Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-12-14

al of political disabilities was 6
most prominent feature. Soor
after you became President
you meditated compliance with
this pledge by proclaiming am.
nesty, and again by recon-
mending to Congress removal
of disabilities, but in each case
unscrupulous partisans, who
want still longer to be able to
elect mere tools of their own
from Southern States, turned
you from your purpose. AT
this day you are their tool
Simon Cameron rs unsavory
q man as ever sat in the Senate,
controls you as if you were his
hired man. 1t is discreditable
that a President should be so
controlled by any one; doubly
discreditable that he should be
controlled by such a man
trebly discreditable that he
should thus be led to depart
from the solemn pledges by
which his election was secured.
Other duties you have great.
ly neglected. You should have
aided the country to resump-
tion of specie payments, and to
a thorough reduction and re-
form of taxation, but while
you have done something, you
have failed to use your efforts
for these reforms. 1t was your
duty to reform the civil service,
and to make it mo longer the
tool of unscrupulous partisans.
Starting with that avowed in.
tent, and earning public ap-
proval by much improvement
in the character of officials,
you now have suffered Iloar,
and at last Cox, to be driven
from the public service, simply
because Of their honesty and
independence. 1t is most pain.
full to see the wide difference
between your professions and
your performance. Instead OF
having "no policy to enforce
against the will of the people, u
you have tried to force the San
Domingo treaty upon the Sen
ate, and McClurg upon Missou-
ri, in both cases using patron
age most wrongfully. Instead
Of reforming the public service,
you have in one respect degra.
ded it. At this day, when any
man is appointed to office, peo.
pie ask at once, what personal
favor has he rendered OF en-.
gagged to render to General
Grant ? Not even Buchanan
gave Offices to men who had
made him presents. And even
johnson had for excuse q pub
lie policy a little broader and
higher than a mere desire fol
reelection.
Accept the verdict of the
people, Mr.. President Learn
from them wherein you have
failed. Drive from your pres
ence the shameless fatterers
and corrupt partisans who sur
round you; call back to youl
advice such true patriots as
Cox ; remember the pledges
which you gave to the people
and set yourself honestly to the
task of redeeming them. Leave
the people to say whether they
wish you for a second term,
and bear in mind that the
Presidency, at least, should
seek the man, and not the man
the Office. Give us peace, am.
nesty, reform Of civil service,
reform Of taxation.
Your great name was of price
less worth to the people of this
country until stained by your
own neglect or misconduct
Do the best, sir, during the rest
of your term to remove those
stains by faithful, honest, inde'
pendent discharge of duty, SO
that, when men shall speak of
you, they may have something
besides your military service to
remember with pride and graf
itude. BY that course, and by
no other, can you make it pos
sible for the Republican party
to elect you a second time.
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