Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-21
Washington Letter


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oyor tboro sro ions nf an ,vgtenirc I'll
CITY ini.,5 b,s j., measure stirred rrol
lis lcer already. and a Fortnight hence il
r,c,v ruI,, win tbr,h with u~unr,bund,n
noIiti,,, and h~,,.nc,. life. The hotels. a
,ya,s , ,,Ii,n,o ,.,,sa TOR measuring IN
probabilities or , ,onrrg.,iopsl SEASON. E
ven nnw DIV, nromf>r nr beirg full to r,
p@lrtion an att,r tbp first Monday in De
crmbrr on which d,y Congress meets. al
thp of the civ win unuuestiona
/ bh he toNed +, meet the requirements o
the thousands who will swarm in upon =
from ali sections of the country. Those al
ready here, among them several Rcprcscn
tatiyeS and a few Senators. hail principal,
rom Indiana. Illinois and other western
states, though there is 4 fair sprinkling o
Southcrncrs, and not a few enthusiastic
Democrats from the Empire state. The
mission of most, if not all. of these early
visitors. is to put in timely claim, for gov.
ornamental appointments for selves or friends
while the way is comparatively clear, and
before the multitudinous applicants foI
place crowd in upon the heels of Congress
to complicatc matters and create compctI-
liou. But for the Office seeker the signs,
just now. are not prowtious. In fact, there
are no evidences whatever that Il radical
change in the personnel OF the civil service
is even contemplated by the administration.
In this respect the policy Of the past eight
months promises to be the policy of all the
months to come. And ii is II graccleSs and
cNaspcrating policy, II sets the admins
tratiou in antagoui>m TO the popular will,
out Of which it was born, and by virtue Of
which il exists; ii violates the sentiment Of
gratitude, and makes Republican tHugism
meritorious and Democratic Loyalty 4 cuuse
for di>trtsl; il strikes IL blow at true civil
service reform. and nurses in public place
anarmy Of scetionaIists that helped TO make
reform ucrcS,ary, and oStraciScS those who
chanpioned the causc of reformation, and
who. hv their victory Il year AGO, made re-
form possible The policy that cngcndcr>
anomalies as these i, essentially Vi
cious and should itself be- made the subject
of reformation. But pcrh0D, the admins
tratiou thinks If po,itie TO make haste slow.
Is. II NAV he that ultimately the ciyil-,cr-
vice will. AS far AS 1rartir,bIr mlpr the
PpuElptou law. he mpdp Democratic In All
its rlmiirYtious. if may ho tbut thr n.o.
nortion or Pppuhli.,u. tn Dnmorrrf. i'm Of.
tfca will he finally r.ydir.tel and rnyrr.ol
To-luN fbrrp are ubout ,cyauty-f,c Of t,a
Il, pyr,r ty.rny-fyn nf tbn L,tt.r
ADrkinr ,,i.truanrp iroi3 au administration
which t3ry l.,pi,n qul ot fbc oynpn.n ,r
81 n,rty which If f., tbair qmhit,on to o,ar-
throw. >urrIy ifo chance f., cant minated