Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-10-23
4 BLANK CARTRIDGE.


Charles James Faulkner. So sorely
was he wounded that he took occasion
Monday in the course Of his speech in
the United Court to refer to the Her
aid most vigorously and severely de-
nounce the editor. He said in sub
stance that only the editors of news
papers in the interior, who are anxious
to secure government positions, oppose
civil service; that newspaper in this
city had invoked the memories of the
late war in its opposition to the case
now before the Court; that the editor
is now seeking a Government position,
and that such man was not fit to
hold position under the Government,
looking all the time at the editor OF
the Herald.
1t affords us pleasure to reproduce
the item, as follows:
The injunction crowd should not be
too previous with their shouting. There
is no telling what the end may be. His
tory records the fact that about third
of a century ago there was very de.
termined effort to compel Uncle Sam to
do that which was distasteful to him,
with disastrous results to certain peo-
pie.
The first two sentences were simply
a rebuke to the Democrat, which APP
peared to assume that the granting OF
the iniunctions settled for all time the
controversy as to who should be en-
ployed in the revenue service IN this
collection district.
The last sentence was an illustration
of the utter futility Of engaging in
contest with the Government. The
Senator later in his argument exem-
plifed the same idea when he said:
"The citizen, in comparison with the
Government is as pygmy to a
giant.
Now, if for the Herald to use such
an illustration, if for us to call atten-
ton to the historical fact that eleven OF
the states OF this Union attempted to
secede and after a struggle, the blood
lest OF modern times, were forced to
surrender and return to their allegi-
ance-if, we say, to use such an illus
tration units us to hold a position
under the Government, how much
more unfit is Charles James Faulkner,
who, for years, bore arms against and
fought to destroy the Government
If THE SENTIMENT EXPRESS
ED IN THE HERALD BE TREA-
SONABLE, HOW MANY THOU.
SAND TIMES MORE TREASONA-
BILE WERE THE ACTS OF THE
MAN WHO CONDEMNS US?
But he was not content to let the
matter rest there. Had he done so,
we should have paid but Slight atten
tion to his TRADE. During the after
noon he assailed us more viciously
than before He said he was not GER
tain that we were not in contempt of
court, and when Judge Jackson made
inquiry as to whom he referred to, he
pointed us out and called us by name
Hon. John W. Mason, of counsel for
Collector White, informed the Judge
that the Senator was speaking of a
newspaper article. "Ahp said His
Honor, "If it is a newspaper article,
it's blank cartridge; that is all Go
on with your case" thus administer
ing a singing rebuke to the would-be
tyrant and seeker after cheap notorie-
ty.
The offending item, in this instance,
was the following:
Beg pardon, Mr.. Democrat, there is
charge of characterization against the
Democratic Internal Revenue officers at
the Hannis Distillery," and that charge
was produced and caused by ill-timed
advice from Democratic attorneys one of
whom is cO-editor of the Democrat.
And now we beg to add that anoth-
err of the attorneys was Senator c. J.
Faulkner.
So ill-timed and uncalled for was
the advice given, that no matter how
the case may terminate, we predicted,
on our own responsibility, and now
repeat it, without consulting with or
being advised by any internal revenue
officer, that all of the parties who have
resorted to injunction proceedings will
lose their positions. Had they not
done so, they would now undoubtedly
be at work. Much as Senator Faux
ner may controvert the point, the re-
vocation of an assignment is not
dismissal from the service. We are
not glad that it is so; but SO it is. In
subordination-iailure to obey the or
ders of superior officer-is an I'M
pardonable ofense. At an evil hour
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