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and made clear what the Reform Democracy
mean by reform The figures compiled from
the official record show it. The total Off
cial staff allowed the Speaker by the Repub-
lcan House consisted Of single officer, the
Speakers Secretary. The Democratic Re
form House came into power and proceeded
to retrench, after the Reform Democratic
style, by doubling the Speakers staff, for the
purpose of creating the Office Of Special
Messenger for the Speaker. The Sergeant
alarms of the Republican House run his
Office with the aid Of two subordinates. The
Reform Democratic House retrenched by
creating the Office Of Paying-Tener, making
the number three. The Doorkeeper Of the
Republican House discharged his duties
satisfactorily with the assistance Of 2s SUBJ
ordinates, au told. Tbs Democratic House
retrenched by increasing the number to IS.
The Postmaster OF the Republican House
Was allowed 10 subordinates in his Office.
The Democratic House retrenched by in
creasing the number Of employees in the
Postmaster's Office to 16. The Republican
House did its committee work with but 27
committee clerks. The Reform House re-
trenched BY adding II to the number of
Committee clerks. To sum up, the Reform
Democratic House retrenched by increasing
the number of House employees from 50 to
115. The figures indicate precisely wherein
the rctrenchment consisted It was in the
multiplication Of sinecure places to be filed
by the Democratic brawlers for reform.
, 1876-10-15
CHINESE RELIGION.

| The doctrines of the Chinese religions
although they have no particular bearing
upon the Presidential campaign, which is
now the uppermost topic in the popular
mind, are none the less part and parcel Of q
great system which may yet play m i'm
portant part in the social and political fabric
Of this country. Since 3Ir: BuR11SGAME's
time, popular interest in Chinese matters has
greatly increased, and the emigration from
that country to this, rs well as the establish
ment OF more intimate trade relations be-
tween the two countries, have given this
interest additional impulse. People are
talking of China to-day more than ever.
The newspapers are printing more info.ma-
ton concerning the habits and customs of
its millions Of people than ever before, and
yet it is curious truth that comparatively
little is known about them after all. This is
specially true with regard to their religion,
or rather with their system Of teachings,
since they have neither God nor religion
in the meaning Of those terms es
accepted by the Christian world; and
yet this system is the system Of over
four hundred millions Of peoplc-one-thirl
Of the human race-not only in China, but in
Northern Tartary, in Corea, and in Japan
Anything which tends to throw light upon
the religious beliefs of this peculiar people,
therefore, will possess unusual interest at
the present time, when the Chinese question
has become SO far involved in American pol
itics rs to figure in the platforms Of the two
great parties. A work written by the Rev.
JOIN L. HEv1Ss, who was for many years a
missionary in China, supplies some facts
upon this head not generally known, and, as
the work in question, for some mysterious
reason, has had a very limited circulation and
is substantially out Of print, The CHICAGO
TRIBUNE will give those facts the benefit of
its circulation in series of Sunday articles,
the first Of which shall be devoted to Cox
FUC1us and Confucianism.
The great Chinese teacher was born B. c.
551, his family name being Kuse, and his
disciples calling HIM KUSd-ru-7s, or the
teacher KUSG, which term was Latinized by
the Jesuits into CoSFUc1rs. Much Of his
life was spent in long journeys from province
to province, during which he attempted to
reform abuses and give instruction to his fol-
, 1876-10-15
AN OFFICIAL OUTRAGE.

Some years ago, Mr.. G. F. PERIoLAT, at
that time member Of the firm Of JAMES
FORSYTH l. Co., wholesale grocers of this city,
bid for andobtained, in the name Of the firm,
the contracts for supplying the various pub
lie institutions Of this county with great
variety Of goods. Though these contracts
were taken in the name of the firm, they
we're in fact almost exclusively managed aud
controlled by PER1oLAr. The goods, ETC.,
were delivered, practically, by the firm to
PEE1oLAr, who furnished them to the county,
and he conducted the whole business in q
sort Of confidential way with the officials
representing the county. In January, 1875,
the firm Of FORSYTH & Co. was dissolved by
the retirement of PER1oLAT. In the subse-
quent investigations by the Grand Juries of
the transactions between PER1oLAT and sew
eral county officers, the testimony Of the
books Of FORSYTH g. Co. while he
was member of the firm be-
came OF some importance, aud AIr. JAMES
FORSYTH, senior partner, was summoned.
That gentleman frankly and fully stated to
the Grand Jury all that he knew personally,
or that the books Of the old firm contained,
which had any bearing on the Irregularities. It
will be remembered that PER1o1Ar, K1MBER-
LIZ, SwEE7zEr, and several Commissioners
were indicted for conspiracy to defraud Cook
County. Some Of the Commissioners were
tried and acquitted for the want Of suf
fcient testimony, while PER1o1Ar and the
other Commissioners have taken q change
of venue to some other county, and are yet
to be tried. Mr.. FORSYTH is Of course one of
the witnesses for the State, and towards him
there is a most malignant feeling on the part
Of the officials.
The Board Of County Commissioners, for
themselves and at the instigation of PER1o-
LAT, recently made On order directing that
suit be instituted in the name of the county
against JAMES FORSYTH & Co., to recover
$92, 900 alleged to have been Haudu1eutly
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TIE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATEs

