Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-15
Grants Work.

Grants Work.
President Grant continues bravely
in the course ofhonesty and economy
which he marked out for himself at
the beginning of his administration.
Three dispatches that were published
in Mondays Gazette afford conspicu-
ous proof of the value of the work he
has already accomplished, and of the
plans he has in mind for the future.
First was the June statement of the
public debt. On the 1st of June the
fatal amount of the debt was S2,299,
124, 1855, as against S2,303, ,573 ,543.
on the 1st of May, being reduction
in one month of S4,439,35S. The
reduction since March 1st, 1871, has
been S21 ,574, ,662, and the total re
duction since Grant became president.
S226, ,329,075. These figures are more
eloquent than words. How well has
the president proved what he said in
his letter accepting the republican
nomination in 1868: "Peace, and
unicersaz prosperity, ats, sequence,
acith economy Of administration, acHl
tighten the 6urden Of taration, a0hIe
it tconstantly reduces the national debt." "
But this showing of the debt is
only what might have been expected
after an experience of twenty seven
consecutive months. 1t is signifi-
cant fact that the country is disposed
to grumble if the debt is not reduced
every month. And that, too, though
taxes have been so much lightened.
Another dispatch is more signifi-
cant. The army of the United States
has been reduced to peace footing,
in accordance with the act of congress
ofJuly Is, 1870. Thirty thousand
men now comprise the army of the
republic. In September, 1868, it
numbered 43,741 In Buchanan's
time it numbered 10000. At this
time in spite of large accession OF
territory, in spite of the troubles
growing out of the late war, the army
is less than twice as large as during
Buchanan's rule. And this reduction
has been brought about under sol
dier president 1t was what the
democratic national convention de
manded in 1868, and behold q repub
licau administration has granted it
Another important dispatch was
published. We dare say many over
looked it, or, reading it, did not rec
ognize its Importance and drift. We
roproIuon II fol1nwc
The President has appointed George W. Curtis, O
New York Joseph Medill, of Chicago, Alexander
Cattet of New Jel sey d mson A. Walker. of Pennsyl
vania, E. B. Elliot Of the treasury department, and
II. Blackfan, of the postofce department. TO carry
out the object of that in the appropri alton lil
passed March g. 1S1, ordering the president to pre-
scribe such rules ard uitons for the admission
ofpersons into the vii service of the United States
as will best promote efficiency thereof, and
| tain fitness of each candidate in respect to age
health, character knowledge and ability for the ser
| vice which he seeks to enter The board conyene'
| on the 2Sth inst, at the interior department.
Now here is movement toward {
civil service reform that means some
thing and promises something. Three
men on this committee are known
the country over. George ". Curt:
is the editor OF Harpers Weekly, an(
no man of the thousands that have
read that paper needs to be told tha
| Mr.. Curtis is an earnest advocate o
reform in the civil service, and ha:
| decided opinions as to the method o
instituting such reform. Josepl
Medill is one of the editors of the
| Chicago Tribune. In the late con
stitutionaj convention at Springfield
he was the leading spirit, and to hin
more than to any other man Illinois
is indebted for her new constitution
He also entertains pronounced view
on the subject of civil service reform
and the cause will find in him an abl
and efficient champion. Mr. Cattel
is prominent lawyer of New Jersey
several times highly honored by th
citizens of that state, and in him MI
Curtis and Mr.. Medill will have
hearty coadjutor. The other mem
bers of the commission we do no
know. But il may he safely presume
that they will earnestly cooperat
with the three whose names have bee
mentioned in securing this great an
needed reform. The board meets O
the 28th Of this month. Side by sid
with the reduction in the militar
service comes this move to give t
the civil service more efficiency.
is the soldier president who has ii
augurated this. 1t is Grant, denount
ed as an imperialist plotting to ovel
throw the liberties Of his country, an
as fool who hardly knows enoug
to inhale his bread in smoking, t
whom the uation is indebted for thes
steps, Cincinnati Gazette
; WE notice that Bowen. the bigami: