Daily Republican., 1886-08-04
CieveIand.s Civil Service sham.

Democrats make mistake whel
they think Repu blicans object to Civ
ing up the Federal offices to be filled b,
Democrats. They have no objection
Whatever TO that, because they knos
that in the old political sense ito tn
victors belong the spoils." But the,
understand, too, that Q change has 90
Cured since then. and the principles
have been engrafted into the laws O
the nation that man shall not be re.
moved from Office because he IL Re-
publican, nor appointed TO an Off q
because he Is q Democrat This has
been called civil service reform, and
none were more hearty In their sup
port Of such law than the Democrats.
The Civil Ssrvice law was passed
while the Republicans were in power
and had the executive Of the nation, but
the Democrats In the SEM ate and In the
House gave it q hearty support None
were more pronounced In favor of 1t
than M. BsyArd, Mr.. Tnurm an and
Mr.. Randall. There was hardly q
Democratic Convention held in the
County or State at which Civil Service
was not heartily endorsed, and the last
National Democratic Convention gave
1t the heartiest endorsement of all.
Not only so, but President Cleveland
in all his pledges and in his letter OF
acceptance made his endorsement Of
OWL Service emphatic. II Is because
President Cleveland has either wilfully
violated his pledges or forgotten that
be has made any that he is criticised
and condemned for his wholesale re-.
moval of Republicans from office and
his wholesals appointment OF Demo.
crs's to fill their places.
No other President OF the United
States than Mr.. Cleveland ever q ppear-
ed rs q candidate before the country "a
Civil Service Reformer; no other
President than Mr.. Cleveland after his
election and before and subssa uent to
his Inauguration Voluntarily made
pledges to execute faithfully the letter
and spirit Of the highes. principles OF
Civil Service Reform. As q civil ser
vice reformer Mr.. Cleveland was the
candidate of the Mugwumps and to
get their votes he made the most SOL
emn pledges to the country that he
would remove no present incum bent OF
q federal office except for cause, nor ap.
point no one to an Office except for
merit.
1t Is because of his pretsnsions as a
candidate and his pledges publicly
made and his deliberate violations OF
these pledges that he Is criticised, Had
he not pre- ended to be q civil service
reformer and asked that Repub Iicans
should support him as such, and IL he
had not Of his own free will and accord
made pledges to enforce the letter and
spirit of civil service reform, he would
have been no more snbjec'ed to ortiz
clsm than were his predecessors. His
voluntary assumed obligation to the
country was to separate the public
offices from politics; but how has he
observed l.? He has removed one-half
the Republicans from office without
the slightest excuse, and In no case has
he appointed q Republic an successor,
ne always appoints q Democrat. He
has turned Republicans out because
they we're Repub i,sns, and appointed
Democrats because they were Demo-
crats. His civil service reform preten.
sions are sham and deceit, and thai
IS why he is condemned and criticized
by the decent public sentiment of the
community, and not because he merely
turns out Republicans and appoints
Democrats.