The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-12

The Administration >sabbing OMciala 81
the Rack aud Refusing tn ExclaiN.

rhe administrator >sabbinS OMciala In
the Hack and Refusing {" Explain.
The ground upoa which Republican
Senator's demand the papers eiTecting
the removal of Republican, officials
should b. distinctly borne in mind. II
is not 4 denial of the power of the
President TO remove not of his right.
Mr. Cleveland has said that ofiicehold.
crs would not be rcmoccd before the
expiration Of their terms for merely
politicalscasons. Has he not said this.
Senator would have yielded without q
qucStio'i 10 the application of the spoils
principle. But, haE u said this. all
each premature removals carry with
them ihc inevitable inference of the
sii-cn.cry OF som o'hing wrong. There
mus. bc dishonesty or ine0iciencv.
The would 10 be no escape FROM
this conclusion.
la many cases the men SO removed,
who know trit NJ weii-grounded
char" can br brought against them,
are anNl"u> ~ have the imputatiOns
anon their good name cleared up.
Many Others are curious To- ascertain
what were fhc secret ISLANDERS that pre-
vailed III y ashin2ton 10 secure their
dismissal and who the auihurS Of those
c~alunuics 49,. This mach. tits felt. il
dis" honest and faithful publicservants.
BATHS gTHlua.lycomingtobc seen that
;nrrc ar@ mans If these secret charges
that wa rot bear scrutiny. Their au-
thor never intended they should be-
$500. ..r. =. 49,. -. -
afraid =" face them. They are, there
for, a'i~, and int rested in maintain
ing 4nr rights of the President" in
Tao. IEry can be relied on to rally 10
man IA the defense of his prcro9a-
TIVE, and to Souudly condemn those
who would strip him of the powers
with winch the constitution clothes him.
In" " ~a,hington correspondent al
the Cincinnati EEYH6rer, n Of the
most In-.rupulous Democratic ORGANS
ia Ia" country. gives this bit Of secret
history in q letter Ia that paper. which
windy illustrates the ~disgraccful
methods that havc been re3orted 10 IN
order 10 obtain office:
Mr. Ec' nrtnick was The collector nf fnicr
rHl roy, nue. 90 the State uf West Nirgiuia
Tn" senators for that STATE. the members Of
tpngT"-- an the cnmm.s Toner Of internal
r"N,la". IA citizen at the Stap, ali united 10
.n .!,orr 10 induce the Pres dent to rrmov,
hIn 8nI 49, - AT John +. Nctsraw, the incum
bent Mr. Cleveland would not move "A p"g
un,'"~- char""> were iilcd against Mccormick
T." senators aud those who sought MCIor
m-"k = removal were loath Ia place on tl'
charges affecting ES character. The prc-i
d mt. however. WAS ohduratc. ard oiherw -
~"tid at move, 80 chiIgcS OF some kind
w'-rs' made Mr. LAIRD. formerly a chef c.erl
in Mr. Nee ormic<s Office, WIS tc.rgraui'd
for. lie wa~ taken Ia the Office al the com
nr .rfnHH q 1T torn n IA- m Ha ntl 4s n 81 N
Hug conversation with the cpinmi--i Toner. Ia,
did STAT" ~oIn" things rejecting on Mr. Meteor
mIch's in"iiici"ncy. Tbs -sIlpa Wa
IA "a Il wn 10 II sicnogrtIhcr, unknown Il
Hr. Lar! II was Endorsed by tire Democratic
S'ua- or. and upon Tins showing the President
removed N.tormick aud appointed hc';rdw
"a D. Now alicl"d that these charges, al wI!cl
fnrt-' copies were ma &C., hay" tson tai ca frpT
IA Tiles a. ih" Ir'a-ur' Department The
Senate Nil cali Tor the pHi'c:-. ana Il They arr
not iufthcnin.ng MIR Mcdraw VIII hc rejected
Now who can blame tine Republican
Senators, if these facts are trIr. for de-
mandine that the men who would thus
stab an honest, faithful official IN the
back. should br dragged out into the
li-lt where decent people can get Il
look nj them? And who can blame
~. these secret aSSasSinS. Oh the other
I" hand. for dcsiringto skulh in the dark
I ness aS they have been doing? This
same c"rrcSpondcnt-mark it, a Demo-
crat. not "A Republican goes ON To say
that no, less than ten Democratic SEN
n ntor, have been busy during the past
few months filing charges indi>crimin-
atcly against Republican oilireholders.
affecting both their public and private
character. Their only pretcnsc of JUST
i~ication i that some of their constitu,
cntS in each ease made these accusa.
ti"ns. and that they Endorsed them over
So the departments on their faith i'm The
word of these men. They admit thai
they know nothing personally rs To th,
pretended facts which they thus affirm.
Compare such gilt-cdged sneaks witt
the men who boldly indorse a Stat,
prison bird like Barney Conroy. of In
dianapoiis. as "a Woodworking. honest
man These latter are bad enough Ger
~ iainly. bu; they are adcccntcrtypc of the
NNera@c democratic politician than the
NAcn who smirchcs another charactrl
III secret. and then hold up their hand,
in itNvAhorror AT the invasion of In,
PresiINQt's rights when their own das
tardly - are in danger of ri>in" 10
the surfaA The first are simply com,
mon liars: N1e last are not only liar,
but eowardsN kl1Xdersrs As we'll