The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-04-29
"TOm'' Parran'S Idea
Of Office Holding

The Honorable Thomas Parran has
been broad-casting Calvert. the county
which he regards as his particular
bailiwick, with letter which he con-
cludes as follows: at seems to me
that he (Goldsborough) is entitled to
the support at this hour of every Re-
publican who has the welfare of the
party at heart, thereby rewarding the
efficient and faithful servant" This
idea regards the nomination as kind
of order of merit to be bestowed upon
the faithful and entirely ignores the
consideration of which candidate is
more likely to bring party success. If
the Republican party is to remain
kind of minority club in the State, the
Honorable Thomas's idea is the correct
one, and faithful service, especially
where it includes rs odd years of
comfortable Office holding should be
rewarded. 1t is the way to keep any
organization working smoothly. For
tunately, however. the vast majority
of Republicans, In fact all the non
office noldlng classes, want the party
to WIN in the general election and Tor
this reason to select candidate not
because he has been faithful servant
but because he has the greater chance
OF beng elected.
If this consideration is placed first
the logic of the situation calls for the
nomination of Doctor France, al
though, indeed, he might claim equal
recognition with the Ex-Governor or
the Honorable Thomas as faithful
party servant with the exception, OF
course, that his faithfulness has not
included continuous office holding.
Doctor France is admitted the stron-
ger in each of three classes of voters
to whom a successful Republican can
didate must appeal. He is stronger
with the regular Republicans, because
Just as in the case of Mr.. Weller, ne
has not been a distributor of patron
age nor identified with any particular
faction. He is stronger with the Pro-
gressives because he was not actively
identified with the great schism of
1912 and because he has the approval
of such leaders of that party as the
Honorable Charles j. Bonaparte and
the Honorable George L. Wellington.
He is stronger with the independent
classes because he is not regarded as
a republican politician.
Fortunately the greater majority of
Republicans are realizing the truth Vt
these facts. Doctor Frances candi-
dacy is growing by leaps and bounds.
Wherever he goes he makes new
friends. Whoever considers the rea
sons for his candidacy becomes an ear
nest advocate. 1t is confidently be-
lieved that he will carry Baltimore
City and every county in the State,
save only Dorchester. where. in order
to avoid fractional strife and thus to
promote the chances of success in the
general election, no organized cam
paign is being made.
A careful review of the situation
shows that Governor Goldsborough's
support is confined almost exclusively
to his appointees to office. The chair
man of his committee, the treasurer,
the secretary. his chief financial
hacker, his leaders wherever a fight is
being made for him, are all gentlemen
giving office One of these appointeas
feCenUlN Sdlu lHdJ lie anu OIneI = liftS
himself would be ingrates should they
not support the Governor. This. of
course. is misrhevious and mistaken
idea of rublic Office ard the. OBLIGATIONS
of public service. The constitution
and laws of this State make certain
offices elective and others apnointive.
If a Governor makes an anpointmont
a basis of rereona' favor he is false
to the trua oblioa TORS of public ser
vice. IF tho apnointees take the Office
as personal favors. thew either there-
bv confess their own Nat'ra for the
position show an a"toundino ioror-
ance of the nature of the Amounting
power. In arv evert the nuhlic Sar-
vice euffe"e. for tho "nnointee fenle
his ohli~"+;nne "r~ to tho rereon who
anpc;,-+nA him ~ot,o" than II tho pub
1io whose r,,o~o ;.,c+,'rn1nrt the an
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