The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-11-01

not get what he wants he thinks he
may go to the White House, andlwoald
take all the time of the Presidentif he
would let him. The President argued
that some system that would get rid of
this was essential, but the great trouble
of civil service reform lies in this :Con-
gress has usurped powers that belong to
to the Executive. Senators and Repre-
sentatives claim the right to appoint
these officers, and a Senator would re
sent it if the President without asking
him, were to make appointmentsinJ his
State, and Representatives in Congress
would resent il and feel wronged if the
President should go and appoint.a Post
master in Chicago, and these Collectors
and Assessors that you used to have
around here, without asking that Con!
gressman.f Yet the Congressman, by
the Constitution, has no more to do with
II than the child unborn, or the qehild
Of a frenehrltn, unless his advice he
asked Still, Congress Hiss, practically
usurped this. II is conflict betweou
the Legislative and Executive Depart
ments Of the Government-Athe Pfesi.
dent on the one side and Congress on
the other-whether it be Democratic or
Republican Congress; and that ia one
reason why we have not seen all Repub.
licans right on the matter Jf civil serv-
ice reform. Is anything better to be
expected by turning out Gen. Grant,
who has resolutely taken Hold of this
matter and appointed an able Commis.
sion? You know Joseph Medill is an
honest man, if there is one to be found;
and we think so away fror, here l
know man is often abused in his own
locality, but we off on one side think he
is one of the best men among them !
say the Commission was composed OF
such men. 4's H. 90 q -5a9 ErE
'Gen. Grant is In favor of civil service
reform, and ask is it worth while to
turn out Gen. Grant and his Cabinet so
that Horace Greeley and John Cochrane
may rule the civil service? Applausc.
These men say it is not right to turn
men out for political reasons. Are you
so innocent as to suppose that should
Horace Greeley become President he
would not turn out any of these $1,000
officers for political reasons7 II he
should not, what an infinite howl Of
disappointment and despair would 20
up from the Democratic party; yer,
and from these Liberal Republicans
Oh, let us believe the simplicity that all
these Liberal Republicans, If they should
carry the election, would beg Greeley
not to appoint any of them to Office
lapplause that they would hasten to
Washington to tell Greeley, /" Don't
turn out the Republican postmaster in
our town; he is a capable man, end !
know no reason for turning him out ex.
cept that he is a Republican, and
should feel sorry, under the circum-
stances, to take his place" Is it likely
that ti,3 will talk in that way? Do
the Democrats cArect there will be
turning out of Office holders for their
sake? They have; asked GrAel~y ths
question q good many times, and he re-
sponded - it when, he said, Do You
think a man would invite his neighbors
70 help him raise house, and then
kick them out, after he had got The
house built - rs much as to Say, "Heip
me to get the house built and ( viii
give you a good feed" is Horace Gree
ley the man to inaueurate civil service
reform7 Go to New York, If yon, think
| misreprent him spend q fortnight
there among those who have known
him all his life long, and they will tell
you that u more credulous man does
not exit in that State--one more likely
TO be imposed upon by bad men. Look
at the men who. gather around him.
fammany Republicans, among the rest
of the men in that city, are among his
supporters and warmest, friends, and he
is the friend of them also. Everybody
knows this there, !, have in my mind
specially 4 man who could not borrow
$40 of you tomorrow morning who has
been twice recommended by A Horace
Greeley and been put into responsible
place in the Custom House, and that
man has cost him Sl4 GOO for breaches Of
trust" ..A-.- ..f..a 4.
THE GOVERNOR THEN ALLUDED i! r..
to the thick,headed obstinacy Of the
Democratic party in seeking to over
throw, by alliance with boiling Repub-
licaus, that Government which had de,
fed the utmost efforts of the united
rebel horde in the field. Their political
Vaccinations and traitorous wire-pull.
ing would prove just as inefficient to de.
stroy the country. He dealt with some
of Mr.. Greeley's very absurd doctrines
relative 10 secession, and, speaking Of
the philosophers advocacy Of of,kipdness
to rebels, held That the Republican, party
had been most generous in dealing with
these same rebels, and quoted Gen.
Grants words at Appomattox.
Z" That was not the spirit of hate, but
of the most extreme kindness. y Every
ono Of them might have been hung, but
even the leaders were allowed te escape,
although not allowed to vote for d few
years. There was not rebel who by
law was not permitted to vote, though
about 800. rebels were deprived Of the
privilege of holding Office, and that was
what troubled Mr.. Greeley most OF any
thing. If that was what the South
wanted, that disability should be. allow
cd TO rest, Tor it would not be decent to
bring Davis, Toombs, and ths rest into
the United Senate before the grass had
fairly overgrown the graves of the Union
soldiers. He was willing to shake hands
with the rebels if they had shaken hands
with the blacks and Union men al, the
South" b....,-...,.' ...,.,i 4. ,,..T -
Dealing with the question Of local
selfgoyernment, the speaker said !: Id,
They said that local self government
was sufficient to carry out the constitu;
tional amendments and protect the peo,
pie hut local self elfgovernment brought
about the war, kept 100000 of slaves
in bondage and destroyed the liberty Of
speech in the South and the people
declared that local selEgovernment
should not wrong the people. He would
keep 10 tho very letter of the Constitu.
iior, aa IL In pow uhich uaua Con urass