The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-06
BRACING UP THE CINCINNATI
TICKET.

The San Francisco Bulletin (Rep.)
braces up the Cincinnati noneLtity thus;
The better instincts of the Republican
party triumphed in the selection of Hayes
and Wheeler. We do not think that
Mr.. Hayes, if he should reach the Presi-
dency, will expel men from Office merely
because others want their places. Upon
him will devolve the serious business of
inaugurating the Centennial policy. If
he does it we'll he will have chance to
secure in history place for his admin
istration as prominent as those of Wash
ington and Lincoln. Washington set the
government in motion, Lincoln purged
it of the sin of slavery. 1t will not be
less notable work to reform its civil SER
vice.
To what extent "the better instincts of
the Republican party triumphed in the
selection Of Hayes and Wheeler" will
straightway appear when we see who
the men are who are best pleased with
this result. Grant is delighted with it,
so is Babcock, Robson, Belknap, Blaine,
ConklinR, Chandler, Cameron, Morton,
"Boss" Shepherd, Brother Orville, the
Indian firm of Delano & Smith, the bull
beef contractor Bosler, and all the post
traders who contributed to the domestic
treasury of the late secretary of war, so
are all the convicted and unconvicted
members Of the defunct whisky ring, so
are all those who agree with Ben. Butler,
that we have "the best civil service in
the world" and so are all those who
agree with John Logan, that "any man
who talks about reform has no business
in the Republican party"
Whether Mr. Hayes, if he should reach
the Presidency, will expel men from Of
fee merely because others want their
places" may be ascertained with tolera-
BILE certainty by examining the record of
the party of which he is the candidate.
From the day Republicanism took pos
session of the government, not only no
Democrat, whatever his honesty and
ability, has stood the smallest chance of
getting or retaining federal office, but
Republicans have been kicked out to
make room for other Republicans who
happened to be more useful political
tools. When Republican Senator
Edmunds, of offered a resolu-
ton, few days ago, to regulate appoint
ment to the civil service by competitive
examinations, Republican Senate very
promptly voted it down. When Civil
Service Commissioner, George William
Curtis, undertook to inaugurate reform
in accordance with the pledges Of the
Republican platform of 1872, he was
compelled to abandon the attempt and
resign his place, because Republican
President and Republican Congress op-
posed him at every step. lsit likely, is
it possible, that man of Hayes calibre
can work revolution in these matters ?
If he had the disposition to do SO, and
there is no evidence to show that he has,
he has not tie mental and moral stamina
required for the herculean task. If cleo
ted he will simply sit down and drift
with the current. What that current is
and where it leads to, the people know
by painful and shameful experience. p
So far from "the serious business of in
aTgurating the Centennial policy devol-
wing upon Hayes" that policy--or at
least the Republican phase of it-has al.
ready been started by Grant. And Re-
publican national convention has just
declared that Grant and his administra-
ton deserve the continued and hearty
gratitude of the American people" So
Hayes, if elected, can secure his share Of
"the continued and hearty gratitude" by
closely copying the example Of his i'm
mediate predecessor, which he undoubt-
ly will do, as nearly as circumstances
permit. The country, having had con-
siderable more of Grantism than it
wants, will take good care to avoid an
other installment of the same pestifer-
GUS article.