The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-06

ana altnOuBn IL has been customary for tie
Executive to consult Congressman rs to the
appointments in their several districts, he
is under no obligation to do so, but may
make his appointments By tho advice of
wh0msoever he may choose to consult, or
without any advice whatever If he sees fit.
/ 1t is therefore in great measure matter
of convenience and favor on the part of the
President to confer on Congressman the
distribution of appointments in his district.
and it is certainly altogether matter of
discretion. Now, what shall guide the EN-
ecutivc discretion in selecting any Congress
man as his adviser in the distribution Of
appointments In the first place, the Pres
idcnt must consider the purpose for which
the Constitution entrusted him with, the
power of appointment. That purpose was
unquestonably that he might have under
him Il body of Office c-holdcrs by entrusting
to the Congressman in question the appoint.
mcnts in his district.
Let lis apply these considerations to the
present case. Here the President happens
to be Grover Cleveland, elected on u: sound
equal rights for all and special privileges to
none, and not only elected on that platform
and pledged to the people to carry it out,
but himself n hearty sympathy with it and
in fact, its very embodiment and pcrsonli-
cation. On the other hand, the Congress-
man in question is A. &. Latimcr, pledged
publicly to the doctrines Of the Ocala plat
form (Which fav0rs free silver and which
demands class lcgsation) and who refused
to vote for the endorsement of tho Chicspo
mcr personally denounced Mr.. Cleveland rs
a tool Of Wall Street. Yet Mr.. Lalimcr
demands that Mr.. Cleveland should cntrust
him with the Federal patronage, and that,
tOo when it is known that hA has made
every arrangement to use that patronage to
advance the Ocala propaganda in this State
and that he has held meetings throughout
his district, at which only Ocnlaitcs were
considered as candidates for the fourth
class postoilccs.
That Mr.. Latimcr should have any ex.
pcct.ttion of being allowed to control tn,
Federal appointments is astounding. Ger
tainly MIR. Cleveland could not allow hin
that privilege without self qualification
| But rs Mr.. Latimcr says che will "not
submit" VIC would really like to Enow
what he proposes to do about ii?
At Tie State Democratic Convention II
May last, Congressman elect Latimcr in
troduccd Il set Of resolutions declaring
| that
"Wc shall look upon the nomination o.
EX-Prcsidcnt Cleveland, if forced upon tho
party at the Chicago Convention, as Il pros
utution of the principles Of Democracy. a
Il rcpudintion Of the demands of the Ear
n mcrs Alliance, which cmhody the tru
principles OF Democracy and Snrrcndc
OF tho rights of the people to the tinarci,
= kings of the country"
In letter to the Columbia Register, tn
organ of the lrhy Democracy, in Scptcn
bcr 1892, Mr.. l.atimcr said
) 81 hayc been nominated by Democrat
=, in the 3rd district in the DcmC cratic pr
. mary. shall act with tho Democrat
!" party, il permitted TO represent this d
It trict in Congress, on all questions whic
q have not been decided by a ajority oe'm
- constituency. will not abide any caucr
4 against the Ocnla demands, which hay
i" bcHn adopted Dy the counties of this distrit
v as The Democratic State platform of m
Slate. ! request that the press Of the Stat
. copy this
, In letter to The News and Courier i
February OF the present year, Mr.. Latino
said: "You will greatly obligc me by con
tinuing to publish the Latimcr Anu
Cleveland resolutions passed by the May
Convention. News and Courier.