The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

ton and wrath and war-cloud and blood
on the moon at "Coniederit Y Roads,
and the cause Of 1t is the resppOiptmsnt
Of Mrs, Virginia Thompson to the post
Office at Louisville,
Mrs. Thompson is q daughter Of Alex
ander Campbell, founder OF the religious
sect called by themselves Christians, and
sometimes by the u"nregsnerated, Scamp
bellitss"-a rather numerous body of re.
ligionaEies In Kentucky, West Virginia,
and Ohio. Among its most distinguished
disciples in Ohio was James A, Garfield,
But its founder was without doubt the
moat learned, able, and jealous apos
tie, he also founded, and contin.
ped 10 the epoch Of his death to
serve as president OF Bethany college,
In West Virginia an educational establish.
ment OF much note when he was at it's
head, He vas in many respects q re-
markable character, and Il Is an inference
that his daughter, whose retention in the
Louisville postotiCe has filed the domin-
ion OF Kentucky Bourbon with what may
be- likeued to q tremendous tempest in q
demijohn, has inherited some share oi his
high faculties. She was appointed ad.
mlniatTator Of that office In the reign OF
Hayes; upon the expiration OF her COM
mission was again appointed by Pres
ident Arthur; and now, against the
combined opposition Of Nasty, Bascom,
POgram and the whole gang OF hun.
cry and thirsty p~atriotsat the o, Y Roads,
has received a third appointment from
President Cleveland, During q period OF
eight yeaTa her administration otthe office
has been capable, efficient and honest, She
hastulhlled,thesO.Calle JeflersOnianrule.-
which Jefferson talked Of applying, but did
not apply. She has fulfilled also, the Cleye.
land rule of being a fa~ithlulnnd decent
public servant, She has not been an OF.
tensiv0 partisan, She has not used the
postotiCe for partisan purposes, She has
not been ian interruptions manipulation
OF local party management" She has not
levied voluntary contributions" upon the
postofiiGe employee for the purpose Of cor.
ruptly influencing elections, nor required
them to act as strikers, convention pack
era, and eleCtioneering bummers for any
aspiring party statesman. She has not
been O zine worker" for any election.
machine bosses, and has not even voted
tho Irregular ticket" at any election. Thepe
are the highest testimonials OF a worthy,
honorable, and excellent public servant
But those also are the awful sins against
the party on account Of which the per.
sonRl patriots Of the o. y. Roads per.
emptorily demanded her retirement from
the public service,
The O.. y. Roads patriots demanded the
Office for q "fat hful party worker Nolpss
than thirty candidates Of that description
CALAMITY took the field against Mrs.
Thompson. Nasty and the whole com.
pany OF patriots that manage the welfare
Of the country in BasCom's grocery were
among them. The style OF their warfare
the lady was according to the
usual method Of the O. Y, Roads, as may
be inferred from the statement that one OF
the noble party workers brought some
allegations against the integrity Of her as
cal administration. That Cowardly and
proceeding secured her re.
appointment.
But this righteous act has marked for
the Nasbian club the line where patience
ceases to be a democratic virtue. Tho lion
In tho back room OF BasCOm'g grocery ia
aroused. The iron has entered bis soul
as 1t were. A vicious light In his eye and
a significant movement Of his tail give
warning that his blood 10 up. As a pre-
liminary Step the local party organ has
given notice Of Q degree Of excommunica.
ton against Representative Willis, who
favored the reappointment Of Mrs. Thompr
SON. disregarding the "Claims" Of the
thirty faithful party workers OF the Mas
bian club. important party interests are
inyolyedl" screamed the organ.blower.
"Mr. Willis you'd sacrifice the party to
personal purposesl The President should
at onpe rescue the party from PERIL"
AlSsl the President did not listen to tile
piteous cry OF the patriots AT O. x Roads.
80, therefore the NMblanS are going to
make things lively. They held an 'in'
.dignation meeting" Saturday night, and no
doubt stimulated their indignation with
copious incentives supplied by BaaCom.
Undoubtedly, the thirty faithful party
workers that expected TO get the post
office we're present. Probably the patriot
that turns the crank Of the party organ
was on hand. OF course, the Indignant
company OF incorrigible spoilsnen 70
solved In the strongest Kentucky En-
glish, that Mrs. Thompson Ia no Demo-
Crat; that she has never voted a Demo.
Graf ticket in her l!fei that she has never
'rRllied the boys" nor CanvaRsed the
grog.shops, nor loafod around the poll.
ing books election days; Observation-Disclosures
unpardonablel-she has discharged the
office OF postmaster "under two Repub.
liCan administrations" and that the PreBi.
dent who has refused to retire such o
person from the public service in favor Of
q faithful party worker Is a traitor that
ought to be taken out and shot in the
Kentucky fashion.
The Times is not at all sorry that its
sympathetic nature does not flow out TO
comfort those Nasbian patriots In their
distress. Looking ct the matter from It's
independent standpoint, the President has
done the most praiseworthy act tlgt 1t vaa
In his power to do. He has appointed q
postmaster whose fitness has been tested
and approved by eight years experience;
who Is not q party worker, nor an oiIen-
sivo partisan, nor an ELECTROMAGNETIC
manipulation, nor q professional politician,
nor even a voter. It Is n OF the most
%Commendable appointments that he has
made. It Is an appointment for which all
respectable citizens will praise him, and II
he would make like appointments to most
Of the so.Called Presidential poStollCes,
and cause the like to be made to all Those
Of q lower grade, the country would
praise him the more. Probably there
are not moro than twenty postoalCes
In the whole republic that could not
be administered by women as Capably,
efficiently and satisfactorily 10 all but the
NRsbian style OF patriots as they ever have
been administered by men. The appoint.
ment OF capable women 70 administer
them would furnish a better guarantee
than any civil service rules that they
would not be administered as official az.
tAChmentb TO a party election machine,
nor as instrumentalities to promote the
glory Of local denagogues by manipulate
Ing party management and c%ottupting
electors. The civil lht would contain
fewer political dead.bsats. There would