Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-19
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1898.

SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has fol
lowed the Presidents example and in
as plain language tells the place
hunter to "be gone"
MR.. BLoUNT, of Georgia, succeeds
Mr.. Stevens as miLister to Hawaii.
This is one of the Presidents appoint
ments of which the REGISTER APP
proves. ........--.,--,>,
IT does not look exactly right for
the United States TO allow other OBJ
iectionable foreigners TO come TO our
shores by the millions aud yet jump
on the Chinaman with both feet.
THE Free Press notices that the REG
IsTER has not approved of some Of
the Presidential appointments. You
are right, neighbor, we are in favor
of square deal every time.
THE exclusion of the Chinese from
this country will probablyiwork some
hardships. Yet, American citizens
have to obey American laws, so why
should foreigners be allowed to violate
them?
WE are glad TO see that patrons Of
the public schools take an interest IN
the election of school officers, as was
done in this place on Tuesday. Many
have been, too careless in attending
the election of these important Off
Gals
MR.. GRIFF Il. SMITH, of Point
Pleasant, W. Va, who was one OF the
clerks in Secretary OF State Ohley's
Office will be, so it is said, appointed
the confidential clerk of Commission
or Miller. Mr.. Smith is pleasant
and accommodating young man, and
if MIR. Miller will select such West
Virsinians, and plenty of them, to
fill the places in his department, We
will forgive our West Virginia dele
CATION for endorsing Mr.. Miller for
the place lie now NOUS.
So long as the Democratic party
does not interfere with Republican
legislation the country will get on
quite WE'LL Wheeling Intelhgencer.
WE would like to know why the
people of the United States elected
a Democratic President and Congress
if it was not for the express purpose
of interfering with the Republican
Legislation" Bro. Hart, you need
not worry about the safety of the
country. The; people have asked at
the poles for tariff reform, pension
reform, in fact, reform all around, and
Grover and Democratic Congress
will give it TO them with as much dis
patch as possible.
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THE Supreme Court has decided
the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act con
stitutional, but will consider an APP
peal for a rehsaring of the question
before the full court at its next term.
Since the vote stood five to three,
with Chief Justice Fuller and Justices
Field and Brewer dissenting, it is not
unlikely that it will be some time be-
fore the case is finally decided.
more careful consideration will be
Just as well, since the enforcement of
Mondays decision would undoubted-
ly involve serious trouble with China
in addition to the solving of the knot
~ problem of how John Chinaman is
to be got out of this country.
The ruling of Postmaster General
Bissell that no Republican presiden-
tial postmaster will be removed until
the expiration of his commission, re-
gardless of the date Of his appoint
ment, is calling forth a great deal OF
righteous indignation from the all
wool Democrats of the country. The
injustice of this ruling is apparent
when we take, for example, the post
office at Shepherdstown. Postmaster
Fayman was appointed very early in
President Harrison term, and served
until last summer, when the Office be
came presidential appointment and
Mr.. Fayman received commission
from the President accordingly.
This would make his term, had he
not reigned, extend four years from
last summer which together with the
three years served would make the
term seven years instead Of four.
Had the Republican postmaster con-
tinued, as he could have done under
Mr.. Bissell's ruling, we can imagine
how the Democrats of this region
would have been kicking.
THE daily Gazette, of Charleston,
thinks the appointment of Gen. {. G.
Watts, for United States District At
torney, has given general salts
faction hut bases its judgment on
the number of congratUlatory mes
sages received by q n. Watts from
some of his friends Ii has been tru-
" said: zone has only to die to be
praised" SO we can say one has on
ly to succeed in securing a fat APP
pointment, To receive the cOngratula-
tions of those who are ready at all
times, right or wrong, ostand on the
side of the winner. Gen. Watts Is
now United States Attorney for the
district of West Virginia and the
people have to be satisfied whether
they want to or not. But judging
from the comments of the State
press, the people are not satisfied
and will continue to wonder why
such able lawyers as j. b. Sommer-
vile and G. Wood DALEY should be
neglected, and perennial oflice-holders