Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
WORKING FOR A LIVING.
President Cleveland Bringing Pub,
lie Employees to u Sense of
Their Duties.
Denver News, April Oil

lDehNer News April21
The good example set by President
Cleveland in attending closely to the du-
ties OF his office, is having its effect in
Washington, and it is only question of
time when "a fair days work for a fair
days pay" will be the rule in all the
Federal Offices of the country. Speaking
OF the change already noticeable in WASH
lngton, the Missouri Republican saws:
The statement in our Washington dis
| patches published yesterday respecting
the general activity in the government
departments and the genuine hard work
now being performed by the host of off
! GERS, clerks and employees is a forcible
| illustration of some of the national bene-
hts incident to Democratic administra
ton. President Cleveland's clear. prac
teal, decided way of doing business has
impaired a new influence to official life in
Washington. Government officers and
their suborIinates have been made toun-
derstand that stern and vigiant ewes are
watching their methods and the results of
their services. They know that the Pres
ldent and the members of his Cabinet are
opposed to slow and indolent habits
That they see no necessity why the gov
eminent business should always be in
arrears; that they believe the official
force of the departments is sufficient to
transact the current business, and are de-
termined that an honest days work must
be done for each days pay. This kind of
spirit at headquarters has exercised a
wonderful effect. The mixed multitude
of Washington clerks has been thrilled
with a new emotion, viz, that of indus
try. An ominous suspicion that they may
lose their places if they continue their old
leisurely methods has had an awakening
power, and they have gone to work at last
with energy to clear up their desks and
cancel the arrears which, under Radical
rule, were allowed to accumulate without
reproof.
Hard, honesS work in Washington
departments is practical reform which
will make its benefits felt in all branches
of public business-besides it will save
public moneys from being wasted
Under Republican rule government
officials and clerks were affected by the
corrupt political ideas of the party in
power, and the infection showed itself
not only in partisan schemes and official
intriguing, but also in neglect OF public
duty and of the ordinary principles of
business. All this is now being rectifed
is passing away, and there is some
prospect of the government getting the
worth of the money it pays out for official
! services. We are well aware that Presi-
! entCleveland' sperSonal character andin-
! fuence have accomplished much in bring
ling about this practical reform, but it
would be unjust to the great party he
represents to attribute it wholly to him.
The Democratic party has always repre-
scented economy, reform, and practical
ideas. Its elevation to power was GER
tain to effect improvement in the manage
ment of public affairs to purge away old
corruptions, and to introduce activity,
energy, integrity in the public service.
What Mr.. Cleveland and his colleagues
! in the administration have accomplished
towards these objects, is only what their
party stood pledged to perform. They
are simply doing the duty which was ex-
pected of them, and to neglect which
would have been a betrayal of the trust
reposed in them. The public benefits
of the Democratic victory last November
are becoming more WILDLY apparent to
the country every day. The practical
reform in the spirit OF officials at Wash
ington is one of these benefits, and others
more substantial and enduring will soon
be evident in many different directions. J"
, OF course the reform involved in secur-
' ing honest service in return for federal
: salaries will never be complete until the
: Republican incumbents who were given
office as q reward for partisan services
+. rendered or expected, are turned out
f and their places are filled by honest and
| competent Democrats who have acquired
r the fixed habit of working hard for a
g living. Turn the lazy rascals out.