Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
NJ R. j. ADAM BEDE
His Resignation as United States Marshal
Accepted.
The Correspondence Between Him
md the Attorney General is Quite
Spicy-Some Extracts Given.

The publication in st. Paul of Mr. j. Adam
Bede's letter of resignation as United
States marshal Is regarded at the Depart
ment of Justice as a sufficient reason for
the publication of the Attorney General $
letter OF acceptance. In the course of his
letter Marshal Bede, after Internationally
rendering his resignation, because he can
not conScientiousiy obey the President $
order forbiddinS federal appointees doing
campaign work, says:
Il do this because the party to which |
have ever given my allegiance and IN the
principles of which L have an abiding faith
is this year being maligned by knownoth-
iEgs and mountebanks and charged With
evils that come from others crimes" .
hen must choose between public Office
and my friends, l shall take my friends
and nothing shall stand between my best
efforts and their best interests
Mr. Bede speaks in eUlogistfc terms of his
friend Major Baldwin, who is making the
canvass for reelection to Congress, Of his
record during the war and during his term
as Representative in Congress- and speaks
with extreme bitterness of the fight that Is
being n ade by those I'm opposition and con-
cludes as follows: "Once more the dogs are
bayins on his trail. but there is a God in
lsredl who takes care of His own"
His Resignation Accented.
The Attorney Generals letter acceptin,
Marshal Bede's resignation is as follows:
Il have yours of the 10th instant, in
which you tender your resignation of the
Office Of United States marshal on the
ground that you cannot consistently or
c"Esclentiousiy govern yourself by an order
OF President C!eveland's of 1886, watch for
pids FEDERAL Office holders from engaging in
political campaign work.
have just been obliged to call for the
resignation of a United States marshal who
beSmninS political campaign with spcech
making. ended by shooting and is now un-
DER indictment for murder. From the tone
ana temper of your letter it would NOT be
surprising to find you in the Ike pre.tica-
Inent should you undertake to be a political
worker and United States marshal at the
SUM tiine; Undue excitement and reckless
ness nre almost inevitable when to ordinary
political partisanship is adde4 the personal
interest ihseparable from Office holding
our resignation as marshal is accepted to
take ehect upon the appointment and quali-
hcd'ioh ot Your successor
Mr.. ClcveInnd's Order,
MI. Cleveland in his executive order is
sued July ii. 1856, says in part:
deem this a proper time to especially
warn all subordinates in the several de-
paftments, and all oflice-hoIders under the
general government. against the use of
their official positions In attempts to con-
uol poitlcal movements in their localities
Of1ce-holders are the aaents OF the neo-
pe-not their masters. Not only is their
ume ana labor due to the government, but
tney sholld scrupulousiy avoid in their
polllic Il action, as well as in she discharge
oi l'lr Official duty. offending by a dis
play or obtrusive partisanship their neigh
nors who have relations with them as nuh-
lie officials.
Ihey should also constantly remember
that their party friends, from whom they
nave received preferment have nor in
vested them with the power of arbitra riIy
managing their political affairs.
Individual interest and activity in polit-
@lcai @ ailairs are by no means condemned
Cilce-holders are neither disfran Chised nor
forbidden the exercise Of political nriyi-
ieges: but their privileges are not enlarged
nor is their duty to party increased to
perhlclous activity by office-holding"