The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-19

of your money to produce this very
antagonism that every good and in
teliigent man, who reflects upon it
can not but deplore. OF all the ene-
mics of the negro race the men who
have been, and are, engaged in array
| ing them, against the whites are the
worst and most deadly. They are
leading that race to ruin, if not to de-
struction, and the sooner they are
compelled to loosen their hold upon
their dupes the better will it be for all
concerned. z.-ss
I turn, gentlemen, to the civil serv-
ice reform. 1t is-a great, and I con-
fess, very perplexing subject The
Constitution vests in the President,
by and with the consent of the Senate,
the power of appointing q vast multi
tnde of Federal officers, But an al
most or Quite equal number of officers
and employees are appointed by the
heads of departments, who are them
| selves dependent upon the President
for tenure of Office; and these latter
appointmentsgrequire no confirmation
by the Senate. The President has,
therefore, directly or indirectly; the
power to confer honor or, emolume1t,
or both, upon more than one hundred
thousand persons now, and the num-
Der increases every year. Such pat
ronage has ever, been regarded with
jealousy by patriotic and thoughtful
men. One of the obi ections made to
the adoption of the Constitution was
this very power of the President
From time to time the most eminent
statesmen of the country have raised
their voices against il, and sought to
limit 1t. 1t was in the opinion nof
Madison, Clay, Webster and Calhoun,
one of the most prolific sources of cor
ruption and decentralization to be found
in our institutions.l In the early days
of the Republic it was not abused, and
no evils resulted from it; but in later
days it has been shaInefully prost1tu-
ted, and under no Administrator so
much asunder thatlef Grant. 1sEiss2i
Under what other Administration
did Federal Office-helders dare totdic-,
tate to State Conventions their pomi-
nations. and even to overawe and con-
troll them by military. force? Under
wtatlother administration did aCabio
net officers desert their posts and
abandon their dHties at, Washington
and perambulate the country making,
speeches to effect thdir own continn-
ance in office |? II Under what other
Administration were laboring men In
navy-yardsi and arsenals deprived of,
employment because they voted ac-
cordfng to the dictates of their honest
Judgment? Under what other Admin
istration was relationship tosthe Pres
ident OF, his family q principal recon-,
mendation for, office 81 Under what
other Administration were gifts to the
President rewarded BY public honors
and demoluments? Under what other
Administration were military para
sites allowed to. Hsurp civil functions,
and that in direct violation of law
My friends, until the Constitution
be amended SO as to provide a rene-
dy, there will be but one means Of
reetifying these evils and abuses,e and
that is the adoption blythe people, Of
the one-term principle in relationl to
the Presidency. AS long as the Pres
ident can hope for q second term he
will be irresistibly induced to use hisl
patronage to effect his re-nomination..
and secure his reelection. The pub
lie interests will be wholly subordin-
ated to his desire and interest to pro-
long his power. General Grant, be-
fore he was candidate for the Rresi-
dency, was an advocate of the one
term principle elected President, and
Influenced by parasites, fatterers and
Office e-holders, he has bent all his en-
ergies and used all the patronage to
secure, his reelection, The, conse-
quence has been a Decentralization in
the public service, such as never be-
fore was seen, and disregardiof the
Constitution, ofthe most sacred ,prin-
ciples as safeguards of freedom, of the
peace and prosperity of the country,
that is Wholly without 3 parallel. p
Were there noiotherreason for opposl
ing Grants reelection, the sone-term
principle would be a,snf6cient q, one.-l
To that principle, Greeley is solemnly
pledged he advocated it years ago
he has never ceased to advocate IT,; he
stands by it firmly to- day bgag9I q
Gentlemen, there are various other
topics upon which I would like to
speak to you-of the, wretched man.
agement of our foreign affairs, of the |
utter confusion of our Treasury sac-,
counts, of defalcations amounting to
millions, of the Unconstitutional sus-
pension of the hdbeds corpus, of. the |
laws to authorize Federal Interference
with State elections, and above all, OF
the Radical purpose TO overthrow self |
government and consolidate all pow
er in the President, and Congress-
But the lateness of the hour admon7
ishes me TO stop ,,aisaj,s,trst 5saia9l
And now, in conclusion, my fellow-]
citizens, allow me to say q few words
personal to myself, but winch lmanyll
of you will feel are equally RpplicabIel
to yourselves. I began my political |
career when boy, supporting with |
the feeble powers of alboya theBelec-l
ton of Andrew Jackson Il have been'l
Democrat ever sinees ] wasaD DEM
ocrat. with the warm impulses of |
youth; / continued to be a Democrat
with the mature convictions of iman@
hood j am a Democrat yet with the I
experience of approaching old age );
and hope to die as have lived al
Democrat, That onr party, has s1com-l
mitted errors, / frankly confess, that |
it was ever patriotic party, need mol
affirmation of mine. It's history is /
the history of free institutions; its J
glory is the glory of the great Repub-
lie !; its, loveof constitutionalFlibe 1
is the polar star of freedom and good !
government 1t has achieved that
which win outliye all lidetraction, and
endure as long as liberty mas q Wof.s
shiper2 There hass1loti been an i'm.
provement in Government for ages
that is not traceable to its principles.
for more than half a century 1t ruled.
this land, and under its guidance Ioard
borders reached the Pacific, and were
extended. to the confines ofthe torid
zone. God forbid that 4, ,one of its
lifelong members, should seek to dis
honorthe standard of this party. IN
do not dishonorit when j counsel you
to prefer good to evil by voting for
Greeley in preference to Grant. Pro-
longed cheering.]
3 A Chinamano dying, left eleven
sheep and three sons-and maki6g a
will left one-half of his estate to his
eldest son, one-fourth to the next and
nna-aixfh To tha fhind nnt, Nom fhau