The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-15

printing regarding the employment Of sol.
diers. sailors and the orphans Of soldiers
or sailors by ths government printing Of.
flee: He was asked OF the assurances made
by Mr.. Benedict to the representatives ol
the g. A. X. that the Law axen,ptins this
class o. employees from discharge had beer
kept. He said II had not been kept, but
@ TINT the reverse Of this wa: the case HI
had waited the government printing Office
quite frequently OF late in the interest %
comrades of the g. A. r., and it always
seemed to him to be the most difficult bu.
reau OF the government the g. A. X. had &c
deal with and where they could sxpsct thu
the least help.
0talne's Letter.
Whitelaw Reid. to whom Mr.. Blaine sent
his final letter OF declinatlon says:
The keen disappointment OF Republican,
at the declination oi MI. Blaine ie natural
SO strong had been the desire that his
nomination should give the nation oppor
tunity to reverse the decision OF 1884,
that in spite Of his declared wishes. al
least hall the delegates chosen to the ma,
tional convention were inclined to vote
Tor him at the outset and many more az
ter single ballot. But this natural lis.
appointment must not. and willnot, blind
Republicans to the truth which his two
letters so strongly enforced that the Re.
publican party Ia greater than any man in
its cause more potent than the personal
popularity Of any leader. The Tribune he.
lleves that Mr.. Blaine is right-that
the issue OF protection and the Re.
however popular. ANY candidate whose
position 10 sur' 'hn' lie can draw to him.
self the votes Of lhose who agree on that
broad and vital issue will be elected by a
vote so decisive that its meaning will nev.
er be questioned.
George William Curtis said he had al.
ready declared that the two opposing elc.
ments In the Chicago convention were rep
resented by Blaine and Gresham, but lie
was not prepared to say that the with
drawal oi Blaine meant the nomination OF
Gresham. +. p. Wheeler admitted that il
Gresham was nominated Mr.. Cleveland, in
case he became the Democratic nominee,
would not get the mugwump support in
its entirety.
There will be split in our ranks on
this matter" he added, ms was plainly
indicated at our meeting where q strons
feeling against Mr.. Cleveland was notice
able. Mr.. Gresham will get q large indie
pendent vote. OF that feel certain"
FROM NUMEROUS CITIES.
A Portland (Or) dispatch says that
with Blaine out OF tho way Gresham will
likely get fout out Oregon's six votes in
letter created CONSERVATION in tho ranks
oi the plumed knights followers. More
than hall the Missouri delegation who are
Tor Blaine had given out that Gresham
was their second choice. Therefore it
can be safely said now that Mis-.
souri is for Gresham. He will have over
twenty votes. and the delegation may
possibly vote as a unit for him. A San
Fruncisco special states that the letter
was received with expressions Of disap.
,xysy yddtt il tbe Gs!s. es!iisssria ' out 81
the way, says New Orleans SS Secinl. the
sixteen votes Of Louisiana may thus be
placed: Morgan. .. Gresham. 4; Sherman.
10. From Harrisburg. Pa, word comes
that with Blaine out Of the field, Senator
Sherman is the first choice OF n number
OF PennsyIvanis Republicans and will get q
good vote. Judge Gresham has also many
friends. The anti. Gresham men have been
claiming that he ia not sound on the tariff.
At Louisville Ky, they say Blaine's letter
has some what changed the aspect OF a.
fairs there. Sherman now has the first
call. but Gresham has gained more by
Blaine's retirement than Sherman. Gres-
ham has a large follow ing in Louisville.
but Sherman will probably have ma.
iority. OF the delegates.
A 6oathlng indictment.
From the New York Independent Und).
II 10 now quite evident that the candi
date OF the Democratic party in the com.
ing campaign is to he Grover Cleveland.
tion to be made by that party. We are
inclined to think that the man and the
party are exactly suited to each other.
As to the man. he stands at present on
a level with his party. When he was nom.
mated and elected he was hailed as great
political reforiner. who would lift his
party to high position and give the
country an improved system OF public
service. What has he done to fulfill his
own pledges and the expectations OF his
original Mugwump sponsors9
ernment should be conducted on sound
business principles. Men were to he re.
tanned in office for competency, experience
and faithfulness. regardless OF partisan ei.
ficiency. This pledge has been constant.
IL, conspicuously and recklessly violated.
He gave his solemn pledge that fitness
and not partisan efficiency would be the
condition Of appointments to office. Thil
pledge has been trampled upon in a count
less mum Der oil cases.
He declared that public office Is a pub
lie trust" What meaning has this dec
laration in the light OF his admistration.
must not become perniciously active il
politics. Within a lew months thereafter
he suspended and restored District Attor
ney Benton, OF Missouri. for taking tn,
stump. while District Attorney Stone. O
Pennsylvania, was suspended and remov
ed for doing precisely the same thing in
far less pronounced way. Benton was
Democrat, Stone Republican. The rul
as thus modified would seem to apply I,
Republicans only.
He said public employees have the rleh
shall he recognized instead OF party sui
ssrvisncy. or the surrender OF honest pc
litical belief" Out OF over SO, 900 Office
about 43. 900 were filled with Democrat
in the frat two years Of the Administers
ton. Thousands Of competent and faith
full employees now know. to their SORROW
that merit and competency are seldom
il ever, found outside the Democrati
party. He "a simply fallen back into tn
arms OF his party. than which, before hi
election. he was said to be SO much better
His pledges were magnificent his pei
formances disgra ceful.
His scheme oi service was fine; its fu
6llment farce.
He sets out to lift the Democratic part,
be ends by letting down the Government
He began as conspicuous reiormer;
10 ending as conspicuous failure.
What are his claims on the suffrage
the country? Not reform, not good al
pointments. not patriotic unpartisanshiI
He has treated the country to a free trnt
message practically advocating tari
10. revenue only" without proper ross,
to the principle Of protection; he hf
made glad ali England by giving the la,
rels to Canada on the fisheries treaty !
has lowered the tone OF the Indian scrvi
1 and interfered unwarrantahly with reli
! ious matters in the mission schools amor
the lndians-with which matters il 10 sin
ply impertinent for him to Ineddls; lie he
allowed, and we believe now allows an
firmly intends to allow, political circular
to issue from the government department,
in Washington. Such are his passports
the confidence Of the people. We do nt
believe the people now want man Il
president who IL not great deal bett'
than Grover Cleveland.
Still another thing. President Gevelan
has prac tically and dishonorably eaten h
| own utterancss given at his inauguration
What did he mean by these words? ID
he really and honestly mean what he said
What Democrat eau read his declatatio
and condemn James G. Blaine II he shoul
finally allow his name-after twice {
thrice declininR-to represented TO the NJ
tional Republican Convention? Wht
could hs say about these words in a se
ond letter, IL nominated? What will Il
country say about tho sincerity Of this u
terance IL his name appears In anoth'
campaign? 1t will say: We DO NOT Wan
| a SECOND TERM OF sUca MAN A. GROVE