Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-30
At sundusky Ohio, he Discusses Civil servi
Reform,
Ten Millions will be Spent to Re-eleet the
Present Dynasty.

FELLOW CITIZENS OF SUEDUsKY: II
seems to me that questions of the greatest
moment now await the present action Of the
American people, questions of prudence,
Of political economy, Of currency, Of taxa.
ton and tariff; Of education there seems to
me TO be kept in allegiance By an interest
for the present action on a more urgent
theme With regard to the FIRST question OF
CIVIL service reform / never heard of any
body except General Butler who held our
present civil service reform TO be in Il salts
factory condition. On the contrary, oil me n
admit something must be done, but what is
it you see2 At this hour men are appoint
ed TO Office and men are removed from office
not because of their fitness or urtitness, but
because Of the effect Of such appointments
or removal on the Presidential prospeci
You know, as know, that thousands oil
men are At this day in the pnblic service
not because the pablo service needs them
or is prohied BY them, bat because the party
desiring reelection of the present rule de-
lire their services; so they are hired in behalf
Of the people and paid for from the money
Of the people, but mainly employed to do
work for the party. Our navy yards are
their work is wanted, but because their
votes are wanted. So it is all over All
men do know that these matters need to be
reformed. | will venture to say there will
be this year paid out Of the Public Treasury
no less than $40, 100000, which has no 9th.
err purpose or effect than to aid q canvass
for the re election Of our present rulers
$lO,O00,OO0 will be paid out of the Treasury
for the sake Of rejoicing them, and 81
00O,O 900 or 100000 Of that will be put
into the party treasury to answer the same
purpose. All this is . crying and fragrant
abuse the people should choose their re- lers
uncontrolled and unbollisd by ofice-holders
We must have civil service reform, andthat is
the question that most concerns the people
but BY an unerring instinct the people have
decided the frat in order Of questions is that
Of reconciliation that this people can be
one people that there can be no alienatsd
class; that there shAll be the whole Amsri-
can people again around their common
boards ~ squilS, not IS Ibjects; that there
shall be no subjugted class no subJuRatsd
sections, but = free welcome 10 the National
councils to the whole American people.
The generous heart of the American people
is now 6xed in the resolve that when they
next assemble to chose . President thsre
shall be no disfrAnchissmsnt in this coun-
try there shall be no prescribed class; bat
that every American, native born or natur-
Ahzsd, shall have his equal chance in thst
selection. Such being the resolve, what
stands in the way of its accomplishment
First, there Is prejudice. We have quar-
relied, We have had . war, and too many Of
Us hate those We have yanquishsd. We
cant feel toward them AZ though they we're
our brothers: we wont let them come back
TO the national fold. We still cherish mem.
orles OF our contest, and forget the glorious
termination. We must change in this re-
speo'' and there will be change every hour
mat sweeps Ne further and further avsy