Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-07-14

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ter upon any extended examination
of the declaration of principles made
by the Convention. The resolutions
are in aceofd with my views. aud /
heartily concur ii the principles they
announce, IN several of the resolu
tions, however, questions are eonsid-
cred whichaTe Of such Importance
that l deem it proper TO briefly ex-
press my convictions in. regard to
them. g 40 "A
APPORaEDEENTS. a
The RE6 ant 81 sIoBts3 8,
the C6nvehdoa Is OF paramount M
tersst; Mqre ;ha9 forty FsaTs agoa
system OF making .apPointnents to
Office grew DIP, based upon the max
i'm $40 The vietors belong Tho Is. ,
The old ruler4the true Hat
honesty, capacity, and g CO,
stithte the onlyd real TORS
for Office, and that thd er
claim3 gave place ca
party services. were iehF
sidereda AL paTties lice.
adopted this, system has
essentially m0diied sint is frs
trodaetiohy it has not, howeRer, Seen
Impressed. .k.Ass fiTst the President,
either directly or. through the heads
of departments made all lfhesapp0int!
mentss But tgFadhally the appoints
ingpower, in many cases, passed in
to thelc6nff0l Of inerhbersiofl Com
gresS The offices in these cases have
becsns not merely reiEzrdsfof party
services, butrewaFds fer services to
parts leadersh Ihissystems DESTROYS
the-ihaepenaeHce ofthe separate de-
partmeats ofathe 9oFernnnemt. Il
tends directly tolq qextrsxadanee and
Official ineapaGisgi'; It is astemptation
to shonestE, it FINDERS and impairs
thataArafub supefyisi6uss and strict
accountabilitF by which alone faith
full .aa1deefiieieat public service can be
secured; i9 obstrhcts the promptf fe-
mopal aud sure punishment Of the
unwosth :, fn every way It degrades
the civil service and The character Of
the GoVernthent, it's felt, I am con-
ident, ,.by q large majority of the
members Of Congress, to be an IN
toleraBIe burden and an unwaFrsn5-
able hindFaneea to the proper ais
change IF theiFlegifimale duties, It
ought to be abolished. The reform
should be thorough, radical, and
complete, We should return to the
principles and practice Of Gle, found
ers of the Government, Supplying
by legislation when needed that
which was formerl established by
custom. The7neit expected nor
desired fromTele pobi;o officer INV
partisan. .seEc They meant that
public ofioeE sheuld owe their
whole service to the aGovefnment
and to the people. They meant II at
the 0fsiesr should be secure in his
personal character remain untar-
nished, and the performance of his
duties satisfactory. ~.
If elected, I shall condaet the
Administrator of the Government
upon these principles, and all con-
stitutionaI powers vested in the Ex-
ecutiKe vail be- employed to estab-
lish ibis refernlo s1s sa3itaseg q
hs 10 SECOND TERM. ts''
The declaration Of principles by
the Cincinnati Convention makes. no
announcement In favor Of q single
Presidential term. / do not assume
to add to that declaration, but, be-
lieying that the restorafion Of the
civil service to the system establish
ed by Washington and followed by
the easiF Presidents can Be best ae.
complished by an Executive who is
under no temptation to use the pat
ronage of his Office to promote his
own reelection; 7 desire to perform
what regard as a duty, in stating
now my shfexible purpose, If elect
ed, not to be a candidate for election
TO a secopd term.
HONEST FINANCES, ...e
On the currency question have
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