The Green Forest tribune., 1901-03-23
MARSHALSHIP SETTLED.
Foreman Cannot Be Appointed Under Ruling of the President.

Under Ruling of the President.
 The announcement by Attorney General Griggs, of the presidents cabinet. last Thursday, that Presi- dent Mckinley had declared civil service rule relative to all presidential appointments effect ually settles the race for United States Marshal for the Western district in favor of the present in- cumbent.
 The president has taken his re- election as an indorsement of his administration and, by one stroke of his pen, he proposes to do away with all the waste of time and worry incident to contests for patronage, by declaring all of- ficials who desire appointment as eligible to a second term and thatin no case will contests be con- sidered except where sufficient evidence is submitted to sustain removal.
 While the wisdom of the ruling, so far as the president is concern ed, is apparent, yet it works very great outrage upon the peo- pie of the Western district of Ar kansas. By it they are forced to countenance the re-appointment of a man to office that could not otherwise have been chosen at all. There is absolutely no question but that if the state central com- mittee had been left to decide the matter the position would have been won by long odds by Hon. B. M. Foreman.
 THE TRIBUNE is thoroughly conversant with the situation and we violate no confidence when we state that 35 of the 57 committeeman were outspoken in favor of Mir. Foreman, and there is every reason to believe that had the question come to the committee for it's discretion, Fore man would have two votes to Stahl's one; but as it is, if the committee acts at all, it will be forced to indorse Stahl, or assume the attitude of antagonizing the administration; and the heated condition of the contest will doubtless force the committee to show it's hand. The ruling has created consternation among the supporters of Foreman and there are doubtless many of them who will not readily acquiesce, and hard fight before the committee, which convenes the 27th inst, is yet even probable. But THE TRIBUNE succumbs to what it considers the inevitable and is now willing to dismiss the matter, however much it hurts us.
 The only hope that remains is that those who are in a position to do so may take hold of the re- moval proposition and see if Stahl cannot be busted by that means. There is evidently cause upon which charges may be based.
 The Carroll county committee meets at Berryville today (Fri- day.) THE TRIBUNE neither knows nor cares what action it may take in this matter as it will be only formal, and can in no wise affect the result. While a majority of the members of the committee have signed Foreman's petition, it is possible that a sufficent number of them, at least, will jump into the band wagon to indorse Stahl, so as to make themselves eligible for U. S. court jurors, etc.
 THE TRIBUNE has no apology to make for the fight it has made against Stahl. We are proud of the contingent with whom we have fallen, and but for this rul- ing of the president we are cer- tain that we would have been credited with having contributed no little bit to the defeat of a man we know to be anything but worthy of the position in which he is to succeed himself.
 To all intents and opposes Foreman and his friends have won the fight, but unfortunately they cannot see him rewarded.