Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-26
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1rennnehses sSasotioo Of his friend
~ ~ postmaster oe Philadelphia
ne ~ fres denunciation OF the Repub.
- po1ltioIans OF the town, who place
kolf oh1eotica upon the ground that
IN ~ : member OF the Committee OF
- Hundred. This was . committee
n Republican buslness men that sue
fully undertook to reform the Repub.
I(ooa machine; which it effected by de-
r1ing IL nominations with the cid OF
- DemOsrxts. Having cleaned up, meas.
@1nhly. the methods Of this city admin
|Z1Ra&icn, it dissolved and permitted the
1noshtne leaders to again run the party.
Mayer Filter IL the result Of the new
51hponsation they effected; but mayor
Hi1aer b hotly opposed TO Fieldsfor post
S1naster. He objects that he is not enough
paxtiMn. Probably he remembers
}1IaA When he ran for mayor, Field was
6ugeested a. his opponent; and this In
oaines his mind 70 the belief that FIELDS
0opublIcan partIsanshipi ID Of . low order.
Tho oity's other Republican bosses
ayree with rhe mayor that Field would
not do Tor postmaster, though they do not
( ogrse q TO who would. They are fervid
a0ainst Field unanimously; which Is Ger.
tainly IN odd thing when their own unan.
imously chosen postmaster general has
selected him. Mr.. Wanamaker was
picked out - the best representative OF
psunsylvania and the best beloved Re-
publican Of Philadelphia, to represent the
party in the cabinet; and his
money contributions, We have often
been assured, had nothing whatever to
DO with his elevation. Senator Quay
named him to Harrison, one day at 10.
dianapolis, and painted his perfection
while suffering from q splitting head
y achs. And how strange It is that there
ahould be such Republican unanimity
now In deciding that Postmaster General
Wananaker does not represent his party
(. In Philadelphia
All the leaders protest to the presi
!, dent and ask him to overrule his selection
I e The postmaster for his own town, and
the senators OF Pennsylvania join will
tAem. It IL stated ~ . terrible indict
y Dent against Wanamnker that he did no.
4 eonsult the senators before asking Fielt
- b postmaster just as though {
\ senator has . right to be always con
suited as to the nominations to Office II
4 his STATE, before they are made.
Uocn the face OF the proposition,
would seem that orderly government
would bring the senator to the consider
4 asion OF the nomination only after 1t ha
been made, since that Is the tim
that Is fixed by the constitution
for consultation with him. The presI
4 dent appoints 'by and with the advic
J Of tho Senate" and this Is supposed h
4 indicate nrst his nomination and mex
J, ~ approval, - the proper mode Of pro
cedure. Butt seems, to practically b
& rad - directing that the appointment
shall be named to the president "by
i the senator OF the state In which
lies and shall then be made "wlth
the consent OF the body Of the Senate
& Thh y not happy rendering Of the Law
a md. d.does not have happy results In prac
tice. Il makes the Senate the appointin
and approving power and the presiden
lts servant.
WhetherH Harrison is disposed TO play TIL
rolswemay Judge from the outcome OF th
nomination OF Field, asked for by th
s postmaster general, opposed by th
Republican senators and approved by tn
people. II is case of the people and tn
postmaster general against the politician
with Harrison as arbiter and the deci
sion will be pregnant with illustratio
\ OF the policy OF his administration.
viii show whether he designs it to
run for the benefit OF the country or {
IT. politicians.