Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-09
WOULD NOT PREFER CHARGES.
Candidate Who Wsuid Rather N%t
Until the Occupants Term Expires
From the PAiLadeiDhfa Times.

From the PAiLadelDhfa JImes.
! WASHINGTON, June BIT Will sur
prise some people to learn that there are
Democratic candidates for offices now &C.
cupied by Republicans vita uneXpired
terms who actually decline to file charges.
81 told the President" said one OF these
candidates to-day, "that ] preferred TO
await the expiration OF the incumbents
term, although ne is probably as offensive
Il partisan as YOU could find IN the cOun-
| try. ! am partisan myself and cannot
cOuscientiously hle anonymous charges
against man personally respect, cspe-
cialiy when such charges might with
equal justice be filed against me after /
had been in Office a day. The incum-
beups term is out in October | shall
wait. | do not propose to retire from
politics If ! am appointed, and do not de-
sire to set an example now TO be with
equal reason applied 10 myself as an once
hOlderV
"Wbat did the President say TO thatW
was your correspondents inquiry.
"He smiled and said he was glad ! pre-
ferred TO wait. There was no hurry, he
thought, to turn an official out against
whom even the candidate would not file
charges. There We're enough cases press
ing. The President seems to 80 on the
plan that the fewer removals tho better"
"He turned his pointyery neatly"
Eyes; but it does not alter the fact
that the incumbent is a bitter PARTISAN
and that If preferred charges ! could
easily prove them. IL there is no reason
for turning such a man out there is no
reason why he shouldn't DO TeappOinted
when his time has expired. In addition
TO the party question charges Of nature
affecting his personal character could be
made and proven quite rs easily. But do
you suppose an honorable lran, especially
"A candidate for his place, would creep IN
here and smirch Il mans character behind
his back TO get him out! ! would rather
see Republicans retain the Offices than see
Democrats driven to resort 10 such sueak-
ing eubtertuges. / am speaking only for
myself. am partisan, Democratic
partisan, asking Office because have al
ways been Democratic partisan and de-
voted time and money 10 insure party sue
cess. That is Just the kind OF a man he
who holds the place / want X. II he
hadn't been he wouldn't have got there.
! win be the Same kind OF partisan
when get the place. II wasn't it would
do no good to turn this fellow out, seeY
Officially he is probably as good IA man as
could be. With his personal or private
character think we have nothing to do.
He has used his position to do all he could
for the Republican party and the influence
that covers half a State is not small. If
/ had it ! should use 1t for my own party
and that Is why am indorsed for the
place. OF course, couldn't file charges
of offensive partisanship. Every man in
Indiana is an offensive partisan, you
know"
"GOu do not exactly commend the poll
cy of the administration, thenP
al do not alike crlticisingit harshly.
Every one of us has his own idea of how
things ought to be run and the President
Is cOnscientl0usly following his, and he is
the responsible man. Whether we will or
not we are compelled to accept what you
call a kicker, but / would, l confess, do
differently"
''ln what particular respectp
- would urn out every man who was
not an offensive parti5an first, as OF not
sufficient character and standing IN his
community 10 hold the office. Then |
would appoint no man who was So devil
ish mean as TO file charges against an in
cumbent without giving him tbe opportu-
nifty of answering them, for wouldn't
trust such man with government
money. Where one man informed against
another and the Information was correct
| would turn both out. That Is the kind
OF a reiOrmer am"