The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-02
THEGoLDLY SHACKLES or OFFICE

THEGOLDEN SHiCKLES or OFFICE
Some industrious editor The Chicago
1imn supposcs him 10 be diappointed |
one--has been comparing the points In |
difference between President llarrison's
Partially for editors and his grandfather,
President W. II. Harrison's opposition to
lettering the press by comforting Office
upon editors. For instance, the President |
has appointed whiiclaw Reid, editor Nclo |
Iort Tribune, to the mission to France;
Allen Thorndike Rice, editor North AB,-ri-
om Rcricr, TO the mission 10 Russia; Mum,
1ials,cad, editor Cincinnati Commercial Ga.
sdis. 10 the mission TO Germany; J. $.
Clarkson, editor Ioca Slaie Rgisler, 10 DO
First Assistant Poslmastcr-G John
Hicks, editor O,htoA Aofhuatern, TO the
mission to Peru; John g. New, editor IN
dianapolis Journal, TO be- Consul-Gcncml at
london; Ellis II. Roberts, editor ttol
Horuld, TO be- Assistant United States Treas.
urcr ut New York. Besides these, three
other New York editors are now added TO
the lis, Of those who are In search OF office.
Prof Charles T. Fitch, Of Ths Ro-losi,r
D,a,ocrui aud CbnoHielr, aspircs 10 be made
n Collector Of Internal Revenue. Col W.
J. Morgan, Of The BuBdio Commercial a..
usrfia,r hopes TO be made Collector Of the
Port Of Buffalo. and the Hon. John NJ.
Francis, Of Tho Troy Tmo, The NeW lork
Euming Pot Gays, was 80 eager to gct
almost any Kind Of an office that he went
TO Washington to push bis claims upon
the President so much for the President
and some Of the leading Republican cd.
iiora Ills grandfather felt differently, and
expressed himself 10 that effect In one Of
his State papers lie said.
1hcfv & mo- Part oi the means placed In ~,
hands ~ thc executive which might hc used with
rrtatrr enect Coz unhailowci purposes than M
cpuifnl II iho public PICS, The maxim which
ouf aucr1iou derived from The mother country
That 'tho irr,iom Of the pras q tbo great bul
most pfrr.uus lcrncIrs which they have let us
We have learned. too from our own DE- well a. ihl
tHIrroncy oi other cuunirc that goldcn shhoklcs
~ uhnmsultuf OT ly whatever puicnsc Imposed
orc a. fatal 10 e o. che iron bond of dc,poil,m
This was very severe rcbukc to the cd
iiom Of Grandfather llauison's time
many, u no, mos, Of whom, like Flanagan
Of Texas, In the Chicago Convention, wcr
In public lie With a Wow 10 Office. Mr.
James Gordon Bennett, Of The Nsw Yor
Hoald, was, we believe the tirsi editor O
amy prominence who declined public Of
fee, aud William Cullen Bryant Of IN
Enaing POD, WIS chief among tho edition
Of commanding influence who mover hcl,
Office Both John Bigulow and Park Zen
jamin, editors In succession, We believe. O
the latter paper, have held Office. the iornc
being Consul.Gencral aud subsequent
Minister TO France. II Is only Of lat
ycan that sentiment In opposition
10 oaice-holding editors has developed
though II was always sore poiu
with the disappointed or those In o.
position. But thcn eau be no dout
that Office has the effect Of comp,
missing an editor In the public cslcci
rs being necessarily moro or less subsery
cnt 10 the person or persons 10 whom h
Is indebted for Office. who usually e4pe