" Offensive p;irtisanship " removed Jas....

" Offensive p;irtisanship " removed Jas. H. Stone froru his position as collector ol internal revenue at Detroit, and Mr. John P. Maloney was put in his place. A more bitter partisan never walked the streets of Detroit - but he is a democrat. What silly bosh. Why don't the dmlnistration come out flat-footed and say ¦what it nieans: tbat thete remováis are for political reasons, because it is a quest'on of party salvation that to the victoi s belong the spoils. It is riglit. We believe in the doctrine, and so does every party man in the unión. A democratie president must have democratie advisers and democratie officials to be successful. But to attempt to deceive the people. To assert that such and auch a man was removed for "offensive partisanship," and anoiber partisan put in his piare, Is the merest twaddle. Silly sickishness, deceiving no one and raiiiinjf nothing. Tliis papur has not rivpn Dublicity to the scandal about the Hou. Gto. V. N. Lothrop because it did not believe hiui guilty of any dishonomble intentions or dishonest actions in the matter. And aside from that bis life has been a model one for all youtiger men to pattern from. It is very doubttul if the stories that have been buried and forgotten for years will liurt Mr. Lothrop f his friends do not insist upon protesting too tnncli. But now that gentleman can f yinputhize in a moderate degree with Mr. Blaine, who was attacked and villiricd and abused in every way poBsible by hot-headed partisans "While personally Mr. Lothrop may not have aided or believed the fulsehoods set afloat-, yet he never raised his hand or voice to refute the standers, either In public or private, and it is but natural that his political enemies should serve him as his party served their leaders.