The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-15

selections. But tnat, then, the power OF
removal should BIO limited. Cases OF
crime, inofiiciency or violation Of the rules
of the service. This, in conjunction with
an appropriate extension of official terms
would stop the worst abuses Of patronage
and gradually destroy the whole system.
Much would be won for the civil service
reform by the Limitation of the Presiden-
tial term to one term. You make Presi-
dent Ineligible for second term, and the
market whore consciences are bought and
sold, will at least DO limited to that ex-
tent. Washington recognized the high
responsibility Of his duty, and gave to bis
subordinates that measure of his own no.
tions of honor, by his own example, how
ever much he deserved q reward for that
which he had done for the country, and
nobody ever did, or deserved more before
him or after him. He showed that he
looked upon his Office as an obliging op-
poftunity to render a still greater service
and not asa NERD mich COW to feed him
| and his kin, And he could ask of every
government officer under him tho same
notion Of honor and duty. am for the
elevation of moral tone in our political
life from my whole soul, and be who Is in
earnest must not recant rom pursuing the
evil in all its ramihcations whatever Ii NAV
cost him. W iitg VI 49,
1t is my conviction that the Atnericaf,
people II they desire 10 restore purity to
our public life, they must direct their At
tention TO the head as we'll as members of
the body polite. Blind party spirit do
mands that we should 20 with and for the
will Of the majority regularly expressed
through thick and thin, and he who re-
fuses to do this is branded by the blind
party spirit simply as q traitor.
The thieves Of Tammany, New York,
are the very ideal Of well-discplned
party organization in its highest state Of
perfection, and Its fruits arc Just those
which q partisan discipline, so selfish, SO
perfect and SO reliable must in the long
run necessarily produce. But IL is not
corruption, in the gross form of elccting
alone that Is cultivated by blind party
spirit. ..'.. Iq..a
THE EYrEcT OF PARTY DISCIPLINE.
Strict party discipline underminos the
moral feeling and conseientiousness in
much moro subtle way. 1t commences to
disguise or to conceal tho truth and to deal
In fiction according TO party interest, and
it requires not only love Of truth, but 1t
requires courage; il requires positive bold
ness to Withstand that command, for those
who resist are in danger of being burnt
alive, As heretics on the party altar. I
will say here for the encouragement Of
more timid heretics Of whom there are
many, have been already burnt SO fire.
quently on that altar as to know that IL
does not hurt 80 soon as ono gets accus-
toned TO IL.
TAMMAsY. .....
Cast look this moment at the political
world. How many democratic papers are
there bold enough TO denounce the daring
robberes Of Tammany Hall, as openly
and empbaticaiiy as they ought to DO de-
nounced. To their honor be IL said there
are some but their number Is not large
and how many are there who cover these
enormities with stubborn silence or even
defend them2 How many democratic pa
pers are there, which admit that there is
such thing as ku-klux outrages in the
south, and how many republican papers
are there in which dcnonnce carpet-bas
corruption as IL occurs In the SOUTH
ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL. ri
/ have already indicated that tho in
cressedlpower Of tho government renders
q careful conscientious maintAinance of
Limitation of its power, and
still greater must be our caution in view
OF tho colossal accumulation Of capital in
the hands of great corporations, railroad \
etc, which consolidate them
selves as monopolies, continually growing
stronger, and which already exert . for
midable and almost incalcuable power
over our local as we'll as our national in-
terests. Already We are accustomed to
or that state, executive, legislatures, |
courts and all, ana unfortunately it APP |
pears but too true in many cases. How
great the moneyed power Of these corpo-
ration will be in ten years, how sxtensive
It's ownership inj governors, lsgislAtors
and courts Of law, whether they will then
with absolute power, give us law or i'm
pose taxes on US, according TO their pleas
lre, who can tell But this, every thinking |
man feels, that in the tremendous growth |
Of the finances Of these corporations,
there lies threatening danger for the !
American people. H4-'' D 40
as cure for party spirit and Its conse-
quences, when allowed to rule regardless |
should deny 10 party that blind obedience |
which it demands, that our individual no.
lions Of right of consciousness for duty to |
act according to indepe ndently and con-
formed couyictions, should be
strictly and vigorously preserved. When
there Is in a party strong force of men
who. are determined to know the truth to |
speak il, and to follow the party only
when II does right and support its candi-
dates only when they are good, and to sup
port It's measures only, when they are pure,
and under no other circumstances, then
that party will more easily escape the dan
ger Of becoming corrupt. hna on. .w'aI
Owing to the late hour Ut which the
speaker finished his remarks, IL o'clock |
we cannot follow him further tonight,
lie spoke from 8 o'clock to II o'clock, and.
during this long time but worry few per-
sons left the hail. and tho speakers re-
marks were listened TO with greet stten-
ton, and the loud applause, frequently
showed the intense approval
and sympathy Of the audience with the
speaker. .'-' 49, ,,.. l..5. .,a