Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-13
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The Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Constitution telegraphs:
"The reform congressman from
South Carolina, headed by Senator
Irby, have written a letter to the
President asking him to please in
form them where they are at
They have received no recognition
from him yet in appointments, and
have an idea that he may not intend
to recognize them. Believing this
to be possible, they have sent him a
letter asking him to define just
where the reform congressman
from South Carolina stand. They
want to know whether the President
is going to give the patronage to
the Tillmanites headed by Senator
Irby, or to the nti-Tillmanites
headed by Senator Butler. Mr..
Cleveland has made no answer, and
probably will not make a written
reply. In the meantime the reform
ers are wondering where they are
at
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Evening News writes
to his paper on the same line:
The President dropped another
hint to office-seekers to-day. In a
conversation with Senator Roach, of
NortA Dakota, he said no faction in
the party will receive recognition to
the discrimination of another fac
ton, but that ability and character
of the applicant vii decide appoint
ments. This is anything but cheer
full information to the Maryland
statesmen who took part in the
Wormley conference the other night
and who decided that they would
throw up their hands and let the
whole matter go If Mr.. Cleveland
in his Judgment saw fit to . lect for
Federal Office in Baltimore certain
gentlemen of character and ability
who do not / long to the machine,
Gone thing is quite certain and
that is that Mr.. Cleveland does not
%lntenu to permit any class of mach
inc men, be they from Maryland.
Maine or California. to dictate as to
whom he shall appoint to office
The Maryland delegs.ion by thsi1
silly action the other night are the
laughing stock of the National Cap.
itol. The upshot of that confer.
ence, as stated in the dispatches
was a threat directed against the
Chief Executive of the nation thai
if he did certain things not to the
liking of the men who misrepresenr
their State in the Congress of the
United States he would hear from
them"
1t can scarcely be expected tina
President Cleveland will take an,
part in fractional contests in the va
rious States. This was doubtless
the reason why in several interview VI
with congressman he announced
that while he would give the recon.
mendatlons of delegations careful at
t%ention he would not pledge himsel:
to be bound by them. Had he rep
resented the Tillman faction h,
would not have appointed Wad'
Hampton Railroad Commissioner
This was certainly a just appoint
ment. and has given general salts
faction, not only in the South blu
in the North.
When'the men of high character
scorning the demagogue catch
words and piece meal politics o
1.-THE moment, have the manliness t,
stand against such lowering tenden
cles the recognition of such men b,
the President of the United State
is a public benefit. The best va,
to break down factions in the part,
and cause a wholesome. recognition
Of real Democratic principles is t.
get the best man for the Office.