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Show RESPITE FOR THE DEPUTIES. It should be no hardship for Democrats to approve President Wilson'3 desiro to keep deputy United States marshals and deputy revenue collectors col-lectors in office, under civil service rules. It has cost so many party quarrels to agree on material ma-terial for chiefs that the unterrifled ought to thank tho President for refusing to cut off the heads of subordinates. The other night I found flvo democrats in a group singing a chorus of condemnation for National Na-tional Committeeman Wallace, for that ho prevented pre-vented tho selection of Aquila Neboker for Marshal. Mar-shal. One of them offered to all and several tho people of Utah tho fair price of one hundred dollars for any proof that Wallace is now or over has been a Democrat. And ho has the hundred, too. Understand? I am not taking sides in that argument. But when one of them suggested sug-gested that tho whole marshalship quarrel could bo settled by giving Mr. Storrs first place and making Mr. Neboker his chief deputy, I grabbed my hat and ran. I have never been through oithor an, earthquake or a dynamite explosion. But I would much prefer dancing the tango with both of them at onoe than trying to hive in the same room with Aquila Neboker when that proposition is put up to him. Prosidont Wilson, in tho meantime, may get some cussing both loud and deep for offering the decapitation of deputies, but he will gain a certain cer-tain prestige by the act. Of courst he can't bank tho prestige. He can't buy beef with it. He will gain it at tho expense of all level-headed men in both parties. Deputies now in office don't expect to bo retained when the chiefs change. They know thoy will want a clean sweep when tho next Republican President lakes offlco. Thoy will give loyal and helpful service to their chief while he keeps them, through the period required in learning tho ropes. But they will greet their successors with a soldier smik when he comes ambling in. President Wilson may ploaso tho impractical imprac-tical with his consbr-swinging at the altar of civil service, but ho will not get bettor men nor bettor work by his swinging. And ho will gain no friends in that circle whore friends are needed need-ed and effective. |