The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-07-22

The new Democratic Pension Agent tor
the Philadelphia District Gen. W. H H.
Davis, recently appointed man by the
name of Joseph Barblere as one of his clerks.
thereby dispiacing a wounded soldier who
was wounded in battle. Mr.. Barbiere halls
! from the State Of Tennessee aud served in
the Confederate army as Lieutenadt-CoIo-
mel, but came to this State about twenty
years ago, and has remained here eyer since.
In 1865 he wrote a book ofneariy four hum
dred pages, filed with the I.aoss Fenonous
abuse Of the Abolitionist, the Yankee and
those who were the most instrumental in
putting down the rebellion. In speaking of
Abraham Lincoln and the Abolitlon,sts, he
says " Il IS amusing to witness the efforts
OF the Abolitionis,s to edify their master.
Abraham Lincoln, the jokist- He has
brains, SO has hog Those ignorant IA
naties worship : man. and tliaE man Is
Abraham Lincoln OF the Yankee, he
makes the following remark: Who IS the
author Of all This heliishness that made 4
saturnalia for the North? You mean.
whining. plying hypocritieal, white-livered,
negro-stealing, fanatical Yankees, a false
hood TO the roand-headed English politi-
clans, who sung psalms and cut throats. y
He speaks Of Edwin ". Stanton as the
arch military iend." OF the Union, he
SAYS: The world FOR thousands OF years
has witnessed repeated trials Of this falacious
,~,.a.,, oF salf ,-s,r,a-r,0ar aIT Of uhirf,
have proven failures. and the conflict in
America to-day for sentiment is q useless
waste OF blood, as the days of the Republic
are numbered, and there may be those liv-
ing who will see kings in America" In
speaking of JEFF Davis he calls him our
late beloved Chief" He defends Wirz, the
author of the Andersonville atrocities as
= the murdered Wirz-"
This man displaces wounded soldier who
was wounded in battle. Is it not burning
shame that sueh man IS Barbiere. whose
garments smell of blood are promoted by
the party in power, while those who bear
honorable wounds are made TO take back
seat Ali this IS being done under what IS
known as the offensive partisan dodge.
The pretended adherence TO civil service
laws is a hollow mackery. The offensive
partisan applies to Republicans only, and
no one who hGs been ar earnest supporter
Of Republican principles can expect 10 es-
cape being eiassed among offensive parti-
sans. Removals are daily being made for
no other caEses thaa having been an ener-
getie Republican. Whg nos AZ once say
to the Yictors belong the spoils, and
openly displace officials without trying to
hide the act behind law that il made
abortive by such hypoeritical preteEses
There are no very serious objections against
the removal from office of persons who dit
fer politically from the party in power,
when it IS openly and fairly done. When
removals are made, let It be done 50 as not
70 east suspicion upon the character of the
person discharged, unless there 5 just
cause for dong 50. The removal of per-
sons from Office under the existing law. that
provides that it shall not be done for poiiti-
cal reasons. iRplies that the person re-
moved is guilty Of some offense other than
being Republican 1t is difficult to divine
the meaning of the term offensive parti-
san as practiced by the Demoeracv.
The present administration has been un-
fortunate in the matter of making appoint
ments- Barbiere Is only one out Of the
many persons who have been honored with-.
out first considering the character and lit
ness of the man. General Davis was net ig-
norant Of the faetsin this case. and lie made
the appointment with the full knowledge
OF the offensiveness Of the man he appoint
ed. To say the least OF it, it is an insult TO
every loyal MAJ and woman in America.
CoSFLUEScE. July Is, 1855. "