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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
The Abuses Of Civil Service Type OF
Other Degeneraey.

"The great and growing evils and abn-
ses in our Civil Service, however formid-
able, cen be reformed if parents, guar
dians, teachers and rulers give their earn
est attention to them. Our defective
domestic and educational systems are
largely responsible for the evils which
call so loudly for reforms in the Civil
Service. Thousands of boys and "boys
of larger growth" are sent to academies
aud colleges to be graduated as gentle
men, expecting TO fare sumptuously'
through life, without work. This class,
reinforced by lower grades of idlers, con-
stitute an indomitable and uncomfortable
army of office seekers."-Thurlow Weed.
The tendency of tie youth of both
sexes, and of all classes, is to demand
and expect conditions in life luxurious,
and free from the ordinary sacrifices and
patient application that naturally goes
before sumptuous living. The father re-
tires from actual toll after he has made
his fortune. The son often appears to
have retired at the outset of business
career, on the supposltion that the old
gentleman has made enough for both.
1t is not easy to find young person
who thinks he or she is able to do hard
work; that is: such as the rising business
man or the housekeeping wife and mother
is doing every day. During the last three
months when farmers were paying good
wages 10 any kind OF hand to help in
the haying and harvest, and could not get
sufficient help to "take advantage" Of
their work, every town and city had its
quota of idlers, of big boys out of school,
some of them graduates, having nothing
in particular TO do, but living upon their
father or their friends; msny of them
smoking cigars who in all day would not
do enough of anything useful to pay for
them; playing games to kill time, DIP
ping into vice and becoming more and
more worthless, and less fitted for honest
living.
All through the country women's help
is also needed, in homes where good wa
ges await them, and those who need the
pay would be better off for the work.
While in towns and cities the scarcity
of market supplies makes them exorbi-
tantly high, the products of country gar
dens often waste because there is not
enough help to gather or to market them.
This distasIe for hard work, and among
thoss whose circumstances would seem
to urge the necessary exertion for the
sake of the reward, is not good sign
for the future of our country. Contempt
of ordinary prudence and economy in
little things, which in the aggregate
amounts to the difference between sue
cess and failure, is also the almost uni
veIsal complaint of employers. Not all
hired help are so, but as rule those who
apply for situations in unskilled work,
are unwilling to learn or to practice the
\ habits essential to business safety or do
mestic thrift.
Americans have earned the name OF
being the most wasteful people in the
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

THE following editorial paragraph from
the Western Christian Advocate is CON-
mended to the consideration of our Prohi,
bibition friends. 1t will bear reading more
than once. 1t is a sermon in itself:
Those who desire most earnestly to see the sue
cess of moral reform should not run against the
impossible but rather drop into the current Of the
possible The hand Of Providence should be sought,
and il it indicates that the walls of the Jericho Of
evil are to fall, rather by the movement of the
multitudes and the blowing of horns than by the
batteringrams premature eort, the former should
have the preference the surest means of success
The Pauline method is good, it being compound
Of truth, courage, perseverance and expedence
Paul became all things to all men that he might
win some; and did not do something's that werS
lawful, because they were not expedient. Every
thing he did, however tended to the conversion o.
men and the salvation Of the world.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

THE supreme folly of much that is said
with reference to Civil Service Reform,
and of some of the impracticable theories
of would-be reformers, is well illustrated
in the following paragraph in the New
York Tribune:
Ideal politics is very pretty but sometimes very
absurd There may be q time coming when men
whose daily bread is dependent their salaries as
Government officials viii close their pockets and
fold their arms and elamly look on while the party
: out of power is moving heaven and earth to turn
them out and get possession of their places-sim-
ply bdcause they think it is improper to do any
thing TO keep themselves in Office. We do not ex-
pect TO live to see it The law of self preservation
has a pretty strong hold upon the generality Of
mankind. In the present instance the law of indi-
yidual self preservation is Of the strongest bull
warks of good government. The theorists who de-
clare against il are bewitched with foolish notion
the effect Of which they are too short-sighted to
see They are so absorbed in contemplating the
beauties of high-toned Civil Service the members
of which are sublimey Indifferent to their own re-
tention in Office that they do not for moment con-
slider Whist the logical result Of their fine indier'
epce must be. They would enjoy the spectacle for
/. inst about one short and decisive campaign. At
th en-, of IL the high-toned civil servants who con-
slider IL improper to do anything to keep them
1880 IN office would be bundled out heads and
hesls and the riff-raff, who had no seruPles on
, ~ ~ seore would come tumbling in The martyrs
x.,uld look very pretty, but what kind OF public
.s-s;ce. should we have when the other fellows
came int
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

