Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1886 — THIS IS REFORM. [ARTICLE]

THIS IS REFORM.

Here are a few specimen pointers illustrating the manner in which Cleveland’s administration is carrying out the principles of Reform, (with a big R). How do the decent Democrats of Jasper county enjoy them? In Rhode Island a Democrtic postmaster has been appointed who had been within three months preceeding arrested nine times for the violation of the liquor law. In Pennsylvania a man was appointed to the mint, who forged a letter from Neal Dow to influence the German vote. The new Democratic postmaster at Lincolnville, Maine, was at the time of his appointment serving a term in the Portland jail for misdemeanor. A Democrat uNjAlWr.dd appointed to a place in the Jmreau of Labor statistics has served a term in the penitentiary. • Kichard Board, of Kentucky, appointed clerk in the Railway Mail was arrested three times in Cincinnati for obtaining money under false pretends. He was arrested twice in Kentucky for robbery and once arrested in Texas. A short time alter he was appointed he committed a number of | robberies and to-day is in jail at Santa | Fe for stealing from the money order service. The janitor of.the money order oflico in Cincinnati has served three years in the penitentiary for highway - robbery? JaekL'onnelly, appointed Statistieal Agent of the Agricultural Department, was formerly “Chairman uftbeDemoccratic State Committee" ’ of Ohid. Connelly has a record of imprisonment in the Lake county (O.) jail for stealing a pi’oniissorylvote,and h^bs’caiye/Jbeing sent to the penitentiary because I: was shown tSat'The proniSSsory note being yyorth less than its face value the-offensc was not grand larceny. One Bradley just appointed postmaster at Newark, ().. is charge ! with embezzlement • while deputy .-berill. Hi§ case is still on trial. The Democratic postmaster tit Sioux 1 City, lowa, wn-'2-x>nvic:cd of vJ.Gtion : of the pension laws. „ Barney Conroy; appointed transfer agent at Indianapolis, in place o. a gallant soldier, served two year? in the penitentiary for grand larceiiy and two more for larcenv and rob ; >erv. V V In view of Appointments tike these all ; over tire country it is no w»ader that [JhaL.t-ho Indiauaj’plis A'-.-./L I '-'. .the state. ; ork:i’j of the Dcraocracv, calte-a halt. ! • • - *• Here is what it said Jan. 2j r IsSS: ~ ! ' With due respect we would suggest Ito lhe powers at Washington, and , all others conccrnetl therein, that the tim • has fully cotue when a. iialt should oe eriledm the business Of appointing ui> worthy characters to office in the slate. In our opinion the seeming attempt to rival the Republican party in making ami maintaining bad appointees to office is an nnwortby ambition, and the sooner it is abandoned the better. The honest Democratic masses of the state have already been sufficiently hu ; miiiAtftd—the’grafttl uH pHrty-eg- ihe people damaged (pile enough, surety, for a halt. With becoming modesty we- wsrikl enture to suggest t<ithe forces inspiring and controlling appointments here that tlisie is no lack of honest, eocrpe- , tent Democrats in our sia'e.. In view ■ of this fact we confess <;nr inability' to make out- any sufficient reason for the selection and appointment of thieves, highwaymen, bribers, dead-beats and the.like. Give honest. De uocqjfs’H'chanVe.