The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-01
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No one trait of character 10 moro
commendable In politics than candor.
II Strengthens party even Ia tho
estimation of Its opponents to be can
did. Among the voters of the coun-
try 1t inspires confidence and faith
In the party that exercises 1t. The
leaders Of the Republican party have,
ever siacO 1870, boon preaching and
teaching TO the people that thero was,
and Is great necessity of reforming
the manner and way clerks and other
subordinate officials in the employ
ment Of the Government shalt be ap-
pointed, and for what reasons they be
discharged. They have planted
themselves upon the doctrine that
employees of government In subordi-
nate positions saould hold their posi-
tions during good behavior that 80
long as capable persons wore doing
good faithful service they should not
be discharged simply because the
party In opposition TO thelr own has
succeeded.
This has been the Shibboleth Of the
leaders of the Republican party for
years. United States Senator's Sher-
man, Hawley, Hcar, Dawes, and in
fact all of them stood up in their places
last session Of Congress and grayely
declaimed sgain,t removals of govern
ment employees with ont cause. John
Sherman, whose pathway of political
life is literally traceable by the evidence
Of deceit and double dealing, particu.
larlY called the attention of the country
TO the bettcr and more elevated views
entertained by Republicans than demo
Gratis upon this subject. This rule was
oil we'll enough To these Senators who
assumed such superiority of virtue,
when there was no temptation TO vio-
late il.
But what change came over the
spirit of their dreams, when an oppor-
tunity presented its self Of ousting q
dozen or so democratic clerks In the u.
s. Senate. When that body convened
irst of last month it was ofIicerod by
Democrats clerks who wero all ac-
knowledged to be faithful competent and
honest. Nda fault had beea alleged
against them. They were Just such
clerks as the senate needed and wan
ted. except they were Democrats.
Hero was . slight sprinkling Of the
spoils of Office which called aloud 10 tho
cupidity of Sherman, Dawes. Hawlsy,
Edmunds and others who have talked
equally loudly and showily about civil
service reform. Without any com
plant against these clerks, these grave
and virtnous Senator's turned out these
true, tried clerks and put in their places
inexperienced ones, simply because they
were Republicans. When called upon
for the reason for turning these faith
ful clerks out Of their places these Sem
ators sat dumb and. opened not their
mouths. Now, the objections Is not
to the mere fact Of dismissiug few
Democratic officials and putting Re-
publicans 10 their places, for generally
the country will not obsereve the
difference, but the objection Is TO the
hypocritical pretences Of these Re-
publican leaders that they are not par
tisan in reference TO appoint ments to
the civil service, when in fact no party
ever existed which was more partisan
than these leaders at the head and con-
troll Of the Republican organization.
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