The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-04-19

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done without Attracting Ton much tho s,tsn-
tiou of the impractical rsformsrs. thirgs ere IN
o. on sbou, tho sans - " thsrs YER. no sucb
thias - reform. The good worHsrs ere IN en-
joy the .of, places. hut 10 IL 90 be- called equip
ping the executive ssrvics." There IL much
virtue 10 0 name The Ec>s'ag Pbs ssys: 10
would b sbsuri for the voters % tho land TO
occupy themselves once In every four years In
. ssemsndous political eacissmsot " svory e.
scutivs oficss subordinate o. the President
Wers 10 remain In power" Why. that
IL oil the machine politicians have been saying.
All persons in ONCE by Presidentisl appoint
ment are executive officers and the Prssidenys
subordinatss.
The whole Democratic demand II that the
subordinatss Of Grant. Hayes. Garfield. and
Arthur shalt not remain In power under Glove
land. Having been used to equip the sx-
scutivs servios" during Republican sway. Dem
ocrats now want to b used - equipments for
the same service during the Democratic sway.
And 40 Muswumpism and Democracy toush at
their extremes-ths Ebeni,s Post coming the
nearest to being wicked that the former can Be-.
and the Washington Post coming the nearest to
being good that . dysd.in the wool Democrat
can be-.
II will b seen from tho above semi oficial
declarations Of the President that II the DEM
ocrats will b. practical reiormsrs" they may
hope eventually to have recognition. Also
that II the civil service reformers will b prao-
ticsl Democrats. they. too. may fulfil their mis-
zion. which 10 to enjoy all the pleasures Of
vice and all the rewards OF virtue"
I have been at some pains to study up the
civil service reform litany. and am able to fur
nish some useful hints BY which Democrats
may learn how to walk on reform carpets in
political boots. end obtain access to President
who 10 surrounded BY the high priests OF Mug.
wumpisticism.
The first thing to be understood 10 that true
reform 10 concerned only with the question Of
provsndsr. II has never claimed to exist out
side OF the kitchen smells. It regards the ma
tion's stomach ~ the seat Of its soul. and re-
fuses to b oomfortsd II 1t cannot hold the soup
ladle In it, hand. Its adherents. all but an CO.
easionai crank or lunatio. are Of tho runt pigs
OF the litter. who though not whit less eager
than their more vigorous and powerful broth.
srs In pressing forward to the Office trough.
have been less successful In reaching II. These
unsortunates finally resolved upon denounoing
As extremely wicked and disgusting the viands
they thus scented ufar of. and thus they would
establish sect. the chief tensto Of which should
DO dislike Of good victuals. and the duty of
overcoming that dislike when the public vol.
faro might require 1t.
The President is now In possession Of tho On.
tire oommssary department. but in order to
obtain II for him, the Democratic party adopt.
ed at Chicago the articles Of the civil service
faith just recited. The reformers hedge him
about, and keep him constantly with Thorn In
the rspion Of thu kitchen No Thought 4. AL
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TOR good Democrats to innooently counterfeit
this contempt for good things? Since reform