The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-02-11
Nasby Comforts the Democracy.
CoNFEDERIT Y ROADS,
(Wich Is in the State NV KEN
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ment TO be the only man wien KIN
read, in a community like the Cross
Roads. | opened the copy Nv the
louisville Courier Jernel wich CONS
TO the Corners, and my eye happen
ed to lite onto Cleveland's letter to
George Wilyum Curtis, defnin his
posishen of the Civil Servis ques-
ton. Thinkin any utterance from
Cleveland on the subjik NV ofiises
wood hev a tendency to allay the
feelin ~ the people, | commenst
readin the letter to 'em to-wunst.
This wuZ mistake. A man wich
acts ez reader in a commoonity like
ours shood alluz reed Dimekratic
utterance hisself afore be makes 1t
known to his people,
The fust part NV the letter in wich
he announsed his determinashen TO
observe the letter and sperit Nv Civ
il Servis heresy excited EN-, but that
wuz nothin to wat happened when l
come to this paragrafi':
There is a class of Government
positions which are not within the
letter of the Civil Service statute,
but which are so disconnected with
the policy of an administration that
the removal therefrom of present in
cum 5ents, in my opinion, should
not be made during the terms for
which they were appointed, solely
on partisan grounds, and for the
purpose of putting in their places
those who are in political accord
with the appointing power"
They riz to their feet ez one
man.
"Watl' exclaimed they, "does
this axident from Moo York perpose
to retain in places of honor and
profit the cussed Ablishnists wich
hev bin fattenin on em for yeers
while we wich hev fought, bled and
dide fur the coz hev bin liyin on
husks ?"
"Wuz it fur this" exclaimed Issa.
ker Gavitt, THAT voted twice in
four different townships in lnjeaDy,
and Civ Nv my substance to defray
the expenses NV keepin Nv niggers
away from the poles, to make shool
of the eleekshun NV Dime.
krat to Congress- from this
deestrik ?"
And ther went up sich howl w
"D-n Cleveland !" ez / never heerd
in my life.
In the meantime / had bin readir
the next paragraff in the letter wicf
wuz this:
But many now holding such 20
sitions have forfeited all Just claim
to retention, because they have usec
their places for party purposes II
disregard OF their duty TO the peo
pie. and because, instead of being de
cent public servants, they have prov
ed themselves offensive' partisan'
and INSCRIPTIONS manipulators 0
local party management"
l read it to 'em, and then re
markt:
"Gentlemen, yer cusses wuz al
rite, only slightly prematoor. Gu
noble standard barer is rite. Iagre
with him ez to the absloot necessity
NV doin suthin in the way Nv Civi
Servis Reform-on his plan. 1t j
quite satisfactory to me-hfs plan Is
Yoo will observe that he sez be Wi
not make appointments on partisan
grounds, Very good. But yoo vii
also observe that men now holdil
offises wich hev bin concerned in 10
kle politikie management, will he
to go. How will that effect Us here
Lubbock, the nlgger postmaster, he
handled the males satisfactorily,
believe, looked at merely ez a post
master. The one paper that come
regularly to me hez never bin mis-
Carried, and the letters addrest Z
Lottery offices hev all bin sent on
promptly. Bascom gifts his bill
from his Wholesale likker deelers i
Louisville with CRATE promptnis, AM
the two letters that came TO othe
citizens doorin the last quarter WI
both delivered. Even the copy u
Harper's Wecklg we subscribed 70
after Mast got TO DRAWN US Kentuck
ians with decent face onto US, wa
delivered reglerly, irrespective u
party affiliashuns. Likewise Poi
lock, Collekter Nv Revenoo, and Big
Ter, Collekter Nv Customs, he
made good offisers, ez fur ez
know.
Are these men to beretaned an
me and Deekin Pogram and issaKe
Gavitt 10 be kept out in the cold
Not any. Reed the second paragrafl
These men hev bin active lokle mar
ipoolaters NV politix. Joe Biglt
and Pollock hev organized the RI
publican party reglarly, and Lut
buck hez tried to vote at every elecl
shun, and wood hev doneit, he'd M
we three, wich are goin to hev ther
places. HalIeloogy, broke his he
every time he showd his face at tn
poles. These men amt agoin I
keep ther places, becoz they hsv bil
politishuns. NV trends, don't tes
yoor shirts. Kin 700 find a poe
master wich hezn't voted the Repul
iikin tikkit doorin the gloomy qua
ter NV century we hev jist pal
thro? Kin 700 find postmasts
anywher in this broad land vic
hezn't attended caucusses and bi
delegate to convenshuns and sich
That settles it President CIevelan
will sweep em out ez with broom
President; Cleveland will hev nor
sich in offs. President Cleveland
fur Civil Seryis Reform, and nothi
shorter. President Cleveland"
At this pint Joe Bigler appeare'
How the cuss got into the rool
without my seein him don't know
but ther he wuz.
al beg pardon for interruptin th
reverend gentleman. 1t is troo, c
he sez, that Lubbock, Pollock an
myself wich holds the three offisi
in this village, hev bin somewhs