Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-19
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4 why We Delay,
The prominence of some very "of.
fensiye partisans" who are still left in
the federal service In the state CT
Texas as a legacy from the halcyon
days Of II epublicanism adds much to
the restlessness OF Democrats. Be-
fore Texas Democrats complain too
bitterly, however, Of Mr.. Cleveland
for hardness In the removal OF these
men, would 1t not be we'll TO ascertain
the cause of the delay? The most vio-
lent opponents ofcivll.servlce reforn go
no further than to contend for the dis
placement OF all Republican office.
holders and the appointment Of DEM
ocrats in their places, and no man op.
/ poses an Investigation into the titnees
OF such Democrats for such places, or
dares to advocate the substitution of
Democrats for Republicans, without
regard to such fitness. Perhaps the
cause OF delay in disnlacing the highly
| Objectionable partisans who still re-
tain Office In Texas, as well as those
outside Of this state, may be solely due
to an investigation by the president
into the fitness of those recommended
to him by congressman and others
to fill these places Under the old
system "a clean sweep" was mat
ter OF speedy accomplishment, since
the president had nothing to do bu.
appoint the man whose services to the
congressman were such as to receive
his recommendation. The old system
was the spoils system in It's worst and
most dangerous form. The "party
worker" put up the primaries for the
congressman, and the Congressman re-
warded this service TO himself by an
Endorsement to Office; the president,
seeking denomination, honored the
oongressman's Endorsement without
question or delay. Under this old
system 1t was not 80 much of service
to the people, but to the politicians !;
and the public offices became an In.
strument, not of public service, but OF
reward to personal devotion. Under
such system II was to the interest of
spoilsmen and of henchmen OF high
and low degree to infame party spirit
and blind men to the inevitable ten.
dency OF the system, for within are
found the germ Of corruption
and the essence of despo,ism
under popular forms. The spoils
system fiourhhed under Radicalism
under Radcalism partisanship was
made sectional; sectionalsm condoned
everything that Radicalism did. TIL.
Radical party ruled the nation.
threatened the most cherished tradi
lions of the republic and intrenched
monopoly upon the people-and the
politicians of that party, by and with
the aid OF their henchmen, ruled thei,
party.
The election Of Grover Cleveland
would have been impossible had he
not emphasized his opposition to the
spells system by the famous declare.
ton that public nj ,e Is a public trust;
and he owes 1t to himself, he owes II
to his party and he owes II TO the
country TO carry out the idea involved
In that declaration. The Democrats
OF Texas owe 1t 10 themselves and To
their president and to their country 10
ask only OF Grover Cleveland a
fdliillment OF his promises TO
the country. The Democrat who
asks aught else is untrue n
his own professions. To ill tue place
of each of these offensive Texas Re.
publican partisans more than one
Democrat has been recommended
What shall the president do? Had
there been but one recommendation.
more haste might have been made
were Texas the only state suffering
from the presence of such Offensive.
ness, more haste might have been
made. 1t Is easy enoogh to put them |
out, but Ia putting the present oceu. |
pants out II devolved on the president |
to Investigate the claims OF all those
recommended to him and TO select, AS
ms far ss he could, the best man for the
place. Indiscrimlnate removals would
have necessarily resulted in indis-
crlminate appointments, and in
this there was danger to the
service and to the party. The duty
devolving on Mr.. Cleveland, the frat
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