Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-02-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 6, 1SSS

Democratic impudtnce can 90
no iartherr said one armed
veteran, "than it was carried bv
Senator Krnna in his alleged reply
To Senator Shrrnan's recent
speech on the Presidents message
Think OF his daring To uI'braId Sher.
man for having voted, IN July, 1864
tor the passage OF tile law allowing
immigration under contract. Does
not the Young Senator know why
such a law became necessary 1t
was tu Otfri SPECIAL Inducements 10
Immigrants To comr to the United
States To take the place in our work
shops aud manufacturers of the
brave men who had gone to the front
10 snh,lue Tie Rebellion against this
Government that was originated
aud helped al"ng by some of the
very democratic Senators who Smll.
ed their approval OF the West Vir.
ginia Senator's independent re.
marks on the tlnor at the Senate
The point u,ade by tue old sold.
Ter in n good one. Senator kenna's
remarks were certainly impudpnt;
but he could not possibly have been
more severely punished Than he was
b, the easy manner N which Sena.
tor Sherman demolished his whole
argument by few short sentences.
Ii the Democrats in Congress will
ouly keep ND the iOh0rhing policy
that they have shown thus far, dur.
ing the remainder OF the SESSION, lhe
Republicans will have walk over
IN the coming Presidential election
aud will elect two thirds OF the next
House.
A new set of rules have inst been
adopted, with the sanction of Clrve.
land, by that monumental humbug,
the Civil Service Commission. The
following will do us a specimen of
the cant and hypocrisy OF this sham
reform administrations it Is the clos.
ing paragraph of The section provid.
ing for cumpul DRY examination
Tor promotion in the executive de.
partments; but persons in the
classified sci vice who were hOnora.
bly, discharged from the military OF
naval service OF the United States,
aud the widows aud orphans OF de.
ceased soldiers aud sailors, shall be
exempt from such examinations
That sounds good, don't i'll
L,oks like the Union veteran was
1T lat to be- re, ognized BY the
Democratic administration Not at
all. 1t is only another case of make
believe. This is put out as lotion
to soothe the wounds inflicted on
the ex-solliers aud sailors Ivy veto.
ing the eDsions which they had
earned in defense oitheir country.
Nobody knows better than Cleve.
land and his Civil Service Commits
SiOners that this rule Will never help
a single tx soldier or soldiers widow
To proInntion AZ long as the chiefs Of
bureaux aud divisions are allowed
to certify which OF the clerks shall
he promoted, as they are now. The
examinations are regarded among
the clerks themselves rs "A farce, for
no matter how high your percent.
age is, YOU may be sure you viii
never he certified for promotion un-
less You are solid u with Your chief.
Oh no, Mr.. Cleveland, yoa will have
To get some better bait than this, be.
fore you ever succeed in catching
any OF the soldier votes. The boys
have not, and are not likely to for.
get the "ghoulIsh glee exhibited
by YOU in some of your messages
vetoing pensions fol crippled sol.
diers.
The prospects Of the Republicans
for electing the President aud u ma.
jprity of the next HOUSE OF Repre-
sentativrs, grow brighter every day.
The Republicans all over thu coun.
TRY are united aud determined to 90
into this fight 10 win. The Demo
Gratis have fully demonstrated their
,ncapacity to govern this country
successfully, aud it is truly anus.
ing to hear their leaders arguing
that because the country has not
wholly gone to the dogs since Cleve-
land came in, they should be en-
trusted with another term of four
years they do not pretend TO point
out anything good that they have
accomplished, nut wish TO claim
credit and ask a continuance of pub
lie confidence because no very great
evils have come upon us. II that ia
not gall then what should it be
called But Of course no one is
surprised at anything IL Democrat
SHOULD do.
The great Democratic fight in the
dark il still OH. The contestants are
supposed To he Cleveland on one
side and Hill aud Randall on the
other. 1t is draw up to the pres
eht time.