The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-31
Democrats and CiriI.service Reform.

the people in its National and public
platforms with the gra.est accu,ations
against the ruling party, for having |
permitted gross abuses and perncious
practices to grow up in the conduct oil
the d fferent branches of the Adminis- !
tration. There has not been an cleo |
ton for at least the last decennium, |
when Democratic speakers and news !
papers have not repeated these charges /
wi h the utmost vehemence against ev- |
ery body connected with the public
service, from the appointing power
down TO the lowest custom-house
weigher or post Office employe.
- Civil-Service Re'ormn was their
stock in trade. With his bait e-cry
they harangued the people. and. after
the pre- .udices of the masses had once
been awakened, they had easy work to
convince many honest and loyal c.ti-
zens, that there was truth in their
harges. and. in order 10 effect q
change for the etter, there would have
to ne q change in the Government
Thus many men were induced to cast
their lot with those who had assumed
this garb of re. .orm. and a Democratic
Congress was elected. But it is ex-
ceedingly fortunate for the ountry
1 that before this new Congress gets into
power. the men who will compose its
majority have the opportunity If detin-
! ing what the mean b. Civil-Service
Reform, and verify, the revelation of
| the TT inwardness of these Demo
| cratic reformers is surprising and dis
/ gusting.
The object of Civil-Servic Reform. as
/ generally understood by its true friends,
| is to ignore politics entirely in the ap-
| point ent o; employees of the Govern
| ment, and to be directed solely by abil-
! ity, merit, experience and qualification.
1t aims to look entire Y for efficien y in
managing the Civil-Service depart
4 ments OF the Cove nment. Under the
operation of measures provided under
this comprehension of CivilService Re-
form all applicants. bo.h Democrats
and Repu licans. would have to be ex-
amined, and no questions would be per-
! mitted to be put to find out the politics
of an applicant. If the Democrats, as q
| class, were able to pass a better e. am
ination than the Republicans. they
would get the appointments and the
same with the Republicans if they beat
the Democrats in their examinations.
These are the ma N features of the
proposed Civil-Service Reform move
ment. as understood and demanded by
the people and as embodied, if rot
fully, at ca in an acceptable manner
in the bill which has recently passed
both 81 uses OF Congress. and which,
1 being prepared by Democrat, Senator
Pendleton, of Ohio, and coming in re-
!. pl, to the constant democratic demand.
could have been expected to have met
an enthusiastic Democratic support.
But what do we End Both in and out
of Congress we see the manifestations
of ] emocrat disgust over the bill.
The New York lPoTfd. which is consid.
cred the prime pal exponent of Dem
ocratic ideas, opposes it violently and
plac div intiIpates that the Democracy
when it CT ed for reform did not expect
the Republicans to give it to the coun
try. but wanted to have the honor anC
the reward of the work reserved for che
Democratic party. 1t asse Is that Mr.
Pendle on committed serious error
1t does not care for the public inter st
1t does not want the Civil Service inn
proved until after the Presidential elec
ton of 1884, when it hopes to see
2 Democratic victory.
This is the position of the most infu
ential Dem cratic newspaper in thi
country, and the proof has been fur
nished. that il re ected correctly tn,
sent ments of its party, during the Sen
atorial debate. 1t is safe to say, tina
there are not twenty Democratic mem
bers in Congress who really wish to Sc,
the present system chan red until thei
party comes into power. and one of the
most prom; m;nent of their number, ,Sena
, tor Brown, OF Georgia, had the courag
to openly say so.
In the tended remarks which b
made aga nst the Pendleton bill. thi
outspoken gentleman takes the oIel
ground, that as the Democratic par.
had now fair prospect OF ga ming pos
session o the Government it would b
mprudent to embarrass it by a Civil
Service elorm act in the exercise of tn
power o ut Republicans out of oific
and puG Democrats in. He is for Re
form. but not until Democra S can b
bene ted by it. He does not objec 10th
present system. he is in favor OF givinl
the spo Is to the victors. He OBJ ects +
the Civil Service efor bill, because
will prevent the appo, ,ntment of hun
dred thousand Democrats to Offices
now illled with experienced men. n
this is un ioubtedly the opin on of tn
who'e army Democratic politician
{ and fce-seekers when they full
l understand the purpose of this Demo
5 era ic Civil-Service efor b H.
The spectacle is thus offered by tn
: Democ attic reform party of obiecting
5 after cry ng tse hOarse for ivil-SeI
= vice heform. to the very first step take
TO b-ing it a out VIII those VIII
blindiv believed in the good faith c
emoc attic promises. heed the lesso
o cred?
We are sat SIZED that the Civ'l Serv c
tsel will be ho more efficient homes
and SITS aciory under the new sys: er
than i j now. We a"e couv need that
| VIII a hn al hsr hs, -,
as ne er been better and purer tha
now but we concede that ublc oDir
; on has pronounced in "a or of a cha ! ge
and we rec with the z. esident j
: urIing Congress to meet the popu
lar demand honestly W he her we be
1 ! eve in the eaS bility OF all the row.
a ons the new ivil Service law @
not. t is cer,anly right for tine Repul
/. cans To pass genu ne measure an
give plan fair trial. The Pres
dent took hold OF the matter in til
i ght way We he advised Conyres
II to adopt some such measure. The Den
ocratS roved that their cry for reforI
= n sham, VIII le the Repu licanss owe
|. . that they were read to meet any issu
n and this one in particular. .-BUrlingt0
S HGUkcye.
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NAV be interested to know that serie
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,, ermany. to determine the value. {
, wet and dry bitum mons coal in maxim
! steam. Washed slack, holding Is pc
2 cent of wa er and 30 per ce 1t. of ash
evaporated =. pounds of water pc
pound OF fuel. while the same Goa
with ouly three per cent. water, mad
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y. ing due allow nee or moisture by n
"a a ducing to STANDARD of like uant:tie
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