WHEN Judge Geddes made his speech
here he brushed aside all political issues
of the last twenty-five years saying they
were dead issues and of no interest to the
people in this campaign. But since all
those issues were cardinal doctrines of the
Republican party and have been settled in
opposition to the teachings of the Demo
cratic party and TO their acknowledged
satisfaction, it would appear that they had
very little to boast of and that by fair in
ference he acknowledged the wisdom and
justice of Republican management. In
view of his own admissions, it would be
difficult to tell on what ground he could
claim that the Democracy should be al
lowed to come into power. He gave not
a single reason but devoted his time exclu-
sively to personal politics, trying to show
what high toned political, intellectual
and moral man Judge Geddes is. We think
he made miserable failure of it and have
been doing our best to correct his mistakes.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
C. II. Belyille's Boomerang.

Mr.. G. r. Belville, of New London, a
lican) of Huron Co., having been charged
in an article in the Reflector with coming
to Wellington and demanding $50 for
services rendered and to be rendered Mr..
Horr, publishes in several papers what we
suppose he intends for vindication of his
damaged character and a reason why he
should desert to the Democratic party.
But Mr.. Belville evidently has a short
memory and besides has a faculty for ro-
mancing for which he is destined before
long TO become famous. He early in the
campaign showed such thriftiDess and he
had so keen an eye to the main chance,
that is a chance to put money into his
pocket, as made Mr.. Horr and his friends
suspicious, and while meaning to deal
fairly with him, determined them to 60
carefully with a man who evidently was
willing to support the candidate who had
the longest purse, regardless of his politi.
cal opinions But we will try to refresh
Mr.. Belville's memory. In the first place
Mr.. Gorham did not suggest the meeting
at his office. 1t was solely at Belville's
request. Mr.. Horr did not say on the way
from the depot to Office, I'VE want your
work etc." though he did refer him tc
Mr.. Footelater in the day, when he asked
him for money, but Horr did say to Cor
ham on that visit: "Belville is leech and
means to bleed me. wish could get rid
of him." Mr.. Foote did offer him $50 as
he was a member of the County Central
Committee, and supposed it would be
| spent judiciously, but when he claimed tc
have already spent $40. the campaign moi
yet having opened, Foote concluded to &C
slow, referred him to the central commit
tee of Huron County, and advised him that
if he would go home and stay in his store
get the whisky out of him and attend tc
good than in running about the country
in the condition he was in. He forgot tc
say that he was asked for an itemiZed &C
count of his expenses and could not give
it. He forgot to say that Q. w. HorI sait
to him most emphatically, that his brother
Il NOulu HOt pay Oul u uOildr vi HuOucy AOl
campaign expenses except through the
regular committees, and did not say tha
he did not want his brother to pay any
bills till the campaign was over. He told
Belville to keep an itemized account of hi
time and expenses and present to the cen
trail committee and he would undertake Il
see that he was fairly dealt with. If Mr.
Belville wants little more vindicatior
we will aid him by publishing an itemize(
account of that SO due for expenses anC
time if he will furnish the copy. Th'
truth about that matter is just this, Mr.. B
came down here to get money and didn'
get it, nor such prospect of remuneration
as was equal TO his exalted estimate of tn,
value of his services, and so went over Il
the Democracy who need his labors NOR
and can appreciate him better. We cheer
fully bid him goodbye, and if he can TAX
any more of his kind with him we shall
try to be resigned.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
Fon want Of time and space we can

