The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-02
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Toe Rspsh,iean leaders Norshsn
csstsinly men u ability, canning end
courage. o. noes than one oecsion
have they shown these qdsiheG
whsn 10 1876 tho Rapublicas pssly
we're defeated, horse. ioot ana egee-
%, aud the leaders saw the SoDptS
q Iowsr about 10 pass out Of fhds
hsnds-tbs;r parry about To- - e.
aligned forever to the shadss a Oh.
liviOn, they we're equal to ths@~
gsoey, and despite the viii IT ~
.sopls. BY suecsssful nsnipslshlsu
and sharp practices. they prsvsnRd
The msn whom The psoplehad slscisd
o. Chief Msgistrais Of The nation
from taking bic seat, and f,iatsd ~.
on The people . tool OF thsiy own
making. and secured thereby to Che
Republican party . renewed lsaD OF
power. Their stupsudous sudadty,
and the elsvsr msnner!in which hoy
pulled the wool over the syssof our
Democratic leaders, was enough to
challenge The Summation Of Vie
world, however Notifying tho Cd.
mission And now ihsss sams Iced
srs have come 70 tho front and again
bood~inted..o Jour Democratic isadsrs.
Our representatives are slow 10 learn
. lesson. 1t would seem they ought
to have prohtsd BY the lesson taught
them in 1877. in the Presidential
contest, but they have net. When
tho ides Of November came, such .
political revolution swept over The
country a. 10 strike terror TO the
hearts Of The Republicans, who saw
in the great tidal wave their over
throw and inundation. ~ d .ard inths
loud shouts ior Democratic victory,
whi,h rang out from one end OF tho
United States to the other. their ia.
neral nell. But nothing daunted BY
this demonstration Of the people,
which 20 plainly declared that COR
ruption. iobbery, bossism and thisv.
cry nust end. these Republican
leaders. with unparalleled sffrontery
that voald ,ause the cheek OF light
ming rod or book agent. or govern.
ment mule TO pale with envy, rush to
the front and cry aloud for "Civil
Service Reform Hsygering under
tho load that has been hespsd upon
them by their long, rsckl'ss and
wanton abusa Of public trust and the
ini.my Of speculation aud plumber.
ing, they yet push aside genuine re.
formers, and cry With hypocritical
tears streaming from their eyes, Re.
fOrml Rsioem!l' Simon Susss, in
his glory. when he wanted to raise
the Wind at . camp.mss ting, was
never moro sincere. and Suggs' audi.
.pcs was never more completely ia
ken in than have bssa our 0epocrst-
&c brethren BY thess blatant hgpo'
critics. Thsy tsol ohGss Of what 10
knova'as Ole PsAdlston bill, and BY
|i6xsoious ususgsmnt, succeeded in
voting down. - Che Clarion says,
.sll smsndmsnts which were intend
Cd 10 secure or admit Of change OF
The Office FOLDERS touched BY the bill
10 - 10 retain their positions in cffios
under a Democratic administration,
even II tho worst should come to the
worst, for their party in the election
in 1894"
The Clarion in . we'll written arti'
Gle says:
"Ths bill..providss for competitive
examination for the GUS. not for the
ins. It authorizes the incoming board
to DO appointed BY . Republican Prss-
idsnt, thus holding in their own bands
the machinery BY which new appoint
meuts ase made. and vesting them 10
. body which isiAr removed from the
people.
The Republican managers have
thus secured he passage Of . meas
urs which wilsnsbls them to hold
al The offieeslo which Il relates, dur.
ing . Rspubliesa adniaisiratios, and
give them more than IN svsa chance
Sor holdins he of6oss II . Democrat
10 sdmiaistrsiioa shosld follow The
Presidential slsstim. =.
Tacrsfis Oh consolation: Tho
people hsvs dinasdsd . oivil ssrviss
rssorm .sassss shaAuillrssurn. They
are not 70 b Hoodwinked They have
elected . Dsmoerasis majority to Tia
popular branch Of cougrsS pledged
10 szscuts .tSdr win. The Law u
snsnahs. u he other branch Of
Congress and ths Executive stand In
The way. thsa 1t thss losk out for
the s;0ooo. :.