The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-09-07

xpense-Federal, State and muni-
cipal. Our Federal taxation, has swol~
len from $60,000,000 in gold in 1860 to
$3.50, 100000 in currency in 1870 Our
aggregate taxation from $l94,000,0 900
in gold in 1860 TO $3.50, 100000 in cur
rency in 1870. Or in one decade,
from less than IS per head, TO more
than SIS per head. Since the peace
the people havo paid to their tax gatho
errors moro than thrice the sum of the
national debt, and more than twice
that sum for the + ederal government
alone.
We demand vigorous frugality in
overy department and from every Of
ficer Of tho government. Reform is
necessary toput q stop to the profit
gate waste Of public lands, and their
diversion from actual settlers by the
party in power, which has squandered
$2OO,oO0,OOO of aoros upon railroads
alone, and, out Of moro than thrice
that aggregate, has disposed of less
than sixth directly to tillers of tho
soil. Reform is necessary TO correct
the omissions of the Republican Con-
| grcss and the errors OF our treaties and
our diplomacy which have stripped
our follow ctizcns Of foreign birth and
kindred race rccrossing tho Atlantic
OF tho shield Of American citizenship,
and have exposed our brethren of the
Pacific coast to the incursion Of race
not sprung from the samo great par~
ont stock, and, in fact, now by law
denied citizenship through naturali>
zaton, rs bcing neither accustomed to
the traditions OF u progressive civil
zatiOn nor exercised in liberty undor
equal laws. We donounco the policy
which thus discards the liberty low
ing German and tolcratcs tho revival
OF tho coolic trade in Mongoian wo-
mon, imported for immoral purposes,
and MOngOlian mon hired to perform
scrVilo labor contracts, and demand
such Il modification Of tho treaty with
tho Chinese Empire, or such logisla-
ton by Congress within constitu-
tional limitation as shall prov cnt the
further importation Of immigration of
the MongoIian race. Reform is no.
ccSSary and can ncvCr be effected but
by making it tho controlling issue Of
tho elections, lifting it above the two
false issues with which the Office hold.
ing class and the party in powor seek
to smother it. Tho fAlso issue with
which they would cnllindlo scctariun
strto IN respect to tho public schools,
OF which the establishment to support
belonging exclusively to tho several
States, and which tho Democratic
party has cherished from their lound~
alton and resolved to maintain with
out partiality or preference for any
class, sect or creed, and without con-
cite l1'isU~lssUo 1y p" trIch ~CnUy E0UK UU1
light anew tho dying cmbcrs Of Sec
tiOnal hate between kindred peoples, !
once HnaturoIIy cstrongcd, but now I
reunited in enc indivisi5lo republic
and common destiny. Reform is
necessary in the civil service. Expc>
rionco proves that efficient, cconomi-
cal conduct Of the governmental bnsi4
ness is not possible if its civil service
DO subject to change at every election,
be Il prizo fought for at tho ballot box,
DO II half reward Of party zeal instead
OF posts Of honor assigned for proved
competency and held for fidelity in
tho public employ. That tho dispcns-
ing OF patronage should neither bo
tax upon tho time OF all our public
mon, nor the instrument of thoir am
bition. Hero again professions faIsi-
fled in tho performance, attest that
tho party in power can work out no
practical or salutory reform. Reform
is necessary even more in the higher
grades Of public service. The Prcs.
dent, Vico President, Judges, SonaN
tors, Representatives and Cabinet of
iicors. These, and all others in au-
thority, arc tho pooples' servants;
their officers arc not private perqui-
sitos; they are public trusts. When
tho annals of this republic show the
disgrace and censuro of Vice Pro-
sidcnt, a late Speaker of tho House of
Representatives marketing his ruling
as presiding oilicoT throo Senators
profiting secretly by their votos as law
makers; fivo chairmon of loading com
mittees Of the late House of Repre-
sentativos exposed in jobbing; q late
Secretary of tho Treasury forcing bal.
anCos in the public accounts; u late
Attorney General misappropriating
public funds; Secretary of tho Navy
enriched or onriching friends by per-
ceptals lowed off the profits Of con-
tractors with his department.; an amA
bassador to England censured in
dishonorable speculation; the Presi~
dents Private Secretary barely os-
capped conviction upon trial for guilty