Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-30
TH|RD EDITION.
Legan u the m nh.

BOSTON, June 29.-General Logan
remarked to 0 friend the other day In
Portland that some psople in Boston
seemed to regard him as an ignoramus
who could hardly write his name, but
that he proposed to show them in the
address which he was to maks before
the Norfolk Club that he did not quite
deserve the title of illiterate fellow"
applied to him last Fall by one of toe
leading Boston Mugwump'. His op
portuuity came tonight and he kept
ia promise.
General Logan in his speech, after
alluding to the civil ssrvico question,
closed BY drawing aside the Democratic
curtain and giving his auditors a
glimpse Of Democratic unfAirness as
follows
Mr.. Chairman, the offensive par
tisan Ia the Republican, the etfi-
cient partisan Is the Democrat. He
10 to be- appointed as a reward for his
political zeal. His appointment will
not improve the public service, fancy,
but Is made for partisan reasons only.
Do we not see the civil service principles
twisted, warped and most wreichedly
deformed. in place of tho services being
~ was promised, reformed ? object,
for one, TO the prostitution OF the public
service in the name Of reform. insist
that there should be candor and fair
dealing in the matter of making re-
movals from office. Ii our political
opponents propose to make removals
from all the offices, say that, instead
of trumping up frivolous and unjust
charges against Republican incumbents
as justification for their removal.
they should announce that they are to
be turned out because they are Rspub-
licans and their Successors are to be ap-
pointed because they are Democrats.
Tear away the mask of reform and let
the face OF Dem ocracy come forth.
Daring the Can vass OF last ysar our
oppo 1ents dem Al d I'd that the Fl" rascals
should bs turned OUT" aud insisted on
examining tie books and count
ing the money" They have counted
tbs moneys h!ch was cullectedand cared
for by the Repub lean party, and have
found it all there except two obstinate
pennies that seemed Dent upon proving
our rascality until they themselve
were "found out" 1 regret exceedingly
however, that the Republican party d.,
not have the pleasure of counting
the nations money when they came in
to power, that had been collected ant
cared for by the Democratic party
The needs Of the nation were create
then than now. The books hav
been examined and have "pass
cd muster" Under the Civil
Service rules they ere entitled to re
main in statu quo, but under tn
recent rule of the Democracy thu
manner of keeping them must b
changed, presume on account of sol
fensiv5 craftsmanship.
The Democrats have been di ligep:l,
searching for the tascals" with a
view of tnrning them out, as they
should have been had they been found
Every time they have" scratched for
rascal" they have found only an " Of
fensive partisan, aud have ins,antl.
turned him out.
Tine Republican party is not dead
lives the life of the vigorous an
strong. 1t will be returned TO powe
By the people-.l - this party of I'll
people. Projection to our homo fir,
labor demands it; the restoration
true civil service reform demands il
adequate appropriations TO aid Il
system of free schools, wherever nee
ed, demand it the promoting of o
home industrial interests in all prop
ways demand it. Tue necessity for [
enforcement of the right OF eve
voter within our Ational boundaries
cast his ballot and have the saI
fairly counted at the national electio
and to give to each man that equ
an adequate protection before the la
to which he is entitled, requires I
return of the Republicans to powt
both in Congress and in the Ezecuti
branch Of the Government. In ord
that the financial system establish
by the Republican party may be pl
served; that the revenues of the count
may be protected against unwarrant
claims upon the Treasury; that G
currency may be kept worth one hu
dred cents on the dollar, aud at
times redeemable in coin, the credit
our Government in all respects susta
ed, our commercial Relations cared
and our relations with foreign matte
maintained on "a just and houors
LASTS, the restoration of the Republic
party to power ID dem anded