Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-09-28

The New York Herald says; Every
body who reads knows that we never
e~riticise . public ofisisl because he lie .
Republican or favor him because he 10 .
Democrat.
When Mr.. Harrison took the oath OF
Office we gave him q hearty good
wishes, and were among the very first to
do 20. We worked against his election
with might and main, for we distrusted
the high tariff policy he was pledged TO
enforce, and felt that il would bring
commercial sorrow 10 this country.
But he was the choice Of the people
by q fair vote and an honest count, and
our theory is that the man who does not
accept the decision Of the people in Q
good natured way is either . crank or .
knave. The Herald therefore laid down
Its opposition the moment the case was
decided, and has kept its promise TO as
sist the administration in every measure
which can be regarded as beneficial to
the interests Of the nation.
II 10 cur right, however, to look . man
and . policy squarely in the face and tell
what we think Of them very frankly and
without measuring our words for polite
ness sake. We are apt to be blunt; 10
IL our Characteristic. We lsck rever-
ence, without doubt, for earthly poten.
tates, and would just As lief dissect 9
President as cut up . New York Alder
man.
Our criticism Of Mr.. Harrison 10 that
he is too much Of q politician. He Ia
trying to build up . party at the er.
pense Of the country.
We are told that the point which q
bullet will hit can be determined by the
direction 10 takes in the FIRST five feet
from the muzzle Of the rife. We can
also tell the result Of . political policy
Eve months after Its enforcement has
been begun.
Take this Tanner case rs an illustrs.
tion. That man is Q national insult.
His official action would be Q roaring
farce il ii did not entail such seriou,
consequences. He hasn't the mental
breadth OF . luoifer match, and cant
see anything on this broad continent ex-
cept the reckless expenditure Of money.
No man ever dragged the sacred cause OF
patriotism in the dust or t~rampled on
the honor Of the tag as he has done. He
has converted the army OF noble volun-
teers into . horde Of hirelings. and
cast a shadow over every battle field that
has made the last pages Of our history
glorious. The willing tool Of pension
agents, who have enriched themselves
out Of his folly, he has slandered the
fair fame Of every soldier that ever
marched at the tap Of the drum.
Why was he ohosen-a man supremely
unfit for his position, without any record
that could give promise Of the faithful ad.
ministration Of an important department!
Because Of politics. To win the votes OF
the veterans for the party to which Mr..
Harrison belongs and with the hope that
it would make his denomination more
easy.
And now that Tanner has become an
intolerable nuisance and the common
sense Of the country has repudiated him
as . fool, why does Mr.. Harrison let
him down easy by providing for him .
fat Office where he will be less conspicu-
GUS and do less harmi If Tanner were
q clerk in Mr.. Harrison's law Office and
should run rio. with the funds Of the
firm, what would ~happeni He would
be shown the door. and IL he didn't start
at once he would be fred through the
window. Why doesn't the same thing
happen nowi Because Of poIitics-party
politics. The country is nothing; party
politics IL everything.