Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1888-08-31
GIYE US Il REST.

'The Democrats, when in power sell
dom or never appoint Republican to
an Office of public trust. There is no
law compelling them to do so, and tits
against their political principles to see
a Republican in office when the same
can be filled by Democrat "To the
victors belong the spoils," is their
motto. The Republicans, however, are
never happy unless they can show to
the world that they are superior to all
such party predjudice. They take
great delight in ignoring those whose
votes and influence helped them to Of
fee, and straightway proceed to hunt
up Democrat that they may appoint
him to something or other. Our Re
publican county commissioners have un-
dou btedly, the right to appoint
Democrat to superintend or oversee
the construction of the Winchester
bridge, or portions thereof, if they want
to. There Is no law to the contrary.
But just why Democrat should be
appointed is not apparent, unless it is
simply because he is Democrat. We
do not know Just what quallfca-
tiensare necessary to fill this position
as we have not investigated the subject;
but wsuld naturally conclude that
mechanic of some kind might possibly
fill the bill. Mr.. Carbon does not, we
believe, claim to be mechanic, and
we do not know of any other peculiar
fitness he may have for this position
that is not possessed by score or more
of Republicans that might have been
selected. We have no fault to find
with Mr.. Carlon, but on the contrary,
if there sis any thing in it," congratu-
late him on securing the job. 1t Is
our privilege, however, to "kick" at the
action of the Board. They were not
elected to appoint Democrats to Office
unless they have good sufficient reasons
for SO doing. Perhaps they have such
reasons, but Democrats would never
find a reason to appoint Republican. +"
The above from our esteemed con
temporary evinces case of growing
hysteria. The fact is the gentleman
now astr1de the editorial tripod of the
Plaindealer has been continually DUR
ing the last eight or ten months throw
ing out hints of mismanagement of
county affairs, etc., until we should
suppose something in the nature of
facts ought to materialize by this time.
But nothing of the kind appears. The
Democratic county board was insinua-
ted at, and the present Republican
board is mercilessly handled, and Just
what would please the upstreet editor
is hard to tell. The last Republican
county convention and the present
county board have perhaps overlooked
the ability of the gentleman in question
Mr.. Benjamin says in closing; "but
Democrats would never find reason
to appoint Republican.
Mr.. Winston was appointed Supt. of
the Winston bridge last year by a Dem
ocratic board, and Mr.. D. G. McClal-
lens superintendency of the Roseburg
bridge was endorsed by Democratic
board and he continued to the end
of the contract. Moreover, Democratic
officials have given Republicans sever
al little employments and the earth did
not stop revolving therefore Mr.. B.
himself has been the recipient of some
little Democratic patronage that we
know of, neither did we "kick, so, we
have received Republican patronage
for which we have always been CRATE
full. A little smack of ingratitude
seems to pervade the above quoted
article concerning Mr.. Carlon