The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-27
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

The attempt Of the Enquirer to read
Senator PendletOn out Of the party
comes with very bad grace from sheet
of such unreliable political prOcliVities.
Alliance Leader.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has under
taken to read Mr.. PendletOn out of the
Democratic party. This will make q
brass image crack its cheeks withlaugh-
ter.-Mt. Vernon Banner.
The Democratic party in the State Of
Ohio needs, more than all else, unity Of
thought and action. May we respect
fully inquire whether the Cincinnati
Enquirer has ever pointed the wayp
Whether its abuse Of Tilden, PendletOn,
Thurman, HOadly, McSweeney, Durbin
Ward, Converse, Newman, and every
other prominent Democrat that stood In
the way Of its ambition, has tended to
that endP-COlumbus Times.
The Cincinnati Enquirer assails SEN
atOr Thurman for his alleged indOrse-
ment of PendletOn's civil service bill.
If that enterprising sheet keeps on 1t
will have the Democratic party of Ohio
confined to its own sanctum. 1t recalls
the Scotch woman whose religious cram
kiness reduced the congregation to her
self and the minister, and on being con-
graduated on united church at last,
declared: Nae, nae, l hae my doubts;
the minister is nae sound.
Post.
The [civil servicel bill is law, how
ever, and wise One- 1t divorces ap-
pOintments from connection with par ty
politics and insures a more competent
conducting of the business Of the gov
ernment. 1t destroys nepOtism, favor
itism and the power of the bosses to a
great extent. 1t places no restriction
upon the will of the people, as the legfs-
lative branch of the government will
not be affected by its enforcement. 1t
renders it possible for the vast amount
of clerical government work to be con-
Quoted on business principles, and re-
quiTes no man to become a ,fTOwning
sycOphant and pTOstrate himself In sup
plicatiOn to political boss. 1t does not
destroy the freedom Of the party in
power to direct the policy Of the govern
ment, and is inimical to no one save the
professional Office-seeker. The bill eX-
presses an enlarged and educated sentt-
ment of the people who have seen the
evils arising from past methods of civil
service appointments, and while 1t Is
not all that we could wish, or that the
country needs, it is an important step
in the right direction and presages bet
ter things in stOre.-OhiO Liberal.
Oullk6 our D6mOCTdClC Irl6uOS VINO
bewail the passage Of the PendletOn bill,
we believe the average Intelligence of
Democrats is greater than the average
Intelligence of Republicans; hence we
fear nothing in fair contest for the Of
fetal positions affected by the act to Sc
cure reform in the civil service. When
Mr.. PendletOn first introduced the mea-
sure, the Gazette was among the Demo-
cratic papers which doubted its expedi-
ency in a partisan. sense, and its utility
as a measure of reform. During the
many months which have interVened,
we have finally come to the conclusion
that it is step in the right direction,
whether as viewed from the standpoint
of partisan Democracy or Of pure patri-
Otism. Moreover as we stated in an ex-
tended article some six weeks ago, Mr..
PendletOn, who has assumed the risks,
endured all the sneers and taunts, and
boldly fought the battle with scarcely
any assistance, is entitled to the credit
of the victory. Certain 1t is he has the
people behind him in his efforts to Sc
cure purer administration, no matter
what disgruntIed politicians or partisan
papers with personal grievance may
say.-Steubenville Gazette.