The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-09-14

eXpeneeS-F@ Pral, State and muni-
cipal. Our Federal taxation has swol-
len from $60,000,o00 in gold in 1860 to
$3.50, O,OO0,OO in currency in 1870. Our
aggregate taxation from 1854 ,000, 900
in gold in 1860 to $3.50, 900, 900 in cur
rency in 1870. Or in ono decade,
from less than $5 per head, TO moro
than $18 per head. Since the peace
the people have paid to their tax gatll-
crors moro than thrice tho sum of the
national debt, and more than twice
that sum for the Federal government
alone.
We demand vigorous frugality in
cvery department. and from every Of
ficer Of the government. Reform is
necessary to put stop to the profit
gate waste of public lands, and their
diversion from actual settlers by tho
party in power, which has squandered
5000, 100000 of acres upon railroads
alone, and, out Of moro than thrice
that aggregate, has disposed of less
than q sixth directly to tillers of tho
soil. Reform is necessary TO correct
tho omissions of The Republican Con-
gross and the. errors OF our treaties and
our diplomacy which havo stripped
our fellow citizens Of foreign birth and
kindred raco rccrossng tho Atlantic
Of tho shield Of American citizenship
and have exposed our brethren of the
Pacific coast to the incursion of q race
not sprung from the same great par
cnt stock, and, in fact, now by law
denied citizenship through naturali,
zation, rs boing noithor accustomed to
the traditions OF progressive civili-
zation nor exercised in liberty under
equal laws. Wo denounco tho policy
which thus dscards tho liberty low
ing German and tolerates the revival
of the coolie trade in Mongolan wo-
mon, imported for immoral purposes,
and Mongolian mon hired to perform
Servlle labor contracts, and demand
such q modification Of tho treaty with
tho Chinese Empire, or such lcgisla-
ton by Congress within constitu-
tional limitation rs shall prevent the
further importation of immigration Of
the Mongolian race. Reform is no.
ccssary and can ncvor be effected but
by making it tho controlling issue of
tho elections, lifting it above the two
lalso issues with which the office holds
ing class and the party in power sock
to smother it. The false issue with
which they would cnl1indlo soctarian
strife N respect to the public schools,
of which the establishment to support
belonging exclusively TO tho several
States, and which the Democratic
party has cherished from thoir found~
alton and resolved to maintain with
out partiality or preference for any
class, scot or creed, and without con-
tributing from the treasury to any
the false issue by which thcy sock TO
light anew the dying ombcrs of sec-
tional hate betwoon kindred peoples,
once NATURALLY ostrangcd, but now
reunited in enc indivisiblo republic
and common destiny. Reform is
necessary in tho civil service. Expo>
rionco proves that Efficient, cconomi-
cal conduct. of tho governm entail buss
moss is not possible if its civil service
be subject to change at overy election,
be prize fought for at tho ballot box,
be a. half reward Of party zeal instead
of posts of honor, assigned tor proved
competency and hold for fidelity in
tho public employ. That the dispens-
ing of patronage should neither be q
tax upon the time OF all our public
men, nor tho instrument of thoir am
bition. Hore again professions falsi-
fled in tho performance, attest that
the party in power can work out no
practical Or salutory reform. Reform
is necessary oven moro in tho higher
grades Of public service. The Prcsi~
dent, Vice President, Judges, Sona~
tors, Representative and Cabinet of
fcors. These, and all others in au-
thority, are the peoples servants;
their officers arc not private perqui-
sitos; thoy are public trusts. When
the annals Of this republic show the
disgrace and censure of Vice Pro-
sident, a late Speaker of tho House OF
Representatives marketing his ruling
as presiding officer; three Senators
profting secretly by their votes as law
makors; five chairmen of loading com
mittcos of tho lato House of Ropre-
sonIativcs exposed in jobbing; late
Secretary of tho Treasury forcing bal
ancos in the public accounts; Ialo
Attorney Gonoral misRppropliatiog
public iundG q Secretary Of the Navy
enriched or cnriching friends by per~
cortals levied off the profits of con-
tractors with his department; an am
bassador to England consurcd in a
dishonorablo speculation; tho Prosi~
dents Private Secretary barely os-
capped conviction upon trial for guilty
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