The Osceola times., 1886-02-27
THE Hon. PoIHDExTER DUNN.

Mr.. Hewitt oil the First Arkansas
Congressional District having an
nounced his determination not to be
candidate for Congress the Hon.
Poindexter Dunn will have no form.
liable opposition next Fall. In eve-
ry section of the Union the people
are uniting in the determination to
hold fast TO reliable and efiioent. pub
lie servants. A man who has served
them faithfully, whether as member
of Congress, judge, clerk, sheriff,
magistrate, constable or any Office
within the gift of the people, is re-
tained in the public service upon the
same principle that the wise and
thrifty business man increases the
salary of faithful employe in order
to retain experienced and valuable
services. When a good MAJ, has
been elected to office, keep him there
is the prevailing policy of the coun-
try, because new meu in office are as
inc tiicient as the young farmer IN u
variety store who cannot learn in
years ~hat his predccessorshas ac-
quired by Ing experience and devo-
ton to the public service. TIE day
has passed when rotation in Office
can be forced by the office seekers
with the view Of dividing party spoils.
Frequent changes of public servants
are expensive and detrimental to the
public welfare. knowledge and ex-
pericnce gained 10y faithful service
is part Of the incumbeat's capital.
1t eqyips him for more usefulness in
each successive term. The demand
for rotation in Office used to drive the
most useful men from the public
service. But for the future the pco.
pie will cling to good men. This
wise policy will, no doubt, be prac-
ticed in the First Congressional Dis
trict of Arkansas, with the view of
retaining the salusble services of
Poindexter Dunn. He has served in
Congress ten years, during which
time his industry, cloquencc and abll-
ity have won for him an enviaisc
reputation among the statesmen of
the country. He has been on the
most important committees in the
House, frequently as chairman, and
zealously and laboriously discharged
his duties. His constituents cannot
supply his place with a representa-
tive so well equipped to watch and
defend their interests, and the State
and the whole country would have
cause to regret the loss of so able a
man from the Congress of the United
States. As chairman of the Commit
tee on American Ship Building and
Ship Owning h., has already passed
one important measure through the
House, and will report another in u
few days which will be an immense
saving to the government. Carlisle
builded better than he and the coun-
try knew when Dunn was made
chairman of this important commit
tee. In scanning the names of the
members of the House of Rcpresen,
tatives we can detect none that oc,
cupies more conspicuous position
for ability and usefulness than the
gentleman who so faithfully repre-
sents the first Arkansas Congression-
al district.-Memphis Appeal.
There is only one danger to be ap.
pretended in connection with the
possible defeat of Hon. Poindexter
Dunn to reelection, and that is the
antagonism of the Randolph Herald
man. who was disappointed in not
having his man appointed Post Mas
ter of that burg. Still, when his
blood cools down, it is to be hoped
he will think the matter over, and
sacrifice his personal feeling to the
public good. We know how hard
it is to bear Hsappointments, but the
pathway of newspaper man Is
strewn all the way with crosses and
disappointments; and when he finds
that his burden is more than he can
tote, he ought ut once to lay it down
and run for some Office, and find out
for himself why it is that things are
thusly.