Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-10
ALETTER TO THE FREDERlCKS-
BURG FREE-LANCE.

it Is to be hoped his admirers are
sufficiently gratiied. During the
three years and five months of
Cleveland's Reform Administra-
ton he has appointed OF men who
"stand ready to aid with money
and trained political service" his
reelection, 137 criminals and 80
persons connected with the crlmi.
nal classes. HIS administration is
garlanded with "twO murderers,
the tools Of two others, five notori-
GUS duelllsts and three rioters
one to be Judge of the very court
by which he had been imprisoned
six weeks" In the revenue service
are to be found give persons who
had been indicted or convicted for
frauds against the revenue ga
jury fxer, a lawyer guilty Of de.
frauding clients "Persons guilty
of robbing the mails appointed
postmasters or mail agents-One
when appointed was in jail for rob
bling the very office to which he
was appointed.' "LlquOr sellers,
their sons or attorneys appointed
internal revenue officials" 90 to
make up the list. can impeached
State Treasurer, defrauding county
or town treasurers, seven fOrgers
one Of whom had served two
years for that Oilense but "knew
Cleveland personally"--and men
guilty OF robbery, enlightenment,
theft, malfeasance, tapping church
till, grand larceny, bribery, OBJ.
tanning money under false pre-.
lenses, of a printing steal, mile.
age steal, and patent fraud, of
keeping gambling houses and
houses OF resort for the vile OF both
sexes, of assault and battery, in
sulting women, of assaulting
lady with club, Of blackmailing
and selling offices and OF selling Of
ficlal information. Of wife beating,
with an editor Of a rOgues' paper
and a police officer dismissed for
brutality to a sick woman not
charged with crlme-all these are
chosen Instruments OF REFORM
Blackguards, notorious drunkards
and "howling idiots" ballot box
suffers, men guilty OF election
frauds, convicted swindlers, men
who advised murder for party's
sake and justified and applauded
u, deserters from the army.-are
reform appOintees. Foreign min
listers who are drunkards and be-
have so nnseemly that railway con-
ductOrs threaten to eject them, who
"play poker while receiving dlplo-
mats who are "the boss poker
players of their state" who use
their official positions to represent
private claims of a doubtful sort,
who become notorious by the death
of the "mlstress in a vile den,' who
are attorneys for swindling cOrpOr.
atiOns are shining examples Of
Civil Service Reform as practiced
by Cleveland to pay a debt tor
campaign uniforms an old clothes
dealer is given a c0nsulshlp, and
an unnaturalized Greek IS sent to
represent the United States in
Turkey, when a war was imminent
between that country and Greece
these to add weight to the glory of
the Civil Service Reform Reformer
Cleveland presents to indicate
his pledges. Evidence of uniitness
has been generally ruled out, and
when records of indictments tor
crime were offered the appoint
ments still hold good.
These charges are appalling
One can scarcely conceive that the
executive of a great people could,
or be so utterly nnmlndful OF the
public veal or his own reputation.
" it'll the cry on his lips "public
Office is public trust;' "publlc of.
flcep is deliberately prOstituted to
party ends and personal ambition,
and "publc trust" is shametnlly
abused ana betrayed that a new
lease of power may be had. Ig-
noIance of the character and an
tecedents of the vicious appointees
cannot be plead; ignorance itself
would be a crime, but full, complete
and entire light was thrown on
every case, and the acts became
teniold more culpable; nor could
Cleveland plead that everything was
new to him; he vas land isl pro-
fesslonal politician whose complete
and absolute knowledge of "the
tricks of the trade" were carefully
and fully learned in the wards Of
the city of Buffalo when sending
his substitute to do patriot work
he skulked at home studying for
the Presidency. No, he had all in.
formation. The evidence of his
complete knowledge of all the facts
is derived from sources Democrats
and their adherents cannot honest
ly question. The evidence show.
ing that Grover Cleveland, Presi |
dent u the United States, and |
Democratic candidate for re-elec-
ton, in spite Of his own well con-
sidered declared conviction against |
the eligibility of the President for
reelection backed by the cool
and thoughtful observation of his |
RAINING mate, Allen G.. Thurman,
that no president should be eligible |
for reelection, made these appoint.
ments and in the vast majority of
the cases made them fully and ciedr. |
IL GdriSed Of the chcrdcter Of the !
dppOntees, derived in the main |
from Mugwumps and DEMO
CRATIC sources. Dat of lob |
editorials or dispatches supporting |
the truth OF these charges 1916 are |
from Mumwumps and Democratic |
journals "which are now support !
ing Mr.. Cleveland for reelection"
COgnizant OF the crime they pro-
test, defend and honor the crimi- |
nal, and brazenly ask You to put in |
power for another four years the |
chief exponent of "British Golden
Free Trade Civil Service Retormer
Grover Cleveland, who has made
"public office" a haven of refuge
for the disreputable and criminal
of his party, and is seeking a con-
tinuance of "public trust" the more
completely to ward off the infamy.
To cheer the country still more
he gives evidence of his great fit