Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
0rfor0 democrat,
PARIS, MAINE, APRIL 50. 1869.
Odscial Patronage.


they recognise the principle rs a just one
that The party elevated to power should
control the public patronage, II is to be
presumed that the administration has
policy on the principal political questions
waic- we're Nc issue w the campaign, and
Il has right 10 have the cooperation OF
RS friends in the administration of the
government and not be subject 10 the
indifferent services of those who disagree
with il, Since the offices must be filled
and thew are regarded 81 PerIuistes Ia
be bestowed upon political iavorites, it j.
question IT 20 little importance what
rule shall be adopted in the selection ri
the fortunate and favored few who Gre to
hu'uli,tc themselves as servants 20 the
great public
Neither the relN,bHcgn nor democratic
party has the preec4iPtive night Go thc
scramble ior ofIic,--it Is common On both
Let oitber come into power ard the same
spiri, $ manifested IL is said that the,
> C,ar,g, increase, each year, 81 the
c,i. and thai it was never greater than
81 present Whether this i true or not.
il appears that lhe Senate spent a day or
tive, previous 20 the close ofthc Executive
session. IN discussing the matter Of the
dist tuition of the offices. It was ac-
knovledeed that the leading principle in
dispensing the >poilS. has been since
Jsrkson's time that of each member of
Congress max ing the most capital possible
10 strengthen his own PoSi,iOn with those
OF his constituents who manage CauCuSes
and pull WIVES at Conventions Senator
Fe~>euden. in defending his activity in
securing offices for his supporters, said -
III has got "a De- received doctrine,
upOu which We al act, and there i M
cOucealug D.. tina, has matter uI holding
oticg i- m3ic t1y our Constituents and
for o. jr particular hrur;ic-,ho>e of
them mean who an set The appoint
meuts-aud /, not made .or the Uoueht OF
thc Government and 90 Go the Govern
mvut business fal, IS 'Ar m-lJuthu.I /
truth with q Slgl 60 T..
Nov. hH" : -~.8fe as much rs
nv houoTaa.g H.cuu I.ou Illinois tEe fast .
--.s..l CD, aul,,l ANS, 4, j. ~ ny sell .
that $50 ar, .--.. 49,. @. ~.-u .r.~I, and .
o. -' .- "H'-, see
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lrluu vt ,.sH., .>- u .s rac.
ill.,, >,, 49,
pai .u.lt- ..a f..~-
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Din .o o., q. -s. ,a. ,sc.-. .iJ, b, mer,
ul.frc 90 s1.o Ea.Ury Gee, go 4,..... t.,ai.
n JEv,..ey ,u. 60. .I,s. We cannot i,-
iG> E,u. ..gIf "e 20 u, utN tI-,
vil'Aot. ana then >omclody else g,t> he
a,haDja.e % u / should BIKE "a SNOW
NV i ,..u si..i hDy, iu tay senate Wiz.
due I-S..,u ,y ,He iUlury- an. uNu iutu.r
au speaking u,-aul refuse tu pax "a.
uarr uroti q paper recommending . CON
>tifu.at. c'..,r fellow who j. ut Tor
ole. saving that it j. ~. proper or
consistent VITA my digI,,,y ,o ,!u u, when
.u..,Iey geaurm@-. "a IUrm1or OF The .
House 90 Representatives, from my State,
i perfectly ready Jl 30 IL 40 aay time
and uvi only pu, hi> name uppu tine pa
per bar % ~ md sec THAT Jhr thing Is
done Il = u3, Inconsistent VITA A,> H..
mir, b, I'M
fhuvho am T. I am th- a,,. 1i,a-
baSn- ie,."" m The "of.d t"A@ no iE',r-
ct n my constituents. ~. Hn. go a.t
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h 80 f-i .v~ % t v.rH .r e.-.:,H..
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:. Suffers. ,r.'.r.,.7, .~,N 81,
my honorable h.eu. .r.m IIliaui, -lc
gr>.'. u.s., We nave re-. l' zee 'e' me''
p.... ..... -.a,>- .ua,. u g., office
IN -,.'r.a.- ah3 ae cannot set'.>.
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" '.,' we '''.'"l e> .'..''''' senator e.
; '..''.- Co ''''N'' .''' 20 .'''''''' "'''''' %
De SUBJECT " h'lI'Ag ONCE = made '''
the piriirniir ''n'i' '' men Shd not Tor
me ''nrn' % t'e '''N'rh'''h' ana 20 ''
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Wtn'}, ly' f~~i'ltt.N "t Eri'EUl, 'Arll
indeed a''.0"r iI''.tieN ana INSTITUTIONS
req Is 'i're nor d clear 'h"
ceg..i' remedy ''' s,'.> ''''r %, tiihS>' III
the clvt. service bill establishing compete
tive examinations among claimants for
oih.y and deciding upon the merits OF The
applicants. We believe this would cure
the e'I., ant Il Is The daiy ot the press