, 1876-06-27

] A'A'A@A~ 80 NAAt~AA'NAAAh
Lilo speech OF Alr. hR1HTow At CInc1nnat'
| will be c.ntef,tty nccertcd by tho great null
| t;t,,,o ~ IL, t,,rul,i;co, ,,ortv r. wifi ho
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''"' VIVA 'n'oses., oe'"aSo o'"eioSeS '"o
principles anu nolicleB when tho Rreat Sec"
rctHry would llAyo favored Ind ho beon ponl.
| iunto,1 or,l c1ccfch mil H. i1;arloono l,n,v
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! "nA I"4lclca l"'c heon haolheu W the Ike.
| publican pNrty, ntil nro involved In tho elec-
tton Of HAYES nul WHEELER, liz rnyo MI
o,1,,,;ro,,,, ,,,,,..;y ~ tho tt;rr1,,,a,, ,,,n.
800, :, ,. l''
tot"n o"' no "ttaeA t''o 1'ul'u't1 teeit'E "heu
ho referred 10 lint pnrt OF tho platform re-
| latiuu to tho reform OF tho civil sers'cp.
! 1Vo rorro,3,,ca ,vf,nf In nail ,,, thiu ,,o;,t
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,, e oa'en.an u, % ,s s,sea LIZ, Us s"'s sn eay
mci,%cr rnrc mr. r.. thon tc rort,rai .,n,ea,,on
In public atalrs Of thc rnic which works 20 well in
pr'vute 'ite-,hat every man should nI,'l h's own
business anu leh'o "'nefs ~ 10 ,ikewase' Mem-
,yI, ,ra,sla,,,, snti"s s,o"la mi ,;e,nn ,,nn,a,
ment. to utlce ~ reward, for personal pufittcat
SERVICE but should leave the Executive free to e.
e,e'se ns can4e''.'ona' '"hs'aont'n tne ss'cct'oh
connry u,,,;nr ftr u,nr,i,n NJ n. aa IN tn;:. c.,a
hint ,ho law. nrs faithfully executed. When Ills
distinction between legislative and executive fnnc
sons comes 10 Do t"!lY Fee"snzca anu observed u
ami o1n.n,n on. .tv,, ..rrIoa sTithont ,h. I. Is
| lmnossiblc, Tho Convention has struck blow at
the very root Of tho cvil. and us indicated tile truc
remedy 1of t'o d"'isctoas tendencies Of practice
| thotouct, And nus,arinr nrosecutipn md nunl.h.
cnt Of all public ua1ccrs who bctray of,cal trust.
tdrcat applause The Convention did not atop to
c"hssost as some wou'a nave W 90, .whclher sach
,.o nn,tv II ~ ",,a ",,,I, nntoo ~, ,,, ="
dercra Of the uunlc revenue and currupt oE,eIala.
whether Democrats or Republicans, must meet es
tey "eaerSc Tue f'Go's of o"F criminal r'atales'
Gun. Dnlsrow expressed i'll this emphatic
declaration tue vle"H OF the. great 1nnsB of
tho people Of the country, mud especially Of
the Republican votors. Tho Constitution,
with wise forethought, excluded Congress
from my participation in the selection of
oflicors, md place<l that power exclusively
in tho hands of tho Executive. Tho fran,ors'
Of the Constitution we'll knew TINT nothing
could DO SO degrading md corrupting to
Congrcsa nor 10 utterly dcmornlizing TO tho
public service, ~ to permit tho members to
lsavo ANY voica whatever in tho appoint
mo1'ts to Office. The Independence Of tho
Executive is an impoasibllity 10 long ~
members Of Congress- can demand and die
tato appointments, anl MI Executive who il
the more clerk to rcgstor and redeem rronl-
asos matlo by members VI Congress to Con-
vontion-rnckcra and ca,scus-banl'nora il not
tho Executive which tho Constitution Of the
Onited Stntos provided. Tho absorption Of
the entire patronage OF tho Government by
memborH OF Congress has placed i'll the
l'anuH OF tho latter means Of bribery which
has had tho natural effect OF enabling lncn
to got INTO Congress md kce' thore who aro
neither cfeust"nie 10 tho country nor serVlce-
aDla to anybody but tow desperate local
polltlci@''s, 1t has also i1"a tho elect OF hll-
ing tue puohe Service with tho mere personal
resainers OF members Of Congress, and not
with men III my senao public servants. Tho
rank mid hlo OF tho pubic service hold their
oilccs I'll personal gus from henntors ana
Representatives, and therefore hold il co1'-
tempt THEIR supef'ofs' Tho PRESIDENT daro
hot feho9e tl'ofh "l'hous seeking peiaonn!
brench with tic sa"atorlns patron; and it il
oh'y ny s'lel' me"ns on biusTo" employed
tiAt TIC Executive can got rid OF tl'shonost
member OF tho public SERVICE Ihcre can DO
no reform OF the public sorvlco until tho
! Executive ls restored to that Independence OF
eongFoss III tho matter OF appointments
winch tho cons''tntlon g1Vea MN. IlloFo
ea'l 10 no reior11' III tho public borslco until
sehasorS ana representatives are tnnEht by
iea7lesB Exeea'aVo that shey ha'o no right,
moral or legal "''' ss"!l not oe permitted to
dictate TIC appointment OF any person to the
| eiV'i aerFlco' "'en congressman shall be
thus thrust ont Of tlie patronage business,
aad the 4resaen. a''a the Executive Depart
monla aro permitted TO select honest nnd
| capable mon To perform tllo public business,
then It will 10 possible to d'slenso with nt
least onc-thlrd OF thu numerical tosce now
necessary because OF tho 1hcapncitY OF thu