The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-26
CARRIED QUOTATIONS.

Our esteemed contemporary. the New
York sun, has habit Of now and then be-
ing sectional In It's quotation OF editorials
which appear In other papers. Upon two
or three occasions recently II has evidently
found use Cor some Of the matter which has
appeared In our editorial columns. Yester-
day Il gives part Of our editorial Of Novem-
Der 2lst. This 1t calls ian example Of the
solidIty Of logic" We respectfully call the
attention Of the sun TO the fact
that the quotation as II appears
| in the sun Is not an example
Of logic. -Four sentences were omitted, and
nothing is logical which is CARRIED. The
sun neglected to print what we said, that
politicians objections TO civil service re-
form sis probably that Government con-
Quoted on business principles would debar
party workers who are parry workers FOR
the possible rewards from those rewards"
and "whether or not man should find
sufficient reward in the success Of his party
is matter Of opinion"
The other two sentences omitted proba-
bly, sank so deeply into the heart OF the
editor Of the sun that his brain refused TO
act. They were with reference TO Cleye-
land in 1855: politicians may better ex-
plain his defeat than the people who gave
him "A majority Of more than 10000 over
Harrison and - rottenness in New York
and Doodle in the West did it,"
The New York Sun, which is one OF the
best newspapers in the country, If its polit-
ical editorials be omitted, knows what we
mean by "rottenness in New York." proba-
bly,, better than any other paper IN the
metropolis. But we know that the clashing
Of factions of the New York city Democracy
and the New York Radcalism brought
about by the preponderating influence OF
those who are party men for revenue only
has been a stencil in the political nostrils OF
the country. We don't consider Tammany,
for instance. an aggregation of saints. But
when it comes TO supporting Tammany,
which at the time represents opposition TO
Radicalism, we consider it the duty of all
true Democrats to support Tammany. Poll
ties and purity seldom so hand-in-
hand, and we believe in supporting
that party which is nearest purity
and representative of the true inter-
ests Of the country, the Democracy. Civil
service reform is one Of the best purifiers of
politics in existence. We hope it may
eventually purify the politics Of New York
city. BY the removal Of the spOils system
from politics the campaigns would be con-
Quoted upon higher plane than the scram-
ble for Office and statesman, instead of what
are Familiarity known as "practcal poll
ticians" would be influential in the counsels
of their party.
For similar reasons we should urge the
sentence "whether Grover Cleveland or any
other Democrat occupies the Presidential
chair in 1899, the best business principle
will be the placing Of a Democrat in every
possible Office"
BY this is meant that Radicalism has by
its force and high tariff legislation shown
itself to be an enemy to the business inter
ests Of the country, if it has not done also by
its disregard Of the spirit and letter of the
civil service law. The members Of the
Radical party holding office under
Harrison have been selected for
party services; that is for contributing
Immediately or remotely to the disarrange-
ment Of the business interests of the
country. For this cause a Democratic
President should remove every one
of the men appointed for such
services and place Democrat
Sin every possible Office" that is, in every
office not under the law of civil service. We
believe this would best subserye the spirit
Of civil service reform-the conduct of the
Government upon business principles. The
evils Of having Radicals in positions under
the law will find its cures in time. Their
acts Of omission or commission N the SER
vice Of their party will ultimately bring
about their removal.