The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-03-31
WHOLE NO. 1414.
POUNDING TfR OFFICE cEsEEkER

1Ao EAalioaS SIty journal, good |
Republican, makes these superior
upon office holders, re-
1ect1ons such rs appear soon after
-he beginning Of every Adminis-
Iration and are solemnly mumbled
by hundreds of worthy journals
and sane men:
'President Mckinley and his
Cabinet have been at considerable
pains to let the office seekers know
i hat there isn't much in store for
them. Announcement has been
made that the additions to the ci-
vii service list will stand. This
takes ? very large number of ex-
pecteI pluns completely. out of
reach. The Postmaster General |
ha., gwen notice that fourth class |
Pos'masters will be permitted TO |
serve their full term of four years. |
Another large addition to the for
hidden fruit Is thereby made. The
President has established n rule
that applicants must first get the 4
Endorsement of their Senators or
Representatives in Congress before
their claims will be considered. 1t
is also scmi-offfcially given out
that the .n1attar. of patronage will
not be extensively entered into
until the pressing business before
the administration is disposed of.
But in spite of all these chill
ling ASSURANCES the ardor of the
Office fecker is not cooled. He is
in Washington in full force, and
he is industriously at work. 1t is
said the President and his private
secretary are showing signs of wear
from his cca=eless opportunities.
Every minute that the President
will consent TO listen to him is
fully occupied. He is always
pressing for an audience, and often
succeeds in cnroaching on time
that was intended to be spent in a
more important way. Mr.. McKin-
ley is declared to be u very ap-
proachablc man. This is to his
. credit, and the country is pleased
r TO hear such reports. But the
, President owes it as a duty to both
himself and the country to keef
: the Office seeker at bav."
Is it possible that the numcrou:
newspaper articles i'll reproof of of
flee seekers are kept standing
: for four year, They have {
d tired look, and tthcy succeed il
G transferring it to the reader
What do these quadrennial hom
l. lies Oh the impudence and wick
II edness Of the office seek ers IN dar
- ing to ask for Federal job, an,
e on the necessity of protecting tn
the President from them anloun
% 10? Is it wrong to seek for Office
le Is ii dishoEorable or degrading q
is unworthy to want federal office
II TO say so would be an insult
ie the United States. Mr.. McKinlc
:e was an office seeker himself fc
l. months ago. a. he had Il right TO |
&c but no mere right than any oth'
of man has, and these 50 much d.
ut rided and bclaborcd office seckc
are as much entitled TO rcSpectf1
rs trcat n.u,it as lie was and is, or al
III other Office holder of high or 10
il degree. One of the President
to cunsti;ut ional duties is to nal
nj appointments to Office: aud pc
q sons who want TO zee him abo1
lis appointments, have Il right to r
C. him at suitable times. Their bl
.ei mess with him is Legitimate Gro
IN ernmant business AZ much as an
II. thing else il.
co AS for the civil service examin
~ ton system, it has virtually viii
rye drawn many thousand appoir
IN mcnts from the proper appoint
ilo officers. and we do not believe til
ef- the common scHse o. the Americ
10 People VII! put up with the G.
e'' ncse abomination permanent
;ch but be good enough 10 rcmeml
10 that every person Who tries TO
an Office on the classified civil serv
Us is an Office seeker. Why it
nc More iniquitous to seek Office
"f- Washington now than TO In
eep sought Office prcviousl. on ci
service cAallii.iHlion. iEs cOfa4aif
tators OH twac,llclu:i and twcct
iru- dee may be able 10 t1.l]-
his The Office seeker l&s as III,
rieh: 10 seek rs Ire office hul
nan his 10 hold, ard Tire musty
i"ns propcrations Of isl:n are We:
fer ness to the aEesh and waste
10 good type.
luet observation-disclosures
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vear III the fur trade.
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The Maine ;Jc:ir is fast becoming
no. Gition There is tall; Of aiJoiisliing
.u,io, IS bounty Oh bear.