Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-23
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FoaT WORTH, Tx, Hos. n, 1855.
10 the Editor OF the Gazette,
Civil-serylca reform, In either state or
federal government, may be good thing
II by II only good and honest men arc
placed In positions OF public trust, Tor
upon the fAithiulness Of liz public scr.
wants depends nations veal But II
clyll-seryice reform also demands that
public officers must nbatc tho positive.
ness OF their political convictions, aud
must pose before the people as ploua, 80.
liticnl mntes, smothcrlng their hOneat
conceptions and opinions upon bil quea.
items Of state policy aud muiIllng their
voices In the PRONUNCIATION theroofl then
" becomes detestAble. and IL Justly termed
mugWumpry and would tend W make
every honest man with iaud-
able ambition political hypocrite Aud,
In my opinion, the man who has fixed
political views, who pr0claimH them, who
defends them, believing they would, az
law, heuefit his country tho man, | say
who h0ws to the limo ia matters Of gov
efmental policy, IL more 70 be trusted
than be who IL either mental coward or
who, through policy, ahute down his
| nood'eatcs Ct reason and cluguonec as
| soon ~ he attainG position In virtue Of
said eloquence and manifest Interest IN
! public affairs, and thc government Ia
| forcing THESE men TO actually retire from
| the ncld OF active politics, when they
enter the public service, IL
placing premium upon hypocracy,
| and rs rewHrdlng negatiyenoSs IN
a manner that Will tend 20 destroy that
honest, straightforward, 0utspOken dis
| position which has hitherto characterized
our American citizenship. Hence the
man, who, having been faithful oyor u
iew things entrusted to his care by his Eel
! low cuuntrymcn, now seeks 10 enter an
Office Rt the disposition ~ the federal
government, must close up mis- store OF
political opinions He Is honest, but
positive he " capable, but fearless aud
outspokon in advocacy OF Democratic
principles, but heneei0rth he mast keep
his eye on the president, his mouth closed
and ahun the conventions that made II
possible for him TO he where he Is,
and crush the very positiycness which n
his greatest virtue, thus offering to The
world the political paradox and spectacle
OF the child Of party being a non-partl'
san. II the government and civll.e6rVlce
reform would apply the ciyilsorylco knife
70 everything Interfering with honesty
uprightness and efficiency In Office 4
would be all rights but how AN honest
active, rigid adherence TO one's party, o.
tho performance Of political work ~
One's leisure can negative these
qualities, We can't for the
life Of us see, u N simply saying tina
IL man takes an active interest Ia tbs
welfare Of his party no Is unworthy OF
trust. Especially does an Oyordrawn aux
radical application Of ciyil-Hcryc0 re
form, commonly called mugwnmprY, ap
pear disgusting when Viewed with refer
ence 70 tho origin, history aud nature o
our government our government wal
founded upon principles which were con
ceIyed and maintained by the most posi-
tive and energetic spirits the wGrli ma
ever behc!d. Great partisan have beai
; lts pure6t ana iruest friends. ofra
parties, With their lcAderA, have watches
each othpr ard kept the rank and nle 9
J. the people posted as ~ what waa helm
done, or b,iBg proposed W DO DONE ~
! tho other for thu psOple's good, gree
pary, believing IN and advocating
purely democratic government, srlaete'
! Mr.. Cleveland a. its standard bearer, aui
J yet, when elected he seemed 10 think MA
the men who worked and Hpolt9 Tor MN
aud HIS party arc unworthy OF iraNl
6 at least they must refrain ifpt
/, adyocaunR thuee ptlnglple
when they hold once
however honest they may he, Have We
b go0die.goudle president AZ W&BninRlon
|, who N afraid sons Republican VIII cru
clae him and thus destroy his tgpenihll
Tor timer Has 10 CONS back on his OIL
lover Docs be want INC nomination ny
, M he Tho hero ol both parties IN 5bsf u
can't do this, since Capitalization an
s,atesrights are opposed 60 zach Other
aud since protection and anle.pfotaGto
cannot txist together 10 rospfelapl
man. IlB goes no amid the logged Rontr
\ of Boston aud Cambridge ~ WI
h, GOOD omen for revenue feiormH bh
1. on the other hand, ! argue thAt 70
:, great extent the evils which Tie ptopl
!, complain ~ in the administration z
y affalra, aud which has given rise 70 vas
4 labor movements Ia the land, grow ul
n of a condition oi things similar 20 lbi
2" which Mr.. Cicyoland's policy w0ul
lereate. VIZ negatiyenesa and inertpei
In political affairs Tho people ehafp
Y ali their wrongs and imaginary evils
y their state ana federal rcpr
Aentatiyest 70 thor malieahance M
negligence 10 oflee. ! charp
Il % the people. They neglect tho prlma'
J, meetings Of iher party, where laws IN o.
u government are horn, who're policies Al
= christened, where oilcsra are selocte'
u where oiiieS.h0lders are tried, where pA
=, tics are organized and leaders chosen 40
70 IA thus staying away are derellet 70
y moral ana political duty which they ON
A 10 themselves and their country, Rnn
q this Il caused ~ lack ~ positifeness !
0 nolitica am0ng the people, ana y lsil
ID aroused 10 Tho wrong NAY ny psn'
gogues, because good men hayg npt Dss
positive enough on have been pskllk'lelpi,
~ thus the peopis are led ~ llssg uN ,5.
gogues 10 charge those 'n yhlpN 49,
great many things which ~" plVye,
IA sbout IN their negligence IN the hfi
mace. Aud ihas would reason that 20