For want of time and space we can only
make brief reference TO the speech of ex-
Governor Noyes last evening, the best of
the campaign thus far. The political issues
were none of them ignored. The temper
ance question received the clearest, most
satisfactory exposition we have yet heard,
and it did seem that even a Prohibitionist
could not resist conviction The Sunday
closing law was equally well handled. Ma
tional questions were discussed in mas
terly manner, and the claims of the Demo
cracy shown to be as ridiculous as they
were baseless. Governor Noyes has a fine
voice, an agreeable manner, and is a very
able and convincing speaker, reminding
one in many ways of President Garfield.
1t occurred to US that the Republicans
would yet find him an available candidate
for Governor of Ohio or United States
Senator, either ofwhich positions he would
fill with honor.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
Grosseup ALI Right.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
ASHLAND, July 19.-The Democrats, to-
gether with a few soreheads of this city, have
since the adjournment OF the Fourteenth dis
trict convention, been industriously circula-
ting the report that Hon. P s. Grosscup had
become disgruntled over the nomination of
Hon. f. A. Horr for Congress, and that in
case Of the nomination of Judge Geddes by
the Democrats, there would be fifty soldier
votes that would so from the Republican
nominee to that of the Democratic.
a Herald representative called upon Mr..
Grosscup to learn, IL possible, the feelings
Of himself and the Republicans of the county
Mr.. Grosscup said; 81 am personally pleased
with the nomination Of Mr.. Horr, and believe
that the only solution of the deadlock in the
convention was in the nomination that was
made. / had no enemies to punish, and
wanted to see no man defeated. Ashland
county led the movement 70 break the dead
lock and cast fifteen votes for Horr, which
was the entering wedge, and was followed by
forty three votes from Lorain. Ashland Coun-
ty Republicans will see that instead of Mr..
Horr running behind his ticket in this county
he will reduce the Democratic majority. You
may say with emphasis that will be found
IN the front ranks Of the grand old Republic
an party fighting to reduce the Democratic
majority several hundred votes Ashland
County promises TO furnish an immense
amount of trouble to the Democrats before
the fight is over.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

THE Congregational Church of Norwalk
having the enormous debt of five hundred
dollars hanging over their heads, have con
cluded, on account of it, to discontinue the
services of pastor after Nov. 1st until all
liabilities are paid and the Society sees its
way clear to provide preaching without
incurring Indebtedness of any sort. 1t
looks as though they had less faith and
courage in risks for the Lord than they
would in ordinary worldly pursuits. No
shrewd business man would shut up his
store and lose his share of trade for a
debt of $500. He would think il a vital
point to keep his business going, and put
enough more earnestness and energy into
his work to increase his trade so that he
could the more easily pay the debt. We
have known Church Aid Society, COM
posed of few capable women, to take
hold and pay off such debt as that in a
year. We have known more than one. II
is quite as safe to venture little in relig-
ious as in secular enterprises.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

WHEN Mr. Belville made that reference
to the 81 900 forfeit he may not have been
too full. for utterance, but he was evidently
too full for clear perception The PROPOSE
ton is not liable to the objection that it
allows guilty party to condone crime
by the payment of money. We deny that
there is any guilt, and simply say to those
who profess to believe there is, Prove it
and you can have $1,000 for your trouble.
If you succeed the accused will be no less
guilty and will, in addition, be publicly ex-
posed. Now. do YOU see it?
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
oun Democratic f.iends are md

Our Democratic friends are now admit
ting that Judge Geddes made mistake in
supporting Vallandigham, but that that
is no objection to him in this campaign.
Exactly, but why don't the Judge confess
the truth when inquired of and say it was
mistake if he thinks so? Since he does
not say so, we are not at all certain that
he thinks it mistake, and if he does he
has such faculty for making mistakes
that we would not like to take the chances
on his avoiding them in the future. Let
us see, since the mistake of supporting
Vallandigham, he supported Mcclellan
on platform that declared the war q
failure; he made a mistake in opposing
the Constitutional amendments and the re.
construction measures; in opposing the
payment of the Bonds according to cor.
tract; in opposing the issue of greenbacks
in opposing the National Banks; in favor.
ing the fiat money heresy; in sustaining
the right TO their seats of southern Con
gressmen elected by tissue ballots, frauds
violence and murder; in favoring the seat
ing of that Mormon polygamist after he
was proven not to be citizen of the Uni
ted States at all; in denouncing President
Garfield as peTjurer and a thief; in
charging that he wrote the Morey letter
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.

