Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
Nesy York,. Now ro..masler.

-Four years ago the Now York Tribune
strongly urged the reappointment oil
Postmaster Pearson to take charge of the
most important post-offioe in the ooun.
try; 30 did all the other newspapers
which recognized that mans political
opinions should be by all odds a second.
airy matter in considering his fitness for O
position requiring exceptional executive
ability In q special field, President
Cleveland also recognized this, and
against the enormous pressure from the
spoilsmen of his party, reappointed Post.
master Pearson. Four years have passed,
and President Cleveland has been sue.
ceeded by President Harrison, whom
some people voted for because they felt
sure, for some unknown reasons, that he
would be n great civil service reformer.
What do these people think OF the re.
sultsf Already the number of changes
made by appointment have far out
stripped those made during the GORE.
spending period four years ago, and the
man whom Republicans four years ago
clamored to have retained postmaster
of New York has been ousted by Presi-
dent Harrison, with the stultiiied appro.
val Of the New York Tribune, the same
paper which put Canal Ringster Belden
of Syracuse on its blacklist In big black
letters as man never to be supported
under any circumstances by Republicans,
and against whom it said not word
when he was nominated for Oongsessi by
the Republicans. Tribune worshipers
will please note this flaw upon their idol,
and they may gain the shadow of an ink
ling why many people have no faith in a
paper guilty of such gross inconsistency.
Realizing the awkwsrdness Of its present
position, the Tribune Is obliged to manu-
fscture false premise in order to allow
it TO come 10 its desired conclusion that
though it wanted Postmaster Pearson re-
appointed four years ago, it wanted him
ousted now. 1t now makes the plea that
it has been disappointed in Postmaster
Peareon's administration, and shat any
way his poor health would not Justify his
feappointment. We would like to ask
the 1f16nHs readers what it and they
would have said four years ago had Pres
ident Cleveland put forward such reasons
for not reappointing Mr.. Pearson. The
new minister TO France would then have
dipped his pan in gall and all the Tribune
worshipers would more fervently have
pressed their idol to their boso.ns, ex-
claiming Holy Reid, unholy Cleveland
As the Nsw York Times urged his re.
appointment four years ago and continued
70 do so noW,its opinion IL Of more value,
and it says:
There was no rational ground for seeking
business man for the post ofIica unless il
was that be would be expected to conduct
it on business principles as an establish.
ment for the collection and distribution Of
postal matter. That is done now and by
the most competent man In the post-offiee
business In this country. Ne Is man who
mas made business Of the postal set vice
all his life, has been brought up and
trained In IT, and understands Il from top
10 bottom. capable and experienced dry
Soous merchant or successful inRnufne-
tnrer might not be able to conduct the post-
ofilce business with success, but a trained
tnd experienced postmaster VINO has been
doing II for eight years would be- suro 10
% ~ u - Vas &Hg h4p.ttu III
ehanS Sues A5ii01l ysorud ana II n
ehaDg5 was ~ 10 ul4le d puiniclau Was
want ga eaas-i6 pt tho utlisa IN. 3 ft-g
a business man. II the most ON an
was TO continue to be conducted on busl.
ness principles MIR. Pearson would obyi-
onsiy have been the man to conduct 1t. II
II was TO be converted into political ,nA.
chine We know Of no better man than y,in
Colt TO take charge Of It. He will ma,sA
very poor postmaster and the deterioration
OF the service Is inevitable; but the admin
istratlon Is consistent; We know wbere 10
Ind 1t. Thsre is no civil service reform
nonsense about 1t. Any pretence on that
score hereafter can only excite laughter.