office seekers ought not
to be heard to cool the enthusiasm which
naturally follows so grand a consumma-
tion as the fraternal reunion of great
people after quarter of century OF hos
tility and estrangement.