National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-25
THE RAsCALs' WORK.

occasional kdttOrihl lhleflcCtiOns-'A benu-
tlrul system or Retrcnchmcnt and Reform
How Thieves and, Sulndlcrs Escaped Punish-
mcnt-Drauins the Record.
70 ne Ediior.
Tho editor Of the pod tries hard to convince
employees Of the government thI 1t is their
duty to refuse 10 give any financial assistance
10 the republican party, and he Is horriaed ut
the impotence Of the republican executive
committee in asking 1t. The bait is held out
that by Withholding their contributions they
viii commend themselves To all civil service
rciouncrs, ana when thn democratic party gets
into pOwcrthcy will be layorably remembered
other democratic editors almost daily issue
similar twaddo The idea that democracy
VIII hesitate about turning out all republicans
and putting in all democrats If they get hold
Of the reins Of government Is pure nonsense.
Why only four years ago Carl Schurz, the great
democratic rcforrner OF to-day, said: "a
democratic victory means that the yictors will
take tho spoils at once" and he gave good
reasons Tor such conclusion, History Is repleto
with"cvidcncc that tho democratic party has
always acted on the principle laid down by
Andrew jackson, tho founder OF modern de-
mocracy-"to the victors belong the spoils'-
and no republican in Office, or out Office need
/ nattcr himself that there will be cany exception
to this rule II Cleveland is elected ciyil-seryico
reform or no civilservice reform.
When Andrew jackson was inaugurated
president of the United States March 4, 1890
| there had been only lG2 changes IN the depart.
monts in the preceding forty years John
| Quincy Adams. in the four years Of his ad.
ministration, made but twelve chansos-"all
! for cause" IL is alleged. Ofthe 1872 referred to
jefferson had removed slxty.two, hut jackson,
| IN the genuine spirit OF democratic rctormor,
| in one yoar removed, It was estimated, 1900
oilicials-in one year nearly twelve times as
many rs by all his predecessors from the be-
| ginning Of the government. The officers re.
moved were Experienced capable, and
| trusty," but undoubtedly all wings.
| AS democrats are very nippant of late years
| in promises ofswhat will be done 20 reform
things when the alters of the government are
administered upon by them, and rs they feign
so many virtues for themselves, and charge so
much cusscdness and corruption upon republi-
cans, let us SEQ If the light Of history reveals
any peculiar virtues in the rules and practices
of the democratic party thatshould now make
| II profitable to the people Of this country to
change political parties. What give of the
history of the democratic party will be in con-
! htls'h NANNublpln iAblh 'NhHANooipiAl hoNu-
mcnts, and the starting point is Andrew Jack
sons administration.
"a rage for speculation In the public lands
distinguished the period. Gen. Lewis Cass,
! secretary of war, pockctqd Illegally, as extra
allowances, the sum of s6sOOO Amos Kendall,
\ the fourth auditor and subsequently postmas-
ter general, united with Boston land com
Npany, for Il fee of $4,000, for the wholesale
robbery of certain Indians in Mississippi OF
tisa'rldnds.
"ln 1884 John Forsyth, of Georgia, sue
cccded Lewis McLaue, of Delaware, as secro
tary Of state in Jackson's cabinet. In 1850 the
/ payment of the notorious 'Galphin swindle'
scandalizcd the nation. " This swindle
was lobbIcd in 1885 by Forsyth, approved by
Gen. Cass, aud justified in 1887 by the demo
cratic majority Of the Wise committee, engi
neered through congress in 1919 by another
distinguished democratic reformer, Mr.. Burt
of South Carolina, aud the principal paid b,
James X. Polk, the question of interest was
only reserved, and its liquidation by Polk only
defeated for want Of time. Interest was sub
scquently paid by Secretary of War Crawford
of Georgia, and the nation swindled out oi
over S2O0OOO! Secretary Crawford, a noble
son of the south, pockcted MS his attorney.
fees, one.half of the whole swindlel
"In 1884, after u hard battle from 1880
Senators Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, and Johr
NJ. Clayton, of Delaware, forced an inquiry into
the condition ofthe pOstoilice department. II
found the department insolvent,' helples
prey to maladmlnlstration corruption, rob
berry, and fraud. One of the creates
abuses of the department was its extra allow
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