Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
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MONTPELIER,V VT
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 0. 1884.
Reward of Merit.

Ohio democrats have one big man with
II lot of brains and big and famous
handanna. He is an old fashioned demo-
rrat, and u nephew of that Gov. Allen
who had the fog.horn voice. The rcla'
tionship was always audible when the
nephew used the big bandanna. The
ncphew is Allen G.. Thurman and when
he left the United States senate three
Years ago it was to the regret OF his
KS. ocates who know and like good and
honest legislation. To the honor of Ohio
democrats he was retired because the
opposite party controlled the Legislature.
But Mr.. Thurman left a brother demo
crat in the Senate. one who never oifends
society or wakes the legislative hall with
u bandanna The other democrat was
George II. Pendleton, gentleman George"
who once ran for vice president and who
gives excellent dinners. Mr.. Pendeton S
good dinners were popular but he went
and invented civil service bill and so
tried to make his party worthy OF that
highly independent set of gentlemen who
are now engaged in statesmanship by
writing letters 10 senators and congress.
men asking how the Pendleton law works.
An enterprise in which it may be said
they have about the usual success Of the
average Interviewer
The Pendeton bill, to the mind Of the
inventor, not only relieved the government
from the danger of bad spelling and other
horrible evils but it was also It boon to the
democratic party, That party for several
years had been suffering for the want ct u
few more men to vote; and the gentlemen
who just loved the PeDdleton bill was not
in the habit of voting the democratic
ticket. When they were converted it
would give the Jacksonian democracy
mjority and victory would inevitably
perch etc.
But to the surprise of Mr.. Pendleton the
original Jacksonian democrats of Ohio
were mad, very mad. They thought they
could win any way and were going to win
and his bill to their minds just took away
from them thousands OF dinners to every
one that George could give them. Not as
good dinners though. His reform in fact
made the Ohio valley place of discomfort
and wrath. Even Mr.. Thurman thought
Pendleton's bill was nonsense although he
thought well of Pendleton.
After performing the great service to
the party that would show the indepen-
dents that the democrats We're the real
retormers and that the motto Of Jackson S
time about the victors and the spoiis was
all Il mistake. Mr.. Pendlcton expected
and wanted to be senator again. His re.
election would make his party certify to
the Independents that it WAS the original
Jacobs of the reformation. But the trouble
is they held their caucus the other evening
and didn't certify. Mr.. Thurman SUI i
ported his former colleague loyalty but
even his protest against the defeat of
Pendleton by enormous wealth and per
sonal hatred did not avail to save. Henry
3. Payne of Cleaveland was nominated
on the first ballot over the author Of the
civil service bill-that was the enormous
wcalth-by the votes of men many OF
whom were angry with Pendleton for his
statesmanlike attitude in regard to the
civil service. The ingraitude of republics
was again shown and the democrolic !
civil service reform fat is all in the fire.
Besides the fine reward of merit for
Mr.. Pendlcton, his democratic associates
in congress have received another; the
last in the shape of an editorial in the
most democratic newspaper in the United
States-the New York Sun. Ii is really Il |
very high compliment but it is not bit |
more pleasing to democratic congressman
than Pendleton's bill was to the Ohio
democrats. The San refers TO the action
of the majority of the House of representa-
tives sin favor of doctrines looking
toward free trade and toward the abandon
ment of that protective system which has
hitherto prevailed" 1t says some of the
leaders act as though they wanted TO draw
back but that they are not likely to be
graiicd; and speaks of the Irresponsible
ty attaching to the temporary overthrow
of their party by their own hands"
The Sans compliment that will so
please the democratic leaders is this:
The present managers of the democratic
leaders have thrown aside COW
ardy consideration and have EN-.
parked in the work of crystalizinr Il
policy for the future, though it may
destroy all chance for The success of their
party for the present"
1t also says: The democratic party
may be defeated, but the flag of free trade
will not be struck" So if the Sun is
right then is another reward of meri
lying around loose with good chance OF
being presented to the democratic party
next iall.