Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-02

THE EVENING STAR.
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TFEUESDAY......-. November ,, 1882.
CROSBY S. MOVES ........E hi or.
1Ee Evening star has n regular. permanent.
bona zoe daily circulation more ihaD IreDIe
shaf 81 tinN other Gi1itN naDef published tn
" ashlns,on. and sauai 10 that %, ali IEe
Tn STAB Office is connected with the Telephone tx
tisnse Advertisements. orders for the raTer by mail
car te tent DAY or night free Of charge.
The New YORK Herald has lately referred, and
quite often, to its sextuple issues to meet the de-
inands upon its advertising patronage. The STAR.
IN proportion TO population and business, has
met with like remarkable patronage. 1t printed
In october 2,SfO new advertisements, being 131
more than for the corresponding month of last
year, and the largest number received for that
time In the thirty-one years history OF the paper
The daily average was fraction over 100.
Political rebellion Is raging In Colorado, as well
as In numerous other states. There Is q division
In the republican party, growing out OF contest
over the nomination for governor at the late state
convention. Those who refuse to support the reg
ular ticket have not attempted any organization,
but the condition OF affairs is something like that
In New York. The dissatisfied element cannot be
either forced or persuaded back into the ranks.
The probability is that the state will elect DEM
ocratic governor and republican legislature.
The republicans have fair but not large majority
I'm the state when they are united. In 1880 Gar
Held had $500 majority in a vote Of $1,000.
The designation OF dark and bloody ground"
applied to Kentucky many years ago is still not
Inappropriate. Murders frequent in the
int III nj a
part OF the general telegraph news. The blood
lest affair." however, that has stained the soil OF
that stlte for many a day occurred yesterday at
CatlettSburgh, on the Ohio river. A drunken mob
undertook 10 rescue two prisoners charged with
murder from a detachment of troops guarding
them The soldiers fired upon the mob, killing
SEVERAL which perhaps was justifable and in
their line OF dug. But after having repulS,d tn
mob the soldiers reckleSsiy turned their guns
upon prOmiScuOus crowd that had assembled on
the shore, killing five and woundtng number OF
others. Among the victims were women and
children. rigid inquiry into the affair would
seem TO be in ORDER but is not likely 10 be made In
Estate where human Life is held so lightly.
The news that Mrs. ScOv.ue is in Canada Is
refreshing. Now if they get Mr.. ScOviile and
all the rest of the Wholesome gang TO 80 there
and stay, the people OF this country will have new
cause for gratitude when Thanksgiving Day
arrives.
General Sherman, writing his regrets at his in :
ability to attend a cavalry reunion In OHIO,
adlel:-"I beg you Will say TO your comrades
what Is true, that l am simply amazed AMI de-
lighted 10 find after seventeen long years OF pace
that country appreciates its debt OF gratitude
those who went forth unSelnShly to Rescue
their Institutions from a most fearful danger"
The public generally will fail to see adequate
cause for the Generals amazement He ought to
have realizing sense OF the fact which seems to
surprise him so much, at least once month";
when he draws his very liberal salary.
The pressure OF public opinion Will compel Con-
greSS before great while lon ger to seriously AMI
honestly take hol1 OF the subject OF civil service
reform and deal with IL as it deSer YES. The tenn
per OF the people With re- ard to this question is
not to be Mistaken and even the politicians VIII
IND 1t necessary TO yield 10 the popular demand
for such measures OF reform as will place the
public service above party interests and party
expediency. There can be no great objection to
committee representing, the party in power ad-
dressing circulars to those in public service, in
forming them that contributions for political pur-
poses will be received; but there the application
should cease, leaving it entirely at the yoliton of
the party addressed, to respond or not 1t is
the system OF arbitrary assessment OF govern
ment employees TO which the people object be-
cause that system now operated subordinates
the public service to party ends, and by giving
political managers and bosses undue power in the
matter OF removals and appointments Injuries the
service for which the people pay. In a word the
popular demand, as expressed through the ablesL
and best organs OF public sentiment, is simply
that the government service shall be con-
Quoted In the interest OF the government
and the people, not depriving any of the employees
Oh single political right or privilege which be-
longs 10 any other citizen. Such reform as the
people want Is very simple and easily ac-
compIshed- The subject OF reform has been made
prominent in politics for some years past, but the
uutn Is that the politicians of both parties made
pretext and pretanSe for claim to power and
That was all they cared for It When the question
mas oeen brought up in Congress the democrats
would occupy one extreme and the republicans
the other; The former pressing measures too rgfI
IN the Way Of denying public officials voice In
political matterS and the latter refusing to permit
anything In the nature OF the measure proposed to
p1come law. The worrying OF the departments
Dy the Huobell committee; the excessive and ar
bltrary demands for money made by the Virginia
anu pennsylvania bosses and the extraordinary
power allowed to these bosses in filling govern
hleht positions and yacating them, solely in the
interest OF party, have awakened general de-
Ihahd Tor correction OF this evil which cannot be
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