Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-03-23
Philadelphian Reflections on


good old fashioned Pennsylvania
protectionist, takes, in the last
number of his american much the
same view OF the Cabinet in general
as most intelligent and self-respect-
ing Republican, do. We cite him,
however, not as an authority on the
Cabinet in general, but on Mr..
Xanamaker the Postmaster General
We believe that what he says touch
ing this particular selection ex-
presses the sentiments Of 80 per
cent. OF the respectable men of
Philadelphia, the scene Of Wanna
makers activities, both religions and
secular. They believe, with Mr..
Barker, that Wanamaker comes into
Ofice-''not upon his W merits,
not al one equipped at all points for
the direction Of the vast appointment
system of the postal service, but as
the agent Of Mr.. Quay and the
representative Of Mr.. Quay's pur-
poses"
And this NIr. Quay is the man of
whom the Philadelphia Press said in
1885, when he was talked Of for the
State Treasurship, that his nomina-
ton "would take the lid from off
the Treasury, and uncover secrets
before which the Republicans would
stand dumb"
The secrets about Quay, before
which Republicans would ''stand
dumb" are, we repat, well known
to scores of business men in Phila-
delphia. If they were not known to
; Wanamaker when he paid his cam
paign funds over 10 Quay, it would
I show that he was far too simple
minded and too remote from The
currents Of financial and politica.
gossip to be fit to conduct his owr
great store, not to speak Of the Post
. Office Department. The Philadel'
3 phia Ledger, which came to his
defence against the EUfning Post two
mhnths ago. was asked to say
a whether it thought MIR. Wanamakei
. was ignorant OF Mr.. Quay's chafacte,
when he paid him the money bu
4 that journal, which is too respectable
q either to bubble or evade for any
body, has ever since kept deaC
silence about the matter-and il
this case, as in many others, silenc,
g is eonfe ssion.
The truth is, that Mr.. Barke
y speaks the sober second thought o
all that is best in the Republican
"a party on this great scandal. Gen
4 eral Harrison has committed til.
" ir%retrievable fault Of giving
q Cabinet office to a man in return TO
a money raised for camaaign pur
poses, and not only this, but TO
Q money paid over to a politician
whose dishonesty and corruption
had already made him a byword il
his wi party. This is the frs
!, time such a thing has been done il
!. American politics even by the wors
men in our worst days. PreSiden
Hays incurred odium, which h
d never will get rid of as long as h
Is lives, by rewarding with Office th
paltry scamps who were suspected o
having dishonesty turned over t
+. him the vote of the State of louisa
ma, but the places he gave them wer
suited TO their base obscurity. Til
n elevation OF Wanamaker is the frs
ID case ON record in which a.man ha
q been invited to take a seat st til
~ Presidents council board as hi
advise r on the great national ques
tons Of war and peace, at tn
demand of a cor uptionist, in retur
). for money paid to a corruptionist
3, If we are not greatly mistaken, til
n case is aggravated by the knOwledg
Ss which President Harrison no,
possesses of the circumstances unde
]; which Wanamaker tried unsuccess
fully to raise $500, 900 In the las
'' week of the canvass in this city
circumstances which throw a food {
light on the mans real character
The mistake Of giving him a gre5
Office is, We repeat, radical and ire
trievable. 1t is one of those whic
cannot be corrected or wiped oui
1t has stamped the Administrative
= with an o%pprobrium which will gro.
worse as the years go by, and wi
y cling to President Harrison after b
leaves office.
n We say all this with SINGER
! regret, because in every attemF
President Harrison makes to purii
- the civil service of the Government