The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-27

JUDGE EDoFRToN.
almost seem M ifsyou were willing to play false
with the mugwumps TO enable you to win with
Z Democrats And here permit me TO define
the term mugwump as referring 70 class OF
20 It'll al reformers who have the spirit Of ref
ormaiion without the common sense AID good
judgment to reform, "a reforms are not effected
by un ust personal denunciatioD, but by reason.
The result OF the election placed you In =
dilemma from which lew people would have
known how TO extricate them selves. You found
a man on your hands whom the mugwumps had
declared war upon. On enemy TO their civil
service reform theories, and your plan OF becom-
ing their representative In the future would be
weakened or defeated IL an assurance OF your
fdeiity 10 their cause couldmot be secured. Ac-
cordingly, IL appears that you decided upon the
removal of the head OF the commi -sion. and,
d~emfng Mr., thompson good enough mug
wurnp for them. you therefore demand my
resignation that you might appoint him. APP
parontiy az an atonement for your previous IN
action.
mr.. President, with due courtesy to the high
Office you hold, allow me to say hat you are a
very peculiar man. positive man; positively
wrong or positively ril ut, and therefore an un-
safe man 10 trust; and that element In your
aracter i believe led to your defeat. Pope
saws: The most positive IN are the most
credulous since they most believe themselves
ana advise most with their Eel ow- hatterers and
worst enemies. Being enc OF that kind OF posi-
tive men yourself. you have KEEP some men OF
like character around you who are positive only
in their malace and conceit. They hatter You
and have the conceit that wonld magnify
tn. msslves and the malignity that would
detract from others. Juvenal says: There
10 nothing man Will not believe
in his own favor ioa were creiulous enough
30 beueve that you were cci cd Presid mt by the
mugwumps and, therefore, you permitted them
to mali n your REAL friends and TO hatter you
into policy which led to your defeat. You are
n man who would not permit your real frit nds
to adtDonish you with freedom and confidence,
and "a a result you have suffered for the want
Of friends, and your wrecked and wretched
ereatne 8 has discovered that there is no true
success in ifs without the power and bless ng
Of friendship. You believe tn u your W II and
power To enforce IL was above nj powers, but
the will of the people expressed In n cons ftu-
tional way has TAU, Int you that here wa
wiser and better way than that chosen by you.
Having sworn 10 support the civil-service
law IL has been my cons ant o. ort 10 do - but
never did swear TO support mrgwump int
probation OF it. oas ID on n monstr us ns-um-
ton that the com. III sion vas independent OF
law. Tow many D or unt rtunates have cen
denied the advantages an a benefits OF the
law by questions yer con ernpiat ID 10y II, and
how many expense have been incurred through
unnecessary and devioIs requirements and
practices, it is not my purpose at this time to
-You will be censured and condemned because
you put no tr 81 in y, ur own party but believed
yours II 70 be better than YOUR own and greater
than all parties. You have ascer aimed that the
many are not made for the one You can find
many reusons for removing me as the Demo
cratic parry, through AN indifference which was
simply retaiiato y. had for removing YOU
snail be qui willing 10 remain with you in the
Dom OF defeNt."
The Juoge then gives his uuders landing of the
civi-service law, and abiding to his removal
says
Il do not ask you to give any reason for this
act 4 know, and so do you, that the only one
you could give W uld los that it was your will
for II you ~ attempted TO give any other your own
previous We rds would Prove IL To be unit ue IN
my in. erviews with you before the reno al yo1
| expressly dselaimel havin any reason Tor it
except my refusal to resign 10 enable. you to
make Mr.. Thompson nomination.
-1he people have the ght to know the truth
I'm AL matters OF this kiud. and Tor this reason
on do 1 address you. 1 cannot, like you,
make prayer for rolief 10 the public, such as
the article seemed to be- in the baltimore SLt OF
The th inst This 10 the first time in the iis-
toy OF the Government hat an outgoing Presi-
d, nj has found 1t necessary to advertise through
the uewspa ers his particular wofk durin his
Term Of ON, and,his claims upon his party aud
tie country for approval Betwe n the lines
San he ed the special plea for re-election.
Il can point TO another emo al than mine,
beyond n parallel. to 30 down through history
] when l shall be- forgotten Before do so, let
me refer, as proof OF your gnorance OF public
| opinion and not OF your indiifereucs 20 1t, to
| what you say In the Sun article Of Mr.. Burnes,
! Of Missouri, one not gu l,y OF the ANNOYANCE
TO which you we're sub &C ed by the country
| members OF Cen introducing TO you Z cir
| constituents, b cruse he a was scented his
constituents at puhlic eeel tions. IL Dir. burnes
! were LIVING he could tel 20 another reason.
which he OF on to o O. here, q AZ he hid been
rudely treated oy you. and mad NJ respect for
| you personally, aud ascr b d the de eas OF tho
| Democratic party TO YOUR isno ance OF IL. u
/ nee ssary that you rl.o make =, me such
explanation for your attack pm ths way
J the selec ion OF yo witness-one OF the ablcst
| and noblest les fslators i'm ongress.
-But TO the case of removal which must no
come nm imporl ant part of he history of the
country. 1 was on the floor OF the House OF
! Representatives curing the time the votes OF
! the T. ectoral College were counted and heard the
announc, ment of the resulJ-that Ben amin
| Harrison duly elected President OF tue
| United states bu5 he words that burned deep
through the empty boxes OF the administration
| could not be officially aided, though known 70
be true. in place OF Gfoycr Cleveland, removed
BY whom AMI for wha cause retIio,edy The
answer is now being made i'm every home, in
every business In tue Ian l. ana history will in
scribe IL ON ,tl it's records.
Judge Edgsrton criticisos the conduct OF one
Of the other Comm ssiOuers, without mention
lug his name. and coDclud.s as follows:
Il am justif ed I'm stafng one Q mule fact of
/ mischies GUS dis rust and WRONG doing on he
| part OF 'commiss oner In charge. oliector
| Malone OF New Yorx addressed 10 ma n y r
/ 81 nal 10 ter, thus marked Oh the envelope, the
posi- age paid no in lication that 1t could Q OF.
fcial ON the inside al % InsrSsvi personal, and
| this etier was opened and read by the commits
| sioner in harge and forwarded 10 tue other
! commissioner then I'm Eoston and bs him an
swored before the Ia, Ger was mt To me- then nj
home In the West. IRON such sources ne TUT
have come nearly a of the attacks upon ne
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