Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-22
A civil Service RefOrmer.

stood that it is soundly Democratic.
A Civil Service Reformer.
Mr.. Everett z. Wheeler is civil ser
vice reformer who hews to the line, let |
the chips fall where they may. When |
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley aban.
doned his official duties in Washington
for the purpose OF going to Ohio to the
assistance of the Republican party, Mr..
Wheeler promptly addressed an open
letter to President Arthur TO the effect
that as the pension office business was in
arrears, paid public servant should
be called TO account for this open
neglect. He also demanded that the
president censure Dudley for his
0agrant violation of the rules OF
civil service reform in prostituting
his office to the needs OF his party. The
letter has been referred to the secretary
Of the interior for investigation and as
result the acting commissioner Of pen.
sions declares that there has been no
discrimination in the settlement of
claims in favor Of Republicans. This
is doubtless strictly true, for the reason
that there has not been time for the full
fillment of the alleged promises made to
Ohio Republican voters. What the
public would like to feel assured of is
that there were no promises ever made
Of favoritism in the consideration of
pension claims in return for Republican
votes. But this is an inquiry the truth
of which is hard to get at for obvious
reasons.
Mr.. Wheeler seems to be an eminently
logical man, as well as an ardent civil
service reformer. He finds it difficult to
| understand how Mr.. Sherman 5, Rogers,
Of New York, can consistently refrain
from supporting Cleveland after having
remarked that the Democrats would not
be wise enough to nominate the governor
of New York, who "was practical civil
service reformer, a man of high charac-
ter, absolute integrity and great execu-
tive ability, who would certainly he
elected If he should be nominated"
But consistency is not to he expected
from the followers of Mr.. Blaine. His
most respectable support comes from
those who acknowledge the glaring
spots on his public record, but trust that
the great responsibilities Of the presi-
dental office will work change for the
better in him. IL clerk in the employ
of these blind Republican partisans
should be guilty of criminal dereliction
they would not advance him to higher
responsibilities in the hope of thus re-
forming him. They would turn the ras
cal out. and that is what the Democracy
propose to do with Mr.. Blaine.
Ir is rot the best way for Republican.
to catch the Prohibition vote by denounc
ing st John.
BLAiNE's attempt to make capital out o
tho "solid South" will end in making tn,
country solid against him.
REPUBLICAN hopes at tho present tim
are like Dead Sea apples they look yer.
pretty, but will not bear investigation.
II was the business mems scare fOu
years ago that elected Garfield, and it is
business mems scare that will elect Cleve.
land.
| A LANCASTER dispatch to tie Phiiade.
phia Press says that Lancaster county il
aroused as it has never been in its history
How dreadfuily quiet former campaign!
must have been.
FINDING all other efforts unayailing Mr.
Blaine proposes to wave the "bloody shirt. ,
Tho attempt to stir up sectional Issues
will only serve to make his name go dowr
in deeper disgrace after the Republican
rout in November.
THE Democrats in Ohio, in spite OF al
their disadvantages, cast $4,000 more
votes in October than they did for Han
cock, while the Republicans cast only
10000 more than they did for Garfield
Blaine is beaten.
THE canned goods committee OF the
New York mercantile exchange have
taken up the oudgels in defense of the
food suppl, they manufacture. In cir,
cular issnsd to the press they declare tha
the average annual production Of canned
goods is now estimated to be upwards o
500, 600 600 of tins. or about ten for everJ
man, woman and child in tho United
States. They append opinions OF scientific
Authorities to tho effect that most of tht
reports concerning the dangers of eating
canned food are sensational. The public
will derive much benefit from the litera.
ture OF the controversy between the friends
aud enemies of canned goods that is now
under full headway.
THE Independent Republican movement
has taken deep root in many of the East
ern states, notably in New York and Con
necticut. In New Haven, in the latter
state, the Republican bolt becomes larger
as election day draws near. Aretas w
Thomas, a well known Waterbury lawyer,
said recently that he had been told that
there were but two Independents in town
and that he was enc of them. Feeling
rather lonely, hs made a canvass of the
town and in less than An hour he had 90
cured 100 signatures of anti. Blaine Re
publicans. A few hours work gave hin
. $50 more, and ho IL assured that there art
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