The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-24
Reforming the Government.

The Cleveland Administration is striking at
evils wherever found in the government ser
vice, and gradually, but surely, is making the
service more economical and efficient, while
at the same time useless officeholders are
being dropped from the pay-rolls. Although
but seven months have elapsed since Mr..
Cleveland was indicted into Office, and in the
meantime he has received no aid from the
Legislative branch of government, he and
his Cabinet have effected wholesome and rad
ical reforms.
The power ofthe Pacific Mail ring has been
broken and nearly half million dollars saved
to the treasury.
The Importers ring, combination repre-
senting large capital, has been crushed, and
millions more thereby saved.
A score of rings and steals have been ex-
posed in the Navy Department, and that
builder of worthless ships at exorbitant pro-
fits, John Roach, been cast off.
Millions of acres of public lands have been
rescued from railroad corporations.
The ''boomers' have been forced off the
lands reserved for the Indians, and costly In
dian wars been averted.
The Cattle Kings, a powerful combination
of capital and influence, which no preceding
President dared interfere with, have been
driven from the Indian Territory.
The ''Whisky Ring" has been forced to pay
up its taxes.
The fencing in of public lands by wealthy
corporations has been stopped, and the lands
thrown open to settlement by bona fde set
tiers.
Hundreds of useless ofice-holders have
been dismissed from the public service, and
their salaries, aggregating large amount,
saved to the treasury.
The payment of fraudulent claims ofvarious
kinds has been stopped.
Naval and army officers who have been
lounging around Washington and other cities
for years, doing but little beyond drawing
their pay, have been assigned to duty.
Government employees have been taught
that they must render service commensurate
with their pay.
Protection has been afforded American
citizens abroad, and foreign governments
given to understand that this government will
tolerate no indignities to its citizens.
This is but part of the record. The saving
of public money has been considerable, and
the economy practiced and enforced will bet
ter appear in the estimates of the various de-
partments for the next fiscal year.
The improvement in the public service is
very apparent, and the oficlous interference
of government employees in politics has been
stopped.
Instead of the country going to wreck and
ruin, as was predicted by Democratic oppo-
nents, the change in government control has
been beneficial. Instead of business being
still more Frustrated, there has been steady
improvement and a season of general pros
perity is at hand. Mines, mills and factories
are starting up, new industries, especially in
the South, are being inaugurated, and new
railroads are being built.
The good work, however, has just been be-
gun, yet the record so far is grand. 1t is
only necessary for the party to uphold the
Administration, and its achievements in the
way OF reforming the government Will De ap-
parent to the most blinded of Democratic
opponents.
Let the Democrats of Carroll signify by
their ballots on November Sd their endorse
ment of the reforms inaugurated by the Cleve-
land Administration Vote the whole state
and county ticket The larger the majority
the greater the endorsement. If the party is
to go forward, achieve another great victory
in 1888, and permanently re-establish the
government on the sound Jefersonian princi-
pies Of honesty, economy and efficiency in the
public service, with the rights of the states
and the people guaranteed, letthe Democrats
of Carroll go to the polls on November and
roll up a large majority for the whole ticket.
The party must stand firm and solid now.