The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-10-19

cipal Our Federal taxation has swOl-
len from $50, 100000 in gold IN 1860 tc
$780, 900, 900 in currency in 1870. Our
aggregate taxation from $l84, 1000, 600
in gold in 1860 10 $3.50 100000 in cur
rency in 1870. Or in one decade,
from less than $5 per head, to more
than $l8 per head. Since the peace
the people havo paid to their tax gatho
errors more than thrice the sum of the
national debt, and moro tkun twice
that sum for the ederal government
alone. " .. ....
We demand vigorous frugality in
every dopartmont and from every ot>
hccr Of tho government. Reform is
necessary toput stop TO the profit
gate waste Of public lands, and their
diversion fromyactuul settlers by the
party in power, which has sQuandcrcd
$2OO, 100000 Of acres upon railroads
alone, and, out Of moro than thrice
that aggregate, has disposed Of less
than sixth directly to tilIcrs of the
soil. Reform is necessary to correct
tho omissions OF tho Republican Con-
grcss and the errors of our treaties and
our fellow citizens Of foreign birth and
kindred race rcGrosSing tho Atlantic
OF the shield of American citizenship,
and have exposed our brethren Of the
Pacific coast TO the incursiOn of race
not sprung from the same great par>
ont stock, and, in fact, now by rnw
Gcncd citizenship through nhtnruh>
uut hni h., Il
the traditions OF a, progressive civil
zatiDn nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. We Genounce the policy
which thus discards the liberty low
ing German aud toIcYatcs The revival
OF the cooIic trade III MongOian wo-
men, imported for immoral purposes,
and Mongoiian men hired TO perform
Scrvio labor Contracts, and demand
such modification Of tho treaty with
tho Chinese sEmpire, or such Iegisla-
ton by Cong esS Within Il c0nSuitu>
tionaI limitation rs shall prc5 cnI the
further importation of fIimmigraton 0i
the MCnSolian race. Rctnlm is ne
ccSsnry and can never be effected but
by making it the controlling issue OF
the elections, lifting it abrvo the two
tate ISSUES with which The office holds
ing class and the party in power seek
t" smother it. The false issue will
which they would enliiudlc Spctaria n
strife n respect TO tho.-pubic schools.
Of which the establish mGht to surpUrl
belonging exclusively to Tive several
States, ana which the Democratic
party has cherished from their tound-
alton and resolved to maintain with
ont rartialily or pr, ference for any
class, sect or creed, ana without c0u-
trlbnunG from ihc treasury to any
the false issue by which they seek &c
liEhl anew the dying cmbers Of sec,
tonaI hate between kindred peoples
once unaturaIIy cStrnuccd, But now
reunited in enc indivlSIUlr rcpnbli,
and common destiny. Reform is
necessary in the civil service. Expe,
rienco proves that efficient. economic
cal conduct of the governmental bnSi>
nc>s is not possible if its civil service
bH sulj@cL to change at every election
be prize fought for ut the ballot box
be llaI reward OF partysz"al instead
OF posts Of honor, aSNiEnc1 FOR pro cd
competency and held for fidelity IT,
the public cmploy. That tie deprns.
ing Of patronage SHOULD ueithGrFhe Il
lax upon the time Of alb our public
men, nor lie inStltlmcnt Of their am
bilion. Here again professions iaISi-
fled in the performance, attest that
the party in power can work out no
practical or Statutory reform. Reform
Is necessary even more in the higher
grades OF public service. Tkc PrGsi>
dent, Nico President, Judges, Sena>
tors, Representatives and Cabinet of
iccrS. These, and all others IN au-
thority, are the pooples', SERVANTS;
their officers are not private 5pcrqni-
sites; they are public trusts. When
thc ANNALS Of this repNpljc show the
dFgk'ce audi erns6roSotl h. Vice Pre-.
Sidcnt, n late Speaker of the House OF
Representatives marketing his ruling
rs II presiding officer; three Senator'S
profting secretly by their votes us law
makers; five c. uirmeh of leading com
miCtceS'of the late House or Repre-
scn'atives exposed in njobbing;a late
Secretary OF tho Treasury forcing bal
"nces III tho pnhlic accounts; II lu. Q
Attorney General misapproptiaung
public funds; Secretary Of tho Navy
enriched or enriching friends by per-
cor tails levied off the profits of con-
tractors with his dcpurtmcnl; an am.
basSador to England ccnsurrd- in, .
dI%hnnorabIc speculation; the ProsI-
dent ht@BrivHto Secretary barely es-
capcd conviction upon 'riad tor guilty
compicily,in frauds upon the Rcven,