, 1874-12-08
DEL f0URAT1U REFORM IN INDIAlyA,

DEF fo0nAT1U REFORM IN INDIAlyA.
MO inso hcon told, al 71anseam, TINT tho
naughty Republican, Of 1nliana gcrrylnn,,~
tlcrcd amt Stato III n sl,ockingly sinful man-
her, ae1 rode rougla-shoa ovcr' tho puro prin-
ciplca 'of Civil.seryicol lIcforrn. All iligwou11
DO eh nngea, quost Tho Democratic stump
spcal<t rs, II tile people wonld but recognize
tho Spartan virtues Of tho. Intlinna band Of
l,ourt lons, aud restore tlsc1n 10 place and
powcl:, Givo us chance at tha n,blc cr;b,
they cried, md soe how wo will resist tcmpta
tion. Tint old idoa ahout tho yictor's
ownu,ahip Of tho spoils was first put
in practice, VIC must admit, by tho
patri';'t jackson, for whom mn nnseonl~
" umbor Of orr supporters oontinno
to Voto to-day; hut it forms no part
Of II, principles of tho rogencrato, the chas~
toncr1, tho high-tonea, tho moral Democracy
Of to-dny. AS for tho gor1ymandering, did
not Massachusetts, man, and therefore
Rep nblicnn, invent it, Tic Democracy has
ovor abhorxcd it. Tho people Of Indiana re.
posi- Il! {. simple, very simple, faith in these
pro: 'ossions. They elected tho Democratic
itch nt,-thnnfs to tho blindness Of tho schis~
sna'ic Republicans WHO voted for Inde-
pcrtlonts," "Anti-1Tonopo1ists, Prohibit
Ito, aisss" md other mon Of ismp, md sue
cee dea thereby In securing tho election Of tho
tic ket Which they liked least Of nil.
.rhe promise TINT all this would bo changed
| hrs been kept It has been changed. THO
RI tlpubicans are said to haye gc1rynnndercd !;
til Q Democrats used the charge to overthrow
til en- and now the Domocrats aro about to
| gt trrymander The Republicans filled petty
q 1lecs with mon who wore Republicans the
| Ttomocrats cried out against this alleged dis
| r. sgard Of Ciyil-seryico Reform and now tho
| + democrats nre praotioing with tho official
| nvnilablo ofioial heads as soon rs tile Legisla-
uro convenc11 This is literally roform with
tIyenyeanco.
Thu Legislature of Indiana hns to elect n
stnto Agent, who goes to New York from time
to time IN order to ray interest on the State
| tobt; n State Librarian, whd makes num-
her Of nest commissions on tho bool:s, ata-
tionery, oto., which he buys for tho Legisla-
turo nnd the Library; tho Bonrls Of the
State Charities, and q miscellaneous lot Of
clerks, sorgeants-at-arnas, doorkecpers, etc,
Tho men who havo been clamoring for Civil.
Service Reform now propose to eject all tlo
present occupants Of these places md elect a
new sot, every one Of whom must bo n rocls-
rooted, dyed~in-the-wool, Bourbon-fnvored
Democrat. It is not ensy to see why man
il incapable Of paJiug out stato funds to the
holders Of State bonds because ho believes in
National sovereignty, and rejects tho dogma
Of State sovereignty with tho right OF
secession which that implies. The Librarian
might possess tho skill needed for buying
books, paror, pens, and ink without having
tho ability to subscribe to tho iron-bound
creed Of Democracy. a mans power To
manage prison or en- asylum docs not nee.
ossarily depend upon his power to show that
he voted certnin ticket on tho last election
day. Tho clorks could probably read and the
doorkecpers could probably open and shut
doors as vol if they did not cast off their Re-
publicanism. II tho Democracy Of indiana
,scro even semi-sincore in their professions o.
reform they would not show this indecent
haste to turn worthy and capable men out o.
minor Offices in order to fill tho places 1ef
vacant with mon whose chief claim certainly
nnd whose solo claim possibly, 10 that the,
arc Democrats Nor would tho party, if i
wero sincerely desirous Of reform, proclaim
its purpose Of practically aepriving large
part Of tho people Of Indiana Of their rights
by gerrymandering the State.
This is Democratic reform