Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-06

n. G J spoke in support Of bis bill 70
repeal tie Civil Service law. He said
that al the present difficulties be-
tween The President and the Senate
we're doe to the set falsely called 'An
act TO regulate and improve the civil
service Of The United States" lie
bad introduced bill, which bis pres
emit remar Ike were intended to support.
for The purpose Of repeating that act.
10 the broadest and most comprehen-
sive senee be announced himself .
party man. He believed parties in
dispeneable to liberty, and that gov
ernment by party was the only way
in which there could be government
BY the people. Madison had said that
parties were the natural preservers of
liberty. DR.. Francis Leiber bad said
it was impossible that civil liberty
could live without parties. To the
same effect wrote Hallan, Macaulay,
and ell the great historians and OBJ
servers. Any attemptt to govern in 9
free country without . party Mr..
Vance characterized as a sentimental,
Sunday school, goody-twoshoes arr
raD cement. It was an attempt to
destroy the manhood Of Anglo-Saxon
statesmanship. 1t was substituting
for truth and square dealing system
Of Pecksniffian wisdom and Pharis-
aism.
The act, in Mr.. Vapce's opinion
was wholly unconstitutional. and in
voluntarily submitting to its provis-
ions the President was surrendering
bis preogative, which it was bis duty
to protect. The people, by the cleo
ton of 1884. bad declared for a
change of officers in this republic; but
their will had rot been respected The
President had bound himself not only
by the law itself, but by extra-legal
premises, TO extend the spirit of the
law to officers never contemplated by
it. The result was that political enc
mics and spies surrounded every adj
ministrative officer. This was trying
to serve the Lord with the devil for
an active partner.
In the Presidents tender aud
touching farewell TO the putative pa
rent of civil service reform, Commits
sioners Eaton, he spoke of those who
opposed this law as the worst ele-
ments Of both parties. There was
DO earthly doubt that the great ma
jority of the Democratic party were
opposed to that law. II. then, the
worst elements" of tie Democrats
party were 10 majosity, The parry
was indeed in bad aay.
Mr.. yarce created much laughter
by reading suppositiaus converse
ton between an imaginary ''old Dem
ocratn bearing 10 mind all the years
Of Democratic exile, confidently APP
proaches the representative of the
Government. expresses bis joy at our
"victory," aud says be has come to
get place Tie representative of
the Government receives him rather
coolly and assures him be is too old,
When the "old Democrats" disap-
pcintment has been sufficiently ex-
pressed be recommends bis son, who
is young an active; but the Govern
ment representative, with many
"abems." explains the working Of the
civil service system. and when the
''old Democrat inquiries whether all
these Republicans 10 Office had got in
under the civil service system, and
bad been subjected to the necessary
examination. the Government repre-
sentative replies that be is trouble
some. that be should NIT ask imperti-
nent questions and shows him to the
door
This is no fancy picture Mr..
Vance said. There are thousands
and thousands Of men like that old
Democrat. and they are the strength