Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-06-24
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Milwaukee Sentinel.

present collectors OF internal revenue
should be got rid of and other men
appointed in their stead, the present
collectors should be told to get out
for that reason, whatever it may be.
If there is no reason why there
should be change, the present col
editors should not be disturbed.
The only reason for a wholesale
getting out and getting in, is that
the collectors are all Republicans in
their politics and their offices are
wanted by men who are Democrats.
Is that sufficient reason? Mr.. Cleve-
land says not; he has said it scores
Of times. He does not wish to re-
move any Republican collector who
has made a good official. But if the
present collectors should resign, of
course he must appoint others and
there can be no objection to the APP
pointment Of Democrats. SO his
secretary of the treasury, acting pure.
ly in the capac. ty of the presidents
clerk, requests the collectors to send
their designations to Washington,
the request being in this form:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY, wAsHINGToN, d. C., May 81,
1sa3.-Ar Blank,----SIR: BY direction of
the president you are requested to tender your
resignation as collector of internal revenue for
the--distrct of--to take effect upon the
appointment and qualification of your sue
cessor This request is made in order that a
successor may be appointed and qualified TO
take charge of the Office at the beginning of
the next fiscal year. Respectfully yours,
j. G. CARLISLE, Seo'y.
1t will be noted that this is Shy
direction of the president" There
is no reason why the present collect
ors should want to resign. Their
salaries are good, money is
stringent and regular income
from the government is nice
thing to have, the honor of the
Office counts for something, aud alto
gether a man would be foolish and
improyident to give up the office.
To ask him to resign, which means
an entirely voluntary giving up of
his office, is to ask him to become
party to trick the public unless he
is a Deliver in the doctrine of spoiis
OF course if he beIlves that party
workers should be rewarded by Of
fee, he should resign whenever his
own party is out of POWERFUL Mr..
Cleveland is on record as opposed
to the spoils doctrine and therefore
we do not see how he can request
designations in order to reward Dem
ocratic workers.
The Republican collectors should
insist on being plainly and publicly
removed from office in order to allow
the presiden. to reward Democrats.
The resignation business is fraud
and a humbug, instituted for the
sole purpose Of making 1t appear
that under Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tratiou there are no removals for
party benefit, but only appointments
to fill vacancies caused by voluntary
designations. Eight years ago Mr..
Manning, Mr.. Cleveland's secretary
Of the treasury, frankly and publicIy
admitted that the clean sweep of col
lectors was not because of any fault
in the collectors, but solely 10 get
belths for Democrats. Mr.. Cleve-
land believes in this much of the
spoiIs doctrine or he would not re-
quest the collectors to resign. He
wants to put Democrats in these Of
fees. Why not be strictly honest
about it aud announce that the Re
publican collectors are removed be.
cause they are Republicans while
Mr.. Cleveland believes the offices
should be filled by Democrats?
Then there is no reflection on the
official conduct Of the collectors and
there is no fraud about it. While
nobody is deceived by the trick Of
having the collectorrresigu, the use
Of that trick by the president tends
to promote insiucerity and fraud in
our political life.
A he can run fast, but the feet Of
truth never slip.