Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-30
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In the last number of the New York In
dependent Hon. Dorman B. Eaton writes at
length in answer to the question, "What
should be the attitude of Gen Harrison's
administration toward the 40, 900 or more
Democrats who will be in Office on the 4th
of March next ?" In general terms Mr..
Eaton's answer is that he believes Gen
Harrisons own convictions and his high
sense of patriotic duty will lead him to con
sentative action. Mr.. Eaton realizes that
it will hardly be in the power of the new
President to enforce the ideal standard as
to the removal of Democrats from the Of
fees which they hold, and he thinks that of
necessity his line of action will lie between
the two extremes of "a clean sweep on
the one hand, and of this ideal standard
of removals only for just cause on the other.
Mr.. Eaton continues
"A statesman must in a practical way. COLI
form largely to the opinions and interests Of the
people as expressed by the majority, however
unwise il may be- leaving it, however always a
duty on his part TO rise nearly as possible 10 the
highest conceptions of Justice and the general vel
fare. To carry on the administration successfully
the President must have a working majority in
his support; yet he is bound TO bring a steady and
resolute effort to bear in the direction of what the
general well being requires, and believe the new
President will do so. The very freshness Of
the prOscriptive removals TO which the greed and
savagery of the Democratic leaders forced Pres
dent Cleveland's Administration, the Just indgna
ton these removals have aroused, and the defeat
they have IN part caused, must, think graYey
admonish the new President of the folly and dan
ger of such policy. The very facts that an ele,-
ton has been carried with great majority by a
party having relatively few officials 10 aid it, and
that a crushing defeat has been suffered by pa
" that had the great body Of officers to work fer
u-that had given places 10 many thousands OF
them In the expectation that they would bring
strength for this very battle-all this is a striking
commentary on the whole partisan theory as 10
the value Of patronage and spOs II adds bitter
ness and disgrace to defeat, for it will h an infa
nous chapter in the history of the present adj
ministration, which will not only obscure much Of
the commendable work Of President Cleveland
but VIII discredit and weaken his party as long
that history shall he read. II Gen Harrison shall
do no better than the present administration in
the matter OF removals he will b. much more Sc
verely condemned than President Cleveland has
been, for true reform has by far the larger part OF
It's strength in the Republican party"
John J. Ingalls,, of Kansas, the president
of the United States Senate, answers the
question differently from Mr. Eaton. Here
is his reply in full
IF there will be more than forty thousand
Democrats in Office ON the 4th of March next
about which know nothing, they should all be- n
moved before the going down of the sun on that
day, and more than forty thousand Republicans
appointed In their stead. What the attitude of
the administration will be have neither opinion
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