The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-08
IN THE SENATE.
Mr. vanoe Wants 10 sweep tho Civil Ser
Vloo Law From tho kArth,

Mr.. vanoe Wants 10 sweep tho civil Scr
Vice Law From tho Earth,
Mr.. Vance spoke In the Senate the
other day 10 his bill repeating the Civil
Service Jaw. In tho broadest and most
comprehensive sense Mr.. Vance an.
nounced himself Il party man. He be-
lieyed parties indispensable to liberty,
and that government by party was the
only way In which there could be gov
ernment by the people. Madison had
said that parties we're the natural pre-
servers Of liberty. DR.. Francis LiebeI
had said II was impossible that civil
liberty could live without parties. To
the same effect wrote Hallam, Macaulay
and oil tho great historians and obsery'
ers.
Az Lord John Russell had said, monk
philosophers, sentimental women and
elfemlnate men had constantly preached
against the dangers Of party, but noble
minds knew that parties we're the sup
port Of liberty and ite natural offspring
Any attempt 10 govern In free coun
try without q party Mr.. Vance charac'
terlEed 40 sentimental, Sunday school
Goody Two Shoes arrangement. II wat
an attempt 10 destroy the manhood oI
Anglo Saxon etateamanehip. IL wal
substituting for truth and square deal
Ing q ayetem OF PecksnilllAn wisdom
and pharisaism. Everybody loved
courage and directness. To chow
some OF the characteristics
Mr.. Vance mentioned tho In
stance OF some New York soldiers wbC
lately devoted their pensions To the sup
port OF some poor crippled Coniederatel
who had fought against them. He alet
related the anecdote OF the battle oi
Fontenoy--that tho E0glleh otllcera rode
10 the front and invited tho Ffencl
army TO 1re first. TO which tho gallant
French officers replied, "Not 30, mes
sieura; the gentlemen OF tho French
guard never give, but receive tho Ars
nre." For want OF political parties, Mr.
Vance said, Ruegia had Nihiliem; foI
want OF constitutional parties Franc,
slept on Communicate aree, and Ger
many had 10 maintain an enormous
army.
Mr.. Vance maintained that every citi
Zen OF the United 8tatee was qualitle I,
hold oillce except 90 the Constitution
limited the right.
II tho Chief Magistrate could properl,
hold ONCE for only four years VIII
ehould the clerk hold for lifep MrVanc,
asked who was responsible for tho con
duct OF an officer appointed under thi
Law. Not the President, because no hat
only made tho appointment eelected ~
him; not the head OF n department. fol
tho same reReon; not even the Civil S,r
vice Commissioners themselves, for the!
only selected tho man with tho mos
marke. Nobody was responsible. ThO
Civil Service law was an attempt OF IN,
Republican party TO mako up for the OK
posures OF the many corruptions OF tina
party. II should have been called "thv
last will and testament OF tho Republi
can party"
In the Preeident'e tender and touching
farewell 10 tho putativo parent OF civil
service reform, Commissioners Eaton, b.
spoke Of those who opposed this law q
the worst elements OF both parties. Their
wae no earthly doubt that tho great ma
jority Of the Democratic party were OF
posed 10 that law. II, then, tho "wore
| elements" OF tho Democratic party wer
10 . majority, the party was indeed In
bad way,