The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-22
ss Civil Service Rcf0rmss In tho Six .
teenth District.


teenth District.
From the Canton Democrat.
The Republican Congressional con.
yention, held at Massillon yesterday,
exhibited funny feature of Hayes
civil service reform. Every one here
abouts knows that Mckinley, the
nominee Of the convention, is the
special friend OF the White House
fraud; aud it is equally well known
that he entirely disregsrds the Hayes
rules of civil service reform, SO called.
He had q postmaster removed at Can.
ton last year, without cause, except to
make room for one who had earned
his (McKinley's) favor, by doing dirty
political work of the campaign, and
openly boasted in his organ, the Re.
pository, that the Hayes Administra.
tion referred the matter to him, and
he (McKinley) ordered the change TO
be made.
The Massillon postmaster came to
Canton and hired the Canton G. A.
Band. The Canton postmaster ac-
companied the band over, aud. mar.
shalled the music into the hall where
the convention was sitting. Again,
the Wooster postmaster led off
in the oratorical fireworks de-
pariment, by sounding the moral po-
litical keynote Of the campaign. A
deputy assessor or two hung on the
outskirts of the little gathering; and
q gauger took an active interest in the
proceedings. 1t was altogether sweet
and lovely. And the Major was SO
bland! ...s.
We never thought much Of Hayes
famour order of civil service reform !;
but If it had been enforced in this
district yesterday, il might have kept
Hayes Wooster postmaster from act
ing the fool. He made the speech OF
the occasion. McKinley's was tame.
and fell fiat in comparison. For the
decency psrty 1t was peculiar, to say
the least. In harrangue filled with
vile slang, he made an attack on pri.
vate gentleman not at all active in
politics, but Democrat and physi-
clan. Among other things the Woos.
ter postmaster said the gentleman did
mot know q wOman's pelvis from the
jawbone of an ass" If reports be true
the Wooster Hayes postmaster does
know. But this was high-to led COM
pared to other stuff expressed by the
Mckinley keynote sounder.
Mckinley should have Hayes order
q paddock upon this fellows mouth,
then there would be one less ass's
jawbone in motion during the cam.
daign. This fellows name is Mcclure
and he is also editor of the Wooster
Republican. Now, had it been q
Democrat who had thus played the
ass, our opponents would have said
whisky was the cause. But that being
impossible in leader of the "party
of great moral IDEAS" aud one of
Hayes postmssters, we can only attri-
butte the condition to q serious c0nsti-
tutional trouble in the headaand heart.
We had hoped this campaign was
to be conducted on principles of COM
mon decency, free from mean personal
detraction and venomous vituperatiOn
But, here is this Wooster jawbone
Mcclure splitting out his rattlesnake
maligniiy aud few days since the
Ravenna Republican-D Democrat as
sailed General Wiley, attributing to
him the meanest and most sOrdid of
motives for. entering the army. The
Repository too, endorses the article by
copying it. 1t is evident the Major Is
not disposed to control his home organ
and 80 keep it within the bounds of
courteous decency. 1t is apparent that
the plan is to appeal to the worst pas
pions, to stir up hate, to avOld fair ar
gument and to win by senseless
bloody-shirt" jawbOne hurrah. at