New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-30
DamaGinR REGULATIONS.

Mr. Morton made strong point in re-
cent speech on the Mississippi resolutions
in reply to Mr.. Bayard. The latter opposed
| an investigatio by the Senate alone, as it
would have the appearance of being made
for party effect. Mr.. Morton pointed d..
rectiy to the Democratic House, which lad
some twenty or thirty committees u sking
Investigations at an expense of thousands
OF dollars per day, and all for political
effect. 1t ia seldom that table is turned
80 completely over upon the head of the
man who lifts 1t up. There is NO question
that most of the House investigations ars
prosecuted for the express purpose of
damaging the Republicans. Thus far they
have proposed no measure of reform, no
system OF public relief, no radical policy
tor official publication. The civil service
reform sleeps in it's coffin, and there are NOT
Democrats enough who desire it's resurrec-
ton to cover its corpse with decent clothes.
to say nothing OF breathing the breath of
life ints it's inanimate clay. They pronosa
nothing to put in the place of the evils they
discover, or to prevent the recurrence of
similar frauds hereafter. They seem bent
upon damaging regulations, in the
hope that the country will turn il
disgust from the Republicans and en-.
brace them as the least of two evils.
But they are dealing with q two-edgeSi
sword. In shifting down Belknap thew ad.
ministered q fatal back stroke to Pendieton
IN spite OF themselves. 1t is manitestly
part OF their design to damage every prom
lnent Republican to the utmost. But this
10 a game the Republicans can play at, anS
already we hear destinations against q halt
dozen Democratic candidates for the Pres,
dency. The coming presidential coutes.
bids fair to excel ali others in bitter ney.
sonal vituperation and abuse and scurr;l;tv
Ihls damaging of regulations is a thing to
be deprecated. 1t does no good. There
are black sheep in both parties. If one
party throws pitch the other will resort ~
tar and vitriol. Neither will gain anything
by adopting these tactics. But mud throw
ing dlrtles the fingers and soils the
of whoever descends to The hn.;.
ness. 1t demoralizes public sentiment r
lowers the standard Of public morals. The
character Of its public men is alter al, tio
best property and the surest eafaonarS ~
nation. We all have an Interest in nre.
serving public confidence in the heading
men of both parties, and the least saiS
against their honor the better for the ma
tlon' IL sometimes seems that if q score or
beyond recovery and driven into ret;re.
ment the country would gam by their loss
But with all their faults, which ara n.r.i,-
the faults of the period and the peopla a.
large, they have knowledge of affairs and
an experience OF public business and an
= ualntanc0 Win public men which
Ut them for the public service az
no new men are fitted. We have
number of second rate men in
public life, who are able, active, expert.
enoed and serviceable in their way; and i,
Is useless to condemn them for nor he;nS
something else. while to try to break them
down for petty. mistakes and upon cor
'emptible surmises is to bring ali pnhlic
fe into disgrace and weaker the supports
YNr1h lin
With this damaging of regulations. excenr
n cases whore the public safety and homo
equire the exposure. And it is impossibla
2. o Pei believe that the great majority Of our
ul. They are partisans, but if thsv we-a
;os pa1tisans they would not be in public
lie. rartles are public necessity. and to
'eS1 ,ss t and faithfully work for the good
ieves in and belongs to by conviction ia a
hing to be proud Of rather than ashamed
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