The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-04-29
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ed hislabors and finished With q
round six thousand.
The belief is very general that
we are on ihe eve Of viz inpor
tantchanges il Q large number cf
Government Offices Thenew cab
met has now.been in lice long
enough p become acquainted with
some ofihe mure liagFantabpses of
power long pracliced BY he party
cfmotal ideas Presidsht cleye.
land desires reform, andthe intro.
dncticn cihonestbns methods
10 thetfansaction Of tiis Govern.
mens business. Doeshe expect biz
cabipel and heads Of bureaus to
bring about reforms thlengh The
same agencies By which irauds aud
cotrtiptions have beencteated2
Why did Mr. Cleveland select
new Cabinet officers, and Demo.
crats, tooS Simply becluss he desir-
edand the countryexpec dthatthe
true ndtfied friends Of the princi-
pies and policies uponSwhicha ma
Ejority tallied.tob issuppBtt and se.
cured his election should bei selec
ted 10 assist him in executing that
trust according 10 the decree.
Do not the same regions exist
why the agencies through which
these policies are to bscsried out
should be equally positive, equally
above suspicion2
Departmental are filed with spies
and enemies. The heads Of bure
aus are fettered BY subordinates
doggedly opposed 10 them. There
is but one remedy, and that was
announced in,the campign and ac.
cepted by the people Tam the
tascals out.
Frauds have been perpetrated,
syndicates for the parposesOf plum
der and robbery have been formed,
have grown strong, and still exist
under the same subordinate officers
who gave them birth, nourishment,
aud strength. Take the Western
States and the Territories, Mil
lions of acres Of lands have been
traudulently entered, stolen from
the Government, actual settlers
defrauded aud rings fotmed for
plumber, controlled by the Re.
publican officials now in power,
aided and abetted by some Demo
Gratis, many Of whom are now try
ing to control and direct The an.
pointments, with the express p1r.
pose Of perpetuating the same ways
under another name. Many Of
this class of Democrats are "ciyil
service reformers"- that is they de.
sire their thieving Republican con,
federates to stay in,
The navy yards have been moth
ing better than republican politi.
cal fortresses. 1t is a fact not gem
orally known that We. with our
sham navy, maintain more navy
yards than q FIRST class naval pow.
er. These navy yards areuo re.
ceiving the especial attention of
Secretary Whitney, and in future
elections the Republican pattywill
be shorn of this powerful element
Of political strength.
Government employees are very
much disturbed over a report that
the new administration willcurtail
their summer holiday. Heretofore
every clerk has been given vaca.
ton ofthirty days, withpay, every
This vacation has been
given Notwithstanding the fact
that the clerks had done little work
during the year, and that tho work
in the Departments was far in ar.
rears. Now it is proposed to give
vacation only in those Offices and
bureaus where the the work has
been honestly performed, and kept
up to date. This will be an admir-.
able rule, lit will stimulate the
offices to do their work, and make
them uncomfortable places for hab.
itual shirks. d.
An Awful Flood.
WICHITA, KANs,, April pa
special to Che Daily Eagle dated
yesterday at Medicine Lodge, re.
counts fearful results Of a water
spout or cIOnd burst to residents
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