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Show H)it(ii.rn;i, ami iiisiv. Thn Iltrald must huve been taking a bath lu a I.cthean eprlng, or surely In its zeal to decapitate tho entire nrray of I"odoral oMclala In this Territory It would not havo run couuter to Ha provloua ttatenietit, as It did III yestcf day mornlng'a lasuu. Thu list of Ibosu mtii behind whom "stalks the heads mau,' aa our cotemporary twoull fain havu us believe, with the dales when their terms ol olllco will run out, ore not tho eamo at they were n few month! ago Immediately alter the great election, when tho tpolla of tho Demicratlo victory were btlug parceled out beforu tho Hold waa taken; the list waa not correct then, as shown by the Xl.wa at tho time, and It la uot correct now, but It doot notaftee with Itself oi state J, very fow Items In the latter ciso evott approaching ctrreot ness. The Jfcra'il notably cut uiriljvcr nor Thonm', Chief Ju.llco Ziuo1. aid Secretary Hells' olllclil Uvea by noarly halt is j ear, and 111 coiiaideratlou of tho l'rialdunt'a promise to appoint no successors during tuch life, this Is a matter of some little Impjrtauce t least to them. The political feiture of the case la nothlngatall to thla piper; neither la tho personnel. Hj long as theotllca holdora uru Impartial, faithful nud capable, It nutlets not whether their mimes utu Drown or Jonus, nor whither they are l-imiocratr, ltujubll cms, l'utullittor Ililupoudviits. The political aludlugofany minor moat uredoeaiutaiujunt to m tali hero at presvutwheru other thlngaaru psra umuat. Heloiu going lar nud widu with a political mania following, as wo may aiy, tho ohatigot of thu moon Inourilesltu to aeouruuow hands III which to place the govirn lueut'a comuilsiloni, let us too to It that ell the funois which guard our material well-being are In place ant Ij order. It did uot occur tu uuyhudy to ailc what Mr. Uritn'epolllluil preloruiKot were be. ciutu, we preauaie, nohijy nired jur. tlculiirly. The plant which we look for ut hit ImuJa will to uo bolter becatuu lie li a Democrat aud tm worse botuaihu la n Ilupubllciu. It la not u polulcil matter ntull, neither, ia ho of Ut ill uuglittM l.oatll, Is the other, Wu luvu boon the recipient, of good, bal nud Iniltlerent Ire t ueut from both Uent 'cr.ite aud lli-pib lians, more ol either from the litter, per-I per-I aps, brcaute they have bion lu power lungti; nnd wn havu been able to fin i out to our luuiplete eat Isfaotlou that It tenet to much tho polltloil prluclple-H of men as the men -lli'iiliolvus that wu havu to doui uiou. With thu intent bill data there la but little fault to bo tuiad; thin hni been nwru or le-ie frlctlou ut tlmen with nrurly all of them; but tno natural riault of trie ton la eventual smooth ueiti, botli eltui lisln,' j much uf their rough and auK.illuou surface aa makes It ulherwlso. Undoubtu II) there will be chiugie eojuer ur lator. and within a twelvemonth I erheta the entire list will show sew tiers In the potltloni; very well. We will make the newcomers welcome and endeavor to Instantly recognize every point of merit, neither exaggerating nor discounting dis-counting It because of tho politics of the ot.o in whom It appears. Meantime, let ue not hurry those who are here away prematurely. We couldn't do It If we wonted to, but the Xmvh doosn't want to. liven If, at our cotemporary aeemi to think, their preaence la an evil, It It still Letter to remember Ihu Bhekapcarean precept and retain tho Ilia wo have than 11 lo otbiralhat wo know not of. |
