The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-12

them-at which he hesitates Having swallowed the
camel Higgins he should be able to swallow easily any
other Democrat Philadelphia Inquirer.
THERE are many signs of progress but it is prog.
ress backward. The standards and morals of the
Jacksorian period being gradually restored.
There profuse expressions of sympathy for civil
service reform and not little cant about conducting
the government on sound business principles. But
the real movement of Democratic politics is in the
direction of the surrender to dsloyaty which
characterised Buchanan's term and also toward the
mbecility and false pretenses of the Pierce admins
ton. There is return all along the line under cover
of dishonest professions of reform to the crude
principle of political spoils.-New York Tribune.
THERE is nothing else which so infames the dscon-
tent of the poor and is so prone to fill them with
blind hatred of all existing social regulations as the
sght of rich men breaking the law with impunlty.
The combination of competing lines of railroad, like
all great questions pertaining to common carriers isa
very serious matter but neither in Texas nor else
where can it be compared in Importance with the
equal and fearless execution of the laws When this
great principle shall be fully recognized and acted
upon it will be bright day for the United States
Then anarchists and demagogues can be hunted
down with good grace, and justice will be SAFE
cleveland Leader.
THE fact is that the President has but to stand
frm-and he has habit of doing that-and the diff
culties in his party will gradually and certainly dis
appear unless the sposmen are guilty of degree of
folly that is hardly conceivable and force the quarrel
in which the people will resolve it. Thus far the
President has been true to the pledges he has made
without in any degree berayng the real interests of
his party to which he is sincerely and honoraby at
tached 1t would be to the last degree impractcable
to make an issue with him which his opponents
would have the ghost of chance. If they do not
think so they have only to step further and it
will be proved TO them-New York Times.
THAT Congress may prescribe certain qualifications
for office there is no doubt That it may consttu-
tlonally compel the executive to appoint to Office
person whom some other authority finds to possess
the required qualifications in the highest degree we
confidently deny. Possibly the courts might sustain
the existing civil-service law nasmuch it affords
some liberty of selection to the appointing power; but
If the equal right to compete for Office which the
Civilservice Reform League insists on is supposed
to involve the right to be appointed the part of the
most successful competitor in civilservice examina
ton, 1T has existence in imagination which
pays no heed to the fundamental law.-New York
Sun.
WHEN Cabinet officers and department officials
make sweeping removals and appointments for the
undisguised object of turning Republicans out and
putting Denloc ats In, no one believe that the
President pledges are being carried out When they
turn his words into pretexts for wholesale
division of the spos it is beyond public creduty to
think that the reform of taking the Offices out of poll
tics is being established in good faith The President
convince the Nation of his adherence to his old
policy by calling Secretary Manning to account. sit
ting down on Villas, crushing Stevenson, and firing
Higgins, Ckenowth and Aquilla Jones Snort of
these steps way to demonstrate that he has
not been conquered by the spoilsmen-Pittsburg Dis
patch
THE Democratic party was not put into power in
order that Democratic Senators and representatives
should stuff the government service with their favor
tes The dirty little brigade of oice-hunterS ought
to be snubbed 1t has taken up great deal too much
Cabinet already. Mr. Cleveland has got to break with
these creatures at some time and there is better
time than now, when for month at least he will be
relieved of their disgusting solicitations Let him de-
ermne to be President-that is ia say the Chief Exc
cutive who by the Constitution himself responsible
for his subordnates, and cannot without lowering his
authority and dignity, allow congressman and polit
cal workers to interfere with him in his duties.-New
York Herald.