Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09
How Reform is Progre, e..

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publication compiled by tn. -, N.Y. II
York Tribune, based on official a.. III
lties, and on the statements Of !,
cratic papers. Read and noo5. III
Out of the l,O45 statems,,.
regarding the character AMI \: IN
of some of the persons ann';, u ., n
office under the present dam.l
administration, 1896 are from = ~ "
cratic authority, so thatitvi1ll'l W Fl
that II is not a partisan commit. &
The facts, which are .,,.r
enough, would hardly ba a1 n
were it not that Democrat I ny, v
and some of the mugwump ia p, N
are loud in their praise IF '' ~. n
lands civil service record Nj
claim that Cleveland is -
IS hollow mockery. The ,tor N
history connection with the X N
service of the United States ii
graceful one. Not only has II Il
been a sweeping change IN An h
offices, but the change undo, Y
circumstance Involved the -
ment to office men totally uni, n M
any office of public trust. Il u
thing political will make an An, n
can blush, it is the FOLLOWING e. L
founded on democratic amman u
which makes it all the more IN, 4
esting:
"The list Of appointment. md, |.
Mr.. Cleyeland's policy include, b
murderers and the tools Of 4
Others, five notorious duelIis,, "A
three rioters-one to be Judge /
the very court by which he had bei Il
Imprisoned six weeks. 1t iprbja
five persons who had been indicA
or convicted for fraud agqin,. ,
revenue, appointed to be officers i
the revenus service. Persons "A
appointed pension agents. who /
been indicted for violating re9y
laws. Persons guilty Of roboIdt
the mails were appointed postmaNea
or mail-agents-one when apponas
was in Jail for robbiug he "A
office to which he was appointed
An impeached state treasurer, ID
fraudlng county or town treasayt
seven forgers, one of whom 4
served two terms for that ofas
but "knew Cleveland persomys
and men guilty of robbery, em5eus
ment, theft, malfeasance, tapping
church till, grand larceny, bribs,I
obtaining money under false N
fences, as printing steal, q miIe5
steal and a patent fraud, Of keepaI
gambling houses and houses of 2,
sort for the vile of both sexes,
assault and battery, fstfghting auI
insulting women, Of insulting
lady temperance lecturer with a cllt
of wife-beating, of black-mli.m
and selling Offices and of sellin
official information with an ed,i
of a rogues' paper, and a Brook.y
police officer who was dismissed 70
arresting in her bed at > 3 m. q s.c
woman against whom there was 0
charge and compelling her to wal
mile to a st2tion-all these an
chosen instruments of reform.
Persons like Pillsburry and Chase
who tried to steal the state govern
ment of Maine; ike EIigs7.
Thosmas and Raisin, who have Nll
ed ballot-boxes and swindled deoen
citizens for years in Maryland, Tx
the assistant of Mackin Of Cmag
election frauds, and of the conrc
ed swiudlers in Indianapolis, ColH
bus and Cincinnati, appear anon
Mr.. Cleyeland's chosen insFuuel
of reform. With them are GOO,
of Virginia, who got office by tIss'
ballot frauds. Shelley of Aa1lm
who bulldozed and swindled h.sT
into congress; Hull the partlcIPl'
in Florida frauds; Holmes, VINO q
a large part in robbing the people
Mississippi of self-gorernme'
Groome, who publicly advised nI
der for party's sake, and Meade v
justified the assassination o. y
Matthews. All OF these have be-
placed in office, though some
now out because the senate Fei'''
to confirm them.
The list Of criminals emOras Y
1877. not including % persons gun
of political crimes, Of % o.as' (.
sons directly connected withtaeo'.
inal classes. But besides these 'D {
are mentioned only ~ persons "
of the crime of treason, though ;
ly one-third of all the app9'ai,.a..
Mr. Cleveland, an army OF tuIl,'
forty thousands men,are Of iaa' 80.
Among the rebels, those VI, y.
the yilest in character come ~
surface; like the person who wv.
scarf-pin made Of the sha.' t ~
union soldier, or the one who -o n
~Union blood would be deep sIo r
for his horse TO swim d. r....
mon whose language about Llu.e