Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-13
LAY ON THE AXE
me Counsel Of Sturdy and Dis.
Greet Democrats.
THIS IS NO HUMBUG REFORM.
when Means Simply The Keeping in Place Of
Republican Spoilsmon Tor Whom Demo.
erals Were Turned Out No Mug.
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rowing views are gathered.
eit. NhKore of Texas. who Is nm orioi
nui leVeiand mau, said. "pid Won se,
.ilat we elnl service law was TO be Iarcsly
v4,ehueu l object AS the status yns
i,, ,iigu we democrats met iu Chicago ana
i, S'u ~ 50 let it remain am will.
"s lo sthnu by the party's expressiou
l am not willing 10 W ANY fnrtbc. ~
shVre la q national failure In the nevt
iVur years. monetary crash. fnonriei
pHmc, lnishandling VI any foroign cor,.
phrauohs, % scandal in any ono of the
f'iYv' departments. a failure Boo any
direction, we win be- blamed for H
therefore, ] think Chat Democrats sbould
lHNc control. Since we are % have the
oiolne we might as well have the credit.
Nlso the position and the salaries do
not know that there Is nnythinr I'm Mr.
1leNelundF record upon which 10 base
me supposiuon that he viii NOT boz ns
true ana generous Go the party ms the
party has been 90 him."
big buiny Dave Culhcrson of Texas
said: The iuicnt aud SCOPE of tb, civil
service law are very plain 10 requires
me demonstration OF certain amount
on ShoWlcdge on education. 10 was orin.
hNllE devised 20 secure hpttcr conduct
of the affairs Of government So fnr ns
the common workmon have shared I'm a.
thlnk that u has done good work Is
provisions should ho rgidly enforced. liza
the distribution of Offices which do mot
come strictly within tho provisions of the
law. Democrats should receive prefer
chcc. Inc party has won, II win be- held
Responsible Tor the proper conduct of the
governments ana II should bee allowed To
control. The field is wide enough. the
more important offices are within the
Eil OF the executive ! believe that n
th"lr distribution he viii favor the purity
Mulch hpnoru nm just as he has done
IN lhe past.
heprscu McAlccr of pcuusyl-
wanna slu; III contend that men who
are affiliated with the successful polii-
cal party should other things being
equal have preference in the distribu-
uoG OF the governments patronage
believe thut the hands of the party now
lh power. to which | owe and accord
hearty allegiance, would be- strengthened
10y having all offices, as far ms practical
ul'' hlled 10y good men in political uc-
cord with the administration rather thun
10y inc retention or selection of those
not ma accord with it President Clcyc-
land in ms official aids, should De SURE
rounded hy those Who believe IN Demo
craiic. p1ugples' rather than 10y those
VINO 40 not
Congress man Terry OF Arkansas, was
more .ontspoEcn lie said: "lhc party
is entitled to is reward. | do NOT sup
pose thar tine Republicans four years agD
lnid awake nt nights in sorrow FOR our
dcieut dcyisiug pluns us 10 how We
might best be couiorted. So far as j
have been able 10 observe ultruism Is
not "a strong point OF our opponents;
they appear 10 take everything IN sight
with alacnty ana gloluess, or course i
don't believe IN violation Of the civil
service law. II is ~ statute just as the
command, Thou shalt not kill IL stat
None Of them should be stretched TO meet
any particular demand Tho plain letter
OF legislation IL 10 De found in the books
Whore is provisions do NOT extend,
Democrats should be put into Office and
Republicans put out as fast as possible.
Representative Gelsslnhnincr of New
Jersey, said: 81 should hate TO see any
outsider preferred IN. the distribution Of
the offices because ! believe there are
enough guod aud competent men in my
own party to iill all the places AZ the
same time, no VIGOROUSLY corrupt or in
competent man ought TO get an appoint
ment simply because hc y a PARTISAN
Democratic senators Will probably have
more influence IN regard To appointments
than Democratic congressman Senator
White OF O1hiOrnia' VINO rs q newcomer