Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-12
a WONDERFUL SPEECH,
Which Tells All About the Thing
Called
the PRoToPLAsMIc PRESENCE
Which, It is Alleged by Mr., Wilson,
of Iowa, Floats ArOsnd the
Democratic Platform.

the ClTnL OF INC SSuosS ~ koPoAS VI Alo
5sp,rtments. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, sddresse
,bs Senate in support OF the resolution n
norted By the msjOrity Of the committee
Mr. Wilson said that for the first time il
the progress Of this Government its Execu
tive power is now being used as q mean
# assault, on the character and reputation
NJ its citizens. He stated the fact, snt
would not now stop to determine
ube,her it was the result
Of purpose, inexperienee, wan
oftboughtful action-or other cause Ehstso
ever 1t WAS on unexpected fact, however
ard doubtless would have been guarded
AGAINST if the trainers of the Constitution
believed such q result possible in sn sd
,nipistrstion of the executive power under
The provisions Of that instrument as pre-.
rsred by them. Who could have sntici,
ps,ed that from
TIE POL LlTIeAL PROTOPLASNIC PRESENCE
vbich aoated on the bosom of the Demo
,ra,ic platform Of lSSt. and whose indeG-
ritspess was expressed IN the words, I'VE
:,yo- honest civil service reform" could
have evolved result so harmful to the
character and reputation Of citizen as
,Gs practice OF the present national admin
srrs,ion Every stage reached BY the
ra,rEsr movements OF this strange politi-
,sI evolution gave promise of better re-
AL, than We nov attain or the citizen
svra-;enced. Ths first stage was marked
ry the expression of Mr.. Cleveland in &C
.a,.iuy the nomination tendeEed him BY
me National Democratic Convention. Mr..
wilson read an extract from Mr.. Cleve-
lsnd : letter Of acceptance.
HERE IT Is AGAIN.
Here he continued, and in his words the
,-ot,2lssmic presence which flowed in the
plsrtora seemed to take in some degree
definite shape. The evolutionary process
continued its movement but its next stage
vss not reached untll Mr. Cleveland, the
c,rij8s,e OF his party for the great Office
ofP-.siien, OF tn United States, had be-
come prssident.elsct When the latter
character had become assured to him By
svsrvrhiny except the counting of the elec.
,orsl vote and ths announcement Of the
r-sul, thereof, awaiting himself OF tue
ylsd Christmas time he took occasion to
s-golals IN his letter to Mr Curtis IN Ian
ygs,- .:c.o,e aqG expressive, that the Po.
Eve., -.ollt;oa was going steadily and
,s,sl1rsly on towards those higher condi-
.i9.s .2d parer practices which shoE the
nrasence cf reform in the method of Exec
l.;ve sction, and here he resd st length
from s letter to Mr Curtis. These ex-
ursss;ozs. ne continued, marked the second
stage reached by the political evolution
Ehich took it's start 10
The PROTOPLAsNIC FCTCRE
o, the Dem ocratic platform of 1880. No
one could doub. the marked character OF
rbs advance which il indicated. Truly
5asu,fa. creation must be the anal result
This was the expressed belief Of those who
desired such termination o.
the Increment, and 1t inten'
g6si the fires of those who did not
II moved on sad the political evolution
ken, psce with IL Tn n Of March, 1885,
zas reached aui ht. Cleveland became
g,ss;isn- Of the United States
n tsc. aud in Law on that
70 him great occasion, he gave further ut
tsrsuces snd told the assembled people OF
ne country that tee third stage OF the po,
h,ical elevation had been reached. All
ehst be had therefore said hsd 6sen but the
u,,srsaceg at Mr. Cleveland. Now had
come the Ume ior Ne Cleveland, Presi-
dent c. The T. ni'sl States, TO speak, and ne
do soeas. Nr. Wilson FsSd the portion
Of yr Clevglauis inaugural ADDRESS re-
ls,ipr 2, civil service reform. This, he con
tiuust NAKED the official aud highest
stage OF the political evolution whose subtle
forces bss wrought yOnderously well IN
eleya,ing Mr.. C.svelaPd 10 the Presidency
ofthe United STATES. Bl' be h&d no pur,
pose OF a3audiug the others in the political
school :, Sh,ch he claimed TO hava com
mit'ed his fortunes as candidate and Pres1-
dem. He was not content with the sn'
aouuceneat Of the 4th of March, 1850 that
the e. .ial a0t highest stage OF the Bolih-
cal evolution hai been reached tor ne re-
newed ne dzcIA7atjon in his first annual
message % Congress and took csre to give
It great elaboration. lie seemed to have
zoat earnestly desired to impress the
country with the belief
EHAT IyoEsIygTE PRoToPLAsNIC PSEsEScE
IL the platform 10 which his party placed
him a, Chicago had evolved substantial
ard io,cetIl principle which would purity
politics and bless the country ~ general
ds,s = read the Presidents message for,
TardiGy sCi commenting on the report Of
The Civil Service Commission. The P9o-
pie VT Wilson continued, had g ven Mr..
Cleveland generous credit for sincerity
They had listened 10 his professions OF re-
form aud studied them. IRey
had appreciated the d'ncui
ties s1rsu1uding his assumption
OF the Executive power, but they could not
reconcile his action 10 suspend;ng eomPe'
tent and faithful public oeiesrs with his rs,
pea,ei sss4rancss that such things Wouiu
no; oe cOas he hsd ssid men would not
% discharged tos partisan reasons, ous
only to- csg3a. The people had oais7ea
Gs had toe courage Of his CONVICTIONS,
tnts resulted ia n universal bslisf tns'
charges oher thsR roliticsl should 9e
lodged against 3 public oaca- before q
suspension could be E1surea'
L hal logically followed when,
ever an O.fcer Was suspended
me people believed that soma grave
GhsrSe hoe been made against him. IN
deed every sgspsGjsd officer was by the
EEehdents o#n dsclara,icn made to sfsnu
SsI9re the country as unHoTtsy OF trus'
ana confidence. il this were not Eacss'
sAf7 conclusion what must be the estims'
non placed 57 the psople eR the word OF
rte1dent and If i. be correct conclusion
SsG; must be the Presidents idea OF tsir
1'ahns vIth citizen. He had suspended
aA HUNBSgG AND FORTY THREE
plohe officers and mArsbSlad them before
Is country as persons unworthy - tSust OF
Sooaoenea. Many o; taoss persons nse
- sSS4assied to be intorneI Of the nature Q
SIeensrses made against tksua. This DAG
s. .. ven denied. In this way the sEeeuhV,e
II sS sS"sF vas being used as o means OF ASSAULT
salut TIE character and reoutation o.