The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-07
The ONCE Seeks The Man.

The Office Seeks The Man.
The generous liberation which the
editor Of the "Mdjah'sn Own displays
towards the members of the new
cabinet is altogether above praise. 1t
is currently reported hat the jealousy
of other leaders of the G.. o. P. pre-
vented the "Majah's opinions from
having that weight with President
Harrison to which they were entitled.
Bnt all THIS appears to be forgotten.
The generosity which inspires the
editorial utterances of the "Majah"
does not stop short at that point. 1t
is generally understood that he has
consented to be fully reconciled with his
party upon conditional condition
which illustrates not only the generos-
ity of his disposition, but also the
~overweening modesty of his nature.
The editor of the "MG5ah's" Oaoaa, III
short, is quoted as saying that the
only thing he would accept from the
Republican party would be the post of
ambassador to some foreign power.
The moderation of this aspiration
would, without doubt, have secured
\ the immediate bestowal of the APP
4 pointment, but for one unfortunate
I difficulty. Before the President had
learned that the "Majahn would CON
sent to be reconciled on such easy
erms, it is understood nearly all the
rst class ministries had been prom
ed to Colonel Dudley, "Steve" Dor
", Johnny O'Brien, George Rober-
N, Wishy Washy Phelps, and other
aiding statesmen.
w,This is too bad; but perhaps the s
Knot yet hopeless. There are, we
Scderstand, still some important
Vacancies in the diplomatic corps. We
believe that the post of Envoy-Extra-
ordinary to the King of Dahomy has
not yet been filed, and there is SO far
no formidable candidate in the field
for appointment as Charge d,Afaires
at the court of the Queen of NADIA
gascar.
These honorable trusts are still open
for the qualification of the "Majah's"
ambition, and the fact that there are
certain drawbacks connected with
them, we opine, will only prove an adj
ditional stimulus to his patriotism.
We have heard that His Majesty, the
King of Dahomy, has recently been
Serving roasted do-Caucasian on
toast at state banquets, and it is ru-
mored that the Queen, with the thirty
two syllable name, has of late been
dining on the livers of ministers pleni-
potentiary rs a distinguished mark
of her appreciation of the friend
ship of the powers with which she is
in comfy.
The "Majah" may at first have some
reluctance to serve his country in the
capacity of J93et dc betg paqate or pate
de foie gras, but unworthy hesita-
tions of this kind will disappear be-
fore the promptings of patriotism.
In truth, the more we consider the
whole subject, the more the conviction
forces itself upon our minds that this
is one of those cases where the office
seeks the man, rather than the man
the office. That the claims of the
aspirant for recognition will commend
themselves to the President and Mr..
Blaine we have no doubt, and we
hope in a very short time to have the
pleasure of congratulating the
ssMajahn on his transfer to another
field of work, where his fine abilities
win have all the scope they deserve.
THERE may be plenty of money in
the School Fund, as Senator Werts re-
marks, but repeated drains and ex-
trayagance will exhaust it.
WHEN Millionaire Hamilton V.
Meeks, Of Union Hill, said that eight
cen of the twenty fr@eholders were
thieves he raised an interesting prob
lem. OF purse Freebooter Smith is
n of the lonesome two. Nobody
could read the frank o2tpourings of
Of his soul in verse and SUSPECT him OF
guile. A man who will Nconfess to
such profuse, not to say prpmiscuous
osculation, ear have no Grave sins
upon his soul. He sings with1toO light