The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-08
KOBE CLEVELAND ENTERFER
ENCES.

It has been called to the attention of
the Federal Administration that U.
S. District Attorney for Wisconsin has
been nominated for Congress and a U
S. District A4sorney for Chic has been
nominated for Court Of Appeals Judge,
and as theee nominations bring tn
gentlemeniEto active politics, the mat
ter Is a naost serious enc for the gov
erRment. L Cabinet meeting has been
helG, and the proprietg q allowing the
candid2tes3for Office 10 retain their FED
eral commissions been discussed and
unanimously deeidedr.i2 the negative
The Presidents order warning office
holdefs against political workof any kind
was read, and as being the nominee o,
a merry fc- Office IS not consistent
with absolute non craftsmanship, it was
ordered that the geRtleEEen must GO. =.
The .uaen and the newspapers that
feeI that they must stand by the P5esi-
deat in ~aIl he does because he vas
electedby the Democrats, must despise
themselves when they defend such IN
warranted action .as that noted
above; they must feel that they are
subordioating tEeir own saaao
hood and beIyaag their ewa
principles and belief when they say the
President has the right to deprive any
uan-efthe exercise eff he privilege as =
Relltcal partisan. 80hat can the usL
ambitious for public Office think OF him
eelf.if he submits Che Presidents im-
gerious.o-der2 Nat can other meG
think of the man VIC submits? There
are some craveas in the country Whe
for. the sake Of of6ee- viii humble them
selves bsfore the Resident, will pro
claim themselves eowaS2s and yield
shst.whieh the american citizen prizes
neutrality-suspicious. of political belief
and actiOn-and accept the humiliating
teams imposed up02 them; but they
must hate themselves for their mani
fest cowa-dice, and know that others
despise them because @fShelT weakness.
M. Cleveland has no more right to
deny to an American citizen, whether
Grnet that citizen holds a Federal COM
mission, tie privilege OF .Ie5oring for
the-estabIishment of his political prin-
eiples, thar he has to say that man
shall foregG buckWaeat cakes for break
fast, or wea- Prince Albert instead of
q cutaWay. The President has the
right Gnd it's his duty to demand that
the Federal. officer negleets .us part of
his off ial duties, and there the Presi-
dents eight in the premises Ye2ds. To
assume OF. exercise more is to say that
the individual loses some of.the highest
priced rights and ceases 10 be a fall
citizen the RnomenG he accepts2 Fed
eraI Office and stands up to the public
criG for his pIoYender. If Mr.. .Oeve-
lands IDEAS were to prevail the Federal
service would g1sYitate to the weak and
timid. tie offices being held by the po-
liticsI eOxards RRd nipcompoopS- The
Independent, aggressive, progressive
men viii not subordinate themselves
and become political slaves for the sake
of carrying Federal commissions and
feeding at the public msnger. The de-
sire in tie average American to hold
Federal Office is great, but ne do not
believe that it is SO overpowering as to
smother the political independence OF
any true man. The weak and hungry
will knucble down, .apt the men worthy
Of elective Office viii tell Mr.. Cleveland
that they cannot accept or hold posi-
tions on the hun liliating terms imposed.
is to be hoped that the Wisconsin
and Ohio District Attorneys will go into
the campaign with all their hearts, and
if their commissions are taken from
them the people will be raore apt to e ect
them as being men worthy to hold
Office.
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THE EIGHT HOUR FALLACY.