The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-19

! acted, enforced. because, IN our Judgment,
they are beyond the scope of legislation --
either state or national.
YHOcAI. C0wARDICE as OErICE
SEExsNt;.
There are certain men to be found in
every community, who never act in poll
ties from convictions or upon principle
Generally, they are to I've found with the
party in power, or the party which its sup
posed VIII soon he in power in the nation.
The only exception to this is in cases where
the state is so overwhelming in its vote the
other way. that they dare not proclaim that
they are IN accord with the party which
controls the nation, but not the stac-bc.
cause they are moral towards. They be-
long to party not from principle, but be-
cause they hope to receive some petty office
in reward for supposed scrviccs-for these
services are generally supposed, not real,
the work which has been done being that
of persons who are not seeking the l0aves
and fishes These men are found every
where There are always ear marks by
which they can be told. There is always
an air az moral coWarClicc about them; al
ways hc-itaiing. fearful tina, puhlic scn,i-
ncnt may change; they cry goou Lord
and good devil. as for instance pretending
I to oppose Ben Butler and being ''Soft on
/ simmons = they can SEE nothing wrong in
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the fact that hwh officials use horses. car
iiagee, &C. hougbt. paid for and owned by
the government pains bcIng taken. how
ever. 10 keep this fact secret from the pub
lic-is nothing out uf The way. or if not
strictly proper, il Is mere picadillo that
/ people make fools 81 Themselves for talk
! ing 0holit tie fact HAT The 0btisc has gone
/ 50 far ~ 10 require legislation is unworthy
Of thought; hill to prohibit and punish
I it is called q little joke. that congressman
may laugh over bat have No idea of enact
| inr into lly. Now We submit that this
Is the tone and temper OF q gicai many
men and great many newspapers At this
, day. Judging from their uitcranccs, they
care not for their country or their party.
save inso Ear as it may tend to their person.
al ACKNOWLEDGMENT, They are wrapped up
in an utter selfshne,s They make daily
display of moral cowardicc. This will be
found true, in certain well defined instances,
| from Maine to California. from the Canada
line to Texas. 1t is a natural consequence,
too Of Office seeking. Mr.. Fillmore, whose
integrity is unquestioncd whatever may
have been his other falings. expressed the
danger clearly in the extract quoted
Wednesday. There is personal dan
ger aad there is fearful peril for the
country III the same cause.
1t is this kind of Whining at, sometimes
endorsing, and at other times treating as
a joke practices that are undermining the
integrity Of our public men and causing a
lax state Of public morals, which is work
ing more harm in this country than all
other causes combined. It has its founda-
ton in moral cowaldicc and selfshness.
| The chief end Of these men seem to be
Office. They cry give us Office, and we
will 90 at any lengths required. It, more
over produces that very moral cowarlicc
of which we lave spoken. Instead of cry
ing aloud and sparing not that they may
help TO save the nation, they remain quiet
or treat everything wrong as joke be-
cause. forsooth, that little Office may bc
endangered. 1t was this very state of
things that the republican party were con
sidering when they demanded an efficient
system Of civil service, 1t is our only sal
walton rs q nation and party. We see
the necessity Of it every day, when men
put principle and office in the scale, and
There must be 4 speedy change, a coming
back 10 first principles, Iedeemng of
solemn pledges The welfare of the ma
tion the safety Of the party and the pre-
serYation Of manhood among party leaders,
all demand il. The promise has been made
and must be fulfilled. 1t ought to be full.
filled il for no other reason than to prevent
sell degradation. That is reason enough.
That is argument enough. But when we
put into the scale, the well being Of the
country, public morality, honor, integrity
and solemn pledges what is there left? We
hear il said that civil service reform would
destroy the efficiency party organizations,
because there would be no incentive TO &C.
ton. Why then. DO the two thousand
voters of town attend conventions. take
active parts in campaigns, vote, etc.
They cannot be actuatcd by selfish motives
d that Is the desire for an Office. They
;, l2not expect their votes will he rewarded
l nollniccs. How many votes would be
/ only o,to Rutland, for instance, If those
9 be o,ojJ ros " who expected or desired to
Suo"S the absurdity' r. the whole thing
we care not for this howe.er II 10 ,he
doning Of wrong doing, i la, nv feor
OF the appointing power, the neglect to ex.
pose corruption TO which Office seeking
ton. Wv '''''
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IHE MAssAoHUsErrs SENATOR. - II
looks well for the future politics Of Am