Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

on toward itsteadily, working in such
a way as to bring it without disaster
There is no need OF that, nor will there
be. The first act that the Republican
party passed when Grant became Presi
dent, the first act signed, was one
pledging the nation to pay the bond:
IN gold or its equivalent, and as speedi
ly as possible to bring legal-tenders te
their par value. Applause.
The speaker then dealt with the tax.
ing of bonds, and said that the Demo.
cratic party never attempted to tax
| bonds, although there were plenty OF
them in the country. There was only
one way to issue bonds-that was to
issue them as untaxable and then turn
round and tax them. That was what
the Democrats proposed to do, but they
gave it up.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The Governor then dealt with the in
ternal revenue matter and the tariff
question, after which he came to our
foreign relations. He said:
We are at peace with all the world.
Are we not rightly SO? Ought we to be
at war? Have we submitted to any in
dignity? / know after Gen. Grant came
IN there were some very high toned
men in the South and North who said
that Grant did not maintain the dignity
Of the country, and allowed it to be i'm
posed upon. We have great and just
claim against Great Britain, and if Grant
were maintaining the dignity of the
country he would collect the Alabama
claims Now there is nobody who can
afford to be so peaceable as man who
can fight. Now, gentlemen. l beg your
attention for short time. They charge
Gen. Grant with submitting to indigni-
ties at the hands of Great Britain. and
not maintaining the dignity and honor
OF the country. l said that no mar can
SO well afford to be peaceable and good
tempered as the man who al the world
knows can fight, and the world knows
Grant can fight. Cheers. TheSenate
rejected the johnson treaty: we waited
IN good time, and the Commissioners of
Great Britain came all the way across
the water to the city of Washington to
call on US there. They made the treaty bv
which we both submitted the questions
concerning the Alabama, and referred
our great claims for damages to friendly
arbitration, calling in boards from friend
ly nations; and now we hear that over
nfteen millions are to be awarded to us
for payment of those damages, and we
and Great Britain have set an example
TO the world. Was Gen. Grant right in
this 2 The Democratic party cannot
ms Lr y Al
Britain, proud as she is, began with an
expression of regret for her course. 1
don't know that there may be the Ike
OF it in history. I don't recollect it if
belthere. Is there anything wrong in
this? II the honor and dignity of the
country has not been upheld, let us
know it. There is no word about it in
your platform. We might have had
quarrel with Spain-we might have
picked quarrel. We consider her in
terior to US: we might have seized
Cuba; we might have expended mil
lions and have lost great many ships,
and buried great many men; but
whenever the subjects of Spain COM
mitted any wrong, before we sent to
them, they sent back the next day,
We don't desire to have any dispute
with YOU Our flag is respected the
world over. Now, have substantially
gone over every point. have referred
to the banks, the corrency, the manner
Of the payment of the debt, the taxa
ton, the internal revenue, the tariff
systems. and to our foreign policy, and
On no one of these points will they make
an issue with US"
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, ETC.
The speaker then made mastery
review of the government of the coun.
try, referred to the Pacific railroad en-.
instsnced the liberality and
good faith Of the Republican party TO-
yard foreign-born citizens. refuted the |
charges of extravaganza |
against the Administration. |
iealt ably with the somewhat yexed |
question Of the French arms sale, aid |
ogically defended the economy Of the
Government in the collection of reve.
1ue. Speaking of civil service reform.
iov. Hawley remarked:
"The country has not vet agreed upon |
my system in that matter. 1t is not
rue Congress put the responsibility |
lpon Gen. Grant, who promptly met il. |
lie has again and again in his messages
insisted, and again and again in his
private conversations argued, that
ystem of some kind might be adopted. |
t is more than two years since he and
were riding together on a railroad
rain, and he argued that he could have
system Of some sort of competitive ex-
animation for department CLERKS and
justom House officers, and could have
nen put in the service for life or during
God behavior, to be retired in in their
Id age upon half pay. why said /,
General, the people would say that would
,e building up a special body of men
dangerous to our liberties or to our
,oiitics-establishing, as it were, a kind
f aristocraey.' Yes, / know they would
ay so; but cannot they say the same of
he army and navy, and say true sad
lie. There are men in the service for
ife to be retired upon half pay; vet
lobody finds fault with the officers of
he army and navy for Interfering with
olitics. 1t is a matter OF pride with
hem to attend to their own business
nd not interfere with ordinary pcliti-
al affairs but they reserve the right
0 vote.',e So Gen. Grant argued for half
n hour, in al sincerity and esrnestness,
q favor Of civil service reform, for, said
Ie. it takes so much time of Govern
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