The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-07
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A'seslslsht NieNesahNs Lelier
ille following lhe leiier q
President Cleveland, IN reply tos
addressed him blythe Cfyil
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upon Olwl service, The lftlel
will DO read @ith interest by ttt
people.
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Slyll s'st NJ. Lea mas 1een r.
c e Thy PRACTICAL feicTtn ~
la y el !, seryiee Z! demanded +
essapllsn ny y, tae lacl
spas Ins slasuIe referred % - your
communication 70 secure such re-
sgl nus Dsen passed ~ Congress
WIZ y, sps assent q ooLn political is
ltsles an ~. ~ Y sne lnrttleF iact that
= senlllnenl y generlliy prevalent y.
among ps.tio'lc people calling lpr
y laIF any honest ehloTcement y
W. wv ynlcp mas mus peen enact
~: rsgatu myseH pledged 70
~, = because ! m y conception q true
Delhecfavc nun ana pam duty
telultea LDat tnis ana AZ! other
statutes SHOULD pe IN good iaiIh
anu = Wlseou! evasion enl9rctd, ana
because 10 many usleTances made
PRIOR 70 my ELECTION AZ ffesilellt,
approved 9y tne party 10 which ]
palong, ana'%hich ! have no dlsl'o'
sillon . ai y ! -haye 10 elect
proiiaIlsea !he people lhat ms
s . W 4, ue come atn not lnmild,
i y. .ne lacs y! saat some friends q
shls reform WIZ not stand hfmly
a,ngn r. advocates whel lney
unu lSOustFuCllng tnelr way U
paSInnage ana place, ont lgliy ap'
precli,aMng lne trust committed u
ny 3 chatge no such consideration
seell cause q rellxl!lioilon my part
~ IN earnest elloFL 70 enforce this
NV though !heFels q class 9iiGQy-
e y POSITIONS WHICH gre not
m y! 1lil, Ills letter o. the civil serS'
lce . statute
. a am lacF, 20 WHICH yon refer
=. .nat many q our citlzenS Iear
. .nas y, she recent party change III
sne National Executive may DE
monstrase that the abuses which
nave grown I, up IN the GlvilSer
.afe eFaalCaOls. know they are
deeply rooted, and that The spqils
system nus been supposed to DC in
sImateiy related 70 success in the
.tfalnlenahcepi party organization,
una atn not sure mat all Those
VINO profess to be Hepu6licans but
VINO are disconnected with the pol
ICY II an administration should be
retained out The removal OF The
prese11tlncnmbents, in myopinion,
should not oe made during the
1etuS Tor %hichtney we're appoint,
eu solely on parl'Salf ground and
lGr tIle purpose OF putting IN their
pIaceS those who are IN political
accord ,S with the appointing power.
DNt many now bidding such posi-
lions nave forfeited all just claim
70 lhelf retention because they
nave used Their places tor party
purposes IN disregard Of their duty
70 tlle people, and because instead
o. o. being decent public servants
laey have proved themselves often
slye paTTtlFaps and ansornp0lous
VT OF local party mana
cement; Inc lesson OF the past
should DC unleatled, aud such oil
Gals as well as their successors
9e Taught that elllcioney,tlt-
mes ana devotion TO public duty
arc inc conditions OF their continu'
anees IN public place, aud that the
quiet and unobtrpse exercise Of
individual political rights is the