The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-09-30

PoLrr1cAL PAgRoNAeE. The September
nnmber of the Democratic Review contains
81 able paper on executive patronage. The
writer calculates that the State and General
Government. appointments number 81 600.
men, supporting and representing the capi-
ial, social and political substance Of 26l,-
600 inhabitants. Adding 10 the first num-
Der, the hangers on and expectants, and
more: than d half, d million Of men are wall.
ing with feverish anxiety the dispensaiion Of
executive, favors. The writer finds in this
concentrated band ample cause for fear that
a despotic code Of politica! morals will be
established, referring only to success, and
careless Of public prosperity, interest or prin-
ciple. He thus sums up his objections TO
the present system: ,lltsogg lsh b 3s3omsr
gnM But ii is idle to multiply objections to
the prevailing systems of appointment to Of
fce. Il twill be sufficiently conclusive upon
all who esteem the end of government to be
the welfare of the governed, that centraliz-
ing power bypatronage in the hands Of exc
cutiye officers tends, 1la9seWfig mid hslsVq3
ssIw 10 interfere with and obstruct the fair
representation of the public will beH9qa a3
l--By organizing and disposing an army
Of influential men about the country, inte-
rested in perpetuating a particular govern
mental policy from other motives than the
public good,ion lised 10 ii'R g ,sfito ,osln'lR
t2-By aggsegating the people into large
parties upon a few questions Of common in
terest, by which all minor and local interests
are swallowed up, and in the name Of party
fidelity the citizen is sacrificed to the parti-
san. !, ,i,... ts,. ,,tI
II. That it leads to. the selection of in
competent and unsatisfactory public officers.
'I-Because an Executive can have no ad-
equate opportunity or means to investigate
the claims ofothe various applicants, and "
io24aHe is under continual temptation to
select available instrumentsfo serve his own
political ends rather than competent officers
TO serve those of the public. o9aaAslon DHl
Ill. That it creates a temptation 10 multi.
ply officers for the purpose oflcreating or re-
warding political or personal friends -EFs
Nv. That il tends to bring into sdiscredit1
the character and reputation Of men who
have fairly earned the confidence Of the peo-
pie by their purity and capacity as men and
as statesmen, and also 2pp 81 eoHfFm22 20
VITO lower the standard Of the public
service by creating an interest favorable to
the selection Of unscrupulous officers. ~
wi. That il tends to interfere grievously
with the liberty of opinion and Of discussion
by subjecting the political sentiments of all
classes to the most unrelenting party tyran-
nv =, pssa Cd ~ u era ,I9H 70 gt1ls o lLJ
The remedy proposed is the only genuine
one--ths election Of all public officers State
and National directly By The people. He
reasons that they who are competentto elect
a Governor, and the law makers Of State
are competent to fill worhily, inferior offices
that they who elect members Of Congress
must be equally capable of choosing their
own Postmaster, &c. thro ughout the whole
range ofipoiitical patronage. If the princi-
pie Of popular election is good in the ma
ority of instances i will be good in ALL
This is most excellent doctrine. 5,a Isl gp
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