The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-15
HIS FAULT.
The Democracy Being Badly OOwaed
Everywhere.
Grover olevsland's Election u Clear Case
OF Party suioids--' Jaekaonian Skin
stuncd with Republican sau-
sage Meat
WASHINGTON. April 0, 1886
soURED ON THE pRKsIDENT.


An ofiiier OF the House OF Represent.
auysa, who Ia In a position to get AZ the
feeling and hear the expressions Of Dem
ocratlc members OF Congress- on tho
PfesideDtu Civil Service policy, eaid 10
an Enquirer representative to-day |:
"The feeling Of the ID mocraiic mem.
bers regarding the Presidents Civil Ser
vice policy and his treatment Of Demo-
Gratis has never been friendly NJ any
time, but has not been 30 pIonouncei
heretofore 10 now, since the result OF
the elections In some OF the Safes In
the weat and northwest,
with now and then an exception, II
Ia by them held that the result Ia TO be-
attributed 10 President Cleveland's pol
10y regarding the Civil Service law =,
winch furnishes him an excuse 10 keep
the Republicans IN and Democrats out
OF office, hence the disgust Of the rank
aud hle, and the apathy expressed by
them by staying away from tho
polls. A Southern Democratic
member with whom ws talking
this morning was very bitter and
emphatic In dennnclatlon OF the Presl
denpb Miae Nancy policy, and said that
he believed la tha doctrine that no who
serves bis party best In everything that
IL proper serves his country best. The re-
marks Of Representative Bennett, OF
North Carolina, In the House few daya
ago on hls colleagues (Mr, Cox Civil
Service resolution have been commented
upon a great deal and highly approved
OF. A Democrat from Michigan, who
came here on private business, remarked
10 mo yesterday while discussing the
Presidents policy that durlug the re-
cent election In Bay City, In hia State, a
city that gave two years ago 1000 Demo.
cratic majority, he saw Democrats at the
p0lla working for and voting the Repub'
lican ticket, TO show their 0lsguat OF the
Presidents policy II Democratic
member Of Congress goes TO any one OF
the different departments 10 secure o
place for one OF his constituents he IL
told that the quota OF his State Ia full,
and that there Ia DO chance for
hts man, Full OF whalY Democratsp ?
'0l. no, full OF Republicans
who are not TO be d stlrbed In their sOft
placos, and II q member writes home
that no IL not able TO secure q position
for some worthy Democrat In one q the
different partments here, no is not be,
lleyed by his constituents aud blamed
for not trying TO get place, they not
being willing TO believe That II Ia I'm
possible under u Democratic Admins.
tratlon TO secure q CleIkshl o for u Dem.
Ocrat. But such Ia nevertheless the fact.
"rhe Government Printing Office here,
employing force OF men aud women Of
about two thousand. aud entirely out.
side OF the Civil Service law, ia still In
the control OF the Republicans, presided
over bya Republican Superintendent,
with large number Of cleTkshlps under
him that OF right belong TO worthy Dem.
ocrata. The same holds good Of the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing,
where there " also force employed OF
from 1000 TO 1 200, with this exception
that IL IL presided over by a Mugwump.
There hiss b'en no change In the cash
room OF the Unlted Statea Treasury; the
same Republican clerks are there
now that have been there for
years. aud not one OF these
positions come under the Civil Service
law. They could oil be turned out al
the pleasure OF tho Secretary Of the
Treasury, In short, all the different do.
partments come under the category
now, and there Ia q Democratic Chief OF
Division or Chief Clerk, and they are
powerless 10 help their Democratic
friends, outside, because Grover Cleye.
land says no will not allow any remoy.
ais 10 be made on account Of politics.
His MOjaaty must be 0f the opinion that
when the people voted for change they
voted for him and few Cabinet officers
only. and that the keynote during the
last campaign, Turn the rascala out,
was merely wind and frOth, U0der
those conditions Ia II 10 be wondered
NJ that the Democratic members of Con.
gress arc dlsguated, aud II they are un
able to holp their friends TO positions II
Ia not because they aro ro' willing or
anxious 10 do no, but because Of o policy
ad0nled bya President that was elected
by Democrats, hut who will not do any
thing for the party that elected him..
Il Washington cor. Enquirer.