The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-15
WARRINGTON LETTER
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WAsHiSGroS, July Goth, 1894
The historian will say OF the Arthur
Administration that every Member OF
his Cabinet was loyal 10 his own
household. Neither the caresof state
nor the claims OF official duty have
distracted their attention from the To-
terests OF their families. Secretary
Frellnshuysen placed his son-in-Iaw
In the Department Of State as First
Assistant. Secretary Folger provided
for his son, and Secretary Teller has
taken care OF his brother. Secretary
Chandl"r got q place ia the West for
his son, who can grow up with the
country at public expense. Attorney
General Brewster gave a clerkship TO
his son, and Postmaster General Gres-
ham established his boy In the Bureau
Of Ethnology. The moro distant kin.
dred who are on the rolls Of the Treas
ury In different posts are not taken
Into account. Their names would
make list too long 10 mention.
So far Civil Service Reform, under
Republican management, has had TO
hide her merItorlous face whenever n
son, or brother, or father, or sister, or
cousin, or aunt or any other relative
offs member Of the reIgning family
wanted an Office.
Now, when the two great parties
arc preparing for desperate struggle
before the people, the support recently
given 10 Civil Service Reform by the
House committee Is full of promise.
For, since the Republicans have can
didaie whose whole career makes
him, as n representative Of re form,
simply ridiculous, there Is en-
couragement In this evidence that re.
form has practical support in the par.
ty TO which the Government Is likely
10 DO intrusted next March.
And this reminds mo Of what In be-
Ing said here about Civil Service Re-
form In the campaign. Some think
It will be great Issue. Shrewd Re.
publican politicians will distribute
patronage through the South under
the disguise OF Civil Service Reform,
hoping to make Of Il even q more
powerful weapon than II e&er was un.
der the old practice. Patronage Civ
on In this way Is an innocent looking
offering, and being apparently gratui'
tous, their hope Is that 1t will be ter
times moro potent as factor 10 the
campaign. Just at this critical mo-
ment when Blaine Is looking TO the
South to make up his losses sustained
through the action Of the Independent
boilers, he says the Civil Service Com,
mission announces that much OF the
patronage created by the past session
of Congress must 60 to the Southern
States, IL being now their turn for rec
ognitlon under the law. Now, rs soon
as,these appointments are all made,
the stump speakers will go to North
Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Lou
isiana, and argue the fairness of the
Republican party, calling on their civ
IL service experience TO bear them
proof. They will say, "Gentlemen,
to vote the Democratic party In, is Il
vote this noble reform out" BY thil
adroit trickery they hope to carry sew
eral Southern states.
The Democratic Congressional Com
mIttee, with headquarters in thi
city, has not yet sent out any cam
paign documents, but will do so in {
few days. All the more importan
speeches made by the Democrats Q
the present Congress will be wldel.
circulated. Among them will be tina
of Senator voorhees, on Blaine's apath.
when Secretary Of State, In securin
the release Of McSweeny, the Irish
American imprisoned In British jai
Speeches will be sent out showing th
extravaganza Of the Forty-seventl
Republican Congress as compared t
the Delnocratic-eighth. The speec
of Gov. Curtain and others relative
: land grants will be sent out, and ais
speeches on the labor question.
. Republicans have located commi
lee here for the purpose Of receivin
ssvoluntary contributions" from Gov
n ernment clerks,and other officials, an
il have caused tito be given ont that Q