The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-19
Radicals ist., ,sct.as Reform,

Ex-senator THvmuLL Independent Re
publican) has prepared resolution
WHICH shonId command the attention Of
the whole country. This resolution he
submitted. 10 q cau:us OF Republican
Senators, who roteA IL dowa. Motui;h-
standing tlis brand Of dia!oyalty oa his
measure, Mr. TRuMRuH. had the rare
courage to Introduce it in The Sehsie.
. The resolutions is as t'ollrws:>.
Rexolred-rac House uf Represents
lives cpncurriu, Fhat q: JiRt select
committee on futrgnriu0enf. consisting
/, lNur memhe;:s ri ths>Srnate and seven
Of the Rouse, br appointed hy lEe pre-
>idinr o.lirers Of the two houses, and
that sait, committee be Instructed TO Ia
unirc into the expenditures OF all The
brancica of thr saIyire OF the United
STATES, srd to report whether any and
wiiat offices ought to he. abolished :;
whether any ard what salaries Or allow
ances ought to be reduced; what are the
methods o; prOcuring accountability i'll
public Officers OF s@rnts III the care and
disbursement of public moneys whether
moneys have been paid out illegally,
whether any officers or agents or other
PERSONS have bren. OF. are .emplored in
I the service without afuthofi!y of law. or
unnecessarily, and generally how and to
! what .eS: :ent the expenses of the service
Of the country may and ought to be cur
I tailed; sud also to consider the expedl-
eacv of so amending the laws under
which appointments to the public service
are nov lnade' as to provide for the Sc
| lection of subordinate officers after due
examination by proper boards, ,their.con
tinuance in office during specified terms,
unless dismissed upon charges preferred
and sustained before tribunals desiena-
ted for that purpose, and for withdraw
inc the public Service ffGm being used as
IN Instrument of po!Itita' or party pat
ronage. That said committee be author
lied to sit during the recess OF Congress
to send for persons and papers, and to
report by bill br otherwise. and thst said
committee may appoipia clerk for, tht
term of six months and no more.
| Did the tools Of tyranny who voted
this down ever think of asking them
selves the question, whether they be
Ilieved the people would vote it down
II
Did they not kaow, every msn Of them
that, outside of federal ofieisis, not one
nan in thousand wanted it voted
down? Can any msn of them give any
better reason for his vote than the fact
that he does not want the people, 81
least until after the election, to hsve the
information which this resolution seeks
Tie resolution is comprehensive
one, and contsins the germs of, the
great reforms which must be established
before our tax ridden aud bsyonet rid
den people can breathe free again. Il
looks TO the Inauguration of a powerful
and deterninsd campsisn .against the
corruption, profigacy and tyranny, ii
which lesser issues must, be deferred tc
the restoration of an honest, statesman
/ like and libersl administration OF The
! government. .f.,.e., .r.s.s5a Fl
The resolution was .voted down be
cause the adlierents Of GRANT we'll knew
that the restoration of intelligence snt
integrity to our national sffsir.. means
the turning out OF the whole rsttin gjco
bing, p,uidering crsw which now hsr
rasses and pillages the people