The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25
Hoke smith. Carlisle, Bnynrd.
and Other Ohiceholders May he
'.Omcfous,v hut Not MarshaIs.
"%JADAM"BEDE'S RESIGNATION
ATsrORNEY-GENERAL RE-
PLY AND THE PRESIDENTS ORDER.
Letter from Postmaster-General Bis
tions and the C~ivil-Service Law.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2i.-The old saw re-
garding the rule that won't work both
ways was evidently intended to fit one of
President Cleveland's rules. In an executive
order, issued July IA, 1856. Mr.. Cleveland
says:
Il deem this a proper time to especially
warn all subordinates in the several de-
partments and all oficeholders under the
general government against the use Ga their
litical movements in their localities. Office
holders are the agents of the people,; not
their masters. Not only is their time and
labor due 10 the government, but they
should scrupulously avoid In their political
action, as well as in the discharge of their
official duty, offending by a display OF OBJ
have relations with them as public officials.
They should also constantly remember that
r reetT ! par pSef trlenas h frSm n %hG inse saes s haxe
with the power of arbitrarily managing
their political affairs. Individual interest
means condemned. Officeholders are neither
disfranchised nor forbidden the exercise Of
political zeal p PRIV but h Their , pr,yil to a afe
increased to pernlcious activit by Office
holding"
The above order was intended for mug
wurnp consumption. and has never been
enforced, except in a few cases, when the
President wished to make a virtuous dis
play or wanted to punish somebody In
Maryland, where Germans lieutenants hold
office. the Senator's friends were compelled
to resign the management of party affairs
after the Maryland "boss" had antagonized
the President. In the South, a federal mar
shall was forced, through public sentiment,
to step out of office, because he was in
dicted for murder committed at a political
meeting. In Minnesota, Marshal j. Adam
-.
known, desired to take the stump for a
personal friend, but some of the adminis-
trationists objected, and "Jadam's' resig-
nation followed. There has been no attempt
to enforce the order among the hundreds
of really ''officious partisans' who are neg
lecting their official duties and devoting
most of their time to the election of Dem
ocratic Congressman and State and county
officers. Even If the order was carried out,
it would be regarded as the rankest of dis
elimination. 1t is intended as a warning
to 'subordinates'' and "oficeholders under
the general government" Under this order
Hoke Smith was permitted to take an act
i've part in the political fight in Georgia on
the administration side of the money and
tariff questions, ambassador Bayard was
granted leave of absence to come home and
blank the Republican party TO his hearts
content Carlisle was. given opportunity to
prepare forthcoming political speeches. and
Controller Eckels Is allowed to be per
nicious" at Pittsburg and in his own State.
In fact, the order works whichever way the
some Democrats. but may remain a dead
letter In the cases OF others.
The publication, in st. Paul. of Mr.. Bede's
letter of resignation as United States mar
shall, is regarded at the Department of
Justice as a sufficient occasion for the publi-
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acceptance. In the course OF his letter
Marshal Bede, after Internationally ten
dering his resignation because he cannot con-
scientiously obey the Presidents order for
bidding federal appointees doing campaign
work, says: II do this because the party
and in the principles of which have an
abiding faith is this wear being maligned
by know-nothings and mountebanks, and
charged with evils that come from others
crimes. When / must choose between pub
lie office and my friends 1 shall take my
friends and nothing shall stand between
my best efforts and their best interests
Mr.. Bede speaks in eulogistic 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 made by those In opposition. and
concludes as follows: "Once more the dogs
are baying on his trail but there is a God in
Israel who takes care of his own"
The Attorney-generafs letter accepting
Marshal Bede's resignation is as follows.
IT have yours of the 18th inst. in which
you tender your resignation of the office
of United States marshal on the ground
that you cannot consistently or conscien-
tiously govern yourself by an order of Pres
ident Cleveland Of 1885, which forbids fed.
eral oficeholders from engaging in political
campaign work. / have just been Obliged
to call for the resignation of a United
States marshal who. beginning a political
shooting and is now under indictment fol
murder. From the tone and temper of your
letter it would not be surprising to find you
in the like predicament should you under
take TO be a political worker and United
States marshal at the same time. Undue
excitement and recklessness are almost in
evitable when 10 the ordinary political par
tisanship is added the personal interest in
separable from oficeholding. Your resig
nation as marshal Is accepted, to take ef
feet upo1 the appointment and quallhca
ton OF your successor"