DISPATCHES from Cairo on the goth
state that Abdallah Pasha, commander OF
Damietta, had been shot and killed by oneroi
his own soldiers. General Wolseley issued an
order to be read to the different regiments,
congratulating the army upon its brilliant sue
cess, crowned by the capture of Arabi Pasha
and the surrender of Cairo.
A CAIRO dispatch of the both says that
in consequence of some disorder in the Arab
quarter of that city, General WolseleY threat
ened in the event of its recurrence, to open
fire on them from the citadel.
The English Consul General at Alex
andria has been instructed to inform the
Khedive that no capital sentence on the
leaders of the rebellion will be permitted to
be carried out without the consent of the En-.
glish Government A leading English bar
rister has been retained to defend Arab and
his fellow prisoners.
A CoNsTANTNoPLE dispatch of the
21st says that the Ambassadors expressed
confidence in the policy of England in regard
to Egypt and advised the Porte to act in accord
with her.
A CAIRO dispatch of the 21st states
that the garrison of Damietta had refused to
surrender. The garrison at Fort Ghemileh
had surrendered and was found to consist of
! but eighty men, the remainder of the force
having escaped to Damietta the previou:
| night.
SEVERAL fresh arrests were made al
Alexandria on the 21st. Gandeel, Prefect Of
the Police on the day of the first massacre,
was among the prisoners arrested, and placed
| in irons.
ABDERAHAM RoUCHDI BEY, Maltese
renegade and Minister of Finance in Arabi's
last Ministry, has been appointed by the Khe-
| dive President of the Commission to prosecuts
the instigators in the Alexandra massacre in
June last. All the rebel officers below the
rank of Colonel, confined at Ramleh, were re.
leased on the ed. The English have aban,
doned the earthworks they erected at PORT
| Said and the marines re-embarked.
ADIsPATCH says that nothing is known
at Moscow regarding the preparations for the
coronation of the Gar. 1t is expected, how
ever, that the customary period win elapse fol
the preparations before the ceremony takes
| place, and that the usual invitations will be
| issued when the da.e is decided.
GENERAL WooD, with two regiments,
occupied Damietta on the 2Sd. The garri
son instead of surrendering fled, taking q
large quantity of ammunition with them.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

Mr.. FRENCH, of this place, asked Judge
Geddes, previous to his speech, for direct
answer as to the charge that he voted for
Valandigham. He didn't answer, but said,
"If you Will come and hear me speak and
do not convince you that did not vote
for Valandigham, will not ask you TO vote
for me-" All that heard him know the
miserable effort he made to deceive his
audience into that belief, but how he re
fused TO answer direct question that
would have effectually put the matter at
rest. He has never denied it, and never
will, for he and all his friends in Richland
County know it is true. That kind of
evasion and deception from a professed
Christian will not be tolerated by an intel
ligent people, and the man who attempts
to win votes by that kind of dishonesty will
prove failure. His Democratic friends
here are admitting that he voted for Val
landigham and excusing it by saying it was
a mistake But mind you, Geddes does not
admit it was mistake. To do so would
lose him thousand votes in his own
county,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

JUDGE GEDDEs was asked by a promi-
nent Republican who was in conversation
with him, for what reason he opposed the
River and Harbor Bill, He replied, My
people were opposed to it and wished me
to vote against it" But if you had repre-
sented the Cleveland district and your
constituents had wanted an appropriation
for harbor, how would it have been then
"Oh, then should have voted for it." But
it win be remembered that when he made
his speech here, he denominated the bill
steal, was righteously indignant on ac-
count of it, took great credit to himself
that he opposed it, left the audience to infer
that it was Republican measure against
which the Democratic conscience revolted
and that he never would do such a thing
as to vote for such a steal, no, never,
"Well,'' (as he explains it above) "hardly
ever" But then it wouldn't have been a
steal if his district had had harbor or n
large river in it. He conveniently forgot
to tell US that he failed to vote TO sustain
the Presidents veto of this bill, and that a
lsrger percentage of Democrats than Re
publicans favored it. Oh Judge, your
conscience is as elastic as India rubber and
well BELTS the character of political DEM
agogue.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

