Daily Republican., 1886-04-15
cleveland smoked Out.

In the inside OF q hollow tree, they
deliberately build . FIRE ct the root Of
the tree, and soon tho coon will COME
out and seek safety In the topmost
branches, where it falls Q victim to its
captors. Cleveland Ia the coon Of the
Democratic party. He started ont In
his administration with any amount OF
promises to make q sweeping revolu-
tion in politics for the better. He cum
bered the newspapers with goody-goody
kind of talk about removing no public
Official, except for cause. He iterated
and reiterated his purpose OF divorcing
the Civil Service from partisan politics.
He m ade os.entatioas harangues about
caring for nothing except "assertained
fitness" about ''rooting ont the spells
system" and about rendering inet-
fecsuAl the opposition Of incorrigble
spokesmen."
It was thought ut the time that he
meant what he said, but 1t soon de.
veioped that all his promises for reform
were but hypoeritisal professions, thai
he was but q spoiieman himself AND
ali that he cared about was 20 turn
honest Republicans ont Of office and
all their places with spoilemen Of the
lowest degree.
But TO do this he had to override the
Civil Service law, which provides that
no public official shall be turned out OF
ONCE during his term except for cause.
To override and get around this provi-
sion of the Law, he turned out Repub'
hcAn officials by the Thousands, fol
cause" bat refused to state the cause
Competent and honest men were turned
out OF office with their characters as
sailed, and the causes Tor their remova
were withheld by the President. These
alleged causes were hled away In tn
Presidential archives, and when thu
Senate asked for them that 1t nigh
act intelligently in the confirmation o
the Presidents appointees, they wer
refused, on the himsy plea that the.
were private documents, with which
the Senate had nothing to do. Tn
Senate insulted, passed resolutions con
demning the action OF the President
and in many instances refused 10 con
hrm his appointments made TO snccee'
those removed "for cause" withou
making known such cause. By d.
mAnding the papers upon which b
removed worthy officials 70 max
places for clamorous Democratic, th
Senate did not challenge his rights Q
powers under the constitution.
simply challenged his motive and tn
honesty OF his oit-repeated protests
tions of reform purposes. 1t dare
him to submit his Conduct to the ligh
and openly alleged that If he sccepte
the challenge IL would prove that b
official actions were entirely at var
ance with his written pledge.
But Cleveland has taken q new tur
and he no doubt chuckles in his slee
as he thinks how he has got ahead
the Senate. While his apPointmer
hung FIRE In the Senate the terms OF
number OF officials removed "for caus
have expired. Here was a chance
q double political trick Of the great
form President. He then withdr
from the Senate the names OF numl
of persons nominated in place OF
suspended for cause" and has
nominated the same persons TO the So
i,es, the terms OF the ''suspendt
having expired. He has taken
means of defeating the Senate's de ns
70 know for what cause suspended
cials are cut short in the performa
OF their duties.
This is the kind of personal and
litical honor that animates the Pr
dent, but whether IL is Of kind
recommend him as stra!ghtfor WI
honest man is aqueston which Il
will be q large difference OF opin
There can be no doubt that large
jority OF right-thinking, intellif
minds will contemporary regard
action OF the President as humiltai
In the extreme, hypooritical and c
ardly, and as q petty attempt 70 or
out of q disagreeable hole.
1t has been proposed that all Il
nominations made q second time,
IDENTIFY by clever trick, be sent
TO the President, but calmer reason
prevailed, and it been determined Il
let him 20. The President, to be hon
should frankly acknowledge that
fair promises were sill humbug
that Civil Service has been suborne'
the interest Of spoilsmen and place
.gars. His lates. move Is comp
confession Of his insincerity, and
stands before the country branded I
small petty political schemer. So
~ he confines his nominations to pl
that are legally vacant the Republi
in the Senate will rest content.
smoked the com ont Of his hole, an
Is exposed to the ridicule and coptf
Of all honest men.
Robinson to Hang.
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