The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-03-07

party. Your vote and influence re-
specially solicited.
The Democratic Administration
IS now in working order and if we
could have our wish Adlai's famous
sax would be borrowed by Grover,
;and used with vigor that would
rapidly decimate the ranks of the
Republican office holders. We would
likete see basketful Of Republican Off
sciai heads presented TO the American
people each day, till the last rascal
Hlas been turned out. The people by
phei- votes last November demanded
this ia most unmistakable terms.
They said then that they desired and
expected omplete change i'll the adj
uslinistration of offices. We sincerely
hope they will not be disappointed in
Eheir expectations. There are plenty
of bonest, faithful Democrats to fill
she offices az the disposal of this Ad-
administration without retaining a single
onan of that party which has grown
so corrupt by its long lease of power.
The people want the Democrats alone
responsible for the conduct of the
government during the next four
wears, and their wish should he grail
fed. Under the Civil Service rules
<lere will be enough hold Dvers with
out leaving any who can be righttully
sdispossessed. Que among the first Of
his class that should receive attention
is our Postmaster, John G. Wood
Ale has been among the stalwart par
tisans of his party, advocating the
most extreme and most offensive meas
ures of that party. lie has not hesita-
ted to serve as the Chairman OF the
Republican County Committee; nor
did he hesitate to take an active
part in eIectioneering during the cam
paigns whilst he has been serving in
the capacity OF Postmaster.
There has been nothing too black or
600 viciously vile proposed by the Re-
publican party for Mr.. Wood to ell
dorse through the columns of his
paper, (the Mt. Sterling Gazette, of
which ne is editor. As a sample OF
~ais bitter partisanship, we have only
TO refer to his calling the Force
Bill "a wise and patriotic measure
aud again he says: "The Democrats
are terribly wrought up over what
they are pleased to term the Force
Bill or Federal Election Law. We
do not see WHY they should be III such
agony. The bill simply proposed to
nut the control of Congressional cleo.
tions in the hands of the Federal au-
thorities. in order that free ballot
and fair count may be had III all
sections OF the Union.
That is all there is in it. The
:ciiarge that it is a crime to pass such a
law, aud that the rights Of the propl"
are in danger, is all buncOmbe. The
Republicans are tired OF the hull
doing and intimidation that have
held high carnival in the South since
the war, aud they are determined it
shall stop"
These expressions were penncd 10y
him whilst he was holding the office
Of Postmaster, among The very people
whom he accuses of 'bulIdnzng and
Intimidation" Space would tail rs T."
enumerate all the instances Of his Bit
ter partisanship.
We do not desire to close this artirI'
without noting the tact that our At
tack is upon Mr.. Wood, the Rcpubli-
can partisan. We gladly do him the
Justice to say his personal conduct of
the office has been very clean and sat
isfactory. But on the ground of Of
fensive partisan-hip we repeat he
should be promptly removed aud his
place given to some Democrat who
will give us quite as clean conduc
N the Office as he can, and who will be
anore in accord with the existing
order of things.
Brother johnnie. get your collar box
to move. You don't under