, 1874-05-11

nj hrcBnlt OF honoBt management hhl tu0 rhtl-
rel growth Of tho business which tho conutrno-
| tton Of tho raitways atinlu1atod. Tioy woro no
| longer weak aud noodlng assfatanca. Their en-
pncy aB woafth-oal1lors waB o!earfy demonstrated.
1laa tho policy boon changed at lB tino It WOULD
tho proyluco and uutv Of tho General doyorn-
tnont to demonstrate tho utility Of B,,cb enter
),rlsea as Will promote the general prosperity,
| bnt It is questionable whothsr partnerships iii
10 do!ng ero 9dp'1aslllc. SO aoo1l aa aueooaa was
assured, dosigniug nie,, sought ami obtained oon-
| trol Of tito Buoooasful corllorallona and from
t!,es t1ao,nont thoy became aggressive, noeKi11g
! porhonal advancement rogarlloHs Of tie public
guod.
Not content. with Yhat Ind boon gtvon, thoy
ggoeay aakod Tor 1nolo, aud could Arord to olror
lntl0oatltquts witoa secured amdst to tho full
oxtont Of tho asking. 70 aocuro tho favor of Tho
official representatives Of the people toward any
mary looaltlea, 10 ohtaning to tho full limit Of
tieir, dcn1auds, 4 waa only natural that thoy
shnnld 80 oxtend thosa limits that an amount
waa provided sufficient to seorra tle favor whicl,
atancoa, woro tau,pltng prize. 1t ,nattored
lfttlo what tho ordinary salary aud emoiumoi,ts
Of tho oisice might be. by proper infringement
It vas posalblo to make the perqusitaa tllo uhief
iutlucomons.
.oFr1oE-ssEK1xa,
which, andor tho ordinary rules Of etiquette,
would he unbeuoiniug to gentlemen, graduaily
grow into general favor, and has become now
nlmost indispensable, to tho, pol'tioal systsm.
rarsy nenaRonont na j. has been constrained
monts. ln faot, It iB now tho ehief eIoinent
| in purity organization and the people have be-
como accustomed to ratio the Offices In inapor
! tanco. not according to tho stipulated ealares,
by "gooa management OF from the opportunl-
ties for tonorabte steaffng. Bluce 1860 and Co.
pacln'iY during tho yeara Of the robelipn, tho
| opportunities for p1nnder ind tho forced for
U,anrn rf $+n S~S
| threatened diHaster contributed to and hastonod
| tlo domo1allsaslon which had previously CON-
t mencot.
| have glanced thug hahti1y 1t tho remote
condition Of our political syssom. a vi,ulout
poison has pormoatofieyory nrtory and voin, md
tho life Of the nation is In imminent danger. It
] is this dlscAsod condition OF tito body polite
which has compelled the attention Of the people.
1t u tlH which accounts for tho widespread,
universal iuterost which hns inaupuratoa and
proBBed forward the farmcr's III moyement. It's
damning effects nre. eyorywhore apparent.
Wherever Legislative bodies assemble. at tho
nationai, State or county capitals, NO hear tho
charges nade OF ottloial corrlptlon. 30 long rs
tho 6Bnetciarios OF tue etoalingB-1 eau uso no
moro appropriate word-asrce among thetn-
solves, thero Is nothing said; but Us runs tho
old saw. 'swhen thioges fail out" oto Necently
and tliolr charges aud counter-chnrgeB hre 30
thoroughly circulated by thu press, thas the peo-
plo have become alarmed, Us we'll they may.
Any otto who will give the Bnbject careful
thought must admit tue truth Of every position
I have thus FAR advanced.
