The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-28


land has not. neither could he, turr
ont every incumbent at the wish anC
call Of every oflice-sceker, without
any consideration as to their going
believe the President is true Dem
ocrat, and that he truly wishes to see
every Office in the gift Of the Govern
ment filed by true and honest Dem
ocr&ts. and that. with but few cxcep
t;nns, It will be so before his term OF
Office expires.
AS far as | an able and capable OF
! judging. | believe the administration
Of tie President has given satisfac'
ton in this State. Our people be-
leve if he las made mistakes it is
because he has been misled by his
advisers from among our own public
men.
In my humble Judgment, the trouble
at the root Of the whole matter is the
civil service law, which | consider
more or less Ii great humbug, and
should be repealed. If had no
other reason than the way the Repub.
lican party has treated the South as
regards Federal appointments, I
should say let it go. Who have
been appointed to Office in the South
since the first days Of reconstruction?
Has not 4 dishonest Republican, a
scailawag or carpet-baggcr been al
ways preferred 10 an honest Demo-
crat? Did not this policy give to
the country Malone, Longstreet and
Mosby?-a few in this State and
several in Georgia who were tarred
with tic same stick-men who in the
days Of our adversity were ready for
az Office to DeLray and sell out their
OWE people and State. 1t is not Of.
ten that deso!ated nation writhes
under the blows Of it's children and
the crueltics Of its own offspring, and
vet these were men. who, amid the
graves Of tl.eir kindred. amid the en-
gGish and despair Of brave men in
their crushing overthrow. amid the
green fields and blue skies Of the
land Of their nativity. were ready for
some Federal appointment to betray
and desert the Democratic party, and
now when tic day Of our political
prosperity is at hand they would
hold on under the sham Of this civil
service iaw-as witness Malone S
action as to appointments in Virginia.
And Care say this is the trouble with
the Savannah post Office and the Gus
tom house crew.
Let this law be repealed and |
have no fear but what President
Cleveland will answer your five ques-
tions in 4 very satisfactory manner
TO ,he whole country.
Very respectfully.
y. p. DUNCAN.
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