New-York tribune., 1876-10-24

of opposition at the North, and of the in
creased necessity, therefore, for the use OF
every fundamentally which would secure
enough Northern States to complete majority
in the Electoral College. Having once taken
Its ground, the Southern Democracy would
run 10 risk of failure which could possibly 0e
avoided Of course they would insist upon
the use of patronage, and would regard every
thing that could be truly called system OF
civil service as dangerous. For them inc
abandonment of patronage could only ne '"e
abandonment of strength. The SOUTH 'heii,
would inevitably resist, (becauSe 1t coVlu
not afford To do otherwise every eyS-
TEN of civil service except that Vi
bestowing offices as rewards tOr parry
services. and it is impossible to DOUBT
that its resistance would be successful,
even if Mr.. Tllden were disposed to inaugu-
rste q -better system. But Mr.. Iilden'5 letter
of acceptance promises nothing that wouiu
conflict with this inevitable polcy OF tho
South. While he says that care must oc
taken to appoint only good oIncers anu
Dromptness used in removing Dad ones, gnu
tb,t ot some future time. with due dehOela-
finn a s,sfepl of civil service should DC con-
tr;ved he plainly reserves the intention TO
et,ect q General removal from Office Under the
nlca that only corrupt officers were removed
and that tbs was civil service reform the
Democratic party would practically insist upon
tbe old doctrine that the Spoils belonged to the
victors. Names cannot alter 1acts' ana Ihe
fact already boldly proclaimed, would be that
tbe promised Democratic civil service must he
buit upon the foundation of patronage. The
very first step of II Democratic Administration
would necessarily he in the same direction
with the permanent policy of the dominant
Southern wing of the party. After that the
marty would find it impossible to retrace Its
way. Every person who proposes to vote Tor
Mr.. Tilden. therefore, must be prepared for an
indefinite postpOncment of real civil service
reform by the South, and perpetuation OF
patronage.
". He must next be prepared for
strenuous and successful opposition of the
South to specie resumption. This is GER
tain to happen, because the people of the
South have purposes which specie resumption
would he sure to defeat and because the
Southern Democrats, by maintaining their unity
of action, could certainly compel their party
TO postpone a measure which they believed
themselves unable to afford. What those pur-
poses are is perfectly well known to the coun-
try. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Con-
stitution in express terms prccudes the as
sumption of any debt contracted in aid OF the
rebellion, but does not preclude compensation
for injuries and losses caused to individuals by
military operations No candid man can per-
suade himself that the people OF the
South do not hope and propose to OBJ
tain such cOmpenSations Bills which
have already been introduced into Congress
are only the forermners of this general de-
mand. For the very reason that they cannot
have compensation for their emanclpated
slaves. they are certain to claim of their party
that they are all the more entitled to consid-
Grafton i'll other respects; ana they VIII ne
mand that their impoverished country shall be
rchabilitatcd by a system of public improve
mcnts, such as railroads, interior water COM
munications, and levces. They VIII cOihpre-
bend that it will he impossible To induce their
party in the Northern States TO assent to new
taxes or TO a new Issue OF public securities 10
meet the great Outlays of public moneys Tor
which these claims for compensation ana I'M
provements would call, and therefore they
must propOse To themselves an Increased issue
of paper currency. 1t Is unnecessary, II Is
even immaterial, to decide whether they
would finally succeed in budening the coun-
try with that vast increase of It's public cX-
penditures Ii is enough that their leaders
will be forced to urge such measures and
that they must therefore take, at the very
outset, such an attitude as shall promise TO Sc
cure the means of payment II payment should
be ordered. Already, in the last session OF
Congress, the Southern members OF the House
of Representatives have insisted upon re-
peal of the resumption PROVISIONS OF the act OF
1875, and their reasons are not far to seek.
The success of their demand only demon
5trates what their power would he under
Democratic Administration. But if they had
not given this early indication of their future
course, it would he none the less easy TO fore
tell what that course, AS a logical necessity,
must he. They are under an inevitable obiiga
ton to resist specie resumption, with view to
demand new issues of paper currency, and
under Democratic Administration their re-
sistance could not fail 10 be successful.
These are results which every person who
PROPOSES to vote for Mr. Tildcn must be sat
isied to accept, in case his vote gives success
to the Democratic party. He must be content
when the South causes an indefinite postpone
ment of civil service reform and of specie
resumption.
STEALING 4 STATES TOTE.
These were the words of Horace Greeley to