| Show r- r MB MR LEYS LEY'S Kill EW With an unfailing disposition t to tolie be lie entirely fair in its Hs comments comment upon a Republican administration of this country's affairs Th I R ic is obliged to remark that President President dent McKinley is making rather a ar r record in his display 6 of f partiality to those of his his kinsfolk who chance to b be applicants fo for I office To a c cousin of of Mr McKinley l has been given the Ju lucrative ti e post b of consul General Gene to Lo London don An uncle holds that of Assistant Assistant Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master at San Francisce A nephew has been appointed Receiver ver ot of t Pub Public lie lic Moneys at Another rl is Postmaster at Moline Ill It t is now now announced that that still a third nephew is to receive one o othe of the best Federal positions at Columbia Columbia Colum bia O. O It is but natural l that tha th these thise se his kinsfolk to office should h have ve excited unfavorable comment on the part of ot th the general public and much dissension among the rank and file of the Presidents President's own party The people of this count country have hav always heartily heartHy dis disapproved of a tendency towards nepotism on the part of the Chief Executive They see the justice of leading and ard in party workers being reward reward- edby important appointments but bu they cannot perceive the logic which would pension a family oil oti on the Na Na- Treasury I because one of ot that tha members chanced to have bave been een given the high honor of an l ctt n to the Presidency They 1 e a indeed e th that t th the dignity 0 of o 5 S y Na Jt R w D d i. i j ti i- i I 0 tn n e teri ti l an r a ot- ot it u nt a aP P the W S t jM vide ide Ios c of his own blood vi m means ans of of- livelihood at ht th the expense And there iS iS' re sO for lor their disappointment and disI discouragement dis- dis dis- dis when when hen a President nt 0 ol of I the United States favors his own family connections connection f for far r of office c Ii iA preference to other applicants in indorsed indorsed in- in dor ed and re recommended by their Congressmen and the citizens of the locality wherein the office is Republic J |
