The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-08-18
REFORM.


n6b be Standard of G No mas ca s3
be well with with affairs until the public
! conscience. shocked by the enormous evils and
abuses which prevail, shall have beeI handed and
administration, in its head and in its members In
such reformation, the removal of single officer,
ter, if the system which he represents, and which
has ostered him he has fostered it, is suffered
| remain. The president alone must not be made the
scapegOat for the enormities of the system which in
tion of our institutions: In some respects, hold
er than the author of that vicious system Congress
siona and party leaders have been stronger than the
| the removal of no one man can amend it. It is
R & and must 6e swept
Of elements entirely new and pledged to radical re-
the restoration of the normal operation of the
stitution Of the United States, with all its amend
time of peace The right Of local self Government,
afsI0re1, aI6 me h % nIst & m
be lost.
Cur financial system of expedients must be REFORM
ed Gold and silver are the real standardsof values
and our national currency will not be perfect me-
pleasure Of the FOLDER As have heretofore said
esy bSn o b@ do ne 5eye that viii or
be reached, in harmony with the interests ofthe
the Currency any more than believe that wealth or
prosperity can be created by an iufstion of egrren
financial policy of the government, if, indeed, it de-
gard Of those laws % and reform. and has Disturbed
business confidence, well as hindered a return to
'p'''' f'' RESUMPTION
One feature of that policy was the resumption
clause of the act of 1873 which has embarrassed the
country by the anticipation of compulsory resump
nor @ MS NO & Fl a5d P e % 5u
The repeal of that clause is necessary, that the nat
| that the business of the country may he relieved
from its disturbing and depressing ipuenGe nj and
by the substitution of wiser and prudent legis
system Of public economy a nd oicia retrenchments
and above ALL in the promotion of prosperity in all
/ the industries of the people.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
| do not understand the repeal Of the resumption
clause of the act of 1873 to be backward step in
false steP and although the repeal may for time
| be prevented, yet the determination of the demo-
ciSred d There should be no hindrances put in the
9 eT1 tt the s PayI Saor Ieh d
nounce the resumption clause of the act of 1870 and
public economy by oficiai retTenchment, and by a
wise finance enabnS us TO t9e PTeeiPds Psb
without producing artificial scarcity of currency
that these reforms together with the restoration of
pure government. will restore general confidence,
! employment to labor, and relieve the country from
! the paralysis of hard times.
OUR INDUSTRIES.
ndn MIsn tig Our peorm truIy saws that
many industries have been impoverished to subsi-
|
inferior position on the high seas, manufactures
have been diminished, agriculture mas been embar-
and the destnies of the industrial classes de-
mand that these things shall be reformed.
TAXATION.
The burdens Of the people must also he lightened
by a change in our system of public expenses The
nrofiRate expenditures which increased taxation
from five dollars per capita in 1860 to eighteen dol
lars in 1870 tells its story of need of fiscal
reform. Our treaties with foreign powers should
also be revised and amended in far they leave
citizens of foreign birth in particular less secure
in any country earth than they would be if they
| had been born upon our soil
TUE COOLIE SYSTEM
The iniauitous coolie system which, through the
agency of wealthy companies. imports Chinese
bondmen and establishes species of slavery and
interferes with the lust rewards of labor Pa
cifc coast, should he utterly abolished
CIVIL SERVICE.
In reform of our civil service most heartily in
dOrse that section of the platform which declares
that the civil service ought not to be subject to
change election, and that uOught not to be
made the brief reward of party but ought TO he
/ ty in the public employ hope again TO
the cruel and remorseess prescription for political
opinions which has disgraced the administration of
the last eight Bad the civil service is.
] ability. Such men, and such men only should he
/ retained in office but should be retained
consideration who has prostituted his Office
purposes of partisan intimidation compulsiOn,
/ This is done and has beSh done in almost every
county of the land Ii is blight nPon the morals
| Of the country, and ought to tc reformed
| SECTIONAL CONTENTION.
! OF sectional contentious and in respect TO our