St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-19

OF the republican party theS iei'uo w
reform in our revenue system, by when
taxation shall he reduced and so ar
ranged us to bear equally as far as pos
sible upon all branches nfindustry with
ont increasing one branch for the benefit
of another. (Applausc.) They relate
tn the publication of the civil service,
and an administration of the govern
ment by which plunderers shall he
driven from power Good, Good y and
their positions placed in the hands of
honest men.
Now. why cannot this he done |
had hoped. fellOw-citizenS. that all this
could be accomplished through the in
stlllmentalities of those now having the
control of the government, but the eN-
peIicnce of the past session OF Congress
and the present session has satisfied me
that these reforms cannot he accom-
plishcd through the agency Of the ruling
spirits now controlling them. (ApplauSt.)
Protesting to he for amnesty, they de
feat every amnesty bill that Is offered,
/ by limitations and incomgruous amend
mcnts. Processing to he for civil service
reform, they will do nothing practically
to accomplish it. (ApplauSe.) Profess
ing with loud voice to be in favor of the
| fullest investigation and the correction
of abuses. they appoint committees con-
trarN to all parliamentary precedent.
| (appIaIISe.) and all common sense. if the
object is To find out whether abuses
exist 50 organized aS t" he controlled
by the friends of the accused, and from
which every person is carefully "Aclud-
ed who believes that abuses exist. and
wants II strict investigation. applause.
| In my Judgment. this government.
economically administered. need not
cNpcnd $gO.OOU.OOO Il Year. Now. en-
elusive OF what il pays III interest on the
/ public debt and for pensions. ~5O,OOO.-
/ 600 IL year ought to he saved 10y an
economical administration. but, as |
said. ", have been unable to bring this
about through the Observation-Disclosures now
exercising control. and why! Because
the machinery of government. the ma
chincrN of the republican panty, Is i'll
/ the hands of the 60,OOO OtlicehOldcrs of
this country. They control the party
10y packing conventions and otherwise.
/ through the inStrumcntalitV of mcmhrr>
of Congress and others. cooperating with
/ those to whom they owe their places
and To whom the members i'll turn.
.
grcs>. How. then. is Il remedy to he
obtained ! Must the people submit
Are these cncroachmcnt> upon the rights
of the people to coutiuur l. this col
lection of taxes to lie >Juamdercd among
the hircling> of party, to =" on until
the people find themselves bound hand
and foot /" the central power al Wash
ingt"n that taxes them at will. and
>quander> the money among its tal Oh
ties AZ it pleaScs!
HOW TIE I;EMEDf l. To COME.
Yes. there is Il remedy. Rut that
remedy must come from the people.
/ \ on cannot obtain it through politicians.
/ Why! Politicians are proverbial COW
ards. They are afraid of the demuncia
/ tium> which will hc hurled at them hN
this controlling party machinery. and
/ if. to-day. the public men OF the repub-
/ lean party would talk ont openly aS
they will talk with NoII privately in re-
gard to the abuses of the government
and the existing state of things. corrcc-
tiun could lie speedily obtained. but
they will not do il. 1t can only he ac-
compli>hcd. aS ! say. through the peo-
pie. and ii will take bold. energetic.
brave people To accomplish this result.
I The republican party has Il noble rec
ord. 1t has performed many noble
deeds. Party ties and party affiliations.
and the force of habit. are strong. Men
dislike to break these associations. and
Will only do II from stern sense of JUS
tice. But there is that feeling | am
glad to believe. in the country that will
arouse its honest sentiment and lead to
the correction of these abuses. Gap
plauSe.)
THE CONVENTION At CINCINNATI.
\ notice has been given that there
will he Il meeting of independent repub-
LEANS i'll the city of Cincinnati (ap-
plauSe) on the LIST of May next. That
will he Il meeting. not of office holders.
assembled for the purpose of devisimg
schemes to huodwimk the people and
mi>lrld them 10y prostitutimg the name
ot Il great party to their wicked schemes.
but it will bc Il meeting OF honest. sin
cere men, determined to bring about
the reform and publication of the gov
eminent. tApplauSe.) | am glad to
say the Indications are that the best ell
cmcnt> of the republican party will he
assembled on that ucca>i"n | notice
from my own state that =. call has been
issued. signed. a. ,,,n told. by all hut
two of the electors atri believe bN ev-
cry state officer who VS. elected on the
ticket with AhIahHu i.,t.rnln in u. eN-
c"pt perhaps the "uNrlnui If the state.
signed. | know. H., the auditor of the
state. the secretary ut the state. the
treasurer of the state. who were elected
on the same ticket with Lincoln.
have similar Information from Other
states. and this convention cam if Won
VIII. 1t l. Ill Your hands, he made "A
success. But to make ii Il success. re-
ruhIcamS must hc prepared Ia face and
put down the mininn> of party and the
'lcmag"gucS and hirclimg> and thieves
and robherS who plumber the people and
VII" viii cNc"mmunicatr y"u from what
they call the party because. they set
themselves up t" he the republican par
~. (Laughtcr and ;.pplau>e) No
more like the republican party are the>,
prctcndclS and thieves than the devil
himself WAS like the angel Gabriel.
Laughtcr.) They will soon he rot dis
cu>Sing the iS>uc> of the present daN.
no. hut during the coming political
campaign these same persons will he
engaged Ill lighting over again the bat
ties of the war and aholishing slavery
and putting down the rehcllion To
your demand tor AN honest administers
non OF III" GOV crIiucnt. they will reply
that l"u are Il traitor to the republican
party. (hpplarI~;'.) 10 Nnur demand
for reform i'll the manner of appointing
and rcmoN ing from office, they will an
Swer. I'VE abolished slavery" TO Nour
al. Il q