Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-20
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OliNfA lglbN lilll\G. NlE. ~. 1855.
tl,tl NrrNicr Reform.


I..tm.l. I,ll,ttv v,l, settled
tI,i i'i.irf Cleveland has letter
utr,l q. .Itt, cNu .,i,c" reform
i.. .fl.u il.ru.,. TIM dui.us hls
Nh.. r.i.u 900 rm.,ls from
,N..4 .uIl lr.m a.h ,Ac.it flt cru.c.
ruu l4..,,. ,uc4o, occur ,hcv will
l.i.ttit - nu,Ini..
IIrNa.f. maze TIA. would IA
nUo l,tts,,d ~ tho disposal # the
It, Yd,if 90 fie uU,d States was
t,tuI,t O., lb, under. ol the Coy
1nmtni na .ou, 81 thc most dangci-
u. tl,utif- IT vur .yst'u. ~ vas
nrlt.,n.lttl, them that II would
lml.,l il "a asr Wllh whom the Al
..l.n.l.u Il tho G.H,inuon.
r..IfI Jftu.toI iut tie purpose
90 I...unltts thor eva power
iat.,, tl.u .vtthp,.,N 4. IT,, luh..r
good. aui ssr,u,nc, h., c,niiru,'d
ihia apr,hcu.,an Out wi.cst AID
mosl patriotic statesmen have from
the hes uning Recognized the o'll,
rtlotma ha,e boon talked about and
,.ino l,ai Iniion hts boon had lo' l.
ns g. c.in them INTO 81 ct. bat ~
fai eva service r,foim l. an untiicd
theory II has never been subjected
g. ilrt,,t It actual experiment. In
I,. fafs h. boon no time within
tie Ia-l iu,uN -fuor ,,nis. until the
ptsstnt moment. whom It Was posi-
llo a. lrti i, to such u test, The
Republican party immediately upon
st. accen.ion 10 power ia 1850 made
sweeping change. removing all
Democrats from office and filling
Their places with iis own partisans,
and All tne olicos.f The Government
have been ~ filled up To this LAY
NJ. Cleveland fluids them 80 filed
upon taxing tho Presidential chair.
aud, therefore, IL The iirs, man since
Abraham Idneoln who has hal nm
opportunity Of carrying civil service
reform into practical effect by pcr-
uniting hi. partisan opponents to
e. ,einAin ia Office until tho oxpira-
ton II the terms for which they were
appointed, unlesa removed for cause
aud II seems that ho grasps, and is
fully equal 10, tho occasion. This
bold policy will, of course, ut tho
Grsi. cause some little dissatisfaction
aud a,umhling. moro particularly
among that class Of persons and
their friends Who ars expecting to
receive appointments, but then after
awhile will settle down 10 the con,
ylc,itn that u il only q postpone
mtnl II their hopes. for IL the prin
eip'o that removals before tho cxpir
alton ~ tho term Of appointment
are uet 10 be made except for cause
4. faithfully carried out by the pre-
ssnt Administration. no future one
let a be elected by wha, party il NAV
will dopsr, from u.
We have no doubt that the polio,
will meet with such an acquicscens,
aud support by the Democracy n
will forever confuio tho silly an,
thresabare charge that it's pretende,
claims Tor reform was really but
prelense and that its only purpos
vas desire to get It's fingers int
the ME
n there isany tlnger 10 nppr,hen
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