The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-03
How Boss Brics won.

How Boss Brics won.
About nine years ago Mr.. Cleveland
issued q sort of proclamation warning
federal officials against participation in
primaries, conventions and other forms
of polticsal activity. The document was
conceived in the finest spirit of the refor-
nation, and ran thus:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1885.
TO the heads of the Departments in the serv.
ice of the General Government:
deem this proper time to especially warn
all subordinates in the several departments
and all officeholders under the general govern
ment against the use Of their official positions
in attempts to control political movements in
their localities
Ofaceholders are the agents Of the people
not their masters. Not only is their time and
labor due to the government, but they should
scrupulously avoid in their political action, as
well as in the discharge Of their official duty,
offending by display Of offensive partisanship
their neighbors who have relations with them
as public officials.
They should also constantly remember that
their party friends from whom they have re-
ceived prefer .aent have not invested them with
the power Of arbitrarily managing their politi-
cal affairs. They have no right as oflceholders
to dictate the political action Of their party
associates or to throttle freedom of action
within party lines by methods and practices
which pervert every useful and justifable pur.
pose of party organisation.
The influence of federal ofi1ceholders should
not be felt in the manipulation Of political pri.
mary meetings and nominating conventions
The use by these officials Of their positions to
compass their selection as delegates to political
conventions is indecent and unfair, and proper
regard for the proprieties and requirements Of
official place will also prevent their assuming
the active conduct Of political campaigns.
A Just discrimination in this regard between
the things q citizen may properly do and the
purposes for which public office should not be
used is easy, in the Light Of q correct apprecia-
ton of the relation between the people and
those intrusted with official place and consid-
Grafton Of the necessity under our form Of
government Of political action free from official
coercion.
You are requested to communicate the sub
stance Of t,zsse views to those for whose guild.
ance .Sey are intended.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
This proclamation gave great comfort
to the civil service reformers, who were
Just then becoming numerous and irri.
tating, and it elevated Mr.. Cleveland, in
their estimation at least, to a pinnacle Of
everlasting glory. It laid down the prin-
ciple that federal oficeholders must alb
stain from every form Of political activ-
ity, save only that Of voting, and it in.
troduced Mr.. Cleveland to the American
public as the leader Of new and purer
dispensation. He was applauded by re.
formers, consecrated by mugwumps, and
regarded with respectful and profound
amazement by the multitude.
Sometimes it pleases President Cleve.
land to pose as a great reformer, and
sometimes he forgets all about his re.
form pretenses and throws his protesta-
tions and high-sounding phrases to the
wind. He did this in Ohio. At the 80.
icitation of Senator Brice all Of the
Ohio Democratic officeholders were per.
mitted by the administration to go to
Springfield for the purpose Of intimidat-
ing and defeating the anti-administra.
ton Democrats. Here is a list of few
Of the federal officeholders who We're or.
dered to b at Springfield by Boss Brice:
Joseph H. Bowling, collector Of Internal
revenue at Cincinnati; George w. Hull,
collector of internal revenue at Lima;
Lewis Ohliger, collector of internal rev.
enie at Cleveland; Samuel Mcmillan,
collector Of internal revenue at Spring.
field; F. M. Senter, postmaster at Co.
lumbus; Joseph H. Newton, postmaster
at Newark; Henry D. Lemon, surveyor
of the port at Cincinnati; Michael Ryan,
subtreasurer at Cincinnati; Michael De-
vanny, United States marshal for the
southern district of Ohio; George w.
Critics, special agent of the treasury de.
partment; G. D. Critics, United States
bank examiner; Albert Carlile, inspector
of furniture for the treasury depart
ment; Bobert T, Hough, solicitor Of in.
ternal revenue; Charles @. Davis, deputy
revenue collector; Herman Cellarius,
deputy revenue collector; John Dowd,
deputy revenue collector; Charles Ely,
postmaster at Dayton; Rudolph Brand,
postmaster at Toledo; F. M. Hutchins,
postmaster at Cleveland; Harlan Cleve.
land, United States attorney for the
southern district Of Ohio; 8. D. Dodge,
United States attorney for the northern
district Of Ohio; Joseph H. Cultivate,
member Of the United States bureau Of
ordnance; Robert B. Palmer, postmaster
at Washington G. H.; Lewis Adams,
immigrant inspector; Thomas Wallace,
postmaster at Springfield; William Dob.
son, postmaster at Akron; John e. Mon.
net, postmaster at Canton; ]. H. Lob
man. postmaster at Hamilton; ]. f..
Died With His Chum.
In the "reminiscences Of General Sir
Evelyn Wood, limself brave English
soldier, touching instance of courage
and self sacrifice is given. One June day
In 1885 detachment of English ma
rines was crossing the Woronzow road
under fire fsom the Russian batteries.
All Of the men reached shelter in the
trenches except seaman, John Blewitt.
As he was running terrific roar was
heard. His mates knew the voice of a
huge cannon, the terror of the army,
and yelled: