The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-12
THE NEW EVOLUTION,
rHE pRorop1AsMIo pREsENoE
In a Democratic Platform, and What It
EvOlvsd-ThO Different Stages Of ClOVs'
IAnd'S Growth to the Stature Of .
Prssidsnt-Tho Shortcomings.

IAnd's Growth to the Stature ofA
Prssidont-Tho Shortcomings.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March ll,-The
Chair laid before the Senate the resolu'
tlons reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee as to the right Of the Senate to pa
pers on Gle in the departments, and Mr.
Wilson addressed the Senate in support
OF the resolutions reported by the ma
jority OF the committee,
Mr.. Wilson said for the first time in the
progress Of this Government its executive
power is now being used aS q means Of
assault on the character and reputation OF
it's citizens. He stated the fact, and would
not now stop to determine whether 1t was
the result oil purpose, ineXperlence, want
Of thoughtful action, or other cause what
soever. 1t was an unexpected TACT, how
ever, and doubtless 1t would have been
guarded against II the trainers OF the
Constitution had believed such q re-
sultpossible in IN administration Of the ex-
eCutive power under the provisions OF that
instrument as prepared by them. Who
could have anticipated that from the
political protoplasmic presence which
lloated on the bosom of the Democratic
platform OF 1854, and whose indefniteness
was expressed in the words, "We favor
honest civil service reform" could have
evolved a result 80 harmful to the ChNra-
ter and reputation OF citizen as the prac'
tice OF the present national administra-
ton. Every stage reached by the peculiar
movements oi this strange political evOlu.
ton gave promise Of better result than
we now have attained or the CitlIen eX-
perlenCad,
EVOLUTION BEGUN,
The first stage was nodded by the ex-
preston by Mr.. Cleveland in accepting
the nomination rendered lhim by the
National Democratic Convention. Mr..
Wilson read an extract from Mr.. Oleve-
lands letter OF acceptance. Here, he
commenced and in hls words the protop-
lasmiC presence which flowed in the plat
form seemed to take on some degree OF
delniteSshape. The evolutionary process
continued It's movements but Its next
stage was not reached until Mr.. Cleveland, !,
the candidate OF his party for the great
Office OF President Of the United
States had become Presdent-eleCt.
When the latter character had
become assured him, to by every
thing except the counting OF the elec-
toral vote and the announcement Of the
result thereof, ,availing himself Of the
glad Christmas time he took occasion 10
announce in his letter 10 Mr.. Curtis in
language lorCihle aud expressive that the
political evolution was going steadily and
resolutely on towards those higher con-
ditons and purer prospects which show
the presence OF reform in the method OF
executive action.
the SECOND STAGE.
Here he read at length from letter to
Mr.. Curtis. These expressions, he con-
tinued, marked the second stage reached
BY the political evolution which took Its
start In the prOtoplRsmiE future OF the
Democratic platform OF 1884. No one
could doubt the marked character OF the
advance which 1t indicated. Truly a
beautiful creation must be the final
result. This was the expressed
belief Of those who desired such
q Termination Of the movement, and
| It intensified the fires Of those who did
not. 1t moved on and the political eyolu.
ton kept pace with 1t. The 9TH OF March
1885, was reached, and Mr.. Cleveland be.
came President Of the United States In
fact aud in law. On that, to him, great
occasion, he gave further utterances and
told the assembled people Of the country
that the third stage Of the political evolu'
ton had been resChed.
RESULT OF THE EVOLUTION,
All that he had therefore said had beer
but the utteranne Of Mr., Cleveland, now
had come the time for Mr.. Cleveland
President OF the United States, 10 speak
and he did speak. Mr.. Wilson read the
tportion Of Mr. Cleveland's inaugural ad,
dress relating to Civil Service reform
This, he continued, marked the official
and highest stage otthe political evolution
Hho1s subtle forces had wrought wonder.
ously well in eleyatinR Mr, Cleveland To
the presidency Of the United States. But
he had no purpose OF abandoning the
others In that political school to which he
claimed TO have committed his fortunes az
, arau1idAte and President. He was not CON
tent with the announcement Of the 4th oI
March, 1885, that the official and highest
stage Of the political evolution had been
reached, for he renewed the declaration
10 his drst spnlal message 70 Congress
and took care to give II great elaboration
He seemed to have most earnestly de-
Cided to impress the country with the
belief that the indefinite protoplasmic In
which bis party placed him at Chicago
had evolved substantial aud iorceIul
principle which would purify politics and
bless The country in general. HeI0 be
read the Presidents message forwarding
ana commenting on the report Of the
Civil sergice Commission,
lRRRcoNcILAHLE ACTloNa.
The people, Mr.. Wilson continhod, hat
given Mr.. Cleveland generous credit fol
Sipcerity. They had listened to his pro
iessi ions Of reform and studied them
They had appreciated the difficulties sur
rounding bis assumption OF the executive
power, but they could not recount bill
action In Buspendlng competent ant
faithful public officers with his repeateC
assurance that such things would not bt
done he said mon should not be dis
charged ior partisan reasons, but only foi
cause. The people had believed he had
the courage Of his conviction. This re-
suited lii All uniyersSl belief that charges
other than political should bO lodged
against public officer before his suspen
sion cculd be assured. II had logically
followed whenever All officer was suspend
ed the people bslieyed that some grave
charge had been made against him, In
. deed every suspended officer was, by the
Presidents own declaration, made Il
stand before the country 40 unworthy o.
trust and conhdeuge. II this we're not 8
necessary conclusion, what must be the