Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-02-04
THE CASE OF CHARLES W. IRISH.

THE CASE OF CHARLES W. IRISH.
In National Convention both Of the
great political parties were committed to
the doctrine that the residents Of the sew
eral Territories should hold the Federal
Offices pertaining to the same. In some
sort Of degree President Cleveland has
observed this pledge Of his party. No
one ever dreamed that an attempt would
be made to Goat in q carpet-bagger on 9
sovereign State. But il has been seri.
ously attempted in Nevada. The Interior
Department under Lamar was more cul-
pablo than any other branch Of the Gov.
eminent. Lamar's knee was especially
supple in the presence of the railroad
W he evidently knew his friends.
IL was railroad Senators, Stewart and
Stanford, later on confirmed him to the
Supreme bench. All things may not 20
together, but ~corroborating circumstan.
ces are sometimes strong enough to give
rise to grave suspicious. Charles w.
Irish, of Iowa, was recommended to the
President by Lamar. and by the Presi.
dent nominated for United States Sur.
veyor General Of Nevada. 1t was q gross
departure from both the sense and spirit
Of the plank in the Democratic National
platform. The Senate promptly and
righteously rejected the nomination OF
Mr.. Irish. Just here the President be.
gan to NANTES. ar interest in the case.
He as promptly r~enominated Mr.. Irish,
Of Iowa, TO the most lucrative and i'm.
p~ortant Federal office in Nevada. The
Senate having adjourned Mr.. Irish was
thus given possession Of the office for the
succeeding year. OF course no one can
question the Presidents constitutional
power to take a man for the public ser.
vice from any part Of the United States.
He is given by the constitution the ap.
pointing power, and he cannot be re-
stricted to particular territorial areas to
choose from. As we'll say he must APP
point all blue-eyed, or all red.headed
men. We are not discussing bis power.
That is conceded. 1t is the decency of
the thing in view Of presidents and the
universal sentiment Of the public, Of all
parties, on the subject. We say most
unhesitatingly that it is indecent in the
Administration to fill the few Federal
offices in Nevada with persons, whatever
the reasons. imported from other States.
1t is grossly outrageous from local Dem
ocratic view. Opposition to carpet.bag.
gers and carpet. bagism have been card.
inal principles of our faith here for twenty
years. In our local contests we have
fought our battles on this ground. The
President could not stab his party more
fatally in Nevada than by joining in the
effort to fill our offices with non.residents
OF the State. II he cares nothing for
Nevada, he should at least have some
little consideration for men here who are
as true and as ~steadfast in the Demo.
cratic faith as he or any of those whom
he has called around him as counselors
and advisers. The attitude Of the Chief
Executive on silver, the d~ismantling Of
our Carson mint, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
our revenue district. the remorseless cut
ting of our mail service, and last and
greater than them all, the importation Of
carpet.baggers to fill our offices, has re.
duced the party in Nevada to such a
pitiable condition that q Democrat can
hardly hold his head up and look q man
squarely in the face. We do not know
that we can mend matters by grumbling
at these things, but we do know that we
can preserve our independence and man.
hood by recording u most solemn pro-
test against their contamination. We
are against all things that are inimical to
Nevada, whether done by Democrats or
Republicans. The importation Of Charles
w. Irish, of Iowa, is one of the heaviest
weights that has been laid upon the DEM
ocratic back in Nevada. We protested
vigorously in the beginning and we still
protest. We have nothing against Mr..
Irish personally; we hardly know him;
he may be a most excellent gentleman
for aught we know, and we hear that he
is. but he is not now, eud never was a
citizen of Nevada, exceps for the pur.
poses Of office, which the President seems
determined he shall occupy. Even his
chief clerk, we are told. like himself, is
an Eastern importation. Men who should
know also charge openly that neither
Mr.. Irish nor his clerk know anything
about the duties devolving upon them.
We know nothing personally Of the truth
of these allegations. but they are made
by several reputable surveyors in The
State.
We had hoped to see Mr.. Irish's nom.
ination rejected a second time by the
Senate, but his case has lately assumed a
new phase. Early in January the Presi.
dent withdrew the nomination of Charles
w. Irish "of Iowa" and a few days
later sent in the name Of Charles w. Irish
"of Nevada" This is simply thimble.
rigging in politics. MIR. Irish's enforced
residence here does not make him a citi-
zen Of Nevada in the sense contemplated
by the resolution of the National Con-
v%ention. He has never performed a single
function of citizenship, not even to the
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