Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-11
Sensible Talk.

Z A Washington correspondent writing
to the Indianapolis Sentinel makes
some very practical suggestions on sub
jects that just now are Of considerable
public interest. The following are
paragraphs from his lengthy letter:
WHO SHOULD HAVE THE PLACES?
no not put this as question, bit
rather to indicate those entitled to hold
positions. Ifa man be In the pay OF
the Government 1t does not follow that
he should have life tenure of office.
There are others than he who votes and
pay taxes, and fight battles, and per-
form the duties Of citizenship. If we
add even the distinctions Of being a
Republican and an offensive partisan,
still he Is not to be preferred to others
on these accounts. The fact that the
Republican party has gone down
beneath q troubled sea because of its
iniquities should incline men to think
i that those who supported that party in
its corrupt rule should at least bid good
bye to favor on that score. The voters
last November rebuked its theories and
practices, and thereby indicated their
preference for other men. We are now
in q fair way to have the measures, and
in order to enjoy them in their fnllness
we should also have the men who favor
those measures. Plucky and manly
Republicans would disdain to nominal
ly approve of principles and methods
for peace and pay. Such men would
not cling to office until requested to
leave. The fellows who do are the ones
who sit down while women stand up
and bear burdens. They are the men
who do the work of the public but
halfway well because they are half
hearted In their undertakings. Mr..
Cleveland could be guilty of no greater
wrong than to help retain in Office men
who have held places under Republi-
can rule. By so doing he would be
rendering inefficient his own admins
tration, doinp injustice to the menu
bers of his party disobeying the wishes
Of the Democratic party as much with
view to "turn the rascals Outn as to
inaugurate better principles or govern
ment. Moreover, it is not correct to
suppose that only one set of men in
this country are able to make the pub
Lie service efficient. There are some
Democrats who are educated, who pos
sess business tact, who are anxious to
work and who when working earn
their hire. Let our authorities give
such men an opportunity to serve the
public. Let them have the place
of those who have been in so long, and
judging from business as well as q par
ty standpoint, nothing but good can
come OF the change. Besides, let me
suggest, it is rather barbarous, you
know, to be "killing the Republican
party by inches,n you know. If the
principles and methods of Democracy
are preferable to what we have seen Of
i the Republican party, then in order to
have the full benefit of the change there
can be no excuse for retaining Renubli-
cans i'm Office. II not, and Mr.. Cleve-
land wants 1t so appear, let him retard
his progress In the inverse ratio of the
time, and thereby show how truly the
Republican party estimated his worth
last fall. N
THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE SUSTAINED
Whenever it has been iutimated that
q break must occur between MIR. Cleye-
land and his party the country has been
made to tremble with vociferOus no in
response thereto. The President is well
aware that the Democratic party is Of
more consequence to the Individual
than the individual is to the party. He
knows, too, that the individual In this
case is specially himself. He may for a
time seemingly ignore Democratic dis
cipline and scout the advice of Demo-
cratic leaders, but he will weaken he