The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-12-28
CALAIS.

Oh, dear! What spell-bound |
season of eXaggeration the Republi-
can papers are trying to have about
Dabney, Medical Eexaminer in the
Pension Office Fair reason and |
sound Judgment in any ones mind,
who is desirous Of truth and justice,
after & plain investigation Of Dab |
ney's case, would at once displace
the idiosyncrasy, to wit: Last week 5 |
SPIRIT says, and the Civil Service
records show, that D0JHey passed
the crit Serrjce eramjaatioa Just
the same rs you or | would have to
do to get Government clerkship or
appointment Of the kind. Then, do
yOu blame the Civil Service law?
Under whose administration and
Congressional (and L. 5. Senate
vote) party vote was the Civil Ser
vice law enacted? Republicans don't
knOw-see?
Who appointed Gems Key and
Longstreet: Don't know-see:
OF course the Republican press
and papers generally areineXcusable
for their Dabney attack, because
where ignorance prevails it's folly
to be wise
| admire Civil Service law very
well, but l would prefer that it be
long 20 each party separately, or in
other words, the party in power,
Civil Service or no Civil Service, turn
the others out. Civil Service, is it
seems to operate now, appears to he
the perpetuation of official monopoly
for those who succeed under Civil
Service tactics have about as fat
job as the L. $. Judges have-for
life nearly.
The Institute will have been
snccess by this time next week, if
Z. y. Korrei's communication in last
weeks SPIRIT shall have been well
considered 10y the teachers.
She if Sulsberger WAS in town to-
day on business.
w. T. g." Of Washington, d. c.,
is a boss localist Send them in Of
/ ten, Forrest.
Eli Touch me-not' has come and
gone again. Thought YOU would
not come again sin &c You were alb
sent SO long, but you got there,
Eli"
Thomas Twinem, late Of Antioch,
and Eow Il resident CT Seneca town
ship, was in Calais Yesterday.
Doc Danford, of Swazey, and his
brother James, Of Nero, were in the
Hub Of Monroe to-day.
The Christmas tree III the u. T.
Church was, to-day, well fitted up,
plumed, decorated and is now ready
for 'Old Kris next Friday eve DR.,
\. {. Armstrong is chief Of the &C.
casion md will deliver the Yuic ora
tory.
TEeprotrac'cdm dmcctingot the u. +.
. Ch.reh hcru.aI;2r two weeks contin-
u@n,c c, closed last Sabbath evening.
Rev. c, N. Wilson, Of &ammeff;id.
c#ftc over Sabbath evening and &C.
liy'goi Ike closing auJress. Thee
wee eleven %c,csa:oEs to The church,
and everything seemed 20 5e properly
conducted, with the exception OF Il
few Of The smaller boys going into
church and out rather often during
seryics.
Rev. Darby settled the boys here
4 few years ago froTn going cut OF
church during services in the iol
lowing manner: Two boys walked
ont Of church during services, but
the Rev. said not word. IN few
minutes another chap starts out
when the Rev. said, Rag and Tag
went ont while ago, and now there
goes Hohtaii.' - tell YOU this pro-
duced a general cessation Of hostili.
ties in the boys ranks ;.bout going
out Of church during services.
Rev. T. Bunton is regular San
Jones.
Good will toward everybody re
walls in our community with every
one
MessrS. Hodge & Son, and Eberle
have begun to buy tobacco, but slow
sales though. We hear, however
that Robinson and others. Of Stat,
ford, and c. G. Oblinger and ". 0
II. Butt, Of Lewisyille, have bought
considerable and are still buying
right along-all at prices with ;
very diminHtive exponent under tht
radical sign.
Since the senior editor has gone
off On a matrimonial tangent, ncxt
goes the Junior one. xxx.