Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-22
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Thsrs Is 9 strong movement sm'rs
the Democrats Of Texas for tie nsui'
nation Of First Aadita Cheno]itEi o
the Treasury Dspartmsrt for the e'oF
ernorshfp Of that 81 to. His nonin@
ton. which is considered psShabls,
would, Of course, Be equivalent 70 al
election. Nov. Why shoala Mr.. osfno
VITA. who was feu seeks ago N 90
sure Democrat with an appetite foi
Office, scar 20 suddenly toward the ptli.
zeal zenith TAe sdtuiraiion for hin
which tbs Democrats Of Texas have .,
rscsntly manifested Ia basad entirei'
mon his astion In the Ksllar cass. Mel
lar, IL wilI be FsmeutsEed, Was q resi-
dent Of Caldwell, Ohis, vko soue isD'
since passed ssa ordeal Of Civil stsr'
vice examination. A few weeks AGO Be
recsivsd notification that elsrkshil
ia the Treasury Department was await
ing him, and hs accordingly FSpoftec
for duty aG Washington. Before hs
arrived, however, A. j. Warner, tb'
Demoesasic Congressman from Kellar's
districs, had made . great fuss oEss ths
matter. He obIsctsd TO Kellar's ap
pointmsnt on the ground that be vas
Republisan and vas very distas.eful 70
the Democrats of the district. FRS
Auditor ChsnySish, 70 whose oihcs
Keilar had been assigned, accordingly
refused to give him the elerkship b.
which he vas entitled. Ksllar appealed
70 the Civil Service Commission. and a.
sooa a. the AFFAIR vas made public Bee
rotary Manning succeeded in findiaR
eIerkship for him. Chainowith through
out the affair, whether he really 10 sucb
or not, appeared ~ resoluts opponsnt
Of Civil Service reform. II is this aAd
this alone which the Texas Democrats
And TO admire In him, and they propose
10 reward his fidelity 10 this spcsils sys.
tom with the Geyernorship Of bis State.
Yet the Democratic party IL called tbs
party Of reform, and President Cleve-
land seems actually 10 believe that b
10 tho leader Of party Of reformcut
Thsrs ean no longer be doubt thai
the President himself IL trying IN I
stolid way peculiarly bis own to carr
out the reform plank Of the platform
adopted By the convention wkieh nom
mated him. He has made numsrou
mistakes. and through his limited pow
"a Of formisR ooreet jadRmsntsof me-
hss sanctioned many vile appointments
This has been the c'sss to an especis
degree In the State Department. b
which the few respectable appoint
ments which hsve been made are rar
exceptions among many indisere'st Q
thoroughly bad onss. still, In spise Q
such appointments, one cannot bel
seeing that tho President means vel
and occasionally does well, notvitt
stgndins the advice aiyen him by sue
men ~ Bayasd and Garland. He ha
shaped for himself reform policy. an
be IL endsavosiaa ts carry II ont.
The spectacle 10 thus afforded Of
President attempting TO carry cot
certain policy, while tbs great naIis O
the party which elected him, and o
which be mus, rely for support, Is viii
Ing N boost into greatness any ma
who will attempt 10 tlwart him In thi
effort. Tho party Is virtually fiRlitin
the policy Of the administration whic
II nominally supports. How long eve
this nominal support viii be exteilde
BY the entire party is matter Of doab
The Democratic State Convention q
Ohio, aeon TO be held. and thai in Ne
York. whish fellows shortly after, vi
probably force the leaders IN thos
States 10 shos their hands. The Ohi
Democrats will. In all probability, d.
mand the repeal Of the present Civ
Service Law, and among their New YoF
brethren there Is strong undsreufren
OF feeling. tending in the same dires
ton, although u IL scarcely probahl
that the latter will openly take ertun
30 distasteful 70 the President.
Why, Il may be aaked. Ia the Pres
dent 20 careless Of he opinion 81 hi
foilowersf 10 be willing 10 do whst b
thinks best for ihe country. even 10 hi
doing II saeai,s hin owr, political aanlna
toni While u 10 probable thai be Ia
firmly made up his mind that reform i
the Civil Service l. necessary, an,
10 patsiotie enough to DO the ehampiol
OF that reform even al some risk to hi
fatare prospects, be hoes not by an
means expect 10 make martyr OF him
self. He expects 10 retain the suppos
Of The Muewuu.ps aad % the Magvunl
press, and be knsws that the Democrat
viii have 10 aeaept hiaa a. n sandiiat
whether they lille hint or net. Che
regularly nominated, he will seoare th,
united support Of his sssty. Ne know
this, and be counts on Q reelection
he viii be the reform candidate ~
spoils party, e. he h today the refarr
leader Of spSais party. The Dame
asats Ar, amsnalle 10 party dlseiplins
and vii sapport the candidate Of thei
party without regard 10 bis principle.
Tho Musvampa ere aulenahle 10 nssh
ineof Ne kind, and wssl sap2ors v,hc
sves thsy individually choose. 50, a
aone a. Mr.. Cleveland sKn retain hi
place 81 the Apostle eli the Masvusaps
vithoas losing his grip % the Dsmc
cratic rsins, be uluss b regarded a ID
leader IN tAe eeaissi foe The merit pissl
deney.
Repnllleanisu In Virginia does NJ
: seem 10 Be quite dead. We we're q
sxrsd teas u wsslid lassaish and dit a
soon 81 The Federal patronage whic