The daily gazette., 1876-03-28
TIMELY SENTIMENTS.
Let the People Read and Ponder
Them.

Mr.. YEArEs, of N. G. made speech
in the House of Representatives, on
Thursday, replete with wholesome
truths and noble and patriotic senti-
ments. We regret we have not room
to publish it entire. We make the
following extract which we know will
meet the views of Democratic Dela-
ware:
say, gentlemen, the principles of
the democratic party are right, and
this Government, in my opinion, can
not be successfully managed outside
of the principles Of the democratic
party: economy, retrenchment, and
reform. Yes, sir, we are bound to have
these principles.
Mr.. Chairmaa. listened with great
pleasure TO the speech of the gentle
man from Indiana Mr., HoLMAN] the
other day, 1t was one of the best
speeches, | think, / have heard in this
House. lie spoke my sentiments; and
though | ia not know whether / shall
support every item in the bill or not,
for have not examined them with
care, | am in favor of the principles of
the bill, and l think it does great cre-
dit to the Leart and patriotism of the
distinguished chairman and the dis
tinguisheG committee that reported it.
Why, ,ggentlemen, what has brought
aboutlall this corruption in the land Pit
is the thirst for office, What created
this thirst fors office? The high sala-
ries allowed, What was the object of
that. The republican party multiplied
offices to buy up and corrupt the peo-
pie and attach them to their party. The
time has ccme to put stop to that. l
tell you, sir, that the plOwman out in
his field has heard the whistling notes
of money at this Capital and has stop
ped and turned to see if he could not
procure an office. The workmel has
done it. 1t has been the case every
where, and you see here a perfect
stream of men from the beginning to
the end of the session, coming from
all parts of the country, from its fields
and its workshops, to Washington, to
see if they cannot get offices.
What will become of the industries
Of the land! l believe that officers of
the Government ought not to receive
any more money than they absolutely
need to stay and serve theGovernment
in their offices.
Now, Mr., Chairman, when first
heard that the committee were going
to reduce these salaries it hurt nay feel
ings, laughter; it certainly did. ]
reckon, speaking boastfully, that am
about as poor a member as there il
here and l need my salary as much az
any man, and it certainly did hurt me
! But l begin to think over 1t and wha
was the object of it, and l said TO my
self "Cannot give up such portion oi
my salary as an enlightened Congress
may see fit TO take away for the pur
pose of preserving the Treasury of thu
country and increasing the love fol
work, labor. and industry?" 1t is my
duty to do it although | may neeC
every cent. will do it and stay hert
if the people send me back. 1t becomes
every member here to do it and not tC
set to work to abuse the committee
and run down the efforts of the patrio
tic committee to reduce the expense!
of the Government ana save the mil
lions to the people that every week
and month and year are taken from
them. That is what we want.
| tell you, gentlemen, that if $50, ,00c
| salary is left in the hands of the Pre-
sident of the United States with all
the other advantages that he has Of
place and pomp and circumstance, in
stead of there being one or two mer
from Maine and one or tive from Mas
sachusetts and other States seeking fol-
the position, there will be about .
thousand from each State who will
want it. The scramble for effice will
become so corrupting and baneful il
this country that this Government
cannot continue in its present form
Simplicity is principle Of republican
government, and no republican form
of government can stand long agains
] the tide of corruption there is in thi
land. 1t may do for one man who
holds the arm of power and can com
mand the people to bow down before
him and yield obedience, But l tel
you that government that must be
built upon the virtue of the people
cannot exist as republican govern
ment when that virtue is poisoned al
the fountain-head when the people arc
led astray by the love and thirst fol
money.
Gentlemen, we must go back to the
practices and principles of our fathers
when George Washington was SO pa
triotic as not only to refuse the crown
that was offered him, but to refuse tC
take pay for a part of his services. We
must 60 back to the practices of the
noble Jefferson, of Madison, and o.
the Adamses, who gave SO muct
character and beauty to the patriotic
history of Massachusetts. Let us e
back to those times. The war is ended
we want peace. God is ready to smil,
upon this land, to Danish all ou
troubles and dissensions, to remov,
the proverty of the people, if we will
but return to the paths of virtue. Th
fountain of public virtue has becom
corrupted; private character has beel
attacked. There never has been
country that so suffered from politica
and social sores as this country is suf
fering now.
Now what shall we do? Shall W
stand by our Committee on Appronria