Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27
THE NEED OF REFORM.

We extract the following from the
speech Of Governor Bullock delivered
before the Massachusetts Republican
State Convention. 1t embodies the a..
piratlons and desires OF all honest Re-
publicans ; In fact, Of oil honest men,
anl In view Of the attempt now being
made In California and many Of tho
Western States to form a third party,
It's statements of facts and ofths course
to be pursued, are worthy Of careful
perusal. It Is not be wondered at that
after hearing this address the con-
vention refused to nominate Ben
Butler: e T.
And now, fellow-citizens and Re-
publicans.l arc there no signs Of the
| tlmes-from California, from new
names and new organizations In the
West, from the reports which come to
us, from our own Instincts and intu-
itions as to what Is going on In distant
fields Of canvasslng-are there no
signs visible TO the Republicans Of
this State and Of all the States that II
we would continue our power for pub
lie good we must rise to the EFFICIENCY
of the occasion? allude to nc tech
| meal method OF civil service reform,
so-called. for In my humble opinion It
Is but a doubtful, certainly not partial,
remedy-good enough for political
demand by one party and
political promise by another party
in an exciting Presidential election,
good enough for a commission to sit
upon, but limited at best, liable to
ovasions, aud inadequate for a nations
| al disease. It relates to capacity. but
Integrity must be added for fitness. No,
the conscience, the determination, the
action Of the party, must rise to 3 gen
cral aud unqualified demand for puri-'
fication In all the offices and In all the
practices OF the Government service.
We must not. he behind Germany, or
France. or Great Britain> In each Of
which during the years whole empire
has been In motion oyer a single III
stance OF accusation Of undue person.
al gain from a public trust. Our ne
cessity is greater than theirs. for the
lite Of n Republican Government Is In
Its administration according to virtue.
The country will scarcely be satisfied
by convention resolutions - things
which have been and must be. The
people OF the country. the Republic
cans Of the country, will receive the
resolutions as they 20 forth from one
Convention after another, with some
thing like the poets greeting:
"'Tis well said again,
And 'tis q kind Of good deed to say well,
Audyet words are no deeds"
2 let us rather inaugurate all era Of
conduct and action and Of persistent
Insisting for official slngleness and
purity Of every man connected with
the Government. high or low, rs far
rs no can be followed. The people
will enforce the demand, and, II they
cannot find u way open, they will
make DIE. Fortunate tho Republican
party, which Il now responsible for the
government OF this country, Hit shall
appreciate tho situation. Felicitous
the lot Of the President ID lie shall
make the order sound through every
department. aud over every head that
sleeps upon Of his commissions.
Then he viii DC stronger than before.
So the people Of Great Britain, after.
years OF corruption under Walpole,
not 80 much his fanlt M the fault Of
his time. rallied In n spirit Of personal
devotion to the upright Chatham,
whose exaltatlon In the hearts OF Eng
llshmen and In the Judgement Of his
tory has rested OH the belief that he
was. above all his compcers Of that
age. the representative Premier Of
honor aud honesty Ia the public ser
vice. May our Prcsidcnt win a fame
as stainlpss.