The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26

brsatnss through the speeches Of Messrs Boutwell,
Blame Morton sad Conkling shall b accepted and FOL
lowed. then say In despair that reform 10 impossible
In one word, n were asked what regarded as IN
thing most nsedfu for the times should say, Bring
The then referred to the present attempts
stir up bad feeling by sendiag Senate committee down
- Mississippi. and SAID
rnn FOUNDATION or oux CONVENIENT
u The VIII OF the people. Our government has only
one objecsto have the will OF the people represented
Yos must have government BY the WIN OF the people,
and 10 u not better 70 have its good will than III VIII
The republican party proessed that 10 allowed the will
OF tho Southern people 10 control is own dsstnics,
and yet they have tried TO put this viii In chains BY
negro votes coerced by party and By enforcement
act& While pretending 70 give the south govern
meat OF permission u has been one OF coercion The
whole doctrine OF Congressional interference Ia founded
upon dstrus OF the honesty OF the State governments
70 do their duty by their own people. Is my great
10 mako The he South and North friends and vet say
that these who dcnounce tor that spirit
have loved this country SO we'll and been SO wrapped
up IN it's welfare l have been. know that every
1bre Of my is bousd up the welfare Of this
land"
These last sentences were spoken with much inten-
with what fAcs, he exclaimed. 'can man say he
10 friend OF relorm and OF honest government who
would vote for Billings IN the place Of Judge Durell
whom Il was proved that Billings with his own hand
drew the very order 70 seize tho Custom House, for
which Judge Durel was threatened with impeachment
seat in the Senate ~
crasExcr RxyoRM
Ncxt 10 the reconciliation between the NORTH ana
South the Senator gave II as his opinion that currency
reform the important issue OF she present
canvass He showed how Secretary Boutwell, never
dealt with tho currency, contcnting himself with rails
ing the price OF bonds which he then bought up. whie
Senator Sherman and the administration party gencr
ally denounced the Supreme Court for s decision de-
caring the legal tender and hailed
with acciamation Justice Mers dissenting opinion.
"The democratic party" said he, "despito some
west West has is face .urnea 10 hara money
and the constitutional principle Of hard
money RECON- zed by the democratic party In 1874
Grants administration reissucd $2s 600 coo Of green
backs without warrant of law, and yet this illegal
measure legalized by republican Congress and
President You cannot tell me that such party Is .
resumption party!'
CIVIL SERVICE RxvoRn
Touching the subject OF civil service reform Senator
Bayard said Tho ministerial Offices Of the country
ought to depend upon competency and good behavior
instead OF being made tho rewards Tor party service
Asso competitive examination, think the best exam
inaton that IS possible - the test OF experience II
man has been good, efficient faithful officer leave
him there We must always try remember that tho
question Is whether an Office Is created for the benefit
OF the people or OF tho Office holder It's public service
that 10 wanted. y
Before taking leave Senator Bayard sgain required
TO the theme which evidently lay nearest his heart,
and faid:"rhe saddsst feature Of the politics Of
day to me IL that we of the mocrxtic party ct III
prescribed, are sAl not regarded AZ their fellow
trusted with power; that General Grant st keeps
looking over the barrels oi his In mis-
the misfortune was that just when no should have
came President he should have forgotten party. He
always speaks OF tho opposition party As tho "ency
forgetting that President should BE- above party that
we'll - that OF the party which placed him in
power"
remarked that he evidently fsn very strongly on
eyes" ho replied, with face flushed with emotion,
i my dying bed, and the friends at my bod
perpctuase the glory Of the American name, would
say:-Come together ~ friends"