The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-26


officials? Or must W. in ordsf to
have = high moral idea in our ao-
ministration retain republicans VINO
have increased ~ thei. morality by
twenty years Of ofice-hol II
has been said that
..-honor sinks where commerce long
prevails"
How much deeper mast 1t SINK "ne'e
long terms Of Office prevail! ClSll
service reformers wish t o retalE |
officers for life. The people oppose
long terms of officc-hoIding whether
held by friends or opponents. They
know that revolution in office is the
only safeguard of republican GOV
eminent.
The Student remarks that the Chi
caoo convention which nomin ated
Cleveland pledged the party to re-
form and asks, elias it kept its
oromisc?' 1t has. The party has
driven out corruption, called in bonds.
..urtallel expenses, turned out many
rascals and dimini.Led the number
OF officers. That is reform. Tha,
is the civil service reform voted for
by the people and put in the Chi
cago platform. The democrats
from Maine to California want rag
calls turned out because they are
rasc.ls, then they want the very
few :emainlng republican officials
turned out because they are repub-
leans, supporters of the wrong.
That word means much In the
,outh it means negro in the north
It means south-hateS it means ev-
rrywhere corruption, extrava:ance,
monopoly, and high tariff. If Gleve-
land would turn out every repnbli-
can. that promise would be fulfilled
IN toto.
i I quote from the Student: ITO
2 the victor belong the spoils' is the
watchword of the democratic party
and when it gets in control Of affairs
> turn the rascals ont is the cry
f meaning by rascals Ell republicans.'
z Put belief for watch-word and til at
e is exactly true.) Again ! quote
t "A large msj,rity of both parties is
2 opposed to civil service REFORM
q Now, il To TIE victors belong the
j spoil-" is the watchword Of the
: democracy, aud d majority of the
). d, mocrAtic party and also a major
J. lty Of the Whole. people are opposed
: to so-cslled civil service reform, Their
q has not the great and almost lnfalli
: bic Mr.. Cleveland betrayed his part J
e and the whole people? Is he MOI
0 carrying out theory which the PEG
:, pie oppose? The democratic nom
0 inee, elected by democrats, ther
g putting himselfln direct 6ppositict
9 to his party and the people! Is i
# not strange that democratic and in
= dependent papers have not long agt
8 denounced him as traitor to hi!
il party, scoundrel, and an migrate
y | have frequently noticed that th'
n Cleveland worshippers allude t.
If anti=civil service teformers as pro
t, fessed politicians and demagogues
5, With the same veracity can the,
n charge that Jefferson, Jackson
d Monroe, and Buchanan were pre-
lie fsssed politicians and demagogues
r, do hot charge that Cleveland j
ii a demagogue. His conduct sine
at his Inauguration, his appointments
% and bis attitude toward the par,
= fully determine nis character.
I'd He says again that "Te the viz
IL tors belong the spoils' is ''.enti
b. ment savage gould hardly entel
ne tain" We dare say that put tn
n same idea in other words, fc
i'll "spoils'' to some may ses m connec
it. ed with rts rictts; anu even one wi:
i'll "hish moral ideas" would entertai
at it and dare not repudlate it; thu
n the forum ate party in civil co,
'e- test should rightfully enjoy all tt
&c emolu Aents arising from success
re That will do, will it not? Does tn,
CRATE upon any ones feeling? Thel
e. are spoils in every contest. In ele
of tions these are the offices: No
is these offices belong to some psr,
We either to the defeated or to the SUI
81 cessfnl party. They casAot riga
r fully belong to both, being opposite
IT, l say they belong to the suceessf,
M party. Fight the battle for prihc
ut Piles, then entity the Principles an
vi ali ether emoluments of success. 81
,I1 the victors belong the spoils'' ma
&c grrt~ upon some ears and seem bal