South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-03

CIvIL SERVICE REFORM, By ALL
MEANs.-So the Republican organs want
to fight the rest of the campaign on the
issue of Civil Service Reform. BY all
means That is the Issue which the
Democracy have insisted from the first
was the single issue of the campaign.
and the only one which the people would
consider. The result of the October
elections show that the people have been
unaffected by the Bloody. shirt TRADES of
IDGersol and Blaine. and that the popu.
lar revulsion against their abuse Of the
South and o: Governor Tilden, is so
strong that the Republicans were nearly
voted down in their own stronghold, OF
Ohio.
Now let them stand up for Judgment
while We show to the great jury of the
country, that since 1868, every National
and State platform adopted by the Re.
publicans has promised Civil Service
Reform and almost every message and
inaugural speech by the Presidant, has
appealed TO Congress for support on
| that issue. Let us also show the people
Belknap acquitted by tie Republican
Senate, Robson still retained in the
Republican cabinet, Chandler at the
/ head of the Republican Committee De.
lano, Creswell, Williams and Murphy,
retired with handsome letters OF eulogy,
while Bristow and Wilson are driven
from Office, one with frigid letter &C.
cepting his resignation, and the other
with no letter ut all. Let ia show the
people Babcock acquitted through the
Presidents efforts the sale Of post
traderships, carried on by the Presidents
brother through information impaired by
the President for that purpose. Let us
show the people that the man who came
within thirty votes OF the nomination at
Cincinnati, and who is now the leading
spokesman Of Gov. Hayes, was convic-
ted by his own letters OF pedding his
| decisions as speaker. Let US show the
people corruption in every department
Of the Government without one single
exception, and almost without exception
in every bureau. Let us show them
corruption in the Senate. and in the
House, and in the White House. Let
us show them that this Administration.
the worst in our history, and almost in
any history, has been Endorsed by every
State and National Republican Conven.
ton in the last seven years.
Then let us ask the people whether
these are the men 10 be mtrusted with
the work Of Civil Service Reform. Let
us show the people on the other hand.
that the Democratic party IN a single
session in the House. has reduced the
appropriations 100000 below the
estimates Of the Republican depart.
ments; and that Gov. Tiidcn in less
than two years Administration. has re.
duccd the taxes nearly one.half, and has
purged his State OF rings Then we can
ask, which party will you trust-the
party whose record is bad. but whose
promises arc good or the party whose
record is good, and whose promises arc
even better? We await the answer with
confidence
"STRAws INDICATE now THE WIND
BLows'"-A bright-eyed little girl Of a
Don't eight or ten years. on the line Of
march in Wheeling few nights ago. fol-
lowed the Democratic procession for Sc.
veral blocks, singing in a sweet voice tho
following lines Of her own composition
"Iarrah IIurrah for T;lden is the man.