Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-26
Coainnsd.
Pledges Of Gen. Jaeks0n's Inaugural.

| nave now, Mr. Chairman, done with the
ialse clamor and the deceptive professions
andpledges which preceded the election of
Gen, Jackson in 1928. On the 4th of
MarcS. 1929, he took the Chair of State
Sir, 'hall never forget that day. 1t was
not however, its parade and pomp and page
antry that left the deep impression. The
shouts II the immense multitude who gather
ed 10 witness the Inauguration of the great
"Reforunr' soon died upon my ear. The
modification Of seeing "pure" Administra-
ton "putdown," and its inscriptions as
sailants eevated 10 power. | soon ceased TO
feel Bul there were some things that
\ could not, and never can, forget, because
they formed the soul Of that ceremony, and
sustained adeep and enduring relation to the
subsequent administration Of the Govern
ment. II WIS between the centre pillars of
the eastern iorlico OF this Capitol that | saw
the Presiden stand up. and, in the presence
OF assembled thousands, utter as part of
his Inaugural Address. what will now
read
"Ihe recent demonstration Of public SEN
tlment inscfibes on the list Of Executive du-
lies. in characters loo legible TO be over
Hooked, the task Of reform, which will re-
I1HhC tuC COTTtCllOn OF those
abuses that have brought the patronage of
The Federal Government into conflict with
tle freedom Of elections, and the counlerac-
ton OF those causes which have disturbed the
rghtful course Of appointment. and have
placed, or continued, power in unfaithful or
incompetent hands. In the performance Of
task thus generally delineated, shall en-
deavor to select men whose diligence and
talents will insure, in their respective sta
tions, able and faithful co-operation--depen-
ding for the advancement OF the public ser.
vice more on the integrity and zeal of the
public officers than on their numbers. A
dldidence, perhaps too just. in my own quail
ifications. will teach ne 10 look with rever-
ence to the examples OF public virtue left by
my illusi.ious predecessors. and with veneer
alton 10 the lights that flow from the mind
that founded and the mind that reformed our
system The same diffidence induces me
to hope for instruction and aid from the CO.
ordinate branches OF the Government"
Mr. Chairman. do not suspect me of mis-
rnnding tins -inaus.-~l Ls..~=ths, il
sounds strangely NOE. Then it was the ad-
miration of thousands Nothing was SO
true, or sound, or patriotic What we now
know TO have been false in assertion, was
then taken by the mutitudes as absolute
verify; and what experience has since
shown to have been hollow profession and
hypocrlical cant, was :hen regarded as evil
dence ofan honest intention to reform abuses,
and give the country pure administration.
Who does not now feel amazed when he
looks back and sees Gen. Jackson thus
standing up and pouring forth, in the pres
ence OF the nation, this double-distilled es-
sence Of the four years SANDER of his pure
and upright predecessor Who does not no,o
see that there was not a semblance OF truth
in the assertion that that predecessor had
brought The patronage of The Government
into conflict toiM The freedom ofeieetions 2"-
Who noic believes that there was the slight
est intention 10 perform what was promised
in that inaugural Who, indeed, regards
it as any thing else than one OF the splen-
did humbugs which have been made to
dance in succession, for the last ten years.
before the eyes ofthe American People2
Sir, every body now knows that all its
professions and promises have been wholly
disregarded; that they were disregarded, in
fact, Immediately after they were made Do
| you not sir remember how fagranlly the
President, within two weeks after the inau
gural was pronounced. set at naught the SIN
stractioa and aid" which he protested to
g hope for from The coordinate branches of
The Gsverameat" by dismissing the Senate
from their special session, with message
informing them that he had no more business
tolay before them, and then Immediately pro-
ceeding to remove collectors, comptrollers,
auditors. marshals. district attorneys, land
reg listers and receivers and ministers
in foreign countries, and supplying their
places by his own appointment. with
'ihe advice and consent Of nobody bill, his
unscrupulous and irresponsible partisan adj
visers2 Do you not remember that among
these examples OF reform was the remov.
al of the collector ofthe port of New York,
for no cause but that of political nonconformi-
Ey.& the appointment in his place Of Samu-
Ell Sseartpout, who has recently run away
with million and quarter OF the Peoples
money! DO you not remember how the
work Of reform" was carried on during the
whole Of the recess between the dismissal OF
1.-THE Senate in March, 1929, aud its re-assem-
bling in December following and with
what unsparing severity it has been carried
on from that time to this2 And is there a
man that hears me who will assert that il has
not been carried on. from first to last, with
the most interruptions devotion to mere party
interests Is there one who does not know
that thousands of removals and thousands OF
of appointments have been made for the very
purpose professedlv deprecated in the inau-
gural-that of bringing the patronage OF
the Government into conflict with the free.