| Both parties have nominated their candi-
| dates for the Legislature. The Republican
| nominees are q decided improvement upor
those Of the Democratic party. This could
hardly have been otherwise, considering the
general character of the Democratic Legisla-
tive ticket In the choice Of members ot
the Legislature, each party has direct inter.
est in the character Of the candidates Of the
other party. Under the minority plan each
party must elect q proportion Of the Repre-
sentat;ves. The political contest is really
confined to one member from those districts
where there is contest at all In the Third
District Democrat is to be elected, and the
candidate, Mr.. SMITH, will be creditab1e to
the district. In the Third District but one
Republican can be elected, and but one is
nominated. In the Fourth District but one
Democrat can be elected, though two have
been nominated. In the First, Fifth, and
Sixth Districts each party las named two
candidates It is unnecessary to cell names,-
the public are fully advised as to the men on
in each district arc equivalent to an election
of ct least one Of the minority candidates,
there exists strong reason why the future
Representative should be not only competent,
but also man Of established character, es-
pecially for integrity.
The public have On appeal even from the
mistakes of conventions, and party man.
ayers will be false to their duty if they do
not take these two lists of candidates and
purge them Of the name of every man who
is notoriously Incompetent and notorious1y
unfit for the Office. If party managers will
not do this, then the voters of each district,
Of both parties, can unite in the selection of
men who are fit to 60 to the Legislature, and
who will be of some service when there, and
by combining their votes do two good
things: /. Elect proper Representatives. ..
Defeat and punish bad nominations.
The interests Of Chicago in the noxt Leg
islature are too great to bo sacrificed by mere
party discipline. If the party insults public
intelligence, then the party asks to be and
should be defeated We hope the voters
will severely scrutinize these Legislative
nominations, and in no cose vote for mnn
to represent the public whom the voter
would not select to represent him personally
in any matter requiring ability, information,
experience, and honesty. But the best and
wiscst course is for the managers Of each
party to ask the withdrawal of the improper
candidates, and, in case the candidates per-
sist, then inform the public, and leave it to
the voters to apply the remedy at the polls
, 1876-10-15
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The City Of Chicago, and the county of
which it is part, is q large political CON-
munity. The taxes levied and expended for
local purposes hero arc greater than those
levied for the support of the Government of
the State Of Illinois. They are greater than
are levied and expended for the Government
Of any one Of the States of the Union except
two. The combined public debt of the sey-
eral parts Of this community is greater than
that Of any one of majority Of the Moth
ern States. In point of population and in
the amount of taxable property, it outranks
many Of the States. The power to tax and
the power to expcnd and to create debt is
lodged in two municipal Boards, the City
Council and the County Commissioners. At
the election few weeks hence one-third of
this Board of County Commissioners is to be
elected. The retiring members Of this Board
are Messrs. BussE, BURD1ck, HEa1HG, Lox-
ERGAN, and JoHSsoS. No one of these men,
bers has been nominated for Reelection,
though Messrs. BUssE and BuED1cK have
stood hig gh in popular estimation, and A1essrs
LoNERaAN and HEETNo are men of fair rep
utation, and have been in no way personally
implicated in the questionable transactions
of the Board. All the candidates, therefore,
for this Board are new men for that Office.
The opposing candidates are as follows:
Republican. Democratic
L. II. Davis, William Fitzgerald,
Peter L. H8wkinsou, John n. Lcnzen,
Patrick NcGrath, John ]. Hoffman,
G. y. Newcomb, James Bradley.
f. c. Sennc. Zone yacancy.)
4 comparison Of these lists will result in a
decided preference for the Republicans nev-
ertheless, the question viii suggest itself, in
the light that the most Of these men sought
the nominations, What they desired the Office
for? The compensation, at the greatest
stretch of the law, cannot be made to ex-
coed 81, 400 year, and then only by giving
their whole time on every business day Of
the year. Is the Office sought for the COM
pensaion +? If SO, then the seeking Of the
Office for the compensation indicates that
the men have no occupation or business
which yields them that sum annually, and
that the Office is sought for its profits. If
such be the case, then the prospect of re
form or correction Of abuses is poor one.
We may, however, do injustice to some of
these candidates, who, unknown to US, are,
like Mr. EEwcoa1B, men Of wealth, business
experience, thoroughly familiar with city
, 1876-10-15

