The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-07-17

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: reaching in this country if it is nc
soon Knocked out by Democrat!
D Civil Service had no part in win
,, , ming the Democratic victory {
.. 1884. That victory was won b
Democratic voters whose rallyin
cry was Democracy. 1t was an up
rising of the people for the avowe'
purpose exchanging the entire off
cial list of the United States.-
When Civil Service was adopted
it was said to be for the purpose O
benetiting the public service; tt
weed out all that was not of a Ger
tain kid glove grade, Now, When
the Democrats have won a victory
and unite upon a chosen of the peo
pie for an official position they an
informed by the long lines of Re-
publican Office. holders all over the
country that the voice of the people
is not the voice of the God they
worship; that their God rides in the
Civil Service cloud above the
heads and the reach Of tho toiling
millions.
If the President and his Cabinet
do not see the way to let themselves
down 50 as to be y little nearer to
the voice of the people, they will
he sent higher than ever went the
famous kite of Gilderoy, and like
that pIaything will never be heard
of more. Last fall every Democrat
was urged to do his dutJ-to vote
early and to see that all men he
could influence voted the straight
Democratic ticket, There are cer-
tain things that 20 without saying.
AS that was q Democratic cam
paign, it was given out, understood
and acted upon that a change of
Presidents meant and would be fol.
lowed by a recognition of the will
Of the people, and the placing of
the favorites of the people in posi-
tion as Office holders. What is the
RESULT The Democrats elected a
President, aud he appointed his
Cabinet. So far, so good. What
next? The President and his Cab
met sit in judgment. When a ia
vorite Of the people is presented for
IN Office. he is told, and his friends
oack Of him arc told, that the |
applicant is a good fellow, a clever
nan, a good Democrat; that he did
'rave, effective work during the en-.
ire campaign, but the Civil Ser
ice law will not permit us to dis
Mss the Republican who holds the
'osition wanted 6y the new choice
f the people, so long as he is on
and ready to fill his chair and
raw his pay.
Therefore says the President and
is Cabinet: Go home and tell your
lends, who secured tho country
# Democratic votes, that We, as ,
lice holders, are bound to carry
1t the undemocratic rulings Of our ,
lemies rather than the principles :
Democracy. If the President and =
8 Cabinet are justified in keeping .
preventative Democrats outof re-. :,
tested positions in honor of Civil b
,rvice rules, then President Ar. q
ur and the Republican party were Q
stified in keeping Cleveland out, a
his election was in anil of itself a n
mplete upset Of the Civil Service q
Y. TO the victors belong all that n
~ contanded for and won. d
This is plain, outspoken, bald ft
AIDED truth. To disguise it is cow p
lice. To stand between tho vic st
. and their rights is treason to &
mocracy. If those in power can. N
; see tho point it is the duty Of 70
} Democrats to show it to them, in
!, ifneed be, to teach it to them. 81
IS their duty to inspire Congress ee
'epeal the Civil Service Law, lest M
be traitors to themselves 81