New-York tribune., 1895-08-27

him. 10 carry 10 his master the soothing and up
lifting message that Postmaster Lyon Of Selma,
Cal, had been removed. About one year ago. It
appears. President Cleveland having full faith
in the ability, diligence loyalty and patriotism OF
the aforesaid Lyon appointed him to the honor
able and lucrative office Of postmaster at the
town Of Selma, County Of Fresno. State Of Cali
fornia 1t further appears that Lyon. who is. or
at least was supposed to be- stanch Democrat,
was and Is the editor and proprietor Of Demo-
cratic newspaper. which bears the suggestive
and at the same time appropriate title of 1.-The
Irrigator." 1t furthermore appears that there
was recently printed in "rhe Irrigator' crit
icism Of President Cleveland. We are not in
formed as to the nature OF this criticism even as
10 whether ii was favorable or otherwise, and
in fact that Is wholly mmatera; suffice it to
say 1t was criticism by an ofiiceholdcr. and
therefore an exhibition Of "pernclous activity
and Postmaster Lyon was promptly dismissed
Whether the dismissal Of the Postmaster will
prevcnt the publication Of future criticisms OF
President Cleveland by Editor Lyon Is another
uuestion Justice must be done, though the
heavens fall. The material point is that informa
ton Of Lyons turpiude was allowed to reach
the President. whc acted promptly. and as might
have been expected by anybody who knows how
bitterly he rcscnts and how summarlly he pun
ishes the exercise Of anything that has even the
least appearance Of ''pernicious activity" by a
postmaster appointed by him. Instead OF writ
ing and publishing criticisms Of the President,
the Editor Of 1.-THE Irrigator'' ought to have been
asserting and delivering the mails, or In the still
more laudable occupation Of fattenng the lean
revenues Of the Government by selling postage
stamps to the citizens Of Selma, who We're clam
orIng for them. For his part in this matter full
praise should be accorded to Thurber
But there Is another side to the picture. Can
Thnrber place his hand on his consecrated breast
and saw that he has ever called the attention Of
President Cleveland to the "perniciOls activity"
Of the postmasters who compose the Democratic
County Committee Of the County Of Hamilton,
State of Nebraska. Has he even degned to in
form his master that said County Committee Is
COMPOSED Of Democratic pOstmasters? And yet
we read in dispatches to some Of the news
papers that "a few counties will not be repre-
scented In the coming State convention Of the
"silver wing of the Democratic party in Ne
"braska, having been captured by the Cleve-
"land Democrats. This is particularly true of
Hamilton County where the County Central
COMMITTEE is cOupOseu Vi pOstHdstclS WIN
"met and named delegation to the Sound
Money Democratic Convention, called for
September 5 at Lincoln" Now, Mr. Thurber,
IL that was not "pernicious activity what do
YOU call 1t? II an account Of the gathering Of
the Democrats at Springfield, Ohio: the day be-
fore the Democratic State Convention this week,
1--WE find this: There are a great many post
Amasters and other Federal officers present. all
said TO be working for Senator Brice" Was
that "pernicous activity" or not, Mr.. Thurber!
IL not what do you call 1t? And what do you
think President Cleveland will say to you when
he hears of it and remembers that you concealed
II from him? Oh, Thurber Thurber.