The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-05

lake the precious metals, resumption
AT an early period 10 possible
without producing an artificial
scarcity OF currency, or disturb
ing the public or commercial, credit
and that these reforms, together will
the restoration of II pare government
viii restore general confidence, en-,
courage the useful Investment OF CAPT
tai, furnish employment TO labor and
relieve the country from the paralyse
of hard times. Our platform truly
says that many industries have beef
impoverished to suhsidzc n few, com
merce has been degraded to an inferi
~ position on the high seas, manufac
tors embarrassed and the distress o.
the industrial classes demands that
the. G things shall he reformed. The
burdens OF the people must also Se
Iightened 10y great change in our sys.
tenn of public expenses. The prOiligatt
expenditures which increased taxation
from five dollars per capita in 1850 to
eighteen dollars in $50 tells its own
story Of our need of thorough reform
OR treaties with foreign powers should
also Oe revised and amended in so
far rs they leave citizens OF foreign
birth in any particular less secure In
any country on this earth than they
would be ii they had been born upon
our soil. The injurious cnOlie system,
which, through the agency Of wealthy
uOmpanios, imports Chinese hondsmeh
and establishes u system of slavery
which interftres with the lust
rewards Of labor ON our Pacific
coast should be utterly abolished. In
the reform Of our Clvll service | most
heartily indOrse that section Of the
platform which declares that the civil
service ought not to be subject to
change at every election, and that II
ought not to he made the brief reward
Of party zeal, but ought to be awarded
for proved competency, and held for
fidelity in the public employee. hope
never again to see the cruel and re-
morseless prescription for political
opinions, which has disgraced the ad
OF the last eight years
Bad ~ the civil service now is, as all
know, il has some men OF tried integ
rity aud proved ability, such men and
such men only should be retained In
Office, but no man should be retained
under any consideration who has pros
tituted his Office to the purposes Of par.
tizun intimidation or corruption, or
who has furnished money to corrupt
the elections. This is done and has
been done In almost every county OF
land; 1t is Il blight upon the morals of
the country, and ought 10 10 reformed
OF sectional contentious, and in re-
speCt to our common schools, | haye
only this 10 say, that, IN my Judgment,
the man or party that would involve
their schools IN political or sectarian
controversies, II an enemy to the
schools. The common schools are, 40
far, more under the protecting care Of
all the people than under the control
OF any party or sect They must be
neither ssctarlan partisanan they
must be neither division or misappro
priatlon Of the funds for their support
Likewise regard the man who would
arouse or foster sectional luminosity
and antagonism among his country
men, ~ Il dangerous enemy to his
country. All the people must be made
to feel a. Il know that once more there
is established a purpose and policy un
der which all citizens, Of every condi-
ton, race or color, will be secure in
the government of whatever rights the
aud laws declare or recog
nize, and that in the controversies that
may arise, the government IL not IA
paitisan, Tut within its constitutional
the just aud powerful guar
dian of the rights and safety. All the
strife between the sections and between
the races will cease as soon AZ the pow
err for evil is taken away from party
that makes political gain of scenes Of
violence and bloodshed, and the con
stitutional authority Is placed in the
haEds OF men whose political welfare
requires that peace and good order
shall be preserved everywhere. 1t
will be seen gentlemen, that | am in
entire accord with the platform of the
convention by which have been nom
mated rs u candidate for the Office Of
Vice President OF the United States
Permit me, in conclusion, TO express
my satifaction ms being associated with
a candidate for the Presidency who is
first among his equals as u represen-
tative of the spirit of the achievements
of reform. In his official career, rs the
Executive of the great State of New
York, he has, in comparatively short
period, reformed tho public service,
and reduced the public burden, so as to
have earned ut once the gratitude of
his State and the admiration Of the
country. The people know him to be
in earnest. He has shown
himself to be possessed of powers aud
qualities which lit him in an eminent
degree for the great work OF retorma'
lion which the country now needs;
and If ne shall be chosen by the people
to the high Office of President Of the
United States, believe that the day OF
his Inauguration will be the beginning
of n new era Of peace, purity and
prosperity in all departments of our
Government.
am, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
10 the Hon. John a. McClernnrd, Chairman
and others OF the Committee OF the Ma
tlnnul Dumonratiy Convent ion,