Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-01-09
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND J
OFFICES

The World, of New York { TAX,
the ground that ''clean swc, whc
Governor Cleveland becomes Lsiien
is impossible, and assigns "A eas,r
Tor this opinion Tue first b. Iar
guage Of tie last Democratic Nation.
Convention, to the following ell Ct
We are in favor Of sucl, -, .f,ru
by legislative enactment as well q, b
administrative action. in the civif-scr,ie
Of the country, a. will substitute. FIR tl
present periodical scramble forppail,
wise system Of appointment aud promo
iion by which the ineumLeney Of sub
ordinate Offices Shall be regulated IS Jas
and depend only upon capacity au.
character, and demand that M a..e..
menis shall be leyiel upon publ. of
ers for poliiictl purposes
The other reason is found in the letter
of Governor Cleveland accepting b..
nomination, and is as follows:
''Subordinates in public place, should
be- selected and retained for ,bc.r m
cheney and not because they M, Ne
used to accomplish partisan ends The
people have a right to demand thm thcIr
money be paid to those who viii render
the best service in return, and that tie
appointment To aud tenure Of such place,
.hall depend upon ability and merit"
Not word of fault can BE- u,tlv
found with either Of these utle,.nce.
md il the Democratic Party and the
President-elcct Shall in good fail pu.
them into practice, then what the Writ
says on this subject will prove to be the
truth Civil Service reform is pro-
found and widespread sentiment among
the people, and Governor Cleveland will
show himself t. be wise aud sapaeious
man if he respects that sentiment Tile
pressure upon him for offices BY
Democratic Partisans will be very gr,at;
and if he firmly resisis it, and aJidcs
by his own pledges and those Of his par.
~, he will be entitled to corresponding
credit, The time for his action will soon
come; and what he actually does. rather
than what he may have said before the
election. furnishes the rule by which he
will be judged. If he means to keep
his pledges he must select Cabinet III
sympathy with this purpose The Sc
lection of Cabinet opposed to Civil Ser
vice reform would be fatal mistake 10
the very outset.
While we did not advocate the eec.
ton Of Governor Cleveland, we will
stand by the man who serves bis coun
try best. The Democratic Party will
during his Administration. be in power
in the Executive branch Of the govern.
mcnt Whether it will be continued 10
power. after the expiration of the next
four years, will depend in part al. last
upon the manner - which he coaducs
the Government g great Of
he people are a.
the practical qG1a u goe ii
mcnt than with s'eres's 'vlius
of mere partisaushiP; and that President
Is wise. even as PARTISAN gho pays
due Difference to the views and wishes
Of the many, thou IA it may cost him the
favor Of the machine politicians and the
hungry office seekers We certainly I
shall have no regrets if Governor Cleve-
land fully JustItes all that bis most ar
dent friends said uhls behalf We are
} very far from wishing him to make
mistakes in order that the Republican
party may profit thereby The idea
that the safety Of the country is so iden-
tilted with this party that its defea
means absolute rum is simply nonsense;
and We hope that Governor Cleveland
will afford living illustration of this
fact.