The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-06-11


gentle murmur of rippling rills and
meadow brooks like the dis
tant pastoral Summer sounds of tim
king bells and lowing kline, and the
soft, sweet notes of bird music, waited
on the perfume laden zephyrs of
Eden's glowing cline. Selah.
Behold for instance, the" reformed"
Republican postmaster of Cleveland.
He knows not the politics of his nu-
merous appointees. He does not know
a republican from democrat when he
sees one. Plscidly he puts democrats
in office. He stands forth like mon
ument-a cardiff giant as it were-of
inoffensive non partisanship and de
votion to reform. His soul y+arns
constantly for civil seavice reform
Would anyone believe that only few
short months ago he took the lead rs
sly, sharp and swift political manip-
ulator" Perish the thought.
quote from history the following
brief letter from the head of the Civil
Service Reform board to the Republi,
can President of the United States;
italicising the more important part:
WEST NEW BRIGHTON. n. V,
March 18th, 1873.
To His Excellency, the President:
MY DEAR SIR:-AS the circumstan-
ces under which several important APP
pointments have recently been made,
seem to show an Abandonment, both Of the
spirit and the letter of the Civil Service Regu-
latonS, respectfully resign my posi-
ton as member of the Advisory
Board of the Civil Service.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS"
Certainly no one should suspect
shortage of sincerity in our reform
loving republican friends, and as they
are such models of non-partisanship,
perhaps they would like to have the
democrats generously do unto them as
| they have done unto others.
The honor and dignity of the State
of Ohio ought to be subserved by fill
ing the office of Governor only from
the ranks of her greatest men. What
could be more appropriate than the
nomination of Thurman for Governor?
His high character is justly esteemed
by all his fellOw-citiZens regardless of
party. No combination could defeat
him.
Ex Sheriff E. d. Sawyer Is spoken
of as liable to be appointed to the US
Marshallship-a good position, and no
one is better fitted for it, or would
make a more popular officer than he.
Mr.. Sawyer is one of the genial and
enterprising Portage County boys who
"fit into the Rebellion" in his boy
hood days and laying down the weap-
Ons of war for the avOcatiOns of peace,
came to this county and entered into
business. where he has become one ol
our best known and most esteemed
citizens. Mr.. Sawyer was IA volunteer
in Gan. Garfield's regiment.
| When will our government learn
common sense, decency and humanity
in protecting our frontier settlers from
the hellish ravages of the treacherous
redskins, and In dealing with the
Indian problem generally? For many
many years this government has dis
graeett itself hy permitting our frontier
settlers to be exposed to the unspeaka- a.
BILE and nameless outrages of the saw.
ages, and the butchery is still going
on. These poor, unprotected settlers
who have braved all dangers in the
laudable effort to provide homes and
comforts for their loved ones, are flesh
of our flesh and Elood of our blood
and IL is high time that the govern
| ment was called to account for thus
wantOnly permitting the slaughter t0
go on.
Every tribe of whooping, bowling
sAvages whose members outrage wo-
men and generally torture, carve up
and scalp their victims, should be con
tinuously pursued, until they are
either killed or captured, and when
caught every member of such a tribe
of red devils ahoqld be Immediately
brought east of tbs Mississippi River,
and placed on such lands as the gov
ernment might provide, where they
would be esurrOunded by the safeguards
of civilization. and where their war
Whoop would forever cease to terrify
the lone settlers of the West. Such
treatment would be just, prompt, safe,
easily administered. and would speed
| lily end the trouble. No other remedy
| will prove effectual.
But it is said that the Indians would
not thrive under the peaceful sur.
roundings of civilization. Well, il
they don't want to live in peace let
them die in peace, where their senti-
mental admirers can slobber over their
graves. But in any event, let their
pillag ing expeditions of arson, robbery
rape, murder and torture cease at once
and forever. In behalf of the helpless
women and children of our own ma.
tionality, at least let us begin at this
late hour to show some human SYM
pathy, and to demand that the damna.
BILE stupidity and infamy of our gov
ernmental policy in tolerating these
unspeakable outrages on our brave
pioneer settlers be promptly remedied
by policy which will remove the
cause and end the trouble forever.
| MEANDERER.