The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06

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VIII - swept Away.
The leading issue Of the Democratic
party in the Presidential campaign was
reform. The Republican party. with
is policy Of centralism- was fast riset-
ing itself upon the Government, and i
was clearly seen that il il was allowed
10 retain its power much longer our
boasted republican form would prove
failure. An cligarchy was entrenching
itself n Washington. and corruption
and tyranny prevailed in high places
The office-hoiders formed an army
which the ringsters used to support
their evil canse. and IL was manifest 10
all honest. liberty-loying men that I'M
less the Republican party could Be over
thrown the country would be ruined
The Democratic party had been de-
franded and defeated so often that
many Of the older party workers had
become almost disheartened: but the
brave and patriotic leaders determined
never to give up. and in 1884 deter
mined to make another gallant hight
With reform as the issue and with
tried. frusty and fearless reformer As
the standard-bearer. the Democracy put
on renewed strength and went forth TO
win. Honest Republicans who were
disguised with ringism and Republican
corruption. allied themselves with the
reform party. and did efficient work In
defeating the party in power
Never was = political victory won BY
fairer methods; never did political
victory inspire gre ster confidence
. Democrats who had always kept heart
, reioiced: Democrats who had become
diSheartened over continued defeat re-
ioiced: Independent Republicans. who
! cared more for good government than
r for party. reioiced Honest and pa-r1-
: otto people in every part Of this brosd
land sent ND huzzas when the election
1 returns showed that the majority Of
I electoral votes belonged 10 Grover
! Cleveland
4 Mr.. Cleveland stood squarely upon
n the Democratic PLATFORM and that plat
: form was Enthusiastically built upon The
idea of reform Moreover. Mr.. Cleye-
= land had said in words that could not
= he misunderstood. that be meant TO car
n n ont the Civil-Service Reform policy
= Now what do we understand by re-
4 form? In the first place. the leaks IN
n the public Treasury must be stopped.
- The iobbers. the Sfar-route thieves and
Il the partisan supernumarics must Be
n GOTTEN rid Of. The first step toward
~ this reform will be = Democratic Cab
IN met. selected from the wisest men IN
- the party
~ In the next place the clerks and chiefs
~ Of divisions in the departments and IN
- the various Federal Offices throughout
h. the country must be capable and honest
- and must not hold their positions on &C
r count Of political favoritism- In othel
- words. the Civil-Service law must be en-
rs forced
no Just on the eve Of the new admins
NJ trstion the party in power i usini
~ every effort TO thwart the will Of tn
Of people BY appointing partisans 70 ofiic'
In and making their commissions rea<
10 four wears from date In every Stat
t. complaint i being made that Repub
ans who were appointed for terms
four wears are rcsigning. 50 that othe
Republicans can take their place
and entrench themselves behin
lon the Ciyil-Seryice law. This high
handed scheme will not work In
Of holders who engage actively in polite
the shall forfeit their Offices; IL provide
b. that men appointed for partisan puI
M. poses shall be removed II the Reput
- leans are allowed to fiji all the Office
~. with partisans the object OF Democratl
Ugh reform would be defeated And thl
in mnsf not be. We have indorscd ever
his ut..rnnce Of Mr.. Cleveland on Civi
On Service Reform. and we rejoice 10 kno'
the that nothing can swerve him from ~
Nj. policy. The public i indulging In fes
csi- Tor nothing if1it j. thought for . ID.
ms- ment that Mr.. Cleveland will not
ar quick 10 remove all the Republican ri
~ ro;ntees who have received their con
mission from the death-bed Administer
nh ton for the purpose simply OF kecpin
= II out Democrats
(: II As we have said frequently there Al
lee thousands Of Republicans IN the Depar
Too. mcnts who have violated the Ciyl
|. Service law By responding 70 the blac
hat mail circulars Of the Republican finanl
and committees There are thousands WI
leo have grossly violated the law BY takir
,ple An active part in the Republican car
and pairnS These men are subject 10 7
nis- inoval. On the other hand there q
this many Republicans in office who IN
ely nroyei themselves efficient and la
ions observing: who have observed the Nv
,esn Service law 10 the letter. These m
1--WE will not he removed But few y any
II the appointments made since the els
the ton come under this head.
who The reform boom will he taken UP
are Mr.. Cleveland on the ith Of Mari
ned and all the cobwebs and NIL the ccrrr
pub ton viii he swept away Il may =
Y to time to accomplish the great work. !
tier in less than year we predict that !
Y i Federal Offices viii be % filled and ms
arts. aged a. to give the utmost satfsiac,l
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