Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
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As the iesiffs cf naih6tr of ~s-abli
cans holding Macs hhlrr Tie ssrcr.
government expire during M, .,ont
there wiz therefore lie several vacsu
Gle. to &c iiilcd by the Presid NJ,
In Vie" of this fic' the pgere.s,
oece-seckers has retinted tbe;r ..
paint and are Lying siege to the time o
the President in considering III If re-
spectivc applications There i.nui,e
numl er of po. tons to be filed go, Il
the same time the distribution of n,,rop.
age is not sufficient to 20 around b..
ing aware Of this fact come Il lie a ~.
ocratic Journals Of the Sta:e pbo "A
not already engas ed 10 Recommend
ing candidates have set tNcmscl,-.. to
work preparing excuses to pa.iry IN,
dlseordant temper Of those aho are liks.
ly to be disappointed C6psai, ana,
an ong this latter class is The p,inre
Georges E"qairT Or con,cmooraly
takes tho grounl that the f,lar. +
many Of the applicants, to eet aee
Will not be attributable to .auv r,nh
di our Senators and KeNr Aeuta.
I!ves. but the result Of the Law ri :, nos
stands The Eoqrircg doubles, M.
IN the distance a storm already brewing
aud in taking this step desires IL, ap.
pcasc the force Of the shock W seelias
in adyante to show the "6a{s and
wherefores," that every applicant can.
not receive an appointmont; but in 50
doing, our contemporary falls far short
OF his desired purpos', for had be
raked his brain with fac tooth comb
he could net have unear,heJ mora
emsy excuse. Ev'ry applicant 6r
Bihce, as does every citizen Of the United
States. knows fill well that The number
81 Offices are limited, 30 made a, the
the time of the formation oftht gtyern-
ment, and only modified from Time n
time as the necessities of the govern
meut demanded Since then the appG
cants for office know in adyance ofI
making their application that ever;
applicant cannot obtain an appointment,
by what right and what rule of plain rea-
sdning can they therefore, if
disappointed, 'tt,ch any Blame ID
The law They have no right.
70 attach blarlc ahy&hefe, But to the
appointment making power. And not
even to it, it they are tfcatsd fairly
The power 5f ihaking The appointments
to tic Federal Offices id the States Che
minor appointments exceptcd) Is lodged
with the President, but az he is not pr
sumed to know the SPECIAL qualfca- /
tons and fitness of every applicant, be !
relies upon the Senators aid Representa-
tises from the States fof Information
Concerning the appointments ii al re-
spectiyo States. Thergfape the
President is ostensibls ihs l3tjag
Powoy. .,,e rasss.s ID - !,
ments rests with the SeaatO7t 10 Rep
reseutltiyes. However aianlatS then
as may be the purpose Of the Riends
aud allies Of our Senators and Repre-
seutatives in Congress to shield the
iatt.r from responsibility in the mater Of
making appointments, to save tliea front
censure should censure follow the act, it
cannot be done, fur through their
recommendations the appointments are
made, No ccnsure shoGld aid will fol-
low, however, if the appointments are
fairly made. If the appointments ars
made from the standpoint of Honesty
antl competency, without regard to the
aiaptabllity Of the applicant in shrcwd
ness in stufhng ballot boxes Il ipy ia 81
ffihg election returns, since al cannot
be appointed, 20 censure is likely to fol-
low hut on the contrary il these
offices are dispensed out as has been
othe!s in the State, by The bosses as a
reward for past political raseality. and
a brite tor sach future dfsccnarct-
and TIE fact that certain ring arsaa5
are P+ematurel3 publishing concliatory
manifestos, based upon It's most non
sensical 'ca5onng, gives Just cause for
the suspicion, then there will be- i howl
of just ind ignatlon, from the better ele-
mcnt of the applicants in which will
faingle the blafont tones of cersufe Of
: The better element of the Democratic
e party Of the State, MT to be Shaved by
plausible sophistery from the oiy lins O.
ANY particular individual, or The willy
i reasoning of deceptive pen.