The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-08-07

(From our regular correspondent,
WASHINGTON, july, 18Th, 1885.


There are many people In WASH
ington and doubtless throughout the |
country wac are not aware that
there has beeu a change Of Admins
tratiop. Tue discharge OF veno-
nous republican from u government
Office hero Is still u sufficiently novel
incident to cause sensation of terror
and rage In the gang which has held
on through thick and thin, by fraud
or force, for so many years. When
IL was known that Cleveland was
elected they all expected TO go, and
at once set TO packing everything,
always excepting their bloody shirt.
Such a thing as holding TO the prom
ises of platforms had never been
practiced or believed IN by them, and
it never once occurred to them that
Mr.. Cleveland and his cabinet would
live up TO the very excellent precepts
and principles OF their public utter
ances and platforms. Tho first few
days aftel the 4th Of March were
passed in expectation of deserved
dismissal by thousands In public
service here in Washington. But
now that they have remained 80 long
unmolested they have assumed the
mental altitude OF the "pampered
goose" AID believe that this Demo-
cratic Administration was created es-
pecially for their use. Wherever
any one Of them is pulled away from
the public crib the others set up
cackl.ng and kissing which Is deaf
ening and confusing, and the whole
radical press froM the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific joins the chorus. Il Is great
pity that these removals were not
made more rapidly and In battalions
or at least In squads instead OF oSe at
a time.
There has been bat one right aud
decent way 10 transfer the Govern
ment, aud that Is one which COM
meuds itself 10 every body. The six
or seven thousand Offices contemplat-
ID In tho Civil Service Law should
be left 10 the rules. The rules pro-
vide abundanily for cases of incsIn-
potency, iusuborlInation, or immoral
conduct. The remaining offices more
than one hundred thousand in num-
Der, should be delt with openly, fair-
ly and cour8geously. They belong
90 the Administration, and the Ad'
ministrationIowes nobody an apology
for taking possession. rhe people
called the Democracy to govern, and
they expect them TO do IL. There Is
no occasion for secrecy, stealth, sccn'
-a,ion, no need for anything excep
absolute assurance that changes shal
he made In the interests OF the peo
pie, Of order and OF purity In govern
ment.
| The President has declared that IN
regards Office as u trust that patron
age shall not be used for unwortb.
ends, but that the good OF tho "oun
try and The reputation of the Dsmo
cratic party shall furnish the standsr
by which IL is 10 be dispensed. Pro
ceedirg upon such theory, aud 10y
ally seeking to bring IL to full fruiiior
: IL is necessary TO move along.
The War Department is In receiF
OF dispatches from the Indian Terr
tory which say that tho disaffecte
Indians are becoming quiet and thi
there Is a favorable outlook for tn
o settlement OF the difficulties.
Thus promising Indian war hs
!; been effectualIy nipped 10 the bu
through the energy and judgemet
displayed by the Administrator
The savage scalpers had provocatio
] enough, aud were ripe for an on
break, but the sudden concentrate
OF 1000 soldiers on Indian Territoi
, was an argument and the only OF
they could understand.
The opinion of the Attorney &c
eral in the Dolphin case has fali'
like a thunderbolt on Roach, Cha
dIer, Robson and 1t may be said Il
entire ring element of the Repub
can party, and they realize now tn
the 4ih If lIovemDer was day
hard luck for them, the doom OF
fraudulent contracts, ond Administi
, ton jobbery.
y Secretary Whitney has undertak
lie an entire reorganization Of the nj
r 3 government navy yards not LAT
n than next fall. Au investigation WI
III this object in view has been IN pI
Sc oress for several weeks, and It "
o. effectuaIly break up the navy var
as political organizations and r.
= the republican party from one
a.