Judge — August 22, 1885 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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CHANGE TO THE GYANDTRY \ Ludicn wud Gentlemen of the Grand Jury of Public Opinion You need to turn your inqui methods by which Washington off Is pre- tend to practice civil service reform, and to the influence of those methods on our po- litieat life. You will find from evidence laid before you that the principal change in the method of distributing offices is one of outside show, After giving the President all the credit that is claimed for him for a sire to secure a non-partisan public you will sce that the general of thé departments is to distribute offices as party. spoils. It will be shown to you that this practice iscloaked under a system of — preferring secret charge inst incumbents of offices and sing to remove them for cause, when in most cases the only real offense against them is their polities. ‘This system turns the departments into chambers where reputable citiz Without their being present in person or by to the vic counsel, and condemned unheard, ‘They are then removed from oflice with a black- ened character, so condemnation. an affect their characters. This, your jury cannot fail to sce, is simply tl spoils System plus defamation of © racter, pitation, You will have evidence upon which to base the conclusion that the practices of this system may be indictable for suborn tiod of perjury, It holds out to eager e didates for off a bribe to file affidavits against the characters of the incumbents. As these affidavits are kept secret, there is in addition the promise that such perju shall never become known and return to plague the inventors. | It will be in evidence before you that the post-master general hasudvertized for Demo- crats to prepare these secret’ charges to ob tain office, and that a Democratic club in tis libel added to partisan de- Washington is sending out circulars asking Democratic county committees to prepare sworn cl off 3 against all Republicans in Cases will be submitted to you where officials of the highest character have been removed upon sworn charges covering offences of the most serious and even crim- inal nature, which have subsequently been vroven false, malicious and slanderow Ks idence in one such case was refuted suf- ficiently to cause the deposed oftic re- instatement. ‘The charges being kept secret, the accused rarel. such an opportunity to clear his re ‘This introduces a new influence into our political life, and it is for your jary to de- termine whether it should not be stopped before it educates a class of spies, informers, sneaks and perjurers for partisan purposes and adds an peril to our political conten- tions. Such unmanly and undemocratic warfare between neighbors constitutes in- dictable offences under the code of public morality. Your jury should consider that any honest attempt to reform the civil service is likely to be injured by such hypoe To continue the spoils system under such dem- pretences is sure to re-act on Pre: dent Cleve honestly try to reform the civil service. u will perceive an irrepressible conflict on between the old and the new es of public patronage. Self-respect- ing Democrats who believe in the old doc- trine ‘*'T'o the victor belong the spoils,” do not want Republicans turned out under any other accusation than that they are Repub- licans and because Democrats have been voted the offices by a majority of the people. Honest civil-service reformers, on the other hand, do not want any one turned out at all, unless they are fully, openly and fairly proved incompetent or dishonest. No one wants the spy system except de- partinent oflicials who carry water on both shoulders by continuing the spoils system and calling it reform. Your jury will de liberate on the best remedy for this official | false pretence and wrong-doing. cE Bh TWENTY poLLans in gold coin was found in the stomach of an ox slaughtered in Oregon. If it had been an ass it would have made a good president for a New York bank. and and all who shall after him | Will you love me when deep sorrow Closes ‘round my sinking: heart, When my dreams of bliss are over | And my fondest hopes depart? will Will you love me when life's pleasures Aut When tobac And 1c Speak out faded from y vie Will you love me when forsaken By the friends of former years, Will you stand and wring out kerchiefs AsT shed the br What » you say Will you love me when dejected, Broken down with Will you still be ki When I get upon a tear? I want to know. nd care; Will ye a love me ever—u nT thus on rely? i you always give me sau: and eggs and chicken That's the question Yes, I feel that you will suit me; su'll be kind and tender still; uh re a daisy — I will take you—yes I will— That's so! money — 6000 eur, ®HXC0,Suveancarnge BUSINESS Boom. | WA ORDERED LAST Nov) HEMBER AND 15 LONG O18 @| sDUE, ANY INFORMATION OF 11) WHEREABOUTS | comicbooks.com