Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-07
COMMUNICATED.
LATTER DAY DEMOCRACY.

LAllEh LA OGAoSAtiAeAs
To change the unconstitutional civil SER
vice law to constitutions! civil service re.
form. to have honest MONEY, and to reduce
the present existing tariff laws, are certain
" plain constitutional requirements, SO
plain that wayfaring man, though fool,
cannot err in trying to accomplish Ideas
which every true, patriotic citizen will adj
vance for The good of his country, to con-
tend against which would be illogical.
When speak of the constitution, mean
as il was left us by our forcfathcrs and
patriots. with its twelve amendments, pure,
obaste and undefiled, calculated, II adhered
TO- to lead us to peace, prosperity and hap
niness: not the article we have now, with its
three black spots, or unconstitutional at
tacbments, forced upon us since lSbO, by
unconstitutional carpet-bag and scalaWag
legislatures, and black republican Congress.
Under the present civil service law, with
its black republican rules and regulations
in reference to office holders or applicants
for Office, black republicanism shall not be
offensive TO democratic administration.
Competency shall be sufficient reason to
retain a black republican in office under
democratic administration; there shall be no
distinction in reference to politics or color
of applicants for examination for appoint
ment to office under democratic admins
tration. The Cabinet Secretaries cannot ali-
point to Office except through the examining
hoard. under a democratic administration.
IF a man is over the age Of lorty~iiyo years
he cannot be examined for or appointed 10
q cerkship in the Government Depart
ments, unless he has served in the Northern
army, under democratic administration.
If our executive endorses law with such
sectional and black republican rules ana
regulations he is no constitutional democrat.
If our Intelligent political leaders nau pa
triotism for the good of the country III thelI
bosoms, instead of envy, malice, hatred ana
self interest, there would be no use ioi
higher law than The original constitutions
no uss for black spot attachments 10 lila'
once pure instruments but alas, ! lea! pa
triotism is n thing of the past. II Garrison,
Giddinps. Greedy. Stowe, Sumner, Wilson,
Homer and all such had been treated as
they should have been for incendiary lam
puaue. old John Brown would have been
saved from an unpleasant death, and 1t the
leaders OF prohibition at present could be
suppressed it would be 81 benefit TO the
country. Abolitionism, and prohbitlonism
are unconstitutional isms, with tendency
to monarchicalism.
have been expecting to hear from some
patriotic citizen, advising or recommending
a policy to be inaugurated for the safety,
prosperity and happiness OF our country. L
have been working twenty years to get a
democratic administration, thinking we
might have constitutional liberty, but it is
very clear to every intelligent mind, that
the present administration OF our govern.
ment Is not satisfactory. Since 1855, have
been trying to advance the cause OF the dem
ocratic party, thinking it was the only true
constitutional party, but under the present
rolicy of our government we can never have
q union of States. My impression is that
black democratism and black repubicanism
are two of the most corrupt degrading and
ruinous isms the true constitutional citizen
of this country has ever had to contend
with. At present we have mock democrat
ic Senators and Representatives, endorsing
for their own individual policy purposes,
those who have been the cause requiring
civil service reform in the government, and,
Notwithstanding, the obnoxious, offensive
and unconstitutional civil service rules and
regulations endorsed by black republican
President for party interest are IN full force.
Our democratic executive has not applied
to Congress for repeal or change OF that
law. Is this democratic administration or
not /? Have we, the democratic citizens of
the country, been dipped by our pretended
leaders Are we passing under monarchi-
cal rule without our knowledge, or not? If
MIR. President intimates that the government
tai patronage must not be distributed as re.
wards for political SERVICE ask where and
for what purposes shall it be distributed to
build up and keep in power an opposition
or offensive party? 1t is said there must be
two political parties in order to secure
constitutional form of government, and
what is our form Of government at present?
it should be neutrality-suspicious., but un-
fortunately, we have an unconstitutional
back democratic and black republican form.
We want constitutional party empowered
to examine into and repeal every mock con-
gressional act since 1850. We want q few
Webster, Clay and Calhoun leaders and |
think it is likely we could find them. | can
not think the old, patriotic, constitutional
principles have entirely deserted us yet. |
have no doubt many have become Disguised
under our present form OF government, and
it is only for them TO see or realize there IS
:, probability of reform, TO bring them for
ward, to lead lis again 10 peace, prosperity
and happiness. LIONEL.
Vernon Mills, Fauquier Co., Va.