The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-06

nominating convention; and, In the second
place, those who brought about his nomination
and subsequent eleotion NOT only does THIS
sound one. Through II alone. can irresponsible,
In place Of personal, Standardization be Sc
cured President Grant, looking upon his Cabi-
net as sort of civic staff, ignored the usage,
picking up his heads OF depart ments IA he met
men he fancled In the cars, at dinner tables, or
in tho club-rooms: and the result became
known as "Grantism." Lincoln always recog-
nlzed ". and II saved hts administration.
In the early DAYS OF the republic no President
thought Of disreaarding It. In the case Of Gov.
Hayes. who are the advisers thus designated to
him IN advancef His chief competitor in the
Convention was MIR. Blaine his rivals, who Sc
cured hts nomination over Secretary Brstow
we're Messrs. Morton and Conklin0. senator
sherman from ONO first named him prominent
" as candidate; Secretary Cameron manipu-
lated the PENNSYLVANIA delegation In his favor at
is the head Of the National Executive Committee
which Is organizing the campaign for his cleo
ton Under these circumstances, how Is Presi-
dent HAYES to form "A Cabinet in sympathy with
his views as respects the civil service7
THE OPPOSITION RECORD SOUND.
II Is usually argued that II will not be safe 20
trust the Democratic party In once, even Or tb Q
BRIEF term OF four years, in view OF the possible
mischief II might accomplish In that time. The
deprivation of the blacks OF oil civil rights. the
Of Con federate Ulcers and soldiers, aud numer-
Gus other similar visions OF terror are conJured
up. With an argument OF this character II Is
almost Illuminating to be called upon to deal:
Again, the existence and obstructive power u
an organized opposition, this time controlling
leaders Of a party which, ia complete control
OF tho Government In its every department,
through Fix years out OF eight, pteously claim
that ts utter failure during all that time TO fulhl
any OF its pledges was due to the presence Of a
contemptiole minority. Experience 10. how
EVER after all, the best of guides, and experl-
ence II not without its lights on this subject.
Tho "ins" always do, and ALWAYS have, unan-
im4us'y ayerred, with ieryor which can only
coming OF the "outs" will be shortly followed
10y the nna crack Of doom. A good
many credulous people. from force OF
h bit chiefly, can always be relied on,
also, timurOusly to accept this view OF the sub
Ject. Two years ago It was nervously argued by
tue party leaders. in the same spirit, that the
country could not be so rash as to elect a Demo-
cratic House OF Representatives to trusi, &C.,
&c. Yet, looking over the nelJ, and JUDI ng by
tie record, no truly independent voter could
probably now be found who would not admit
one branch Of Congress has been, during tho
last We T, piece of national good fortune and,
also, that the record of that opposition body
Will a. whole. compare more than favoraby
with the records Of either the Republican SEN
ate or the ReOuOliCAn Executive.
THE END FOR nEFoRMERs.
The single great end to which all reformers
whatever their private theories may he. must
look is distinct enough II Is to overcome tho
tendency OF our political system to corruption.
All political syst. ms, no douOt, have some ten
dency. greater or less, toward corruption. The
peculiarly of ours is that II moves. aud for hfiy
years h : moved. In that direction with accelcr-
%
where even the bnndest patriots see that. unless
the EVIL X checked, our political system must
break down aud some new experiment must TO
substituted ia is place. The ground, therefore,
and the only ground on which all honest men
can unite and insist with one voice u on re iorm
IL that of resistance to the corruption OF our
political system.
All these measures Of reform, necessary as
they are, attack merely tine outposts II corrup-
lion. They would, II successful. considerably
reduce ihe resOurces ot the political organize
tions but when 1t Is considered how infinite
fha fnl flo ~ af liza.
nd how extraordinary the skill with which
new sources are constantly developed. 1t Is
ridiculous t. suppose that these measures. even
II adopted to their utmost extent, would Offer
any perm ncnt cure for the radical evils OF our
political system.
No serious Impression can ever be made on
those evils until they are attacked at their
source not until the nation IL ready to 90 bacK
to the early practice OF the Government. and to
restore 10 the constitutional organs those pow
ers winch nave been torn from them by the
party orgsniz atiobs Tor purposes OF party ag-
grandizement.