Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-24

the Treasury of the United States, or tn,
pockets OF the people, 1t would, of course
pc IDLE to address an argument, for they
know just what they are fighting their 20
lItical battles for, and mean to get it.
II, however, converts cannot be mad
here by discussion they may be elsewhere
and a debate cannot be fruitless Of 200,
which shall draw the attention Of inteiligen
people TO the real questions at issue in th.
discussion Believing. as do believe. thai
the actual peril to the Republican party, a
well as t. Republican institutions. lies in
rejection. as the safety of the party and O
thc 'H iatTy lies IN tie acceptance Of this OF
s94a other kindred measure Of reform, as
love Rcpublicanism in its purity and nobility
Of ideas and purpose, and as [ love M
country ard desire that It NAV reach IL,
-rand achievements in the devclopment o.
man as a rational being. which lie before IL
as the brilliant possibilities Of It's future.
cannot refuse to contribute my hearties. cf-
forts in aid Of this cause.
Is reform needed?
Ia q general way this question is answered
IN the Affirmative by every one. Those whD
boast that our civil service is the best in cha
world admit at the same time that it can be
improved. | suspect. however, there is a
radical and vital difference t1 b. found
3 metImes even among the real friends Of
! reform, not alone as % the reform needed
I but as to the evil which is t. lie remcdiel.
/ do not rest my belief Of the necessity Of
some reform in the civil service alone upon
any array of delaultin- and swinIiin- oti-
ci4is upon any parade If figures showing
I the grand aggregate Cf the money wrong
/ fully taken from individuals under color ol
/ collections FIR public use, AMI irauiu.cutlv
and tclonlJu-ly pct into private pockets
/ upon any list of schemes pressed ~ Congress
and State Lcgi-j iturcs which, under pre-
/ tense of the public good, pour into the cot-
/ ers of rich corporations and into the private
/ HoarGs of uussrupul0us men, the wealth
WTung as last from those sh0 can III afford
! to contribute of their scanty substance T.
gid the palaces of the rich, and swell the
revenues and the power of the strong
/ Itis true we can multiply these statistics
almost without limit. Bat they are uulv
the surface symptoms of a disease which viii
appear IN ono form or another until 1t is rtt-
| ictlly cured They are the branches OF q
tree deadly in its influences. and We clu
/ spend cur time more prohtably than in lpp-
/ ping of its branches by striking aC Its roots.
/ There may BE corrupt and dishonest officials
1 in any administration of government. No
! test or vigilance can give the people absolute
| protection against thieves IN public places.
any more than laws and police can secure
our property from tie vulgar thief wao
steals our pocket book or robs our dwelling.
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against stealing, and such execution 1T them
az was possible through the courts, and never
teach IN its schools and ITS churches that
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