The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-17
A Radical Change.


Mr.. Cleyelani's journey through
the Adirondack woods seems to have ,
giVln him the impulse to survey pol
tics with even greater imDart,ality
and to discuss his own peculiar re>
latinn to the Democracy with juster
.ppreCiation of its character than
he has exhibited heretofore. On
Sunday last, in conversation with
reporter of the Herald, probably it's
editor, Dr.. Hepworth, who is known
to be in th0t neigh bOrhood, he is re-
ported as saying Of his civil service
policy:
"There /, less opposition than you
think. While the reform was a novelty,
1t was opposed partly because it was a
novelty. The American people are nat
urally conservative. and any innovation
cspcc ally one which mc,rfcrcs with the
methods which have been in use fnr a
long time. Is looked upon with su"picIon.
lhat is a. it should be- One ought to be
careful and cautious in making changes.
and tins is certainly Il rather radical
one
II Is not S'pPri IN thaC W.
CIcVei"h' "esVfi"c' MS aIteihI II"
reversal OF Che Deih"crdl'c y stem
OF pOlltlcS as fadIca', huI question
most pertinent is, Nv Lcre does lie
nnn Ihe authority loF Undertaking
+ this mode of reformino the civil
seryir. an exnor5mcnt hoopn Nv,
/ Mr.. Cleveland or his OWE ,esnonsi-
/ Liiity a"icly and rr,thv"t l,,v''o,.,
/ ratification other than that of small
+ society OF theoretical rctOrmcTS, or
can it be found in the platform Of
+ one "a the great political parties OF
the day? An examination of the
/ Democratic and Republican national
platforms Of 1881 SHOWS that the
latter is the case. This change is
not merel V the invention Of an Exec
utivc Of Extraordinary independence
but IS provided for by one of the
foremost IOliric'l organizations in
language hlrh IS so simple and dI-
rect as to leave room for no mlsun
ders tahdlng.
Turning to the national Democrat
ic platform. We fiLd the sum Of tlC
Damorr.tI,, declaration reror1inu
49,. r.tr,,, - 49,, ,,;,.;I ,,,.,.;,,T -, -
o'O i'''i III VI iC ~ II % Nv ~ -
10: Ian honest clEl' service reform.
Ii the Democracy had intended, up
ON ASSUMING the control of the Gov
.rnmont o~Iin 1SS4tba,, bonad to i,
49,, ,,;..;I ,u+;
w LiItANN OiiN ~ - SNA ~ A'CiA l'H'' "a
san as MT, oleNelah" mas proposed
/ and to establish permanent tenur'
, OF Office, the inevitable result OF sucl
system, 1t cannot Oe supposed
that they would have failed to recort
their intention. resolutions 10 ina
effect were proposed IN the ConHen
ton, but they were all rejected.
= Ihe IDEA OF nOll-partlsah C'Vl
service cannot be traced 10 IN
platform OF the National Demo u
Co"N t"''oh "D'c'i NOM '''''''" l"
T,rninG 70 +Io Poorllioon Corvo,
tion Of the same wear we find thei
plank to be this:
> The reform Of the civil service spec
iaY r,t,en "T n bo"jd I'' h~ cdmpjrtrd hy II
E further extension o: the reform systcr
aIreaay FSI"oLl>mG" tt oy h.n law All III
cable. The spirit and purpose Of ii
reform should . be be observed Gi IN i al rNec'
lianct With the Objects Of cxIStmg refor
n Legislation should be repealed. to the Ell
ink ,,, IL rhe 91wer, Of olIicIa1 natr"na,
| may be wisely and effectively avoided.
= scrioeu an" auNocaie', thlH rau'c
It. t .t4bll,h was not tat uu"n whi>