The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-12

dato for public favor Is Sunday edition
Of tho Star-rribuno, published by NJ. b.
Robor mud John G. Noalo, two OF tho
host newspaper mon In Charleston. Tho
Stat.l'ribuno Ia, always boon II Of the
host OF tho state papers, and is Loyalty
Republican to tho coro. II believes In
Republican principles and 'upholds
Thorn on all occasions.
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Nowa comes from Warrington that
when Congress, meets II Is probable tho
President will have a lively fight with
the senate on his hands, growing out
OF hiS policy with regard to appoint.
ments. 4 worry interesting instance,
selected out OF several cases in whiCl,
m issue has been raised with senators.
Ia that Of tho appointment OF n postmas.
tor A. EIizabethtown, Ky. 1t seems to
dcmonStrntO Mt Onc tho stubborn M.
turo Of the President and ths senti.
mental regard OF senators for courtesy
and proprioty. Last winter President
Cleveland appointed as postmaster at
Ellzabethtown q man named Joplin,
to succeed Mira Helm, a younger sister
OF Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Holm
IL hold In high esteem throughout
Kentucky by reason OF her relationship
to. Mrs. Lincoln aud her own name, sho
being tho widow OF Gen. Ben Hardin
Helm, who commanded Il Kentucky
brigade in tho c%ontcderacy. Joplin was
unpopular, and the K%ontuckians all
over tho state protested against his APP.
p%ointinent. insisting that General
Helms widow mrst remain in office.
Senator Blackburn, having his own
sympathieS aroused, and knowing hia
constituents were Indignant about Mrs.
Helms removal, had Joplin's nomina-
ton hung up and it was not confirmed
BY tho senate. Since the adjournment
OF the senate the President has reap
pointed Joplin, and he will be installed
at once, Mrs. Holm being required TO
give up tho office. When the senate
meets again Senator Blackburn will
open up his batteries and again fight
Joplin's confirmation, and as the soma
tor is something Of n fighter the Pres,.
dent may get the worst OF it.
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1t is said there large number Of
Just such instances, where the President
has deliberately slapped senators in the
face. and disregardcd either sentimental
or political protests from tho patrons OF
postotiices.. or from the senators and
their constituents, and that the pros.
poets fora warm controversy between
the President and senate arc very fine.
The Washington Star recently said, in
this connection: at Is not difficult to
raise n controversy between them. It
has come, indeed, in political circles to
be considered q sure thing that what
ever recommends itself strongly to the
senate meets with but scaut favor, il
any at all. with tho President. and vice
versa. Politicians on tho outside even
trade upon this feeling. and 20 TO the
senate or to the President for iayors
with all the greater assurance as they
are known 10 be out OF favor with the
ono or the other. and it is in this way. it
is asserted, that some o! the appoint
ments now in controversy came origin
ally to be made. The known oppo .ition
OF certain senators turned the scale in
the interests OF applicants who had Sc
cured the Presidents ear by rea,ou OF
the fact" All this is interesting as
showing that even in the matter OF dis.
trimming the fruit9 OF victory" the
Democrat At Washington arc not u
happy family, and that the President is
not wholly free from Il pettiness that
ono does not naturally look for in the
chief executive OF the country.
Il. 4. II.