The case Of Aid BA11ARD, who sued for
m injunction against the Commissioners to
restrain them from proceeding with the
erection of tile new Courthouse, came
up for hearing yesterday before Judge
FA1wEL1.. The complainant introduced tes-
tinony to show that the county was not in n
condition 10 proceed with the work, and
that it could not be prosecuted without vio-
latin5 the Constitution. Arguments in re-
buttal were made by Messrs- RouSTnEE,
JEwErr, and LAwnENcE- The Court took
The question under alyisement.
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ciently and honestly discharge their duties,
and when the Administration is conducted
on those principles, there will remain moth
ing to be accomplished in the way of admin
istrative reform.
The principles declared by Gov. HAYES in
his letter of acceptance are not new with
him. In 1872, in his speech at Glendale,
which WIS reported in full in the Cincinnati
papers, he took occasion to refer to the pub
ished speech Of the Hon. AARON F. PERRY
on Civil Service Reform, and to lndorse 1t as
sound doctrine and to add that he trust
ed the day was not far distant when the doc
trines declared by llr. PERRY would be car
ried out in administration. What Gov.
HAYES then held to be sound doctrine is
manifest from the following extract from Mr.
PERRrs speech:
The difficulty, rs I conceive, lies in false pre-
tense Of appointing men for the benefit OF tue
party, when, in fact they are not appointed for
any such purpose, but to secure followers, and
runners, apd electioneerers for the men through
whose influence they are appointed II we can get
rid Of this difficulty: there will bo very little left to
be got rid OF.
lily idea Of the true remedy for this was simply
By the force Of opinion, by the action Of the Presl
dent and heads OF departments, and, II necessary,
by act OF Congress, to forbid members of Congress-
both in the House and Senate Federal officers,
judicial and other, Of all kinds, from asserting, as
perqusles, the right Of nominating for offices Of
any Kind, and Of preserving to the President and
heads Of departments the right given them by the
Constitution, to nominate the officers uithoX e.
ternal pressure, and tn Senate to act upon them
1tihout ference to personal arrangements among
The Senator's themselves.
Gov. HAYES, too, has acted upon the re-
form principles declared in his letter of
acceptance among lis appointees as Gov
ernor OF Ohio, the record showing long
list Of Democrats appointed to Office by him,
foremost among whom was Gen. Ton
EWING, whom Gov. HAYES made one of the
Board of Directors Of the Soldiers Orphans
Home most important trust, involving the
of large sums Of money and no
small share of what is denominated ''patron-
age"
Those who are sincere in their demand for
reform who will review the record and party
affiliations Of Gov. HAYES and Gov. T11DEs
will see how they may throw
away man who means reform for a man
who himself is part of the spoils system,
and whose professions for reform are to be
trusted precisely as much as would be the
professions of the Turks of heartfelt desire |
to protect the Christians in Servia.
, 1876-10-15

The Third Ward Republican Club last
evening adopted very efficient method Of
:anyassing the ward, which ought to be fol-
lowed by every club. The wnrd is divided
into precincts, and each precinct into dis
each district canvasser has been ap-
pointed, and every house is to be
visited, and the names of all the male occu-
pants ascertained- Not only this, but the
numbers of all vacant lots and churches
will be noted, to be used at the election. so
that repeating will be almost impossible.
The names of the canvassers also are such
as to insure accuracy and reliability.
, 1876-10-15

