Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-01
VANCE'S OLD DEMOCRAT.
THE ADMINISTRATION HUMOR-
OUSLY CARICATURED.

the Root of All Present Political fvtis
A Demand That the President Re
place the RascsIs by Tried and True
Members of the Party.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-In the SEN
/ ate to-day the army bill was again taken
| up, and the debate was continued by
| Messrs, Logan, Plumb and Allison. At
2O'clock the char laid before the Senate
the Washington Territory bill, but MIR.
Dolph who had the floor, yielded to Mr..
Vance who wished to speak In support OF
his bill to repeal the civil service law.
MIR. LOAN desired, however, to answer
one Of Mr.. Plumb's points, but the latter
Senator objected as be would want
to reply to Mr. Logan's remark. and did
not wish to re-enter on the subje ct unless
he could complete his remarks while on
the floor.
LAUGHABLE sUAvTTY.
Mr.. Logan urged, but Mr.. Plumb was
obdurate, and when the matter was de-
clded by the Char announcing tnatunan-
lmous consent was necessary Mr, Logan,
with more suayity, remarked: II am very
much obliged to the Senator from Kansas
Tor his Kindness and courtesy" TO which
Mr. Plumb responded: Thank you, sir"
subslded Mr.. Vance created burst OF
laughter by remarking, with affected
tlmIdity, Il will proceed now, Mr.. Pres-
dent, il it is thought | can de 50 with
safety"
THE CAUSE OF MISCHIEF.
Mr.. Vance said that all the present diff
hcultles between the President and SEN
ate were due to the cttalsely called IAN
act TO regulate and improve the civil Sc
vice OF the United States" He mad intro
duced the bill which his present remarks
were intended to support for the pun pose
OF repeating that act. Mr.. Vance created
much laughter by reading a supposittinus
conversation between an imaginary sold
Democrat" and an equally imaginary rep
re~entatiVe OF the government, In which
the old Democrat, bearing in mind all the
years OF Democratic exile, confidently APP
proaches the representative OF the gov
eminent expresses his joy at sour VIC
tory," and says he mas come to get Ia place.
COOLLY RECEIVED.
The representative Of the government
receives hlm rather cOoily, and assures
him be is too old. When the old Demo-
Gratis disappOintm. mt has been suf-
hcIentlV expressed be recommends his
son. who is young and active, but the
government representative with manv
'ahems" explains the working OF the
civil service system, and when the old
Democrat inquiries whether all the Re
publicans in office had got in under the
civil service system and had been sub
Jected to the necessary examination the
government representative replies that
be IS troublesome, that he should not ask
impairment questions. and shows him to
the door, saying: away with you"
NOT FANCY PICTURE.
L. a - II
ture. There were thousands and thou
sands Of men like that old Democrat, and
they were the strength of the Democratic
party. They had been its refuge in the
past Mr.. Vance was not quite sure that
that they would be its champions in the
future. They would not fight to win
Democratic victories for Republican ben
eht. They believed that il a man were
raised 10 the place OF his ambition by mis-
friends he should give his friends prefer
ehce over his enemies, so did Mr.. Vance.
| They also believed that a man found
wanting in gratitude might likewise be
found wanting in other KINDRED and car
dinal virtues. Mr.. Vance was frequently
applauded toy the galleries in the course
OF his remarks. After an executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
PARTY MAN.
In the broadest and most cOmprehen-
sive sense Mr.. Vance announced himself
party man. He believed parties indis.
pensable to liberty, and that government
by party was the only way In which there
could be government by the peopl". MIR.
! Madison had SAID that parties were the
natural preservers of liberty. Dr. FraN-
els Lieber had said it was impossible that
| civil liberty could live without parties
! TO the same effect wrote Hallam, Macau-
| lay and all the great historians and OBJ.
servers. AS Lord John Russell had said
monk philosophers, sentimental women
and ehemInate men had constantly
! preached against the dangers of partV
| hut noble minds knew that parties were
! the support OF liberty and its natural OIL
! spring.
DECLARED WISHY-WAsHY.
Any attempt to govern in free coun-
try without party Mr.. Vance character
| lied as a sentimental Sunday school,
| goody two shoes arrangement. 1t was
an attempt to destroy the manhood of
| Angl0-SaXOn craftsmanship. IL was sub
shutting Tor truth aud square dealing a
system of Pecksntfian wisdom and
! Pharisaism. Everybody loved courage
| and directness. Even schoOlboy pre-
! ferred a square stand-up fight to any
other form OF contest. To show some of
the characteristics Mr.. Vance mentioned
/ the instance Of some New York soldiers,
who lately devoted their pensions to the
/ support OF some poor crippled COnfedeT-
ates who had fought az ainst them. y e also
related an anecdote told Of the battle Of
/ FontenOy, that English officers rode to the
/ front and invited the French army - fte
/ first, 10 which the gallant French officers
/ replied: "NOt so, Messieurs. the gentle.
men of the French Guard never give, but
receive the first fire."
EUROPE's EXPERIENCE.
For want Of political parties. Mr.. Vance
/ said, Russia had NIhilism. For want Of
constitutional parties France slept on
! Communistic fires, and Germany bad TO
/ maintain enormous armies. Mr.. Vance
/ proceeded 10 discuss the question Of Office
holding from the point OF view Of the con-
stituiOn. He maintained that every
I citizen Of the United States was quail
fed to hold office, except az the cOnstiu-
| tiOn limited the right. That was one
Of the proudest and most distinctive
features OF a Democratic government.
/ BY this civil service law only citizens Of
certain age, residents Of certain States
| and those who submit TO certain CXamina-
tions we're eligible. This, Mr.. Vance sa d,
would not do. Millions we're entitled N
seek office and take their chances. They
got no chance under this law. Too much
was made % depend on the condition OF
a Commissioners liver his appetite for
dinner or failure Of bis morning bitters.
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