Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-10
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WEDYTsDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1886.
rURN OUT THE REPUBLICANsI

TURN OUT THE REPUBLICANs!
The New York Sun asks the following
very pertinent questions: What do the
Republican Senators expect to make for
the Republican party by the performance
which they are taking part in.with so
much spirit? Their demonstration may
be supposed to give them JOY, and cannes
fail to amuse the rest of the country.
But what profit can there be in it? They
arc not engaged in "vindicating the
dignity of the Senate, for the Democratic
members of that body are not aware
that its dignity is brought in question.
They cannot expect to be successful IN
their attempt to dictate to the Executive,
for they have not even the whole oil
their W party in that attempt, and
they run considerable danger of ridicule
il they should fail. Why should they
concern themselves about what the Presi.
dent has done in his discretion? They
cannot put back the men whom he has
put out, for whatever reason, and In
their anxiety to "expose him they are
much more likely to expose themselves.
The only reason which we have seen
given for their unreasonable conduct is
their desire to have Mr.. Cleveland speak
up and say that he has suspended certain
Republican officials against whom no
charges have been made, and has ap-
pointed Democrats in their stead. Surely,
this would be a case Of great cry and
mighty little wool, provided the Repub-
lican Senators could get the wool. Every
body knows that the President has re-
moved Republican officials of high char.
acter and put Democrats in their places.
That is his his right. That is what he
was elected to do, and the main COM
plant against him from his party's point
OF view is that he has not done enough
of it. But say the Republicans reprosch-
fully, it is not in accordance with his
letter to the Civil Service reform people
to turn officials out of office simply be-
cause their political opinions are opposed
to his. Perhaps not, but the President
is to be judged by his official acts and
messages. not by communications made
by him as a private person.
II, however, tho President would ad.
init that, in making removals and APP
pointments, he had been'guided by con.
siderations which have influenced the
Executive ever since government by par.
ties was fairly established in the country,
what good would it do the Republicans :?
Do they imagine that Civil Service re.
form has already been extended to cover
Republican officials who are without the
protection of its rules! Do they think
that If the President were shown to be
inconsistent in some Of his private utter.
ances and his public acts with reference
to keeping Republicans in Office, it would
do the Republican party any good! 1t
10 avs PASoOhs ouSpSSeOa eune hioJoA |
ity of the voters will think less of the
President for having got rid of Republi-
can oficeholders. And is it necessary to
make the President admit that he has
been inconsistent in his theory and
practice to give the Republican leaders
the right to proclaim as an encourage.
ment to their followers in 1855 that
Republican success means that all the
Democratic officeholders shall be put out
at once ?
We trust that hereafter the Presi.
dents course with reference to appoint.
ments may give the Republicans all the
light they pretend to need on this SUBJ
lect. Turn out the Democrats! is sure
to be the only effective rallying cry of
the Republicans. Turn out the Republi.
cans! Should be the motto of the Ad.
ministration.