The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-26
no charges, no suspicious. But the admin
istration Of the government was
puuR Ann rApNrsT

no charges, no suspicious. But the admin
istration Of the government was
Pure AND EARNEST.
During the 8 years antecedent to Pierce
not single dollsr was lost to the country.
But now more than 5000, 900 remained
unaccounted for. If this was good gov
eminent, heaven help the country that had
the worst
Mr.. Hendricks next called attention to
the report made TO President Grant in 70.
gard to
| CIVIL REFORM.
One year ago last March congress felt it
due TO the country to provide for an in
vestigation, and q law was passed au-
thorizing commission TO investigate the
workings Of the civil-service. George
William Curtis was one of the commits
sion. As be 10 one Of the proprietors of
'Harper's Weekly no one will doubt but
he lie friendly to Gen. Grant. All the
members Of the commission were friendly
to the president, and yet they made q re-
port that is
ONE OF THE DARK EST PAGES OF AMERICAN
HISTORY.
Mr.. Hendricks wondered If these reports
had ever been sent by congressman to
their constituents in this district. Hear,
hear. They might have sent many agri-
cultural reports and packages Of seeds, but
they had not sent any copies Of document
No. To-"
Mr. Hendricks quoted from the docu-
ment, and asked his hearers if they wanted
TO protect such system Of civil-service.
They replied pretty unanimously that
they did not.
Did the audience believe that one-fourth
Of the money raised by the government
could be lost, and yet the government be a
good one. No, mol Last year the COL
lections Of the government amounted to
about 100000, 900, and therefore, nearly
$780, 0o, 900 was lost.
They said this did not refer to Grants
administration, but it referred to John
sons administration. He did not help to
make Johnsons administration. The con-
gress Of the United States had
TAKEN AWAY ANDY JuHNsoN's POWER,
He then read an order promulgated by
Gen. Grant, ordering q commission to be
appointed TO consider the question Of civil
service reform. Did that refer to past
administration that was dead and gone ?
He thought it should not have had a great
deal to do with the dead past but it should
have had much to do with
THE LIVING PRESENT.
He then referred to o speech Of Gen.
Buffers in which Butler had referred to
what, he said, was the great city that was
being made by the Democratic party about
the corruption Of the administration. But
Ter had said, suppose Gen. Grant had
stolen two millions of dollars. He could
not do it." he said, "but suppose he could
do it; how much would that be from each
man woman and chi ID in the country? 1t
would be two cents and half, and he
thought that was q sum not worth grum-
bling about"
If Grant was elected president on the
, 9Th Of next month he would be more in
debted to the office-holders than any other
set of men. They were using their ut
most efforts to that end. Since we were
on the eve Of an election for president, no
man had been
TURNED OUT OF OFFICE FOR coRRUP.
TIoN.
They should have new man who should
60 into Office unembarrassed, and who
would turn out all men who were found
to be dishonest or unworthy. He would
not have honest men turned out Of office
|, tor their politics, but there would be
enough Of dishonest men found to make
many changes necessary.
When Gen. Grant sought to leave the
military position for the civil.service he
sought to leave service for which he
was qualified, to enter one for which he
was not qualified. When did he acquire a
knowledge of the laws Of the country
The very first day of his administration he
had violated the law as far as he could
violate it. A law which had been in
hn nc
, vided that no importer of goods should
hold the office Of the secretary OF the
treasury. Yet on the first afternoon OF
, his official life he sent to the senate of the
: United States the name of A. L. Stewart
. for his secretary Of the treasury.
= Gen. Grant was the author ofthe words
' "LET US HAVE PEACE
!, When he became president of the Uni
q ted States, how bad he carried out that
pledge Was there that feeling Of frater.
J, nifty existing between the two sections of
! the country that the people had a right to
= expect from the author Of those pacific
9 words?
Soon after Gen, Grant became president
o . senatorial csbal Of great power con
Z trolled his policy. They would not per
Q init the ill-will between the North sn6
- SOutn 10 Qlei because III IL ola the hepuD
i lican party would die. Now, the question
o WAS whether they wished to perpetuate
l. political party or to do what was best fol
!. the country.
L. Now, If he addressed any soldiers, h
ie asked what did they mean when the,
IS fought in the late war, mot that the,
~ might kill their man, that there might b.
ie orphans, and widows, and desolate homes
70 but that the country might be one and in
W divisible. 1t WAS union that animate,
OF them then, and should be the sentimen
OF that should sctuate them now. In regar
W to
b. THE FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
he That were discussed in the countr,
at Mr.. Hendricks said, SO far it was a
I'M legged that Mr.. Greeley was in favor G
Of specie payments; but neither party coul
lie claim anything in this respect. He SUI
I'd posed no one would doubt that as soon
it could be brought about there would
a resumption of specie payment But th
resumption would not result from law c
u, congress, but rather from the laws tha
~ govern commerce. II they wanted a
~ early resumption Of specie payments the
~ wanted simply a prosperous country,
DC country whose sales abroad would o xcee
ne its purchases.
"a DOES NOT HANKER AFTER CROW.
Mr. Graalav uaa N NJ tho cboioa 90 NJ,