The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-17


tive to removals and the civil servic,
act and ruleS.n
Mr.. Eaton-''These are very deli
cate questions for one in my
position TO answer. have takei
no part, whatever in the late campaign
have not the least right t,o assume tc
speak for Gov. Cleveland or his party
having acted with the Republican party
rom its origin. / can hardly speal,
without some party bias. Noverthe.
less, ! will frankly tell you what / think.
We shall have
AN ADMINISTRATION ABSOLUTELY DEM
CRATIC
IN policy, but whether with a meTaber
representing those without whose ystes
the Democratic party would have failed
! Will not guess. But the civil service
act Will not be repealed eitl or
this generation. GOV. Cleveland ana
the statesmen OF his party would opposs
any attempt to repeal it. The Republi-
cans RS a body would resist and the SEN
ate would defeat such an attempt, The
rules will not be abolished. They will
he enforced under the new president.
but not, | fear, with such enlarpinr
breadth of application, such moral sun
port from the party in power as would
nave been the case certainly had Presi-
deth Arthur been reelected, and proba-
ply had Mr.. Blaine succeeded. This
dlsinterestedness and the patriotism of
tne country are not very unequally di-
Vlded between the great parties, but i'm
my opinion my party has a much larger
part OF intelligent connection which
mas thus far supported civil service re-
tlrm. a great number of persons in the
Democratic ranks are so preiudiced and
lnlluenced on the subject that they will
clamor for removals for the sake Of nat
ronage. They do not comprehend that
party which could elect it's candidate
only by the aid of
REPUBLICAN FRIENDS or REFORM.
Ia' no chance If it alienates those
friends in the future, when they are
sure 10 pc lar more numerous than now.
They stlll believe in the old proscrlptive
spoils system, not comprehendmp thar
IL is doomed. great struggle over the
reform issue in the Democratic
ranks is, therefore, certain. The
statesmen OF the party 49, Bayard,
Pennleton, Lamar Garland, Carlisle,
Randall, Cox, Morrison, Tucker, Hew-
lit, and others, each OF whom has al
ready spoken and voted for the civil
service act, will stand by the new presi
dent in its support But many worthy
Democrats, and all the demagogues.
spoilsmen and the rabhle of the party,
VIII be against il. Republicans will
stand together for the act and rules,anx-
iously waiting.for the Democrats to- rutn
themselves 10y their abrogation.
THE NEW PRESIDENT
Will lead the reform element of his
party and his clear convictions, his high
sense of duty, his courage, his strength
of character, will secure victory
There is no public man in this
country who has higher
sense of the moral obligations of official
life, or who is more cetain to withstand
more partisanl and selfish appeals than
Coy, Cleveland. This is great element
OF ms power and his popularity too, as
tbe people feel now, and lessmy motives
he misunderstood, let me add that he
mas never done me n favor and that I
could neither ask or accent one MI his
hands. Many offices outside OF the rules.
and some within, will doubtless be re.
moved for no very good reason, but so
Tar as possible Gov. Cleveland will pre-
vent mere political prescription. He
cannot attend to everything, much will
depend on the
MEMBERs or ms GARNET,
ard especially on the postmaster-gen
eral. II there are, as is charged, some
OF the officers who have used their in
lluenee TO force assessments and neg
lected thor duties and violated the pro-
prleties OF their station TO engage i'm
party warfare, the tate they have chai.
l.enged may very likely await them.
ltpersons are TO be selected for public
work, irrespective of politics, they had
better attend to that work and not med
die with elections.n
WHAT CLEVELAND HAS DONE.
question What has Gov. Cleveland
done in New York to warrant this esti-
mate of himgn
Answer-"Brilalo was city al
most rs partisan, lawless and
Dauiy governed as Cincinnati.
ON being made sheriff, Mr.. Cleveland
exhibited those qualities which ara be-
ing more ana more needed and appre-
clnted by the people. They compre-
spirit. He was Elected Elected mayor n,r
by votes from both parties in
lhat Republican city. Ills life as mayor
was continuous struggle for honesty
and lidolity in Office against the iobhers.
| spollsmen aud partisans, who had long
| preyed ON tho city. He mastered the
situation, and became known as
THE VETO MAYOR
His fearless way of dealing with them
u shown by the language OF his vetoos. "
! Commissioner Eaton here quoted
from Hovernor Cleveland's message
/ lron ms letter accepting the gubornato.
Ilal nomination and from other cOmmu.
! mcationS TO show his decisive and une.
quivoca endorsement Il The civil ser.
| vice act, and paid a high tribute TO tht
honesty ana non partisan business ca.
| pncity oi the governor, as evidenced in
his administration of the affairs of In,
state OF New York, and continued OF
rs follows:
THE RAPIDLY GROWING REFORM sENrt
MENT
OF the country has been demandiu,
more honesty, courage and administrn
i've capacity, with less politics i'm exec
utNe places. Governor Cleveland I'm
ihe distinction OF being the first maj
slhce washington who has been electe,
president because he possessed thes
gree. They have ndynpcn,
him more rapidly To M
the head of the nation than militar,
SKIN over did any of her favorites. N
believe that such u man, with such
history, who never sought AN office
Will come to the national capital to rc
pudiate the pledges and all that /
best of his life, TO he
} tray those who have mos
trusted him; TO make hostile all In,
Republican journals which now supporI
hiin, TO ruin the prospects of shis part,
ana disgrace himself and his connlr'
! ny oNerturnlng II work of reform Kin
ureu to mat npon which his own dis
tinction rests,l only To secnr
Tree field for patronny,
mongering and the spoils syster
ot dehauchery. That such am assumr
tion should be made by any sensihl,
Weil,iniormed man, Is To me simply i'm
possible. II am mistaken in this vie,
, hope tho rules will be utterly ovei
thrown before the March winds mr.
over IL the Democrats enforce.
THE sPoiLS SYSTEM PuLiCY
they must take the consequences. n
| true irlehd ol reform would have IN
part In a perfunctionary aud decenty
p. enforcement OF tho rulaa u,utii,t,l T.. q,