Ex-Attorney- General WILLIAMS, who has
just returned to Washington from thorough
canvass Of the State Of Oregon, expresses
the opinion that that State is as sure for the
Republicans in November as the State Of
Mime The entire Republican element in
Oregon is working IN complete harmony,
md. from the fact that the Democrats have
heretofore Only succeeded because of lack
Of cohesion in the Republican ranks, it
would seem that Mr.. WILLIAMS predictions
%-c well founded.
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Thero is no occasion to con the party plat
form for it. There hes already been fur
nished US sample Of the retrenchment in
tie reduction of salaries, and cutting Of of
sinecures. and fetching expenditures down to
hard-pan, that is to be accomplished under
the. regime Of the Reform Democracy in case
they capture the Administration at the ap-
proAching election. The late Reform Demo
cratic House of Representatives, which was
elected upon the retrenchment-reform, high
moral basis. furnished the sample referred 10,
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and county affairs, and entirely able, with
out neglect Of their own duties, to give $50
days' time to the public without other pecun-
iary reward than the paltry sum of SIS per
day. The whole Board consists OF fifteen men,
bcrs, and eight members constitute ruling
majority. The public are asked to elect five
from the persons named on these two lists
The present Board has been considered as
ruled by minority which is essentially cor
rupt, and which has sought the Office for the
money that is IN it. How are the public to
select from these ten men: Will the selec-
ton improve the Board, or will it tend to
give unanimity to its action? Mr. NEW
COMB renders the public rare service by
consenting to serve in the Board, and will be
some compensation for the loss of Mr..
BuRD1cR, who ought to have been, but was
not, renon1inated. We understand that Mr.
BussE, who Lives in the country, has con-
sented to be q candidate, and VIC trust be
will be reelected He has served ably,
faithfully, and to the great protection of the
public. In selecting members for this
Board no party considerations should induce
the public to vote for man who ought not
to be elected, nor vote against any one who
is known to be competent, and who seeks the
Office for an honest purpose.
This Beard has the power to create debt
Of several millions of dollars, and to spend
tho money at their exclusive discretion.
It has the power of taxation for
any purpose which the majority may
select The expenditure Of several millions
and the history of the stone contracts fur
nishes indications of what dishonest men may
do and will do when they have the power.
Hero there are FIVE officers to be elected
clothed with absolute discretion to levy
taxes, and borrow money and expend the
proceeds Each one of these Offices is more
important to the public than Sheriff, or Re-
corder, or Secretary of State, or Treasurer,
and yet for these Offices the two parties have
nominated the persons named in the two
lists We have given.
The Democratic party is grossly criminal,
that, preaching reform, it did not nominate
even one suitable person for Commissioner.
IL would nave VOL some respect 1or 1ls
professions of reform had it nominated five
persons for Commissioners who were known
to the public as competent and experienced
men of integrity and character. It not only
failed to do so, but made such nominations
that, if successful, will hand that Board over
to the corruptionists beyond oil deliverance
or rescue for years. 1t is to be regretted that
the Republican party did not, while select
ing Mr.. NrwcoNB, strengthen their nomina-
tons by making the whole ticket equally &C.
ceptable and equally proper to be elected to
protect the large public interests at stake.
, 1876-10-15

The Chicago produce markets were r.
regular Saturday Mess pork closed 1o@15c
per bri lower, at $1,000 for October and
E14.77A@1A.so seller the year. Lard closed
hr1ner, at $lo-45@lo.47t for the month
and 9.20@9. e24 for the year. Meats were
easier, ut Gsc for new shoulders, box
ed, s!@ssc for do short ribs, and SIC
for do short clenrs. Lake freights were
quiet and frmer, at 4c for corn to
Buffalo. Highwines were firm, at 81. 10 per
gallon Flour was qniet and unchanged.
Wheat closed &c higher, at S1.0sa for
October and Sl.o9t for November. Corn
closed &c lower, ut 43ac cash and 43c for
November. Oats closed easier: at 32tc cash
and 32sc for November. Rye was drmer, at
sale. Barley closed 2@3c higher, at S9c for
October and s54@s6c for November. Hogs
were 5@1Oc lower, st $5.50@G.00 per 100
lbs. Cattle were quiet, at $2.50@5.00.
Sheep were steady at So.75@4.50. One
hundred dollars in gold would buy $1,000
in greenbecks at tbs close.
, 1876-10-15

The Times of yesterday has some unjust
and utterly uncalled-for remarks concerning
C. L. EAsroS, one Of the Republican candi-
dates for the Illinois House Of Representa-
tiycs from the First District Mr. EAsroN is
a lawyer of more than Average ability, is
possessed of general culture, and will make
good Representative. The writer in the
Times could not have known the gentleman,
and must have gotten his information at
secondhand from some prejudiced person.
, 1876-10-15

Inc Republican Vigilance Committee of In
dianapolis we're tolerablv successful in driving
out OF the town the blood-tubs, roughs. and
pallot-bo1 suffers imported by the professional
heioFmers from Baltimore and Chicago, but,
~ a1ter running the scoundrels out Of Indianapo
ns' tnev neglected to follow them home. A
large number Of these wretchcs "moyed on
~ ror1 wayne and deposited their spurious
'otes' repeating at different Democratic pre-
e'nc's. others got in their work at the various
to"ns along the road that were under the COZ
, 1876-10-15
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1876.


