The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-19
OWL SERVICE REFORM.

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showing the position OF the Democratic
party on that question. Since then the
caucus nominating Il successor to Hon
Geo. H. Pendleton has been held and Mr.
Pendleton was defeated and MIR. Payne
elected. To say nothing Of the corrupt
method In which Mr.. Payne's nomina'
tion was brought about, the main cry
against Mr.. Pendleton was the Civil
Service Reform BILL
Civil Service Reform has been ono OF
the principles OF the Democratic party
aud we doubt II Mr., Payne, when he
taxes his seat VIII dare TO make an Of
fort TO repeal the bill.
The civil Service Reform bill ought
not 10 be needed II q strict proper con
struction were put upon the Constitu'
tion, which says: Congress shall have
power 10 make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers, (mean-
ing the powers granted TO Congress- In
section ., article OF the Constitution,
and all other powers vested by this Con-
tltution In the government OF the Unit
ed States, or In any department or Of
ice thereof"
by the above II will be seen that
Congress shall have control over oil pow
ers, vested In II by the Constitution, In
any department or office OF the govern
ment, II the President appoints II must
DO done Dy ana with The consent OF the
senate II his appointments are made
IN that way should not removals be
Drought about the same wayY The
PRESIDENT OF the United States should
not have such discretionary power. II
was never Intended to be 30 by the franz
ers OF the constitution. This Is a "goy-
ernment OF law and not OF discretion"
This question In the political con tests
In the early days OF the Republic was
not thought OF, for during the adminis'
tration OF John Adams, only 10 men
were dismissed; during Mr.. Jeilerson's
eight years OF Presidency AZ we're dis
missed by him; and during the admin.
istration OF James Madison, 3 years Of
which was during the war with Great
Britain only 30 officers were dismissed;
James Monroe dismissed but 5 officers,
and John Quincy Adams dismissed
but2'
The contests Of parties In those days
were for the great principles OF free
goyernment--goyernment by the peo.
pie, OF the people, and for the people.
They we're not run In the interest OF
monopoly and rugs as Is done at the
present day. All this power and inllu.
ence Mr.. Pendleton sought to destroy by
his civil service reform bill.
A President Of the United States, hay.
Ing the influence OF the 100000 office.
holders In the employ OF the govern
ment, can corrupt and debase the
politics Of the country, by making this
powerful army subserylent to his will,
but II this power were taken away IL
would at once bring about that much
needed reform, that would eradicate the
ring and boss influence that has grown
so great In American politics the past
twenty years.
Again. This great appointing power
sayors much OF concentrated govern.
ment, az all appointees who live of the
bounty OF the administration, and are
subject TO removal at the pleasure Of the
executive, lose all that proud and indie.
pendent spirit, OF which Americans have
been 30 boastful. III the discretionary
"and dcspotic power we're taken away
IRON the President, all persons In pub.
"lic employment would be subject 10
tne coiitroi OF law'
An able statesman said II cannot
think that any President would assign
ITO tho Senate, as q reason for removal,
that the officer removed was opposed
TO him on party grounds Atanother
time no SAID what a few years since
would have shocked and reused the
whole community, Ia now scarcely per-
"celved or folt. Then the dismissal Of
"a few uncomfortable officers, on party
grounds as was supposed, was follow