The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

WARRINGTON, Feb. 9, 1888.
Democratic impudsnce can 90 no
farther" said one armed veteran,
than it was carried by Senator Kenns,
in his alledged reply to Senator Sher-
mans recent speach on the Presidents
message. Think of his daring to up
braid Sherman for having voted, In July,
1864, for the passage of the law allowing
immigration under contract. Does not
the young senator know why such a law
became necessary? 1t was to offer spe-
cial inducements to immigrants to come
to the United States to take the place in
our work shops and manufactures of
brave men who had gone to the front to
subdue the rebellion against this govern
ment that was originated and helped
along by some of the very Democratic
Senators:who smiled their approval of
the West Virginia Senator's independ-
ent remarks on the floor of the senate"
The point made bv the old soldier is Il
good one. Senator Kenna's remarks
were certainly impudent; but he could
not possibly have been more severely
punished than he was by the easy man
ner in which Senator Sherman demol-
ished his whole argument by few short
sentences.
If the Democrats in congress will only
keep up the do-nothing policy that they
have shown thus far, during the remain
der of the session, the Republicans will
have walk over IN the comingPresldent-
ial election and will elect two.thirds of
the next House.
A new set of rules have just been
adopted, with the sanction of Cleveland,
by that monumental humbug, the Civil
Service Commission. The following will
do as a specimen of the cant and hypoc-
risy of this sham reform administration;
it is the closing paragraph of the section
providing for compulsory examination
for promotion in the executive depart
ments; But persons in the classified
service who were honorably discharged
from the military or naval service of the
United States, and the widows and Or
phans of deceased soldiers and sailors,
shall be exempt from such examinations"
That sounds good don't it? Looks like
the Union veteran was at last to be rec
ognized by the Democratic administra-
ton? Not at all. 1t is only another
case of make believe. This is put out as
a lotion to soothe the wounds inflicted
on the ex-soldlers and sailors by vetoing
the pensions which they had earned in
defense of their country. Nobody knows
better than Cleveland and his Civil Ser
vice Commissioners that this rule will
never help single ex-soldier or soldiers
widow to promotion as longas the chiefs
of bureaus and divisions are allowed to
certify which of the clerks shall be pro-
NOTED, as they are now. The examine
tons are regarded among the clerks
themselves as a farce, for no matter how
high your percentage Is, you may be
sure you will never be certified for pro-
motion unless You are 'solid" with your
chief. Oh no, Mr.. Cleveland, you will |
nave W Rct bOluc DtlteT Ddlt tIdu tfllb, |
before you will ever succeed in catching
any of the soldier. votes. The boys have
not, and are not likely to forget the
"ghoulish glee" exhibited by you In
some of your messages vetoing pensions
for crippled soldiers.
The prospects of the Republicans for
electIng the President and a majority of
the next House of Representatives,
grow brighter every day. The Republi-
cans all over the country are united and
to 60 into this fight to win.
The Democrats have fully demonstrated
their incapacity to govern this country
successfully, and it is truly amusing to
hear their leaders arguing that because
the country has not wholly gone to the
dogs since Cleveland came in, they
should be entrusted with another term
of four years; they do not pretend TO
point out anything good that they have
but wish TO claim credit
and ask continuance of public conf
dence because no very great evils have
come upon us. If that is not "gall'' then
what should it be calledP But of course
no one is surprised at anything Demo
crat may do.
The great Democratic fight in the dark
is still on. The contestants are supposed
TO be Cleveland on one side and Hill and
Randall on the other. 1t is draw up
10 the present time.