The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
|DON'TWANTAN OFFICE
BUT WROTH TO SEE THE BOYS"
KEPT OUT.
What New York Democrat Thinks of the
Civil Service Administration
Impression Hendricks Never
Fails TO Leave.

CINICNNATT March IS The New York cor
respondent of The Enquirer telegraphs that
4 Democrat VINO would not have an office
a.in5eif, but who has been working and
contributing Democrat for twenty five years
and given mora money for legitimate cam
IaiSn expen IS than any other man in the
country, save possibly one or two, has just
retained to New York from Washington
Ciiy and thus expresses himself:
can't express myself am like the man
wi'o wa too full Tor utierance | haven't an
AK to grind Of any kind. haven't single
recommendation o. any kiad to make But
Wien look at Things at Washington | am
S'iApiy disguised. am disguised with sham
teforin Of any KIND, st any time. When |
near talk Of getting little cheap glory by
reducing the forces in the departments
when the annual pay OF all the poor devils
Ia uih2e all over tho country does
not amount to a much rs "a single big land
gaab, or fraudulent lot OF contracts IN any
% the apartments, or the result OF an En-
roncous decision frCm The head of bureau,
or bit OF hasty legislation, get sick Say
;ng at the spigot to let TIE leaks at the bun3-
hole 90 on is not what The Democratic
party was intrasted with power for
don't refer to the sneak3 and spies Mr.
Manning has turned Oft. but 10 general
politics
Then, again, when | hear Democrats who
apply Tor oiiica talked about as il they were
engaged in something criminal, and | see a
tendency to cater 70 that kind of sentiment,
am doubly disguised Is il a crime to seek
official position? Isn't il really an honorable.
nigh ambitioHi Let the cashier of this hotel
lie. and there will be twenty applicants for
his place tomorrow. Are these twenty men
CRIMINALS or untru~tworthyt The chances
are not one would apply if tie didn't feel he
was competent and could stand the test OF
inquiry as 10 honesty. Now, fm not in IA
Vor OF turning ont any oI ths poor devils
who have been CLERKS or GcTubbers so long
that they don't know how to get a living
any other way, provided they do their work
we'll But the Democrats party VIII not be
satisfied unless Democrat; Ycn'a Republi-
can, in all official positions As to the
right and jutice O. that proceed
Ing there can be no question. Fullg
ono-hah If our c.tize3s have been ex-
clu Tod from holding Ollie, for It quarter of
century. Give them their tarn Even when
all the changes have been made that were
compatible With non-intagterence with the
public business, there viii still be as many
Republicans as Democrats ia office
As to the politics involved, / zee
no necessity for catering to lot
Of opiUm-e eating dreamerS, lot
Of sentimental dudes There arc mill
ions Of Democrats interested, and onlT
about Is, 009 mugwumPs. Thefact is, as Mr.
Tilden has said time and time again, we
have started into every campaign since 1872
with throe-ffths # tee people Democratic
and have seen the votes changed bv official
patronage until the majority was on the
other side Al We have goe a. do Is to give
the people an honest government to keep the
rarty in power. The mere cutting off Of
Rouublican patronage viii do it
The correspondent aids that Col r. b.
Smalloy, Of Vermont, secretary Of the Dem.
ocratic national committee. made the re-
marx: "Mr. Hendricks Is very pleasant and
atfable but he never fails to leave the i'm
preston that things would have been diff
ferent if fate had put his hand at the helm
The boys all think taat If he was president
they would now have :heir commission