, 1872-10-23


are regarded only as rewards for political ser
vice. they will be constantly multiplied to supply
more places, the tendency will be to disbellove,
and excuse, and postpone inquiry, so that, under
but there is the strongest temptation to conceal
corruption; and every abuse, every eStrava-
gance" lily Grant friend, you will not
cheat your neighbor; you will not tell him G lie
to get his money from him ; you viii not reach
your long fingers into his pocket and take his
money for nothing. ask you, without such q
record comes from Grants party, ara you willing
to be q party to such . Government as tends to
conceal corruption, and every abuse, and every
'1fsaynssnssd st nssd 1s }u1elcI n2l is not oasx
in figures to compute the exact dine:cEco be-
tween the good End the bad system of the Civil
Service. but it is calculated by those who
have made o careful study Of all the facts that
are annually lost IN the collection. 0ne-fourth
of the money collected from the American
people annually lost in the collection! And yet
you are told there is no need OF reform. One
fourth, ,-how much is that,-it is $3.50 out Of
every thousand; it is twenty-five millions out OF
every hundred million dollars it is one hundred
million dollars out Of every four hundred
mil1ions,-and don't you know that tho Report
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury for 1874 shows
that the collections then made we're three
And don't you know that the gear before it Vas
above $500, 900, Geo? And when the collections
from the American people amount to 0,0G0,-
GOO, the seven men, among them the Mayor Of
o00 is lost out Of every 800 oOo, 900 collected!
And they tell you that that is right that it must
be continued because you must continue General
Grants administration in power.
Do you know what answer they make to this?
Why, they say, this did not refer to Grants ad-
ministration, but it referred to Johnsons nd
te yan n5 lnDahsei { t d;d Ms refer 'fo tn
Johnson's administration, I would not
trouble myself very much about it, for I did not
United States. [Cheers.l But if it did refer to
Andy johnson, the supporters of Congress and
Of General Grant could not make much of 4
point against Andy johnson, for, during his
nway from him the power Of removing men for
corruption in Office. unless the Senate agreed to
it. [A Voice. 'Bully.1
But how absurd to suppose this has reference
to Johnson's Administration. Lot me- read
from the first sentence Of General Grants
message to Congress, in which lie sent
this report to Congress. That message
il dated on the l9th day Of December, ls71:
9 In accordance with the act Of Congress ap-
proved March 4, 1871, convened commission
OF eminent gentlemen to devise rules and regu-
latious for the reform OF the Civil Service"
Did General Grant himself understand that it
referred to dead Administration and TINT
they were going to reform that which had gone
mission to devise rules and regulations fer the
reformation Of the Civil Service,-a future
reformation, q present reformation. Oh! it
had nothing to do With the dead past; but
ought to have had great deal to do with the
living present and the future Of the country.
Gentlemen, you know that the Civil Service Of
this country is not what it ought to be; every
one of you is conscious of that fact. And now
como to the material question:
WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
fonv Tint IA AtpaYicny> hnv haa
blessed with good and free Government for
such q number or years, must settle down with
the conviction and determination thet corrup-
tion is to pervade the public service, as is de-
scribed in this report. hundred millions .
year! Do you know what sort of an apology il
made for this?
General Butler, of Massachusetts, ts,-[Laughter,
| aud cries OF "Spoons"]. Do not say anything
that out in E crowd down in Indiana, one day
| when was speaking Of him. Butler heard Of it,,
! and he blaclSuarded me 1ike-l do not know OK
| actly how, because do not know OF anybody
| (Laughter.l But when General Butler VAS
| brought West to INSTRUCT the people on the
| subject OF political morality, he nad this
"That, Of course, among the 10000 Office
| holders, as they were human, there must
| be some roguea.'''. lLaughter.l And he said
| further, "That, il some OF these officers had
| now grown full, it is not good policy to turn
| them out and put new men in, for the now men
might SO to stealing with sharp appetite.
| [Laughter.] Aud he closed his Illustration BY
| saving this: ''Suppose General Grant should
steal million Of dollars - Che said he could not,
for for eaeh su1pone one Of Of You Laughter "only two
cents and half" (laushter] "foT: every man,
woman, and child in the country Two cents &C!
q fuss about two cents aud 4 half!" Laughter
*sWhy, it is 40 email matter to you that you
won't feel it, and il ono Of Grants officials
good.". lLaughtcr.] Why, he could build q
pa1ace in comparison with which the grand cdi-
fees OF this beautiful city would appear very
plain and humble; lie could fill it with the rich.
est Of modern inventions; he could have his
servants in livery; he could liye in the style OF
the land and he and his would be SO happy, be.
cause they had a million; and it would ouly cost
you two and half cents each. [Laughter..l
How do you liEo it? ILaughter.1 You Grant
merchants, who would not allow porter to stay
| that he had deliberately. and with bad intent
stolen only two cents and half what do you
Say to this plea for your Administration
[Laughter.] But, gentlemen: would be willing
to compromise on q million, if General Grants
Administration is to stay i'll power. would be
willing to compromise Oh ten millions;
would bo willing to compromise on twenty-five
millions, for this report says it is costing tht
ions year. But if hundred millions are los
each year, it is not two cents and a half apiece
It hundred millions arc lost it is $3.50 tt
every man, woman and child in the country, ant
for every family of ten persons it is S25
What is the remedy? ['Kck them out.'l
THE REMEDY IS A change OF ADMINISTRATION.
I sSI TO you ngain tonight that the only reme0,
tho people have in Gaze like that is change o
Administration. ["Greelcy is the man."] NJ
party can reform. the abuses Of Government
which come in under: its OWE sway ant
power. Let me il1ustrafe': II Craft be electet
President on the 9Th Of next month who are t1,'
active men, by their personal efforts, aud by th'
use Of money, will have brought it about? HI
will be more indebted for his ro-elcction to th'
of1ice-holders than to any other set of men, fo
they furnish the money, the sinews Of war, i,
this great struggle; they have given their per
sona1 efforts for his recollection, and whel
it is over do you expect General Gran
to turn them out2 They say to him, We did no
work and furnish our money that you nigh
l6 Give them their money back."l I say to you
gentlemen, since this report, who has been turn
ed out? Those hundred millions have been lost
and has any man been turned out Have yo9
heard of any removals for these frauds Hag
any stops been taken to bring about reform
No, gentlemen, new men must come in undern'
embarrassments, who will