Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-02
The Republican Policy.

Now that the Senate majority has de-
clared, 10y the adoption Of the Edmunds
resolutions, its views of the relations be-
tween the executive and legislative branch
es of the Government in respect to nomi-
nations, there will be numerous and inter
tons thai have been hua. up to await the
end Of The debate Will be reported Tor &C
ton, and nearly all Of them will be con-
irmed. The thiri rcso u,ioa of he Ell
mun,.s series is Interpreted t. mean that
nominations sh Ill b2 rejected only when
the cause Of suspension is deemed necos
sary for the Intelligent action of the Sen
ate. In other words, when it is known
that an Official has be8n suspended upon
charges affecting his official or personal
character, the Senate will reject the nomi-
nation Of his successor IN css the nature
If the charges is made known and he ha,
IN opportunity to vindicate himself If
any Senator shall state upon know ledge
that there were no such charges against
a suspended official, the papers will not be
deemed necessary" and tie successor will
re co2firmed
1t seems to be conceded that only few
removals have been made tor other cause
t,an offensive partisanship. The number
which have BEEN removed for oilicial iu-
capacity will, it is slii, number less than
zen per cent of HE & i3 removals that have
been made. Therstere. it seems prooible
shat the result Of the hostile position as
sumed by ths Republican m ajority will
merely be the rejection of about ten per
cent of the nominations n ada 10y the Pres
ident to fl vacancies caused by removal.
The refusal to confirm he presen' incun-
oents, appointed ,y tne p es3dsnt, wi
not effect the reinstatement Of tuelr Il =
publican predecessors, VINO We're removed;
but will mere deyolve upon rs PreSj-
dent the appointment Of new D.mpcr- ic
officials to succeed his irst .ppo,otres.
A very strong pressure will pr.b .bly c
brought to bear upo> 81. Preslden by t g
friends OF the officials who hold in the
place of persons removed for csusr other
than parts tnsaip, t, m Ak. some csGccs-
sion to th7 Scua'e whereby the lnf'rma-
ton winch the mtiD-ity pretend To lie
m md rs condition precedent II their
action in confirming tls limitations OF
| successors, may be fIrais 3ci tn them. Il
las been intinstsd Is some quarters trt5
| he Presidsnt Will receie - some slight
xtent in respect To that class VI nouIn \
| lIo.s from Ihe posi- ion he has taken. 81
is to give the Senate the valid reasons upon
which he acted. Thoash this does not
seem probable. The case Of DuskiD, over
whom the dispute with the Senate arose.
presented, it is said, one of III. stron COST
c.ses of otiicia iAcapacity and moral ob-
iQuity to he found among AIRY OF these
| axes, and the opinion has been expressed
that Mr. Eimunds selected mat case es-
Deeially for that reason, believing that the
President wou i be tempted II justify
his action in such 4 strong case even by
the surrender Of his executive pC,roea-
i've. Bat the President declined to do so
and it is not now probable that he W Il
recede in any degree from the position 10
has taken.
Some Democrats, Who ID no. sympa-
thize with the President in his civil ser
wee principles, sag that lie his brous ht
ali this trouble upon himself 10y the re-
strictions he has placed upon his execu-
i've powers in the unnecessary pledges he
has made hat he would make no rc-noy-
ais e%cep' for offensive partissuship or
pthar cause. Bat Mr. Cleveland seems 10
let things 90 along az they ara aud while
preserving his executive prerog4tives ua-
impaired, let the Poop. judge Of lie air
certify with which be adhcEes to his civil
service pledges and leave he Republican
Senators to take what comfort thsy CT
by refusing 70 confirm his appointees.
The determine ion OF tie Republicans
to confirm whenever Democratic Sena-
tor will undertake TO say that the removal
was made for offensive paltislnship a.
mounts TO practical back down on heir
part and caves Ii tie fruit left to them for
their lahorious contest over their resolu-
tions. They perceive doubtless, thai the
country is against them in this contest
and that they have failed utterly to make
any poll zeal CAPT al out OF this last little
corp De etat OF Mr. Edmundss.