The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-29

specified in view, when they elect
ed q democratic administration
or thought they were electing dem
ocratic administration.
Every body felt the republican
party and its agents had controlled
the policy Of the government long
| enough. The people wanted a
change, q radical change. They
had tried the republican theories Of
government and Republican agences,
and tools for more than twenty years
and at the expiration Of that period,
| declared their dissatis faction with
the workings Of the whole Repubii-
can machine. They declared that
they wanted to return to the old,
honest beaton ways o: democracy.
They declared to the world that
they wanted the constitution and
union restored to their original purity
grandeur and simplicity.
They said they we're Leither in
favor Of consolidation, Capitalization
nor monarchy. They declared they
we're not in fayor OF retaining one
party and one set of office holders In
oowsr and in Office for life. They
said, like the father Of his country
that a frequent change Of men and
officers in the political world, was
the surest and safest guarantee to
the people Of the perpetuatlon OF
| their liberties.
| And after all this there are msn even
| in the South as we'll as in the North
who are in favor of and are advoca-
ting the retention by Mr.. Cleveland
in Office the present agencies and
tools of the defeated party. Strange
doctrine for O democrat
We can neither coz prehend it nor
understand it on any other theory
than todyism or antagonism to dem
ocratic principles.
SO thoroughly convinced we're our
old fashion democracy and old fash
ion statesmen, that frequent change
in Office was indispensable to an
honest administr ration Of public Of
fairs that one democratic administra-
lion succeeding another called
for change Of all the subalterns
as we'll as the heads Of departments
With but few exceptions no man was
allowed to remain in Office longer than
four or eight years at most. But in
these modern times, and with oul
modern democracy, not only is 6
democrat, who by hook or crook gets
| 10, to be retained for life. but ever
the republicans who have been in fol-
ten or twenty years are TO be retain
ed during OF their natural lives, un-
less. upon expensive INVESTIGATION
the incumbent can be shown to b,
an offensive partisan esides there
are more than a thousand deini-
tons to that phraseology, either on
of which MIR. Cleveland or his pet
can adopt as uay suit their fame,
or purpose. Not only this, thes
republicans officials are to be pro.
NOTED in case one should die or re
sign, or be removed for cause who's
salary was little larger. In futur
these are te be promoted in each de
partment just as a third Lieutenan
goes from the lowest rank in regi
inent 70 the highest,
And this is called democracy
Civil Service Reform Purifying tn
government Raising the standar'
of public servants! Building a,
the democratic party upon the be-
rock Of eternal Justice. everlasting
permanency All this tends t
, Capitalization. to despotic govern
mert. 1t points directly to elias
power. class rule. 1t points to off
cial greatness and power, a powerful
ruling class and to aweak servin
class Of serfs or slaves. When thi
become fixture in our government
then indeed will our rulers and Off
, cial aristocracy be our masters an
:, lords and we be their slaves, politics
slaves, hewers Of wood and drawer
of water. without price and withou
mony.
II we were all perfect, infallibl
with neither spot nor blemish i
our human nature, this unjust III
democratic despotic system Of Ii:
tenure might rank we'll, but sine
sin crept as serpent in the garde,
OF Eden and made mans heart lik
unto a cage of unclean birds an
despe. 'aiely wicked, IL will not d
in Republican form of government
And the sooner the people ar
heard f.om on this subject, the soor