The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-05-29

wAsuIsoToS, MAY, 9th, 1885.
(From our regular corsspondont.J

nearly arrived for some sweeping and
cleaning Ia the Government Offices
here and elsewhere. Republican
Office holders who have been hugglng
The delusive phantom OF hope, now
wish they had something more SUBJ
stantlal TO anchor 10. Things have
occurred during the week that have
shaken them up considerably and
made them remember the many po-
lItlcal crimes o. their depraved par.
tIsan lives, The chicago postmaster
was given his walking papers In a
pc remptory way. Chief clerk MIN.
no, the statIslicIan Of the Treasury
Department, who during the last
campaign was 50 skilIlui In making
figures lie, has been dismissed.
Democrats have been appointed to a
large number of Post Offices. and as
remarked, Il IL believed that the
long prayed for reform In the personal
OF the civil service has begun, and IL
is to be hoped II will not stop soon.
The smoulderIng Democratic I'm.
patience has broken out Into fierce
flames IN places. There was a con-
ference held an Wlllard's hotel last
night which IL much talked about
to-day. There were present Demo-
cratic Senators, Representatives, and
prominent citizens from Michigan,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,
Kentucky, Virginia, and elsewhere,
including several members OF the
National Democratic Committee.
The discussions were lengthy and
earnest. II was urged tbatlPresI.
dent Cleveland and nearly ell his
Cabinet had refused TO remove Re-
publican holders, even on the
ground OF offensive partlsansh'p, and
that throughout all the departments
there were Republicans who had vol.
UNFAIRLY contrIbu ted their time and
money TO the Republican campaign
and yet they were not only encourag
ed TO remain, but IL was deemed ar
offense 10 even suggest ther removal
The President has been informed
thGt the greatest source o. disconten
was the postofiices,, which are no
being hlled By democrats, while Tn,
Republicans are laughing defiance
They blamed the President for no
demanding the resignation OF Firs
Assistant Postmaster. General Hay
and appointing an assistant wht
could aid the Postmaster General Ia
filling the small postofiices. They
blamed. the President for not remov
Ing Republican Office holders In the
states and giving tho offices 10 the
victors.
After.an Interchange of views, II
was generally agreed that if the Ad.
ministration continued to keep Re.
publieans In Office, the PresIdenl
should be gently informed that he
must look to the Republicans In Con.
gress for support.
''The President has tcld u.s." said
one Senator today "that We must bt
conservative In these matters. did
not understand that we carried the
last election on a'possum policy. We
made a straight out fight and won.
Whose was the victory? This thing
OF keeping Republicans In ofiice be.
cause they might feel hurt II removed
may be the sort of politics they have
up Ia heaven, hut IL won't do on
earLh."
The latest Democratic outrage" 1.
found In the announce ment that the
clerks In the Pension Office did more
work during April than In any pre-
vious month In Its history, the in
crease amounting TO an addition o.
one half, with the same force as be.
fore. There has never been ans
doubt among We'll informed people
that the average amount OF work
turned off every day by Government
clerk fell far below not only what he
should accomplish, but also what the
employee Of any private establishment
would have to render on penalty oi
dismissal for inefficiency and this
change In the Pension Once demon
strates the fact. The trouble was,
that under the spoils system the polit.
ical ''suiker" who forced his patron
to give him q place in one OF the
Departments, knew that he could
keep 1t 80 long as his Senator or Rep
resentative backed him, even If he
were lazy and negligent, and so he
had no incentive 10 do his best.
Now on the other hand, the clerk Ia
well aware that he is watched by a
critical eye, and that incompetency
VIII lead TO his discharge, ard so he
goes to work in the same way IS a
mar who wants to keep his place in a
private business establishment. An
Incidental element in producing this
better showing is the operation OF
the Civil Service law which hao