River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-19

ponent, Governor Cleveland The candi-
date of the democratic party had not
failed to observe this and he accordingly
professed adherence to Civil-Service prin-
cip.es in his letter of acceptance Mr.
Cleveland's declarations in that re-
spect had their effect He (Hale)
had before him table showing
he sweeping changes in all the depart
ments OF the Government up to June 1.
1887. That table showed that out of 2, 379
Presidential postmasters there had been
1000 changes; out of 80, 900 fourth-olass
postmasters there had been 10000
changes; out of 33 foreign Ministers, 81
changes; out of 81 secretaries of legation,
10 changes; out of Ill collectors of Gus
IONS, 100 changes; 81 surveyors of GUS
toms were all changed; not one of the six
naval officers remained; OF &c appraisers
but 2 remained; of 10 superintendents Of
mints and assay offices there had
been IL changes; the 8 assistant
appraisers were all gone; of the So
collectors of internal revenue S4
had gone; of the IL inspectors of steam
vessels s were gone; of 20 district attor-
peys "a semi-iudicial office 80 were
,hanged; of 80 Territ orial judges Judicial
)fficesl % were Changed; of Territorial
Governors all were gone; of Is pension
agents but two remained; every one of the
l6 Surveyors General was gone; of pa
local land officers 100 were gone; of 10 In
liam inspectors and special agents but re-
NAMED; of 50 Indian agents but 5, and of
50 special agents of the General Land Office
but 4
Passing to the question OF the participa-
don of Federal officials in political conven-
lions and elections, Mr. Hale referred to the
meeting of the New York, Pennsylvania
aud M ryland State Committees, at all OF
which prominent Federal officials had been
lctive participants The President himself
had not hesitated TO deal deadly blows at
he cause of reform In this connection
Mr. Hale referred to the recent municipal
election in New York, when Mr.. Fellows
and Mr.. Nicholl were candidates for the
office of district attorney, and in which
campaign oil the papers, the Civil
Service Reform Association and the
merchants and business had es-
aoused the candidacy o. iE Mic
Ill He spoke of Mr.. Fellows as an old,
broken down New York politician whose
character was none too high, and who had
been the crony and the beneficiary of Tweed
N the days of the worst corruption that
ever dsgraced New York City. Here was IN
opportunity for the Preside MT TO have done
something in the cause of reform. At the
great ratification meet ng which was held
n New York City un Ter the patronage OF
Tammany Hall for the purpose of radfylng
the nom nations, a letter had been read
from President Cleveland regretting his in
ability to be preseni and expressing the
hope that every candidate on the excellent
ticket of the Tn ted Democracy might be
II umphantly elected,
Passing on to the su 1ect of political
assessments, Mr. Hale quoted from the
Washington Post, which he spoke of as the
organ of the Administration, of the LIST of
November last, in regard to the collection
Of contributions for the New York cam
paign, and also communication in the
W shington Republican, describing how
assessr4 ents for that campo gn were being
levied in the Government Printing Office
From all tn something ought now to be
plainly seen by every man who was not
stone-blind He atfirl I'd his belief and
yentured the prediction that no mems
and no appliances that had been
In years past used by the Democratic
party would fail to be resorted to this year
Intimidation, outrage, murder if needed,
would open again bloody grave in which
would be entombed anew the free ballot
Of the South The immense mass of office
holders would be marshaled TO the conflict,
and would be seen and heard and felt
everywb ere Nor would it stop h re.
Every piece Of work performed by MT ct
for tho Government would be levied pom
for political contributions, and every man
who did wosN under such contracts would
be called upon to add his vote to his labor
for the wages he received