New-York tribune., 1869-01-18


time taken up and himself hunted down as ne viii be by
persons who are applicants for certain Offices know
not. The people needthe period between the time their
representatives, 20 into Office and when Their term closes
Tho duties Of an these great OheeTb are huch IN
have their time thrown away upon such matters. tyou
have seen the operation OF the Government machinery
yOu can know little time tho Sccrctaiy OF tho Treas
v can give 10 tie pJblc lie his office az
or O'Clock in tho morning and finds crowd trying 10
should his odds aud ends Of time not be eVen to the pub
lo service Another consideration why is u int & i-
der TINS government the people should 6loW tht ,hc
ihe President Of these minor oGcesl Why 10 that they
allow their members time be taken up from thelr ol
ties and DO permitted, nay encouI2eed. 10 s'ln4 s'
solicit appointments for electors or their friend.
10 strikes me tna TIE people are not weak eps 20 90
perceive the folly Of his They Know lt Is ner uuy 10
collection Of the taxes, and that their officers DO hot
hunting up places, ana aeuavatng their conduct win
the remark That uey Only lIvS foT, O tbc
UIin0res ON winch this Government was founded =
there is any hing latJl5ts tl9 WI 81 " , iV linarr
protest OF lo Colonies and Amencan people against ING
undue influence of the Executives against TINS bnyhE On
money any other way IN which inc toIiupuOs Va
see men giving followers nominations would say 10
them plain saxon, that IS none OF the business ol
business Of tie Executive to GO ~ ana o.
tho representatives, OF inc peo1e Z 10 sec inaO o ~
infucnccd or favored which assumes the character Or
i-ibo viii meet tcse urop0sitions Rquarcly, and III
do 10 I'm this plain language. because bIeNe We aeu
nsC m 90 th IN shall be pnrc admins
traton on the part OF the Constitution or whether sa
submit the COrEfOns which other Governments hic
dscouraring mat hin 70 meet us squarey
mon rms issue and hence present il forcibly aud earn
esy believing contents TO be true trust that none
of you disbeeve I'm IT, II we nave the men quahed 10
make these selections they VIII DO st without fear
or favor, or hope Of reward. IL is said that When
10 denv, they give it bad name. They say with re-
gard TO this that IS measure derived from lhoSe esI
lshed in monarchcal goyernmgnts baseu Oh uvteS ~
principles from own. This shows singular N"ht oi
knowledge Of the history or ii5 hin & oi @ ,cosrr@
Hgill bear in mind what an VINO oloS. t,H IL ilec
agree 10 that IL does not extend TO the IIsher
instrative of1ccto those who have voice in franz
ng he laws who have no discussion in the execution OF
, aInstrotion I Of the laws n this system were
borrowed from the most perfect desposm In the world,
10 would be deserving Of constellation This Governmegt
derives al that 1t has from what 1as preceded ~ ~
las invented nothing bat IL has improved much.
consider any OF the despOts OF tho world
are capabie of being persuaded 10 improve their
governments The science of government Is progressive
,nnnt {rnr France or Russia Than sioud I'm aG6ming
an Improvement In the steam engine IN the mauufaC
ure OF water wheels for il made by the subject Of
this Government. Tie means Of carrying on Govern
invented is the common property OF al nauns ana the
of Government is not due 20 mOnarchca or autocratc
influence In France the system OF giving place 70 the
four years after the adoption Of Constitution 1t be-
the law Of France. It's first PRONUNCIATION s due to
until recenty-whn the last fifteen or sixteen years.
did not take root ana grow under any or these Govern
meuts till the eNgences of government required H. Inc
first growth was in tie Indian Cyil Service Lord Ma
cauey and the present Chancellor Of the xchequer Mr.
Robert were the first who introduced IT, In 1888 tho
Queens Government proposed 1t In PaIhamcn ana the
a Vof erected I'm the next YEAR when the Govcrment
by order in Council established II against all the astO
cratic influence Of England. Before that time oil the Of
fees were in the hands Of the Government. IL had
broken down in the Crmean war that the Legislature had
10 make its prOtestaon against what considered undno
influence This law is not the offspring OF the arstO
crats, them u is the outgrowth Of the
GeGTei"'i GeonIe 10 DEMAND admission to tic Govern
ment and should as well complain OF the Introduction
OF any new and wise thing from the Government OF In
gland as / should complain that We have the common
law Of England that underlies al our law Ihat law is
sea, bringing liberty OF thought and speech, bringing
privilege or right of equality before the law for every
Of the monarchca orginof any higher administrator
new or thought be new, would Of tho inroduc-
OF that present law OF ours which we borrowed.
There is another objection TO this system ana It is
tins You may have read in the English papers
Of great contest that Is now going ON there
there that s6Sy az are being %
extracts that We got OF ihe speech OF John Bright lie
says: They have some good things In America They
have improved on some OF our laws and institutions. and
when we people OF England wish mean TO have these
improvements. Whatever you may say OF us as Ameri
So" And so, Mr. President and gentlemen say, II En-
gland originates anything which will improve not only
! her institutions but ours, wc-the great OutgOwth OF
Engand-wil find ont what it is and will have II. aud
submission on the part Of either nation to the iu
the gp9sns in by e eS ,oy Of each , county
stand in need Of Whatever England America
has is the comman properly Oh the great ADglosaxon
England France Of China, or Of any other nation 1t
the adoption Of the principle which other nations have
used for the purpose OF administering 10 their wantre
qurements which The American nation stands IN need OF
this me and such in its adoption II must stand
fall Ii is not the copy, but IL s simply the use OF tho
principle which they have used. and fOund applicable
There is one thing in which i seem 10 me that This
deserves favor although it has received on that
point some of the attacks IL is another
phrase Of the accusation that II ID derived from monarch
less obnoxious to that cnarga Why In all those countries
these minor Offices held by direct gift Of the
ereign, and what called the arisocracy Is the control
Of this administrative office The chain descends from
the throne Its length depends from the sovereign power
All the gifts Of these offices come from the families who
are affiliated TO the throne. They select whom they
please ard nominate them for the highest places they
obtain IN the administration Of the government IL there
is anything absurd IT is that which is proposed against
the United States eligible any OF these Offices II
nc opposes the qualifications Of The officials he is not
G ed IN and closed Iy persons who have
cession thoy thrown wide open every citizen Of
the United States and the 1aacy Of rotation In office
that only those who have the recommendation OF repIe
sentative can succeed in gaining their appointmens-
should any man, any class OF men, whether they hold
Office from the people or from the States, whether they
representatives or serve In any other capacity why
should people who thus governed yield and
cumD 10 men OF their own creation in the selection OF
OcTatc and republican idea this That the public ser
open all and that he who best perform the
duties OF Office should have it. PaImara qui nerM (eo
should be the motto Of the Republic. Why
should man he obliged 10 go 10 the
Legislator before he gain admission to
the public servce3 1t to that this claim the
part persons who In the the representa-
lives Of the people is absurd The people have right to
say for themselves "We shall send you TO Congress only
20 make laws, and not TO procure situations" The peO
pie have right 10 assert their Independence. With re-
gard TO the life tenure ia not tenure for good bebav
Tor. Till 1929 the tenure OF every Office for life.
Whether man should be an Admiral depended on how
long lived and General how long he escaped with
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