The Cairo daily bulletin., 1872-09-24
HOW WE ARE GOVERNED.

Evidence Is daily multiplying that the
civil service of the country is vast party
machine run in the interest of the Rsdi.
cal party and directed toward the one
great object Of Grants reelection. There
are, in the country to-day, over sixty
thousand ofiee-holders, of high and low
degree, who are directly under the control
Of the Presiden, and his keepers. This
vas, army is no; only 8, work in the har-
ness Of Radicslism bU, is contributing
money 10 ,he.service Of its master. or
this srea, number !; is safe TO say that
oue-hAlf. Or $1,000, are pensioned upon
the country. sni ,hs, the civil service
woali bs q. well or better performed If
they would retire 10 the shades Of that
private life in which al homes: admins
uA.ion would have permitted them to re-
/ main. without even 3 thought of enlisting
/ them in the csuse OF the government.
/ Hundreds. even thousands Of them have
been appointed with the distinct under
standing ths, their paramount duties
would be to work for the reelection Of
Grant, and 10 contribute TO ths, end
from their eI,rsvsgsnt salaries.
The burdens which these drones impose
upon the country are enormous and
among people unused to robbery and op.
preston, would not be endured. Their
services are out Of all proportion with
their compensation, and, if they were not
men of q low standard of morals, they
would never accept salaries upon which
they had no claim. The very air these
men breathe is full of moral pestience-
counting as they do every successful raid
upon the treasury as commendable
achievement-guaging its glory by the
amount stolen and the completeness Of
the theft.
If the rascsls who, un.
der government appointment, rob the
people of their money, would
pocket their ill-gotten gains and say moth
ing about it, the wrong would not be SC
enormous. But, inasmuch as they art
compelled to disburse a portion Of thei
stealings to purchase and control the po
litical actions Of dishonest voters, it as
sumcs the form of a double wrong, sine
the aim is to perpetuate in place the Rad
ical banditti that have so long and SO cru
ely outraged suffering people.
1t is safe to say that i
the federal contest now going on
$2o,O0O,OoO will be raised by a'
sessment upon government otiice-holder
\ and that every dollar of it will be used
= influence corrupt and unthinking men
vote for perpetuation of the present di
: honest administration. The effect of tn
5 villainy-now reduced to a sys.cm-is
the highest degree demoralizing, and mus
, if successful finally result in the utter d
structon of every remaining vestige
the purer government established by Il
blood and the struggles Of our revolution
, sry fathers.
Every recurring canvass seems to ma!
Nifty the evil and make the practice Of
grow bolder. Tactics, which but fe
years ago would have seriously compr
missed the parties employing them, a
now made use Of without al
attempt at conceslmen., and
men, too, who are account
honorable. Ten days ago, Isaac Clel
> en,s, whom the GRANTEES Of this distr
have pu. forward for Congre
boldly declared that the $4,000
reported lost between the French a
!. United States treasures, was not lo
:. bu, in Radical hands that would employ
in an effort TO re-elect General Graz
individuals claiming 20 be good ci,ize
purchase oficies with price, and do 7
:, scruple to contribute literally 70 genel
corruption fund TO retain them.
=, Need we say that reform Of the
monstrous and rapidly multiplying evi
=. is the great and pressing necessity of
>. times, and upon that necessity has aris
,s the Liberal combination that gives su
sd glorious promise Of q sweeping TRUMP
ed The people are aroused-fully aroused
sd. and, although brought into conflict vi
AVG an unscrupulous administrstion-co
.ac, PEELED to fight great monied power
DOT, victory will perch upon their banners, a
he tho Sage Of Chappaqua can make good
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