The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-11

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The President Elect and the DlnscultIss
lie VIII Have 20 Meet.
| In his letter OF acceptance Harrison
recognized and pledged himself 70 re-
sist the spells appetite OF his party.
~ know" he said, 1.-THE practical
difficulties attending the attempt 70
apply the Civil-Service rules TO all APP
:. 'intments and removals. II will.
how ever. DO my sincere purpose. II
$3.50. 4, 10 advance the reform"
T,,is with more 10 tho same effect,
- ala in Endorsement OF platform
pledged L OF 70 make appointments
and ren,ora Is on partisan grounds.
and the India napolis journal Is now
warning Repub. leans that they must
..o,rdially rccoc. ,ize" his position on
the subject. The sc expressions" it
says, construed 10. vether, show the
extent to which the II. publican party
is pledged not only to an observance
OF the Civil-Scrvice law, but 81 the
idea and principles on which u rests,
viz. TO give stability and efficiency
to the civil service by progressive
abolition Of the spoiIs system and o
substitution Of higher rule Of ac-
ton
This language appears in a paper
which upheld Dudley's frauds and
which speaks for the beneficiary OF
them. No enc therefore need take it
for more than il is worth
Whatever Harrison's intentions may
be. there are certain facts he must
recognize and be governed by. One OF
these i that the Democratic Admins
tration has faithfully enforced the
Pendleton law; that the civil service
as far as the law extends is now both
non-partisan and efficient. The Demo-
cratic party favored the system tor all
Offices which do not require Demo-
cratic principles for their proper adj
ministration. The Republican poll
ticians now demand that these offices
shall be vacated to make room for
them They want TO see every man
who has served under Democratic
Administration turned out. without
any regard whatever to his politics.
That is their idea Of non-partisanship
and "a progressive abolition OF the
spoils system" They want the offices.
There are many reasons why they
should not have them The Civil
Service law and the precedents estab-
lished under il by President Cleveland
are strong reasons. and they must
have some weight with Harrison. but
his knowledge Of the character OF tho
politicians who are applying to him
for Office ought to have more weight
He has seen them at work in Indiana
and other States. lie knows that as a
rule they are both dishonest and inde-
cent. entirely unfit for any office or
. trust. Doubtless he would prefer not
to appoint them. He has some family
, pride and some regard for the names
) Of honored ancestors who are dis
graced by his present associations
with the Quays. the Dudleys, the
Q Blaines and the Fords He has sense
a enough TO know that he can not re-
: ward the fine workers from the public
d treasury and pretend that he is moved
i 10 do it by high-minded patriotism.
! He has been shaking hands with the
: tough element Of his party nj a great
1 sacrifice OF his own feelings. and he
: would like now, no doubt. TO put on
. his gloves again. But he knows just as
r well that these short-haired gentry
handled the .blocks Of five that
D elected him; he knows they have an
: uncomfortable appetite. and that II he
does not surrender TO them he will
I have no chance for denomination.
As soon as he is sworn in he will
6 have the mob around him, and it will
I laugh at his pledges. II will be an in
(. teresting situation.-St Louis Re-
I Dublic.