Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-03

( nagitiouS acts that marked the rcconstruc.
ton period and the outragcs that charac-
terzed and rendered OdiOu> the admins
tralion of eX-GOy. Davis. aud the most, il
not all, of them traycrsed their respective
districts TO organize negroes, like "dumb
driven cattle to utilize at the Chicago
convention Whatever may be- thought
OF the ciyll-scryice act properly construed
aud faithfully carried out j. one thing,
and what II is underii present admins.
tntion Is very different.
What are the facts.
II j. auihoritativcly stated that the
ciVil-Scryicc commission II composed of
two pronounced Republicans aud one
wSliy -wa>hy, unreliable, SO-called Demo-
cr,t appointed by u Republican president
The rules and regulations that control It's
action were framed and fashioned by
President Arthur, Republican. without
any Democrat having voice
in the matter. 1t Is noted fact that
all their Endorsements of aspirants
have been men of their own class The
Offices embraced under the civil-scrvicc
act number about fifteen thousand out Of
one hundred thousand. Yet. the design
Is, as is plainly perccptible, TO extend il
to every other Office outside OF these, and
in the classification of ''offcnslve parti-
sans, Ia view Democrat with outSpokcn
convictions, Just as they do u Republican.
In other words, that party fcalty and party
zeal are to be regarded Ms reasons for
ostracization, and that the man who has
labOrcd ZcnlOuSly for twenty years for Il
change Of policy and rulers is TO be clasSed
with Republican, who for years hud
abused his trust and engaged In all the
corruptions of his party, notably the
most iagitlous and indcfcnsible that have
ever marked American history.
II is well tor TuE GAZErTE TO pause
and take the soundings of its course II
Is plain that il ranges itself directly with
the mugwumps, pseudo Democrats and
Republicans, who are solicitOuS TO retain
their places. It ranges itself side by
side with the Galveston News, that men
tions with eNultation the appointment Of
u collector OF the port OF Charleston, of
what is dcnOmnatcd q business man,
urged by the merchants of Charleston IN
opposition to the rccommc ndation of
GEN Wade Hampton and the entire South
Carolina congressional delegation II
places itself with that paper i'm favoring
the retention of Republicans la Office II
competent, and there Is no present com
pUllnl ol Offensive paftlSnnShp, regard
less of their antecedentS. TuE GNZErrE
may contend that MIR. Cleveland stand,
on this platform. Ii he does It may rest
assured that his course will be rcpudiatcd
by the true Democracy OF
the country, North and South,
and his administration prove failure.
But am not prepared to believe that he
will much longer give room for such Sus-
piciOns, hut that he will faithfully and
honestly carry ont the measures of re-
form for which ne was elected, and which
he cannot expect to do, and attempt to
run the government with Republicans.
And TIIE GAZETTE may rest assured that
it does not, in Its causes as defined by the
editorial in question, represent the
Democracy of Texas, or any re-
spectacle portion OF it. \ trucr, noblcr,
grander rank and file never existed in
any commonwealth. All attempts by
pseudo Democratic press for years TO
divide and disintcgratc it have failed. 1t
stands to-day, rs it did years ago, an i'm
prcgnablc phalunN, like the famous guard
at Waterloo, against which Napoleon in
vain hurled his batlalions.
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