The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-06
A Timely Protest.

The protest of the bar of Macon against
the appointment of Mr. Marion Irwin to
the position of United States assistant
district attorney is timely one and calls
attention to the fact that under a demo
cratic administration the offices should be
filed By democrats that is, those Offices
which have not been classified under the
civil service law. The protest of the
Macon bar is not against Mr. Irwin as an
individual, but as a republican. 1t NAV
be that he is well fitted for the duties he
is expected to perform, but there are
democrats who could perform them as
well and as satisfactorily, and they should
have the preference.
When the republicans had control of
the government, they did not appoint
democrats to Office. They turned them
out and put republicans in the places thus
made vacant. Why, then, should demo
Gratis adopt another rule. a rule that dis
eliminates against members of their own
party and in favor ofrepu0licans, particu-
larry republicans who are well-known for
their partisan zeal.
If democrats are to be Disseminated
.
spirit and loyalty which have made the
| democracy a power will soon disappear
and democratic victories will be a thing
of the past.
The action Of the Macon bar voices the
sentiment of the democracy throughout
| the country. For months there has been
| complaints that republicans. who are not
! protected by the civil service law, have
/ been permitted to retain places that
ought to be given to democrats.
Secretary Carlisle is, perhaps, the
only one of the cabinet officers who
has shown keen appreciation of demo
/ cratic rights in this matter. He has made
| room for democrats in the treas
ury department when it has
| been possible to do so, and the
! republicans, while they make a great out
! cry against him for standing up for the
/ rights OF democrats respect him for what
| he is doing They know that democrats
were shown no quarter under republican
administrations, and they understand
! that they have no reasonable ground for
complaint if republicans are shown no
! favor under a democratic administration.
| The Macon bar is right Its protest
! against The appointment of republican
as an assistant to the United States dis
| trict attorney Will DE approved by demo
| Gratis everywhere. The democrats have
earned the Offices and should have them.
Gen. James Longsueet is quoted in the
! New York Press as having said, on last
| Saturday, in the course Of an interview
at Gainesville: "Of Farly's career as a
soldier 1 candidly regard it as a dismal
failure. He was gifted with neither
genius of war nor development of STRAIT
| egy. In this opinion l will be borne out
| by the records. The fact that thought
so during the war led to an enhancement
in which Gen. Early pursued me with a
/ bitterness which knew no reason. He
| was marplot in war The command
which, under Stonewall jackson. knew
not defeat, under EARLY never knew vic
tory 1t is pretty well known that
| there was not kindly feeling between
! Gems. Longstreet and Early; and for that
| very fact, it seems to us, it would have
| been more nearly in accord with an ideal
soldiers characterif Gen. Longstreet had
left those remarks unsaid, at least while
Jubal Early lay n corpse in his home in
Virginia. OF Early's superiors in rank in
the confederate service there remain but
two alive to-day James Longstreet and
| Stephen ID. Lee, 1t is regrettable that
one Of this great pair could not forget
! personal eumity for at least one day.