Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-07-01

held TO perform service under labor contracts,
demand such notifications oi the treaty win
til" Chinese Empire. or such i"@slailoh pV t"n,
rreso wItrin constitutional .iih'ntion is si'li
prevent the further importation of the Monaghan
Reform is necessary and can never be effected
but by making il the controlling issue OF uie
elections ana liitina II above the two false lssues
with which the oilice-holding class ANA the party
i'll power seek to smother II:
enkin'ilc sectarian strife IN respect 10 the puollc
schools of which the establishment nhu sup,
mort h.On exclusively TO the several st Ites, ana
wine. the democratic party mas cherlsheu from
their inun"ation, and is resolved to maintain,
without pai itiailty or preference ior any class,
sect or creed, and without contributing from
the treasury to any.
$, cond In the false issue by which they seek
to light anew the lying emb RS of sectional hate
between kindred people, once unnaturaily es
transed, but now reunited in one undivided re-
public and u common destiny. ~
Reform is necessary in the civil service. Ex,
perIencc proves that efficient anu economical
conduct of the governmental business Is not pos
sib!c il lis civil service be subject to change at
every election; be prize fought 1or at the ballot
box; he Il brief reward Of party zeal Instead OF
posts of honor, assigned lOr proved competency
and held ior fidelity in the public employ. That
the dispensing OF patronage should neither be u
tax upon the time Of all Our public men, nor the
insiI ,iment oi Their ambition. Here again pro-
f,ssions, falsied III the performance, attest that
the party in power can work out no practical or
sululnry reform.
Reform IS necessary even more in the higher
grades OF the public service. President, Vice
President, Judge, Senators, Representatives,
Cabinet oiccrs-these and all others In author
ity are the peoples servants. Their offices are
not private perqusite. They arc public
trust. When the annals OF this republic show
the disgrace and cen.ure OF Vice-Presldent;
Late Speaker of the House of Representatives.
marketing his rulings presiding officer; three
Senators rroutins secretly by thelr votes US law
max. s; live ;hairnen Of the leading committees
OF The tc House of Representatives exposed IN
robbery; late secretary of the treasury fore
ing ualances in the public accounts; u late AT
VT. AlSADDrODrlltlng
u late Secretary Of the Navy convicted of en-
richins friends by percentages levied on the
D, offs Of contractors with his department; an
emlI:issadur 10 England censIlred in u dshonOr-
able speculation; the Presidents private secre-
completely in fraus upon the revenue; u Secre-
tary of War impeached for high crimes and con-
fessed misdcmeanOrs. The demonstration is
complete that the first step i'll reform must be
the peoples choice Ui honest men from an0ther
party, lest the disease of one political OrSaniza-
ton infect the body polite, and lest, by making
NO change OF men or party, We get no chanSe Oh
me sures aud no reform
All these ABUSES, wrongs and crimes; the
product of sixteen years. ascen'iancy oil the Re-
publican party, create Necessity Tor lelorm
confessed by Republicans themselves. But their
and displaced from the Cabinet. The party's
mass oil honest voters is poweress to resist the
$50 900 oilice-hoders, lis leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by II peaceful civic
revolution. We demand q change OF system, q
change OF administration, u change oil parties.
that we may have u change oil mem6ers anu VI
men.
THE READING
was frequently interrupted by applause; The
tlenunciat ION of the resumption act and the de-
mant for its repeal was received with especial
favor.
At the conclusion Mr.. Dorslieimer said the
rommiIic.. had adopted and endorsed, though
not AS !. part of The platform, resolution, which
he read, ~n,lursias the action OF the House oil
REPRESENTATIVES in cutting down appropriations
anu exp nscs. Also Il resolution as to the just
claims of soldiers, sailors and widows and Or
phans.
minority report the financial plank pre-
scented Dy Gen Ewing, OF Ono, was voted down
by $50 to 2l9. 1t differed but slightly from the
report of the majority, only SoinSa little more
inio detail to the character ot the resumption
law.
NOMINATIONS.