The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-03-10
WON'T FACE THE CHARGES.
The Administration stabbing Onicials In
the Back and Refusing to Explain.

The Administration stabbIng OHlcials In
the Back and Refusing to Explain.
The ground upon which Republican
Senators demand the papers effecting
the removal of Republican officials
should be distinctly borne in mind. 1t
is not a denial of the power of the
President TO remove, nor of his right.
Mr.. Cleveland has said that officehold-
ers would not be removed before the
expiration of their terms for merely
political reasons Had he not said this,
Senators would have yielded without
question to the application of the spoils
principle. But, having said this, all
such premature removals carry with
them the inevitable inference of the
discovery of something wrong. There
must be dishonesty or inefficiency.
There would seem to be no escape from
this conclusions.
In many cases the men SO removed,
who know that no well-grounded
charge can be brought against them,
are anxious to have the imputations
upon their good name cleared up.
Many others are curious to ascertain
what were the secret ISLANDERS that pre-
vailed at Washington to secure their
dismissal, and who the authors of those
] calumuies are. This much. it is felt, Is
due honest and faithful public servants.
Butitis gradually coming to be seen that
there are many of these secret charges
that will not bear scrutiny. Theirau-
thors never intended they should be-
come public and are ashamed and
afraid to face them. They are, there
fore, busy and interested in maintain
ing the rights of the President in
tact. They can be relied on to rally to
a man in the defense of his preroga-
tives, and to soundly condemn those
who would strip him of the powers
with which the constitution clothes him.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the
most INSCRIPTIONS Democratic organs
in the country, gives this bit Of secret
history in letter to that paper, which
vividly illustrates the disgraceful
methods that have been resorted TO in
order to obtain office:
nal revenue of the State OF West Virginia.
The Senators for that State. the members OF
Congress and. the commissioner OF Internal
revenue, citizen OF the State, all united In
an effort to induce the Pres dent 20 remove
him and appoint John 7. McGraw, the incum-
bent Mr.. Cleveland would not move peg
unless charges were filed against Mccormick.
The Senators and those who sought McC0r
mick's removal were loath to place on file
charges affecting his character Tho Pres
dent however, was obdurate, and otherwise
would not move, so charges of some Kind
were made Mr.. Laird. formerly a chief clerk
in Mr.. McCormIck's Office. was telegraphed
for He was taken TO the Office OF the com.
missioner OF internal revenue, and, IN run
} ming conversation with the commissioners, he
did state some things rejecting on Mr.. McCor.
Inicks ineiiiciency. This conversation was
taken down BY n stenographer, unknown 10
Mr.. Laird. II was indorsed BY the Democratic
Senators, and upon this showing the President
, removed Mccormick and appointed McGraw.
I IL Is now alleged that these charges. of which
"a three copies were made, have been taken from
the illes OF the Treasury Department The
Senate will call for the papers and II they are
= not forthcoming Mr.. McGraw Will be rejected
Now who can blame the Republican
Senators, il these facts are true, for de.
manding that the men who would thus
stab an honest, faithful official in tn,
back, should be dragged out into the
10 light where decent people can get ;
10 look at themP And who can blam'
N these secret assassins, on the othe
o hand, for desiringto skulk in the dark
d ness as they have been doingP Thi,
,e same correspondent-mar it, Demo
n crat, not a Republican-goes on to sa!
: that not less than ten Democratic Sen
= ators have been busy during the pas
/ few months filing charges indiscrimin
. ately against Republican ofliceholders
= y affecting both their public and private
! u character Their only pretense of JUST
fication Is that some Of their constitu
!, ents in each case made these accusa
tions, and that they indorsed them ovei
! to the departments on their faith in the
word Of these men. They admit tina
> they know nothing personally as to the
. pretended facts which they thus affirm
Compare such gilt-edged sneaks with
!. the men who boldly indorse a Stat'
y prison bird like Barney Conroy, OF In
4 dianapolis, as "a Woodworking, honest
man." These latter are bad enough Ger.
tainly, but they are decenter type Of the
! average democratic politician than the
men who smirches another's character
. In secret, and then hold up their hands
: in holy horror at the invasion of the
: Presidents rights when their own das
tardly lies are in danger of rising to
: the surface. The first are simply com.
I; mon liars; the last are not only liar:
= but cowardly slanderers as WELL
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