The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-16

which the Advance dreams will come
under the old system. The Advance
says, "it is necessary to remove
nearly every Republican office holder
because" &C., "and the President
Will ill their places with Democrats,
who," &C. Then we claim that the
Advance really admits "to the VIC
tors belong the neutrality-suspicious.
must go, Democrats, the victors,
will be appointed by the President.
Certainly that is right, and why this
argument ? We thought the Advance
was in favor Of making no descrimin.
alton between good. honest Repub.
lican and a good, honest Democrat.
because it said Ito the victors belong.
the spoils'' was a most damnable
doctrine, but now we see that it is in
favor Of giving the spoiis to the vic
tors. We are about to agree on that.
Our contemporary certainly is go.
ing to look out for the future, but in
so doing in this case it is working
for spoils, Listen at it:
'thus leaving those
minor offices which are controlled by
the civil service law in the hands Of
Democrats for life
You see it appears that the Ad-
cance wants the Democrats. the vic,
tors to get in, but it wants them to
get in under such q system that they
can stay in for life. Expecting, it
seems, for our party to be defeated.
our naighbor wants it, and is work.
ing for it, that our friends may stay
in for life. You see the Adoance is
working now for spolls yet to come,
which shall belong justly to our Re-
publican opponents, if we are
defeated in 1888 now when our
Government again changes from
a Democratic to Republican one
our friend wishes for the Democratic
officers to be able to hold their posi-.
tions for life-nothing but spoils, yes
fighting for future spoils. The DEM
ocRAT is opposed to this, opposed to
fighting for spoils, but after we have
fought for principles and gained a
victory, We say with great emphasis
give the SPOTS which necessarily ex.
ist, to friends, the victors, because
they are supporters of the principles
which demanded and gained the vic
tory. 1t is to these that the spoils
belong. Let the Democratic party
live by its deeds. Her principles
shall ever rule. if her leaders act with
good, honest judgment and oul
friends will ALWAYS hold the offices
then, though one man may not stay
in for life as is the custom in king
doms and empires. Hamilton would
have life.tenure of Office as the GUS
tom, we hardly think Jefferson
would. Jefferson did propose thre.
questions for an applicant for office
lis he honest? Is he competent
! Is he faithful to the Constitution p
We imagine that he asked four, b,
practiced according to four at least
He asked the above three of his owl
followers. The first question which
lie considered was, "Is he friend
then he asked the others. Don't vo,
think that's about the way Mr.. JEFF
, ferson acted =?
$ "What would be said of a business
e man who changed clerks suddenly
every four years, even in small
business ?''-AdUance.
AS the above is worded there is n,
comparison whatever between tina
and the case in question. He as
sumes that this is kingdom ant
that the same business man relon
for life, which Is not SO in ourieovern
ment. But take it as We suppose tL
i AdUance means, that the establish
ment changes heads, what of it
Is that the idea Well, if one firu
O which has proved unequal to tn
n task is compelled to retire from con
troll of the business and another one
i. an enemy to the former, assumes tn
a responsibllity-One that is to Gu
down expenses, root out corruption
E run it on different plan. practic,
different doctrines, &C.. then if al
the clerks were not ousted. we wOult
feel like denouncing the whole es
0 tablishment, if we were friends to if
We asked the Advance in regard t.
the Post.masters of Wilson county
D also, we were not answered. But
= says the man at the town of Wilson
n should be removed 'because he wa
1 not the proper person. to hold tn
0 office just so, he is not Demo
d GRAFT we reckon. Of course he i