The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-02-07
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The Tigers claws.

their party had somehow 1st its capac-
ity for laundering. There was no actual
foundation for such hope.sbut in some
way they imag ned that the animal had
changed its spots, and that it was NO
longer royal Bengal tiger. but a veri-
table St. Bernard They did not seem
re - f',at the brute had been doc
e.I .,i tne occasion; that his stripes
had been painted out in o. der to deceive
the public: sfPhey INSISTED III at he was q
dog and of that noble breed supposed
/ to drag lost wayfarers out of snowdrists
and to perform other prodigies almost
. hum IN in character and intelligence.
These party innocents wanted the con-
tract to retr eve Civil Service Reform
out of the chaos of Democratic rebel
lion. and In their view the good dog
Demo racy was just he animal to do it
and it was so imperati that the lost
artic g should be recove ed, that no
valuable time should be ost in getting
ready for the search. Tho cry went up
throughout the entire camp, and q
, splendid dress parade was made to show
how anxious all were to eneage in the
campaign that should result in acquiring
the coveted article OF reform. One Of
the Democratic Generals took it upon
himself to draw up plan of operations,
and his ideas seemed to receive univer-
sal appro al. A ba tie was fought on
| that i sue. appa emily, and the result
was decided triumph for the party of
reform. But a change came over the
spirit of their dream With thinos in
their own hands and dazzled with
great expectations, the need of reform
was not so apparent, and the dog was
called o / What was the use of be ng
hampered by unnecessary laws. In
lS8;. theT tho1ght. the entire Govern
ment would be n their hands. and they
could mana &c 'thin-F> much better if no
restrictions were placed on the Demo
era theory of Ito the ictors belong
! the spoils. The apacity Tor blunder-
! ing was awakened at a most inoppor-
tune time. and on the very threshold of
apparent success the bummers took
command of the arty and ordered re-
treat from the field gained in 1882.
History repeats Itself:
Th King of erince marched mp the hill
Tn ing OF France m trched down the hin.
And ne'er marched mp again.
la 1872, before the fall election, the
PendletOn bill was an earnest o. Demo-
cratic de ire for Civil Service Reform.
1t was intended to make the public
as possible, rom the influences of cur
rent pol tical change. At the me of its
conce .Iti9n it re 1eived an Endorsement
from the pa ty everywhere. 1t was q
specious plea. but it served its purpose.
1t helped the Democracy to carry the
eoun ry with whirl. The law-making
body of the tedera Government bare
ly Repu llican. was made overwhelm-
ingiy democratic. 80 general was the
revolut o that inconsid rate Democrats
at once discounted democratic victory
LOT leS4 and started for everything in
gnt. fendleton's Clvll-Servlce bill
was good enough as a bid and blind,
put when came to putting 1t into
Pracuce at the expe Sc OF q democratic
Aaml lstrati n. 1t was not to be thought
o. ana the sun rising on Democratic
Au> terlitz was obscured by the inevitable
bluqder for which that party is noted.
There is a reason for this, and it is no
fortu tous accident to the advantage of
the Republican party. In all its pro-
LESSONS in behalf of honesty in politics
and purit in the Civil Service, the
Democratic part is dishonest and in
8 ncere. No sooner is the hope of sue
ess aroused than it appears in its true
chara ter. Dissemble as it may in
campaigns, and preach reform as it
oes before election, it requires but a
temporary triumph to make it throw its
loudest pro. essions to the winds and to
go for the spoils with disgusting eager
ness The Nogember victories de-
moralized discipline. The faithf Il
broke ranks to make grand rush upon
the rich fields OF the promised land
Fhe Pendleton bill came up in the regu-
ar order OF business, but the "hurrah
bows of the party were too flu he'd
with victory to think of handicapping
! themselves by Clvll-Service laws intend
ed to govern Republicans. Pendleton
had to stand by it, of course, for it was
his me sure and other consistent Demo-
Gratis cou d not disown it. for they had
long been cryin in TIE wilderness for
inst such lie rislation. Republi ans
favored it, as they favor ANYTHING look
ing to the practioa al puri icat on of the
public servIse- Ii wa the chance of q
polit ca party iiiet me t attest its
sincerity purpose. and this measure
hould have received the old support
OF the emocratic party. 1t would un-
do btedly have received nearly o. quite
such endorsement had the vote been
taken be ore the fall elections. AS it
was, with no de ire to hamper their
ow n sweet wills in turn ng The de- art
ments inside out in 1885. alarge ma or
lty of that party attested their dsap-
proval reiormatory measures by yot-
ing aga nst the Pendieton i'll. while
the 4 publicans voted almo tsolidly for
1T. 1t IS not t be wondered that the
tidal wave OF 1882 is aready receding.
unmistaka BILE evidence that the
people are satisfied that they mu look
| to the ennblicsn marty for all reforms
in. leoisIat on and in the Civil serv;ce.
In the same manner that Demoerats
in Con0ress have belied their nrofes-
SONS of a desire for Civil Sery ee Re-
form has the Democratic Ieoisiature of