Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-13

In connection with the Senatorial inVes-
tigation now going on in the Philadelphia
posr-office. the New York World says:
There ia A law of the United States saying
that men shall be appointed to the subordi-
nate civil service upon their fitness as demon
.trated in open competitive examinations,
regardless Of their political opinions or party
CONNECTIONS The object of the law is TO take
the public service out of politics and TO keep
politics out Of the public service.
And vet tits shown that Postmaster Har-
rity has removed nearly all of the 400 or 500
employees, without assigned cause save IN
four or FIVE cases. and that members OF his
own party have been appointed In their stead
As one Of the means to secure this end, It IL
testified TO by one witness that the examina-
ton forms were intercepted in the post-office.
copies taken out and answers to questions
furnished to favored applicants This In
wolves n double and a criminal violation of
the law 1t is likewise testified by many wit
nesses that federal ofsice-holiers are habitual-
" and openly active in party management in
defiance of the Presidents order against such
| practices
Mr. Cleveland once remarked that the
| Presidency is essentially an executive office.
| II would seem 10 be time 10 do little exc
cutting.
| The above plain statement OF fact from
Democratic paper IL referred to those
| Mugwump sheets that still pretend to be-
| lieve Mr.. Cleveland a ref0rmer.
| The New York Evening Post having
been reminded that Mr.. Cleveland has
plainly expressed himself in opposition 10
"A second term for President, says:
He NAV, like any other citizen, hold any
opinion he pleases about the existing law or
usage. and he may, like any other citizen,
vote for a change, or labor to bring it about,
but he has no right to try to impose his opin-
| ions on the rest of the community by refps-
! ing to accept any office which the maj ority of
| the voters ask him TO take. Mr.. Cleveland
| opinions about denominations are of just the
same value as those of any other citizen, and
| no more If he is called on to serve, be must
serve, just as he would have to serve in the
army in time of war.
| According to the Post all this is changed
| Free Trade organ has one rule for Demo
Gratis. and another for Republicans. Nora
equity and fair play are words which the
|
Post editors do not seem to understand,
In June, 1917, the late Abbott Lawrence
made donation of $4,000 to Harvard
College, Il larger sum than had ever beer
bestowed in this country in one gift from
IA living bcnefactor. Mr.. Lawrence wa
enabled to make this gift owing to thu
protection given To manufactures. Nov
they teach at Harvard that protection i
robbery. Business men, who learn wisdom
by experience, and recognize the weigh
of facts rather than the Illusions o
theoriSts,g gre beginning to think it ahou
time to stop giving their money to pay 10
teaching n system of political economy il
the interest ot foreigners. Have they no
heretofore been altogether too patient:
The Newport X. /. News (Ind.) says o
the vote in it, State: ''One cause for tn
smallness of the prohihitory vote is doubt
less found in the fact that the Democrat
in the General Assembly stood Solidly TO
the overthrow of the fifth amendment an
the Republicans almost as solidly for
aud for proper laws for its enforcement
rhe majority of the people of Rhode Is
hand are in favor of giving prohibition
fair trial, which il has not vet had, ant
they will take no chances nj this Time
Prince NlcNapticr of Battenberg is thu
described by the London Times: "iie i
one of the most brave, most gentle. mos
yalorous ana most handsome of Twin.
princes. In all the idyls of poetry Their
has not indeed been u more perfect hero
The whole stoty OF his campaign agains
the ServianS sounds like an epic