Telegram-herald., 1889-09-06

Michigan Gets More From Harrl-
son Than Prom Cleveland
| FALSE IMPRESSION CREl1ED.
Twelve Appointments During the ftfs'
si4 Months JudSr Harrisons a.
Agsiusg fiss Daring the sane
Iius IGacr Cleveland.

The current idea j. that President
Harr. son has neglected Michigan IA The
bestowal ol offices. whereas President
Cleveland was especially gracious 10
this state This idea was put into the
heads of Michigan Republicans by the
Free Pres, and every disappointed or
fire-soekers has helabOred the President
for neglecung Michigan because the
President, ln hi. wisdom, has seen M 10
pass by that particular applicant.
trery Michigan man relieves that
within the boundaries of las state there
can be found men who are entirely
competent 10 occupy any position under
the Government, from the Pre- sdcncy
down, and every politician believes that,
while the state should insist on having
us FAIR share OF offices, 10 should also
reach out and get Just as many moro
than lts iar share as IL can lay hands
on. TINS s practical politics.
But before deciding that Michigan
has been lll-treated 10 is well 70 look the
matter OF offices squarely in the face
ana nnd out whether or not President
Harrison has been niggardly toward
thls State, while President Cleveland
was especially gracious.
President Harrison has been in office
SIX months. ilow does the record OF
his appointments to places outside the
state compare with the list during the
FIRST SIX months OF the Cleveland rule
On the 18TH day OF March Mr.. Glove
land appointed Judge Montgomery
commissioner of patents. On March
80, he appointed Alexander K. Lawton,
formerly the Quartermaster general OF
the cOmfcderacy, Minister 10 Russia.
when senator Edmunds objected tnat
Mr.. LawtOn's political disabilities mas
not been removed, and the latter was
forced 10 decline, President Cleveland,
at the lnstigauon Of his friend, Mr..
Dickinson, gave the place to Mr.. G.. Y.
y. LOthrOp.
Then the President, in clear violation
of his party platform, appointed Q. W.
Powers 10 the Utah bench. The result
of such appointments has been 10 make
II the best OF party policy TO appoint
territorial officers from the Territory
itself, and President Harrison has been
wise IN adopting this policy, even
though some Michigan men have been
disappointed. Ii is true that an East
ern man was preferred to Fred A. May
nard for Governor of Alaska; but for
this Mr. Maynard has To thank two of
his oiiici0us fellOw-tOwnsmen, who IN
terposcd after his commission had been
made out.
Mr.. Swincford, as GovcrnOrof Alaska,
makes the fourth OF the Cleveland APP
pOintmcnts, and John Deyln Rs consul
10 Windsor makes the fifth.
These five names complete the list of
the ticappOlntments thatcame
20 Michigan up To september !, 1850. 1t
VIII be recalled that the Democratic
party, four years ago thls summer, Was
in most dcpiOrab.c condition. The
Democratic congressman were ndig-
nant at the scOTn with winch their re-
Communications We're treated, and were
sore and angry over the fact that Mr..
Dickinson alone had the Presidential
ear. That soreness, intensified with
every year of Democratic rule, resulted
i'm the defeat OF Iaplc, the showing
under OF Burt, and IN the Republicans
carrying the state last fall with am
overwhelming majority. Nor has tine
end come vet. Under the leadership
OF Miner, Mayburv, BegOic and others
VINO believe with them, ,hc tariff policy
winch Mr.. Cleveland and his licutcn-
ants are irving 10 force upon the cOun-
try SIS an issue TO get themselves bIck
into power IS finding decided and uure-
lCntiug hostility, which must keep that
party IN its present dcmOralizcd c0uGi-
ton.
ON the other hand the Republicans
are harmonious as regards offices out
side toe state. There j. no dictatorship;
bat every man chosen 10y the people o.
rcrprcsrut them in the National c0uu-
sells ctiyes attention and cOnsidcra-
ton. and tie Nlch gan delegation iu
Congress navc worked together in har-
moay ior the state.
The first namc sent to the Senate hy
President Harr.-ou W9- that of Thomas
~. Palmer. of Michigan, as Minister ~
spain. Il.- act was intended bN tln
President as a compliment o. the state.
Next came the selection 0i Edwin 81 Nl-
Its as & slant secretary o. Agucul-
tlre. place just next to tlat of @
(ah.aft officer. Tins was followed ns
the choice 0f Edward =. Lacey as tol-
troiicr OF the currency Here aye tnrOe
appointments. any one of which is
superior ln actual Importance to anv
orc of the places bestowed hy President
Cleveland during sp0udr-
period iour years ago.
Ta tine consular service Or. r. 3. - r.
f..I VAS scut 70 Lyons. MAJ. J.. -.
Fr.l,. ro's 70 Plcdr2s \egrl and fir
Ia-r ras offered \aiQIa..1. Had t
u9t nu Cor the fact that le was or
irrel tne place of M lgan hemo-
GRAFT cf snail Standing % I rtr lc
dr.htlr-- would aaVe accepted t7 n.-