THE overlooking of the steamer Asia,
its running without license, and the whole
sale murder of hundred people, more or
less, and, within a week, after the running
of one train at full speed into another, both
crowded with passengers, and the horrible
destruction of human life in the darkness
of a tunnel, are fresh examples of the utter
recklessness of railroad and steamboat Of
ficers charged with the responsibility of
the protection of the travelling public. Not
one person in fifty perhaps would on going
aboard a steamer, let it be known that he
cared to find where the life preservers were
stored, and how amused a crowd of excur-
sionists would be if one should show an
interest in learning how 10 put on one and
what to do in case of accident. Timid old
ladies who sit and tremble during voyage
or a sail, or invalid women of any age who
show nervousness or anxiety, under any
circumstances of risks or danger are sub
jects of ridicule, yet the most reckless
have the least GOODNESS when the emer-
gency comes, and they are the really fool
ish. Forethought and such provision as
can be made to modify danger liable to
overtake traveller is sensible and wise,
and not childish as it is often regarded.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-27

pected that extradition proceedings would be
commenced at once.
PARNELL, Dillon and other Home-rule
members of Parliament have issued circular
of invitation 10 conference at Dublin on Oc-
tober 18th for the discussion of the Irish re-
form programme.
A CATHOLIC clergyman of some note,
was fined 200 marks at Breslau, Germany, on
the 10th, for libeling Prince Bismarck in an
article on the Chaneellor's attitude towards
the kulturkampf.
OvERDANK, who was arrested recently
at Vienna while manufacturing bombs, states
that the explosives was intended as greeting
of the youth of Italy TO the Austrian Imperi-
alist. An acccmplice was also arrested at
Comen.
A LONDON dispatch of the Doth SAYS
that news had been received from Cettinge
that an offensive and defensive alliance had
been concluded between Russia and Montene-
gro.
The boiler of the ferry boat Richelieu
at Lachine, Ontario, exploded her boiler on
the 21st, killing Duquette, the pilot; Joseph
Richardson and Persellius Amyos, of Chateau
quay. farmers. Duquette, son of the pilot,
was missing and supposed to have been blown
overheard. Several passengers were severely
scalded by steam.
A LONDON dispatch says that a meet
ing of the Democratic Confederation was held
there on the 21st, to discuss the proposed in
PRODUCTION of Chinese labor in Great Britain.
A motion calling upon the Government to
frame measures to prevent the importation of
Chinese was adopted. Mr.. Parr, of San Fran
cisco, said ssff the Chinese came to Great
Britain English workingmen might go and
die.n
The leaders of the Albanian League at
Scutari having resolved to murder and rob the
richest Christians, including the British Con-
sui, two hill tribes marched to Scutari and
prevented the massacre. The Consuls have
asked that the garrison there be reinforced.
THE last of the Irish suspects were
released from Kilmainham jail on the 21st
THE Exposition building at Sydney,
New South Wales, was burned, with all its
contents, on the 21st.
PATRICK WALSH was hanged at Gal
way, Ireland, on the 23d, for the murder of
Martin Lyden. He protested his innocence
and maintained that witness swore falsely.
The entire German press of the 23d
congratulates Prince Bismarck on the twen-
tieth anniversary of his entrance into the
Prussian Ministry. Opposition journals, while
condemning his home policy, warmly refer to
the service he has rendered the nation.
A FIRE at Waterford, Ontario, de-
stroyed a large part of the town. Loss,
S70,O
A PARIS dispatch of the 23d says:
'Certain directors of the Suez Canal have
taken alarm at the view expressed by the Tins.
in an article on the Suez Canal. In order to
allay anxiety in regard to England starting q
| second canal, they seem inclined to effect an
understanding which would give England full
satisfaction and perfect security for the future,
| while guarding the general interests at stake.
| This Will probably be the way in which the
canal question will be settled"