The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-17

civil service. No; wherever principle ia
to be applied, wherever policy is to be
shaped, wherever civil service reform needs
protection and guardianship, We put no.
body but Democrats OH guard. iApplause-l
Turn the rascals out r. Yes, 80 | say, 1
turn them out; turn them out whether
they are Republicans or Democrats lap
plausel, II there are any rascals IN the
Democratic party. CApplsuse.l
feel about the Democratic party as the
Kentuekian felt about his whisky when be
reproyed the man Tor saying, That is bad
whisky Says he: "Sir, there Is no
such thing as bad whisky; some whisky
may be better that others, but all whisky
is good Applause. And / would say
right here that civil service reform must
not be spurned or spit upon by the Demo
cratic party. i. is the one thing great
lapplauseE if there j. nothing else you can
agree upon, for Gods sake let the old
party have one or two other principles be-
sides the decalogue and the multiplication
table. This appeals 10 the moral sense oil
all the people and the party who lets go Of
il lets 90 OF victory.
| Well, they say also "There is some
other trouble about it; here are the mug
wumps. | dot know about the mug
sumps. | am afraid they are getting a
| little too large field" Gentlemen, year
| aga little more-Ye won this national
victory; and we won it by the votes OF the
mugwump7. They made up the detection
caused BY treason in our own ranks.
| Great applause don't care what you
| think Of this man or that-whether he
parts his hair in the middle and wears
tight breches; but there is this thing-we
want his votes; we have wanted them once
4 ham and do n
pose we are going to hold them by telling
them to stand out in the back yard in the
rain while we feast. in the places OF power?
Haven't you learned something from our
old artful enemy? Never was there Dem
ccrat in the world that even limited he
would like chance that they didn't take
B him in.
The elastic Loring the miraculous But
c Ter the eternal Boutwell,, the sonorous
= Banks, the s0mnolent Key and the grass
;, hopper Malone, have all been admitted
{ Now, no treason, no rebellion-all washed
}, away when they Were dipped in the Jor
+ dan Of Radicaism. Now, / submit tha
we have certain things t. do TO be wise
o administrators of this victory. While, al
I have said, in the support OF civil ser
e vice reform We cling to every place wher'
l. policy is 10 be shaped and recorded, w
k also consent that some poor clerk ma,
D earn bread and butter Tor his wife ant
q children. although he is a Republican
, Why, the President conferred upon me tn
1t other day, an office. 1 have two assist
= ants. aud | received, / presume, 765 or 10
1t Ietters--I forgot the exact nun berlin which
= | was informed OF the vast amount o
e, legal talent that lurked in the byways o
e. his commonwealth, and that unless ] sc
p cured place for each one ! could no
81 hope for q successful administration.
II went down to the office; no on
was there, and | got down on m
t knees--a long neglected pOsture--and invoB
A. ed Thanksgiving to the Almighty that tn
j. President had conferred on me no nor
1t opulent places to bestow | had just &C
- through when | heard little noise in
d cupboard close by. | opened the door, an
lt what do you suppose | found? | found
II little Republican lad about ten years OLE
r CRYING bitterly-a little Republican meni;
le rolling in princely atiluence, on salary {
j. "a a week Says ], "What are you howlin
r about? Says he, "Ain't you the new mani
lie Says /, Il am the same; what is the ma
J. terY' "Well." says he II want the priv
Or lege Of resigning rather than to be kicke
e ignominiously out OF my place" Says
at Young man, / will just throw over yo
n the I1gis Of Civil Service Reform. 1c
e shall stand as my Gibraltar OF principle
er Great applause.l
I'd Aud now | will close. Cries of $50 on.
De | could 90 on, ] give YOU my word for
: two or three hours The President is Il
It, head of this great Democratic party. Tn
ic Democratic party cannot hope Tor succe
c. if it does not rally unanimously around
Sc head. Applause.] Look at the record
10 the factional strlfes among the Hebrew
Is a once united and prosperous nation. III
y old Hebraic race is known to-day only
y those who come from the single tribe
I'd Benjamin. We must stand by the head
OF the party because of two reasons.
y. First, the meanest and the lowest, '
n, lose ourselves if we do not. History tel
OF us that more persons gathered in the ant
~ room of his successor than attended Il
d funeral Of great Cesar dead. Then agai
I'd he is right. Applause. Right, when
ri said The Democratic party stands upt
at eternal principles, and principles can wa
ol in order that they may be protected al
in put in full force. When / see this ma
,ss unostentatious but sensible, with grim res
ed luton, placing himself upon that platfor
re of principles that we projected, and, n
he only that, holding himself there, but hol
ed ing us, too, and with unfiinchiug co
to 5, ientiousness and with gallant courage,
he feel like saying about him as the Worcest
he minister up here spoke of the Deity
he prayer when he said, I'VE thank Thee,
MS Lord, that Thou art persistent and obs
lie nate God and wilt have Thine own wa
re right or wrongw Enthusiastic applau
as and three cheers for the speaker
n.