New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-12

tion, or still higher place The Senate breeds
healthy candidates for the Presidency bnt 1t breeda
Senate Unless amend the Constitution and prevent
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not forget ourselves when casting about among the
perils Of second terms. The term Of Senators
ator renders account to the Legislature Of but single
state the President answers to the whole people The
Executive chair holds but persOn-when vacated no
experience remains to aid the new conner The Senate,
onetIrd go out at time, and thus every new conner
hnds thirds OF the body already versed In lite affairs.
the Appointing power and that therein their case is n
like the Presidents answer that the distinction with
President and Representatives respect
of their states districts, have direct part selections
ton see What nd
the people Choose sc he CHEF Il Is
proposed to striks certain names from the list from
TO strike o We to disable nobody but the man,
who from time 70 time may ~ actual dG a h be found
OF such suggestion applied to the affairs OF
life Yet this is the meaning and effect Of the amend
dents who do not specially commend themselves to the
people. II could be bar only to those who must be
crippled by law to prevent their reaching the Presidency
PATRONAGE USED FOR REELECTION.
1t is said again, that patronage will be welded by
Presidents 10 secure their reelection There is less force
in this than heretofore, because of the incoming
change the Civil Service but some patronage Will re-
MAN, and that may be used unfairly. Let us examine
this. the people 10 be trusted to find out the
dishonest use patronage and to rebuke ii Is 1t not
better that those guilty Of bad practices VIII be
detected than to condemn In advance Win one sWoop
all Presidents good and bad ake' why not trust ID
popular intelligence and honesty, and let eac fresi
dent be tried his own merits, instead OF deciding al
cases aRe @ that there one hing he cannot
reach IL the Executive cannot exert his power for
ert for somebody else for himself in some other re-
specti Would no one-erm President ever wish to be
justice. or Senator afierwardi Ex-Presidents have
wanted lesser places % M VaSe Seen
intrigues and schemes with such an amendment IL
would invite ms eS No ONE n1G GoH 6 6G his D
| ence for the friend who had aided 10 prihg
s EaeS could with the
who would reward friends, punish enemies per-
Of the outgoing incumbent, and thus new web of
did motives would be woven into our system. IN many
second terms Who docs the concerted action,
and evasons, to which this leads ana inc ease Nun
which sherins exert much influence in selecting Their
successors they We're themselves In the feid apP
cants for reflection Leave Presidents to eeconeer iof
work with a hidden hand for know not who or what,
and how would the public eye know where TO turn OF
| PATRONAGE NOT A SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
have been assuming for the sake OF argument that
patronage is the potent engine of advantage which some
seem TO deem it, But take issue with the whole theory
that political patronage makes parties strong
who hear have been convinced, that patronage
| is a source of weakness not Of strength. With some
knowledge of the facts my belief that nneenths
party has proceeded from disaectiOn patronage
believe that without an Office to bestSw from n Tst TO
sault The chief ammunition oil .e nv monpers
Of pary the O' wrstched slang about Federal Once;
holders controlling political results as II the people naa
not the and numbers to resent ana put
down the Id OF canddae This species Of
falan ab
stances brazen and prcposterous az to excite dero
it, The people will insist and think they should insist,
that all who hold political office shall lay down their
& na. "a ne es Ss
sion at the feet Of It. Thus the nation,
the a pS0s s the @ is
With all hs for Tho ss agsa@y
periodical expiIations Of public trusts viii not be
be " overlooked in Civil Service Reform. believe any
system will he stranded which attempts TO keep ncm'
ton or reappontment The Judiciary have life tenures,
and this is enough life tenure in republic of equal
uteiy within public control This is true, from the
highest official TO the man or woman who trims the WICK
| mail goes only once week. Surely we war upon TINS
fun control when we ask the people to foresSear the
right employ their chief agent whom they have
| tried, and whom they like
ONLY oNE-TERM PRESIDENT.
Washington, jefferson, Madison, Monroe. Jackson.
Lincoln, all reelected Did the people reflect them,
term outw the people by the of patron
age or did they win and keep public favor by their
fidelity and by the ideas OF which they the types
Traitors and shareholders. forming confederacy, made
the Oneerm dogma tenet OF their faith. The Mont
gomery Ala) Constitution SO called, had tins provision:
Confederate Of America He and the shall
reelgble Confederate Statutes at Large l66l-62 H.
The first and last offspring OF this clause was Jefferson
had Of the Sn s or we
proacb to foreordaned one-term President The judy
ment and action OF the nation confirm the wisdom Of the
builders Of our Constitution. The question OF eligibility
tonal Convention, and now after near century OF ex
perlence, but Little reason Is likely to be added to
"One-term principle" with Of four years and an
election by the people, would have commanded almost
opposition reGigbility showed itself when it was pro-
posed TO make the Presidential term seven years and TO
vest the election of President in Congress- and II snb
sided when the term shortened the election was
committed to the people Even the seven-years term
ana the legislative election together furnished argu
mcns against reGligbiity strong enough convince
majority, or to convince the leading minds the Con-
ventlOn.
JACKSON, LINCOLN AND GRANT.
What Is there i'll annals to fasfy the Judgment OF
our fathersi Why should pow up the old ways I
Have the sins and Of Presidents the wrongs and
woes they have wrought the crimes against liberty and
justice they have done occurred especially during second
terms Have illustrious actions characterized those
Chief Magistrates alone who held Office but once |
radiant constellation OF deathless appears to
answer the inquiry. President usurped the power TO
declare war President planned and waged war upon
to enact the Fugitive Slave law OF 1850, and |
at f ss ove49 EsG IT M President cSnnysd
MISE ana sought to plant Slavery in regions that
were iree, President tried to clutch Cuba by force
anu Hauu ana ms Ministers signed the Ostend mani
festo President trembed with and forsook duty
ana oah when he might have sranged treason that
liInn ia Ipfrt ha