The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-01

evil 20 the human race. will ~ dechied
daring your continuance. which will re-
qnire men and women NJ deep thonghI
ssndy and energy 70 determine Alright
Nay God help them all
sSnivcl Sarvice Reform
The Evsnsville Courier and New Al.
hany Ledger. aud ammo other Democrat
&c papers, are urging that the Democrat
endnrse the present Civil Service Re-
firm law. II there ever was bastard
creation in law, totally subversive Of all
honor 10 American Office holdera ~ ser
vauta or the people. chosen nv The peO-
rectly opposed to the genius and spirit oil
Republican liberty. II IL the present
Pendleton Civil Service Act. a. exem-
plidsd In its administration through the
Arthur. Cleveland and Harrison regimes
OF examiners aud officers. Il will do for
. ct OF sristocrass and nahobs, like its
author IN bis lifetime aud lie present
Roosevelt millionaire head, but for the
really intelligent aud active American
young man. who has aspirations ahOve
heing fed with spoon BY the Govern
meut I'll of his lie. sud laboring In Z
sread-mill, worse than = broken down
cart horse. till tirrd nature gives out, Il
hss no charms.
An occupancy hv = competent young
man, OF some public Department office
for tenure not exceeding four years in
any case, u often an advantage 10 the
holder and the public. by making the
people generally better acquainted with
the conduct Of their government. aud
more 81 them competent to aensihly crit
iciae ita misconduct. should occssiom
arise. But the example OF the iIIustrious
Washington In refusing n accept another
election 10 the Presidency, IL one Of the
brightest pages In bic history, and shows
shat he fully appreciated the dangers 20
constitutional liberty OF imbuing the
people with 90 idea that there might be
an once holding class. That danger
grows greater o the country grove lsrg-
-. and sho powers OF many o6icess ars
greatly o0hanced.
This country needs no once. holding
elias. We know one old gentleman ia
Washington City. we'll educated, and ID
hla youth imbued with lsudable Ameri.
cam ambition, who forty -four years age
entered the government service - Z
Clerk In one Of tho Departments. sftel
having served one session - . page In
che House. In few ysars HE ambition
20 be anything but clerk was totally
annihiIaied- Re had entered The tread
mill--and when 70 called upon him In
1883 We found him . palsied, physica
wreck, stretched upon bed which b.
had not len for months, and was no
likelv 70 leave alive. : subject Of charity
for his friends, who we're called upon 4
aid IN HE oupp0rt--s .anentable Instance
~ the ruin OF what might have been !
usefI and succeasfnl life, had he no
made good government clerk such -
the civil service Isw cDntemplates--sn'
lost ~ bis manhood In The subos dinst
position, % that he was retained by earl
eucceediug administration for bic faith
fulne~a, until he was able to work nj
longer, when be was TUNED out 10 die
and give place, IL the Pendleton humbu
Il enforced, to some other victim who
willing to sacrifice his American homo
IN the sread-mill Of clerkship.
No such civil service humbug % con
sempiaied By the present statute, shout
receive the endorsement Of any party
and II Il Was left 10 vote OF the people
free from I'll other complications, w0ul
be speedily repealed BY q least my
one. That some sort OF civil servic
change 10 advisable, 10 recognized b
every one who sees the disgrsceful beg
cling for place OF each Administrator
and aurh dastardly acts o. Guiteau's q
sAsainasion OF Garfield because his "abil
ties we're not recognized and such diI
graceful appointments o Eli G. Hornl
davs and others, but the remedy must
found In another direction from pedl
honestly conducted.
In electing al deputy post-mastera. Y.
Mammals, U. 8. Attorneys, Intern
Revenue officers, Foreign Ministers,
8. Senators, Territorial officers Of Z
kinds. and 10 fact oil officers possible
be 90 chosen, BY the people interested,
general election the fixing Of the TEL
use OF each Office 1t not 10 exceed FOL
years, with ineligibility for re-electio
and where necessary the reduction
salaries 10 such point O. would NAL
20 cent. drinks an extreme luxury, not
be often affor led, and take away the Il
ducement to corruption and riotous Ii
Ing. Get back 10 the aolid, simple Den
ocrstic principles Of Jefferson and JAG
son, and make laws 10 enforce them, 81
there will be real civil service reform.
and not the present traveaty on the ter
rolled 90 sweetly under the tongues
politicians. We hope the present ID
will b repealed speedily.
ScOrn and Reputation.
Indianapolis News [Republicanl:
- Col. Dudley avagger In and swaga
on, decorated with congratulations u