The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-21
REPUBL CAN MEANNESS ON DEMO
CRATIC SHOULDERS.


ne civil service issue now before the
Senate.
oeelng. as they imagine, the shad
wv before the substance, and ths
, Handwriting upon the wall pointin.
! TO their downfall and dissolution.
they are endeavoring, through Dem
ocratic folly and stupidity, to fasten
f,r life upos tle people one hundreo |
s.ousand OF. c. boz, ers. Such 3
course IS is now being pursued b, !
the leading Republicans and the
Pendiaton Democrats in Congress
| las the appearance of malice and re-
tonge against the people of the
| j sloa. for tie severe hukc an
| + 7. III. Ii Il, Y ave me Rel ub.ic;n
nac,> IA NUvuM,,.t last. 1t was
- >,r. ia = 40 avrv1ll, incomle-l
te:t. corrupt Office i.olsler5 a.,i their
| cad AMI lea lers that SO aIous. tie
patriotism and Indignation of tie
American people in the recent elet
ton and banished he Legislative
wing OF the Republican party from
power and handed thirteen States
over to Jeffer oman Democracy OF
the country. And now to foster all
the vampires and teaches Of that
party on the country for life void b.
an objectionable crime. and would b.
treason so black and infamous, ano
would stink SO bad in every decent
mans nostrils from the Lakes to the
Gulf that it would bury the Demo
cratic party so deep that eternity
itself would fail to find its last rest
ing place. Such wicked audacity
and presumption is not yet recorded
in history. 1t has been reserved
from the foundation of the world for
the Republican party after it had
r worn out its welcome, with The peo-
pie, ignored their MAGMA CIIARrA.
and walked upon it with unhallowed
feet and trampled their deares
ri hts in the dust. end after having
been weighed in the balances and
found wanting and told bv the
American people. regardless Of party
IN tones that shook the earth from
ocean to ocean. to step down and out
: to turn upon that same people and
deliberately demand of them.
through their law-making powers, to
keep in Office for life all their pimps
spies. tools. rag.tag and bob.tail OF
creation. Was ever such impudence
Conceived by man =? Was ever such
Democratic stupidity seen be-
: ore as was manifested in the debate
last week The noble ann gallant
Brown, of Georgia, deserves the
9 thanks of the American people for
, the candid, manly stand he took
against such an u1rcpublican and
undemocratic measure. Should the
! bill become law. as introduced by
: the committee. composed of both
e Democrats and Republicans, it
, would install for all time in this
, country the Republican party in
power against the expressed will of
!. the people, and for all time keep out
5 of power the Democratic party or
+ any other. 1t would disband, and
ough: to dis band the Democratic
party. Every motive to patriotism
) and honest promotion would be taken
Z away from this age and generation.
j. No man could look forward with any
nope Of becoming useful to his coun-
, Try the road leading to promotion
would be closed. No interest would
be taken in the Government of the
nation. Every mau in office would
r feel safe in his position. knowing
y that he could not be removed, and
would soon become a little Nimrod,
more despotic than the Car Of Rus
: STA. No party would have any in
ducement. nor could they holo out
any to others to ght corruption and
oppression and keep down Tyranny.
Ambition and aspiration would lose
their power over the mind. and our
4 boasted Government would sink into
an imperia ism or despotism. Now,
n instead of legislating all the thieves
and bad men and Republicans in of.
flee for life to cure an evil so easily
e reached in another way, suppose
y these very virtuous Hoars and Pea
# iletons put their gigantic intellects
II and big patriotic heart together and
pass law making it felony with
impri, onlnent for fe to assess OF
= compe. in any way any appointee OF
O the Government to sub scribe for any
+ political purpose whatever, and then
let the people elect hon; st Repre-
sentatives, and the Executive APP
i point honest Judges, and then the
;. evil which these virtuous, honest
{ .tesmen are making such a to-de
over, will be at an end.
-, We would like to know the exact
! time and place when Mr.. Hoar ane
Mr.. iIawley were converted 10 civil
l. service reform. and when, where ans
l how this mysterious and won lerfu
y hange of heart, took place. and als'
, what brought about this tranSforma
ton from Ruhbellsm to Pcndleton
ism. We can account for Paul.
F! sudden co version from Judaism tt
r. Christ. we saw Ghe light. heard thu