II thia be 30, la 1t not oyidont that any
REFORM MEASURES
to bo cffootivo must bo trpcted to correcting tho
radically thorough chasgo Of policy, in regard to
joint undertakings between tiio public, al ropro-
aontod In Legislative bodloB and prisato corpora-
lions. Il the rula bo made absolute, admitting
20 exceptions. TINT no subsidy shall bo grauted
BY National, State, County, or Municipal nuthor-
ity Ia money, land. or specal privileges, start
further do nonatraton that building Inca Of rail-
way through agricultural or usming districts will
pay the investors, even through an undoreloped
county, if tAcro DO reasonable Intelligence in
tito management, handsome profit upon the
actual money required Tor construction md OBJ
Grafton. It hRs bee, fully demonstrated. too,
that there aro laad-owuara aud capitalists III
built WHO derfvc largo profit by such building.
Let thcm pay tho cost aud they will be apt to
look we'll to economy In tbs expenditure Of their
subscriptions.
1uatration Of the svstcm under which all Of tho
public enterprises have been conducted. But It
runs Though all our public service. III tho
FRACTION Of public buildings 1t htss boen sought
ture Of given sizo. Thc building material Oh the
epatr wllieh serves eyory necessity Of private en-
tefPtfso. 1s not good enough, aud a substitute
laust 10 transported from Now England to Now
Drienns npd tho Western cities.
THE PAY OF TIE GOVERNMENT 1AponEHs
is generally nboVo current rates, aud tho uuYnber
OF hours per day is reduced to tho shortest limit.
Tho cascf qualification for d government onployo
oet s he 0S 10 ean ssar, p psts se
curing .such yotoa. Tho Departments at tho
National Capital are crowded with super
numerary clcrka, appointed to positions created
for thenl, US reward for service to tho
party: Six hours Il day, Is tho limit Of their
capacity for tho arauous 1abols Which they are
paid from $500 to 81, 100 to perform. It is time
taat change should bo instltutod in this regard.
1Yo Should delnnnd reduction OF expenses,
elttar by Increasing the hours Of labor Of by re-
too, TINT a!l pay and cmolunauta in The public
service should be- q apecitio amount, eliminating
tho vicious Hystom Of perlutslto toes. We
shouid demand a reduction OF expenditures upon
public buildings. There IL no necessity for such
patattal buildings as are l'ow bolng constructed
iu all at tho principal cities for tic proper con-
duct Of the public business. We arc heavily in
debt. TUG people ara oyerburdened with taxes.
not our ,poyorLy which chiehy prompts the re-
form. These buildings aro always built by cor
traet-tat contracts. There is iobborY aud
fayortism III all Of them, and tho decentralization
resulting ia far moro Objectionable than the OK
pend'tare OF tho money.
might so on and palticutarizo further, b,t It
Is not ueceasary,' You ul understaud as we'll as
that there il
NEED ron REFORM
throughout the ontiro goyornmen tai System. n
needs thorough romodsliug.. 1t must be puri-
Acd. This is lilo work Tor which tho people arc
organizing; Now, how is it to bo accompfahod3
We certalu!y do not deairo to overturn existing
systems by revolution; but, it no other measure
M,ll sullice, that will certainly DO reaorted to.
The sigps of Lie times are onlinous. Wo haye
recently Heeu some OF otr foremost mon mn
pateutIy intent upon nsousing sectional proju-
lica during tho discussion Of tic finance ql,es-
tion. We hnyo seen Influential papers inlulging
III tue most intlanalnatory expressions, throaton-
ing war. Wo llavo seen The same apparent
intensity Of foeliug manifested which preceded
tho late civil wnr. Wo have soon tho preju-
llees and passona Of clio class tnuited
against othors by tho heartloss delnagoguea
who would hesitate ut nothing to accom-
pliah their selish purposes. All Of thiB, too. in
reference to u question about which ai sensible
men would practically agree II they would can
didly and tomperatey diaousH tho aubjoct In Ill.
its bearings. We ero constantly noting tho
ojGortB Of partiznn pupers and leaders to oncnur-
ngo antagonism between
CAPITAL AND LADoN.
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