Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-31
GRANTS PRINCIPLES.

GRANTS PRINCIPLES.
4 What He Said While Soldier and Has
Upheld as sPresident-His DisiDtercst-
| e0ness, Patriotism and SInSIcness OF
| Purposc-His Fidelits to the People
and Support of Practical Reforms
National Integrity, Equal Protection
Indestructible Unien--A Record TIC
| Contrast with Greeley's. -..+
No terms except unconditional and
immediate surrender can be accepted,
/ / propose to move Immediately on your
works. TO Gen. Buckaaeq, at Fort
Donelsor, FEB. Is, 1868.
"The effusion of blood you propose
stopping by. this course can be ended at
any time you may choose by an uncon-
ditional surrender of the city and gar
rison. 80 Gen. PeD16ertOn, at V5cks-
burg, July 8, 1868. -s
] We have now ended the sixth day
of very heavy fighting. The result to
this time is much in our favor Our
losses have been heavy as well as those
! of the enemy. [ think the loss Of the
enemy must be preater We have TAX
I en- over 5, 900 prisoners in battle, whilst
he has taken from us but few, except
stragglers. / propose to fight out on
| this line if 1t takes all Summer. 10
4 Secretary Stanton, from before SpoH
sytodnad, May IL, 1864. r 'i
9 care nothing for promotion, so
long as our armies are successful. D
| Grant to Shea9ns31, February, 1862.
ra Ii my course is not satisfactory,
remove me at once. do not wish in
any way to impede the success of our
arns.-Grd1t to Hdlleck, Feb. 6, 1852.
No theory of my own will ever
stand IN the way of my executing in
good faith any order I may receive
from those in authority over me- -
| Grant to Secretary Chase, May 80,
1863 e.g. ..5
EE. ae IN PEACE .......-
=" This is Republic where the will
of the people is the law of the land. D
Grants Letter to President Johnson,
AaAgatst, 1867.
81 shall have no policy of my own
to interfere against the will of the peo-
pie. ."-Grdnt's Letter, Nay, 90, 1868.
Human liberty is the, only true
foundation of human government p
Grants Letter to the citizens of Men,
01t5S. 1-
1gz" Let us have peace "-Grant'S Let
ter, M0y, 20, 1868. asz
..-..a HIS POLICY.
On all leading questions agitating
the public mind [ will always express
my views to Congress, and urge them
according to my judgment, and when
[ think it advisable will exercise the
constitutional privilege of interposing
veto to defeat measures which [ oppose.
But all laws will be faithfully execut-
ed, whether they meet my approval or
not. L shall on all subjects have
policy to recommend, but none to en-
force againat the will of the people.
ENFORCING THE LAW.
In addressing my third annual mes
sage to the law-making branch of the
Government, it is gratifying to be able
to state that during the past year sue
cess has generally attended the effort
to eTecute all laws found upon the
statute books. The policy has been,
not to inquire into the wisdom of laws
ALREADY enacted, but to learn their
spirit and intent, and to enforce them
accordingly. / submit these sugges-
tions with confidence that your com
blned action Will be wise, statesman
like, and in the best interests of the
whole country. 5- ia|
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
2 Always favoring practical reforms, |
respectfully call your attention to one
abuse of long standing, which [ would
like to see remedied by this Congress.
Lit is a reform in the civil service of the
country [ would have it go beyond
the mere fixing of the tenure of Office
of clerks and employees, who do not
require 'sthe advice and consent of the
Senate" to make their appointments
complete. [ would have it govern.
not the tenure but the manner of
making all appointments. There is no
duty which so much embarrasses the
Executive and Heads of Departments
as that of appointments nor is there
any such arduous and thankless labor
imposed on Senators and Represen
tlves as that of finding places for con-
stituents. The present system does
not secure the best men, and often not
fit men, for public place. The eleva-
tion and publication of the civil SER
vice OF the Government will be hailed
with approval by the whole people of
the United States.
DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
There has been no hesitation in
changing officials in order to secure an
efficient execution of the laws, some
tunes, too, when, in mere party view,
undesirable political results were like
ly to follow; nor any hesitation in
sustaining efficient officials against re-
monstrances wholly political @
OWL SERVICE REFORM. AGAIN.
1t has been the aim of the Admins
tration to enforce honesty and efic1en-
cy in all public Offices Every public
servant who has violated the trust
placed in him has been proceeded
against with all the rigor of the law.
Ii bad men have secured places it has
been the fault of the system establish
ed by law and custom for making ap-
polntments, or the fault of those who
recommend for Government positions
persons not sufficiently we'll known to
them personally, or who give letters
1ndorslng the character of office-seek-
ers without q proper sense of the grave
responsibility which such a course de-
wolves upon them. A civil service re-
form which can correct this abuse is
much desired. 4 salutary lesson has
taught the careless and the dishonest
public servant in the number of prose
cutlons and convictions of the last two
years.
He CURRENCY.
Among the evils growing out of the
rebellion is that of an irredeemable cur
rency. 1t is q duty, and one of the
highest duties of Government, to
secure to the citizen medium of ex-
change of fixed, unvarying value This
implies a return to a specie basis, and
no substitute for it can be devised. 1t
should be commenced now, and reach
ed at the earliest practicable moment
consistent with fair regard to the in
teIests OF the debtor class. [ earnest
ly recommend, then, such legislation
as Will insure a. gradual return to
specie payments, and put an immediate
stop to fluctuations in the value of cur