Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-08-12

uiictnrerS dare not make fabrics which ma
not refund hi> outlay. lie shuts hi> factory
and discharges hi, workmcn. Capitalist. car,
lend security they consider sale, AMI ilIc.,'
funds lie almost wrlItri interest Men rt
rnt,rpr>c who have credit ar >rcuitir. in
pledge will not burruw. Consumption ln ,
ialc'. below the Ia;iunnl limits al u req, on
able economy. prices of many things are nj
der their range III frugal specie paying 'mr
( before the war; va-f n,a>>-- of rIirrrrirY ir-
IN the banks uii'miclIrd year anal 4 half a:t'
the l'2al ten lrI> wrTr ~ tltir highest vnIunIc
and the SI2.t 1000 since rriirri have been
replaced 10y fresh Issues m Si..,Wu. .rHJu ni
bank notes. In the meantime The banks have,
been suTrcnirTing al"nI SiuO.OUU. .inHI per
month. because they cannot ind ii prntrahi,
use tor 81 man" Of then i>>ur The public
mind will no i"n2rr accept srIln> ii suffered
enough from illusions An Ir>Inccrc pulur
increases tiI>tTu>i: an unstable quality nrtt,..S
uncertainty. The people nrc.i III kn:,w tha,
the tOvcrnncui l. novIu. III thar dis,r.ii,n!'
"i ultimate safety and prrp-rnr. aud that !
J. dom" through pr d-u,. -aic and rui >rrv-
alive nrihnd>, whrh will br sure lui tom.
ilIct any new >arTiicr un the bu>inr>> Of the
country. Then the inspiration nf new hope
and we'll founded confidence will ha>t..n rh
restoring pt~e,s Of nature. ami PROSPERITY
will begin To return.
, The -. Louis Convention conclule> IL ry
preston III regard Ia the currency hy dccIt
ra:i"n oi H. c"nvcirn ~ Ia ihr praciit'al r,.--
: snnS "i the system "i preparation 1t d,naud~
, IL says We bclcyc such system viii he'
dc!'!-c''. and i!tru>trd 70 comprr NJ hands fur
Z execution creating ~ no time an Artificial
>rarrIy al currency, auh III NJ time n.lrr'
the public mind int" the " wirhIrawal ui tia;
vast machinery "i credit hy which nimriy-iivr
per cent OF all business tTin>S cinn> are per
i"rmcd, Il system ui opening and in pir.n-
! general confidence, would. from the day q!
i> adoption. brin: healing on IT, wing 70 ;,llu,r
harr'fscd Industries, >ri III mo'hn the wheels
OF commerce. manufactures auI mtchanic
arts restore cmploymeni in labor, and renew.
III all Ms natural sources, the prosperity of the
people of the United $taIc,. Ia my opinion
We can advance To resumption oi >pccir
payments ON lis legal tender notes by grad
. ual aud sale PROFESS trn,lIn. Ia relieve the
present business distress. Ii charged by the
pcor'c with the administration at the rNcch
tv" "i'irc. should deem it Il duty ~ To rN-'
erci>e the powers with which it has been ar
may bc invested by Congress a. best ana
>""nest To condnct the country to tina, bcniii-
cent result Of civil service reform. The Con-
vrnion silly aiiirms that rri.,rn is n-ccs ary
IN the civil service. necessary To lis purliira-
ton. necessary to ItS economy and ciiirirucy,
necc c>sary in order that the ordinary employ
ment of the public bu>ine>S may not b. !,
/ prize fought for AZ the balut-box. IA brief re-
ward of party zeal instead of posts Of honor
assigned tor proved competency aud hrld for
fidelity in the public einI 10y The cuuvrn.'
ton wisely added that reform il necessary,
even more in the higher grades Of the public
service, the President. Vice President, Judges.
Senators, Representatives,, C;!t,ir,.t Oi,iccr,
These aud all others in auhoriry are the pro-
pies servants their officers IRE nor private
pcr1ui>iie, they are public rru-t. Fwn
evils intc,t the official service of the Federal
Government one j, the ralrnt and drmor.
a!izing notion that the public service eNiSts
not inr the bu-irc>s and bencf uf the whole
people, but for the interest Of the uiiicc-
holders, who are in truti, but the servants ii
tho people. under the in Guc,,cc uf the penn
cious crrCr in which public cmplovmcnr,,
have been multiplied. The numIpcr. of these
gathered into the ranks OF ofiicc-bolIers have
been steadily increased beyond any possible
requirement ot the public business while
ineiiccncy, speculation, iiand anti r,iavcr,a-
rion of the public funds from the hlyh places
of power to the lowest have ovrr,pread tie
whole servrc like Il lrprn>y. The other
evil i q organization ui the official class
into a body oi political mrrcenarics govcrnin.
the caucu> aud dicratin. the nomination., I'll
their own pary, and atrcmpiiu. To carry
elections of the people 10y undue influence
and immense corruption funds Systematically
collected from the salaries aud lees OF office.
hoicrs.
The official class in other countries, some.
times by its own weight and sometimes in
alliance with the army, has been able to rule
the unorganized lna>s>es. Even under uni
vcr-al suffrage i; has alrcuhy grown i;,ro a
gigantic power capable Of s,lilling tie in,p.
ra,i"nS of a sound public opi,'ioi, and Of
resisting an easy Change Of administration.
until ni>govcrnment becomes niterable and
public spirits has been s,ung To the pitch of
Il civic revolution. The iir,i step in reform
Is the elevation Of the standard by which the
appointing power selects agents In execute
official trusts: LcXt in importance j. = con-
scientiou- fidelity in the exercise oi the amior-
ry to hold to account and displace uu,ru.r--
worthy or incapable subordna,es The pub
ic interest in AN hoHest, skiIliul performances
usuiruct Of the incumbcn,s. Alter the imme--
dialc steps which will insure the exhibition,
Of better examples, we may wisely go on the
abolition OF unnecessary offices. and finally
to the patient and careful organization of ii.
better civil service system, under the tests.
.slencvcr practicable, Of proved competency
aud fidelity. While much maj be accom-
plished by these me,liod>, il might encourage
al N = I
expression of my convicti"ns that no reform
of the civil service in this country will be
complete and permanent, until its Chief Mag
isira,e is con>,itution.lly disqualified for
election. Experience having repeatedly CA
posed the fi,,i'y of seitmposcd restrictions
by candidates or incumbcn,s through ihi.
solemniiy, Only can lie be ell.cually delivered
from his greatest temptation 10 Gi>u,c the
power and patronage with which the EXcc'L
tive is necessarily charged.
Educated in the belief that il is the fr-t
duty o! a ci,izen OF the Republic To take h..
fair allotment of care and trouble in pubic
affairs. | have for 10 years, n. u private ci',-
zen, fulfilled that duty. Though occupied
in an unusual degree durin. all Tim, period,
with the concerns of Government | have
never acquired the habit of official Iil. When
a year and "A half ago entered upon my
present trust it was in order TO cunsumatc
reforms 10 which had already devoted -ev-
eral Of the hest years of my life. Know iny,.
therefore, the difference between gliding
through an official routine, and workin. c.d a.
reform of system aud policies, it is impossible
for me to contemplate what nee;l> To BE- done.
in the Federal Administration without an
anxious sense Of the difficulties of the und, r.
taking. II summoned by the suiifages OF my
counirymen 'o attempt thi. work. shalt
ent'eavor, with Gods help, to he the cii.,t
instrument 0i their will.
(SIrnetM SANI'EI I TIL nEE