The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-04-07
UNDER THE ROI

Ool. .Eibeck, of the German AnZeigel
of Des Moiness, was strong applicant
for the oil inspectorship, and lost it
of course he lost it, for the only uss
the democrats have for the Germans IL
to get their votes. But in his paper
he writes some interesting items on the
subject, which are good reading, and
some of which are these:
ONLY GOOD TO VOTE.
The Germans are good fellows to vote
the Democratic ticket, but when one
comes to ask for $4,000 Office they are
not in it with Democratic governor.
More anon.
CAN'T RUB 1T IN
You may kick a German once, you
may kick him twice, and even three
| times, but you can't Kick him all the
time.
THE GERMANS NOT IN II.
No German-American need apply for
an Office.
RATHER IRREGULAR.
The Leader says that the appoint
ment Of Dunn" is in the line of Demo.
cratic principles" We always sup
posed that rotation in office was the
| Democratic principle. Besides, no oil
inspector in Iowa held the Office more
than one term.
DUNN HAD NO CLAIM ON 1T. ~
This paper does not say that the gov.
ernor was absolutely bound to appoint
its editor oil inspector. But it does
say that there are 10000 Democrats in
Iowa more entitled to the place than
the present incumbent.
AN OLD PROvERB RECALLED.
The present incumbent violently op.
posed making salaried Office of the
state Oil inspectorship. His re-appoint-
ment reminds US of the German pro-
verb: installing the goat asgardener."
TIE WORST CUT OF ALL.
The man who has made all the way
from $4,000 20 $4,000 out of the two
offices he has held during the past two
| inspector. Although it has been made
q salaried Office he will hardly be con-
tent with $1,000 and he knows how to
make it pay him more. And he is not
bashful at all.
NOT ALL CHAIRMEN.
1t is not true that the oil inspector
| ship has always been given to chair
men of the state central committee. Mr..
Blanchard, the first oil inspector. eer-
| tainly never was chairman, and the
only chairman before the present in
cumbent, that ever held the Office, was
Mr.. Beardsley, and Mr.. Dunn actually
served only six weeks In such capacity.
... TOO GREEDY. g.
The oil inspectorship was more than
an ordinary Office during the last two
years. 1t netted It's holder three times
what the governor Of Iowa gets from
the state. Hence one term ought TO
have satisfied any man not given over
70 hoggishness. -
franks.
The editor of the Iowa Stats An.
zeiger desires to thus publicly express
his thanks TO the many senator's and
representatives and the many other
distinguished men of the state, who
cordially recommended him to the gov.
ernor for the position of oil inspector.
TO the members of the press, Republi.
can as well as democratic, we also wish
/ to extend our gratitude for their efforts
In our behalf. 1t was surely not their
fault that q man who for more than
/ twelve years held lucrative Offices, and
who during the past two years made 8
handsome fortune out OF his two Offices
was re.appointed. Although grown
poor in the service OF the party for
more than twenty years, and having
reason 20 expect q small recognition in
this bis time Of need. the publisher Of
this paper does not regret what he has
done, and viii always remainder the
Kindness OF bis friends.