Judge WILLIAMS yesterday gave his decis-
ion in the case Of the Riverside land suits,
which we're tangled mass Of real estate,
trust deeds, bonds, gas-works, .water-works,
and railroads The only point Of general
interest was the subrogation Of the city in
:he interest of DAVID f. GAGE in the River
side property under what is known as the
- "'JEWErr trust deed"
, 1876-10-15

taken from Cook County while that firm
Was contractor for furnishing supplies. This
suit is so evidently malicious, and Instituted
so notoriously for revenge, its object being
to injure and, if possible, break down the
financial credit Of the firm of FoRsETH &
Co., that We have felt it to be no more than
justice to respectable mercantile house to
thus specially state the facts, and to brand
the proceeding as an official outrage OF the
most disgaceful character.
, 1876-10-15

Nerer was there such ado about reform
ThDEs and Reform is the outcry that is
borne upon the breeze in this breezy cam
paign. In his letter Of acceptance and in
his prouunciamento over the Indiann cleo
ton, Mr. T11DEN himself shouts it loudest of
all JoHN hoRn1ssEY, with hand full of
trump cards, pauses in the gemo to take up
the cry for reform. From Tammany Hall
JOHN KELLY re-echoes it. WADE HAMPTON
passes it along in South Carolina In Geor-
gia BEN Hill sounds it, and seen" But
LEn, Of Hamburg massacre, repeats it down
there, while every Confederate, and party
hack, and camp-follower, and machine poll
tician educated in that school Of which the
cardinal doctrine is, ''To the victors belong
the spoils," swel1s the chorus for reform
What do they mean by it? When did hIr.
Tu.DEH, or FERNANDO WcoD, or Mr Hen
DR1cKs, or JOHN MoRR1ssEY, OF Ta1nmany
Hall, or the New York IPorld, or the Cincin-
natl Enquirer have any other or higher idea
of reform than that of kicking Re
publicans out Of Office to make place
for Confederates and party hacks? The
only reform they propose is to turn ont Of
office everybody, without regard to his quail
fcations, fitness, and fidelity, in order to
make place for the Democratic howlers for
reform. The character and antecedents Of
the men who raise this tremendous din about
reform prove it. Mr. SHAMIY TnDEN was
never, in ell his shamlning career, SO much
of sham as when he lifts up his voice and
cries aloud for reform. He is product of
making his appointments to reward his
friends and punish lis enemies. The same
is true Of HENDRICKS; and the whole army of
strikers and wire-pullers are already busy
bargaining for the places they expect to cap
ture under the rallying-cry of I11pRv and
Reform. All that tue reform they shout for
signifies is new deal, in which ':c1ean
sweep" shn]1 be made of all the Offices in
every department Of the Government to
make place for the army of spoilsmen,
t' gaunt and hungry" who shout for T11DES
md Reform.
Those who have been carried of their feet
BY this reform din and clamor would be wise
to stop and ask themselves where it comes
from, and what it means. Then let them |
=. A'' A|'A ~ sno unu11a'aAAoae u'tefances
Of Gov. HAYES on the same subject. In his |
letter Of acceptance, with reference to the |
z,,oils srsta,n ha co;d.
More th,, fortv 1000 o,o
,nnortmo1,. 49,, 49, ,.eS., 'Is"4 ~, VI A's'A'ns
~ ,hc ,;c,orS ha,oan w. +h v" - MI e"' ""A'
he tr1c rn1a ,h.t ,a,oat,. opo ine o'e rus
,onstitnto ~ o,,,, -oa, c,.ssn"s.: 1u "usls
,n5 that t}.re ia ~ otha, s,";., ~. on'ue,
Dr., Tint .,,rtv .e-s.as sa'e p.aee " .ne
,rod a1t ,ort;os -, ,'r,..:ee e'1s"' so.'s,o-
veto,n T. hoa 49,. auop.1o 1al7
,rst ;ntroduc,;a1 =. ,saa'aa. noo4neu slute its
,rovcd A. g.. +a p-"s;s o no"esel, oee!l I'M
,.oa.s.. IAss s"e i4cs'oeue' e4tnef olrect'y or
w % hut ~ me mnae al the
i, in many cases nassc,i ;nto % tbe contrp, ~" ~
members Of Congress. The Offices, in these cases,
ave t;. become not merely the rewards for party
~. sssen destrars tof se1ces 70 party leaders
rate departments OF the Government It. It tends @
irect1y to extrovogancc and Official incapacity. It