Evening journal., 1893-06-02
TURN TIE RAscALs OUT.

The only way to secure good govern.
ment, and to enforce the decision of the
people to change the policy of greed,
which has prevailed for ten years or
more, is TO reverse that policy.
When patient is gradually dying
under the ignorant or vicious treat
ment of a qusck his friends come
together to discharge the quaclS and
employ a reputable physician. That is
what the people decided to do last
November.
But we have not obeyed the peoples
demand in Delaware. Instead of purify
ing our political atmosphere here, we
are allowing the worst political nuisances
10 remain. We have removed some Of
the men from Office who were not often
sive, and put some in, who have not
assisted materially, in the work which
all Democrats felt proud to do.
The result is that we have lack Of
enthusiasm among Democrats and Re-
publican using the post Office to prevent
the application of the principles which
we hoped we had made possible in our
local affairs. We have the spectacle of
Federal official using his influence
position and the men who are subject to
his influence and control, to continue the
repudiated methods of disgraced and
defeated party. We have the spectacle
of man who confessed that he used the
shelter of the Federal building to bribe
and seduce two officials of the state from
their duty as tax collectors, occupying a
position of trust and influence under our
administration that he used last year and
is still employing now for disreputable
purposes.
1--WE do not wish to have a fair
minded, competent and efficient official
removed simply to make room for man
Of our faith and our words. That would
not be just, or wholesome. It would
not promote good service aud it would
not accord with the principles of the
| glorious party to which we adhere. But
we do ask that men who are abusing
their officers; men who have betrayed
their trusts, shall be put out We do
ask that we shall not be asked to labor
to teach and preach reform in the tariff,
to advocate sound currency, to. insist upon
fair elections, to demand intelligence at
the polls, while Stewart, Macallister,
Bach, Watson, Townsend and Others
are lighting us from behind the breast.
works, with the peoples money and
the peoples influence. After fifteen
years Of hard labor we have
redeemed the country from
the theory that public plumber is a pub
lie benefit and a Republican privilege
Shall we sit idly by now, while tn,
worst of the plunderers fight us from
within the citadels
Did we, too. "fall just outside Of tn,
breastworksg"
There is no question about the bane
full, disreputable industry Of the mel
whom we have mentioned. Il is ad
mitted. They glory in it.
They are offensive partisans now; the,
have never been anything else, and, il
the nature Of the case and from thei
personal peculiarities, they cannot b
otherwise
There may be other men in othe
! places, who can be allowed to fill our
their terms Of Office without injustice t
the majority of the people and violenc
: to Democratic principles. But sucl
claims cannot be urged Of those we hav
! mentioned. 1t was for precisely sue
abuses that these men are guilty of her
! and now that we defeated the Republl
, can party.
What was the use of defeating ths
7 party If we are to have the worst O