The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-19
SPIRIT OLE TIE HouR

The reform of the Civil Service has be- |
come the most Vital and urgent public question OF the
hour. II has passed from the domain OF theory to
tho realm Of practical treatment and the public de-
naud Tor elective legislation must be respected The
essential elements are appointments on merit nXed
tenure, and no removal except for use.-Phfia.
Press, tRepD
OF Govemor-elect Cleveland the Buffalo
Erprssy says; "lIo has not been carried
on his feet by his great success and by
the brilliant prospect which opens before hm-a
prospect wide enough and glowing enough to fire the
imagination aud uuSettle the mind or any but the
strongest and best balanced men. II is TO Just this
class that Mr., Cleveland belongs. lie win meet every
emergency with steady purpose aud mistaken iudg-
viii fully Justify the confidence OF the earnest think
ing Republicans who have done for him what they
never ala for any Democrat before him, aud viii
probably not do for any Democrat who Is to come
after him.
The essential and suggestive facts to he
noted aud remembered are these; pattson's total
is II, 600 less than lancocks, and itsa certain
rs anything he IN politics that not less than 80 600
ludcrcndcnts voted tor him. Now the Democracy
can take either horn ot q very unpleasant and eN-
trcmcy dscreditnblc dilemmai either 100, 900 pro-
iessed Democrats who voted for Hancock IN iSSo
did not vote ut all In 1889, whatever uumhOt Of
them dd vote cast tlhr ballots Tor the candidate ot
the Cameron machine or thtcw thcm away on the So
not one TO hc proud Of II Is not the friends OF
reform can contemplate with satisfaction or oven
encouragement. u Is perfectly clear that very
syvana is not friendly to reform aud cannot he relied
upon In agltlng the future battles Of the people
against the defeated but Stlll defiant bosses PhtiG,
Tocgwph tR'p)
The Democratic party, mounted on that
tide which taken at Its flood leads ON to fortune has
bccu swept trlunphanuy over the country. Republi-
cans, expecting defeat are astoundcd at Ccve-
lands majority In New York state. The lesson
which this overwhelming defeat OF the party Of
'moril ideas - but Immoral practices should teach
I IL
melns Of ultimate success. We know that this Is
the country have been taught hy the Rampant cor
ruptiun that has been the rule IN all Departments of
/ the Government slucc the bluudetlng VI the Demo-
cratic party permitted It's opponents 10 assume
power. Corruption, lusolent aud triumphant, has
sat IN al the high places Every ru ty man has es-
capped because the very inCu who assumed to prose-
cute them havc believed that the money of the people
was the Legitimate spoil Ot tho political victor, N.
/ !. fretWda'S journal.
/ one of the incidents of the canvass was
the publication OF ringing appeal from Gen spin
ncr, the dog Of the Treasury" urging Re-
puhlcans To vote the state ticket. 1t now that
ten spinner was urged tn ' Come to the rescue, -
but declared that he could not write such letter
was desired, lie dld uSe tho words attributed to
him but with the following strong qualification:
"The mass of tile Republican party Is made up uf in
dependent men, who do their own thinking, who act
from principle. aud who, when they come to the
polls vote according to their honest convictions of
the right These men, instead Of being consulted and
aud COncnted have been kicked and CuiTtd at every
leaders nt our section the party, nGh now, when
they have their opportunity tO resent such uudescrye
treatment, they are asked to humble themselves aud
To kiss the hands those who smote them 1t Is hardly
IN human nature that they shoud do so.'' These
words were pridently omitted hi the publication.
The ErcDing F6a says; "There ARE two
questions un which tho better class oC Democratic
leaders will have the hardest possible struggle with
their party at large: one Is the reform Of the civil
service an1 the other Is economy In the expenditure
of public money. II Is not hazardous Ia predict that
rs the Democrats get into power the camOr of the
party At large for prompt distribution O the Spuils
will grow the more ferocious attempts are made tc
bale It, And we risk as little in predicting that thu
next Democratic House of Representatives will have
To endure fercer assault for appropriations to he
spent In the erection OF public buildings the i'm
proyement OF rivers and harhors and the like,
from Southern Democratic members who want t.
scatter money among their people, than has ever been
witnessed heretofore. And those southern mcmlers
win with regard to such things have their constituent
cies strongly and earnestly behind them, while In thu
North the constituencies In the larger sense care f
less for such appropriations than the Representative,
aud their Immediate political circle. This is til,
principal danger which the well meaning Democratic
leaders will have to meet and for which they Ough
in time to prepare. ~
Says the New York Times: '' In the GOOD
old days II a man crowded out of business by
new machine u better equipped and more euteT.
prsing rival he ceerrulIy turned his hand to some
thing else or dropped and died IN a hecunling ant
inniicnsivc manner Monopules have made mel
more cantankcrous aud aggressive. Those OF like n
eiest combine to buy out or crush out ntruders anC
rivals. Mr.. Gould is angry If another man lays
rail or ctectS telegraph poc without his permission
and alliance. MIR, Vanderbilt will have no Nick'
, Plate and llooSac Tunnel Roads competing with hi
own The standard oil Company viii hermit no nIai
to sell quart OF kerosene unless lie buys 1t of them
1t U.s. OF course, entirely hlSnesS-like AMI proper fo
Mr.. Vanderbilt aud Mr.. Eastman to attempt to pro
! teCt their Interests. But there legitimate ant
illegitimate ways Of doing such things. II the
pany they have organized, with 81 900 O0D capital, 4
, going tn dress and ship beef in honest competition
with the Chicago firms at present engaged In th
business, the public has nO right to complain. Bu
II they mean to Kill of these firms with the uterio
design n keeping their cattle ears aud stock yard
In profitable use, the consumers OF beef VIII have
right Ia complain, FOR that would be reaCtOnarl
undertaking, contrary to public policy, and an i'm
passable barrier TO cheap beef. The enyOus dressed
reef men charge that this Is their wicked purpose
1t this he true. the dressed beef reform must wait
for when Mr. Vanderbilt wauts anything he gen
orally has it, ana II the public Is ungenerOus
= to like his way OF doing things tile public eau b
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