Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-09-14

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Whose fault j. il dat there has been no
reSurn, but, On ~ contfsry, that The
public service has been drifting from
bad to worses II is not fair 20 charge
IL altogether upon general Grant, That
charge springs from an unworthy mo-
tive on the part Of q class Of republicans
who seek Gov. Hayes election upon
the ground that he can accomplish re-
forms General Grant could not or would
not bring abost.
Civil service reform is now sneered
q, and has ceased 10 Be even pre-
tense. Wastefnl expenditures have
continued, and official misconduct has
become more widespread and alarming.
Surely the President cannot be relieved
Of responsibility for so shameful con-
dition Of public affairs, but yet the ad-
ministration is in the main what the
party managers have made it. Will it
be otherwise il the party elects the
successor, Gen. Grant had four years
Of civil experience when he pledged
himself and his administration to re-
form. Even he was not strong enough
to achieve success in the midst Of the
adverse influence which the party and
party leaders brought about him.
Upon this subject Gov. Morton ex-
pressed the following opinion IN his late
speech: 1.-THE administration Of any
President viii be in the main what the
party which elected him makes it. II
he breaks away from his party the
chances are that he will be broken down.
In government of parties like ours the
President must have his choice of Off
GERS. The men to whom he owes his
election, who have defended him from
assault. to whom he must look for sup
port in.the future, will ordinarily con-
troll his action, and he will do nothing
offensive to them" In large degree
that expresses the truth in respect to
Gen. Grants administration. 1t is what
his party has made il, and his party is
what its leaders have made it. Four
years ago, in my opening address As a
candidate for Governor, expressed my
personal respect for Gen. Grant in the
opinion that the people had less cause
to apprehend an evil policy from him
than from the malign and powerful in
fiuence with which he would be sur
rounded. You all know that the results
have more than realized my predic-
| tons.
Mr.. Hendricks asked If his audience
claimed that Hayes will more certainly
keep his pledges: He argued that re-
trenchment and economy could not be
expected from the party in power. He
reviewed the work Of the last session
Of Congress, saying the democratic
House reduced appropriations forty mil
lion dollars. The Senate reduced some
of the reduction, and in order not to
impair the government service the
House was compelled to yield some
what, the result being thirty million
reduction. He asked, will you stand
by the House or will you sustain the
Senate and the administration
Mr.. Hendricks said it was clear that
the leaders Of the party will not allow
their party friends to be punished
The pledges Of reform were distinctly
made at st. Louis, but not in the Gin
cinnati platform. On the contrary the
Cincinnati platform declares the nation
al administration merits commentator
for its honorable work in the manage
ment Of domestic and foreign affairs.
Who will be most likely to abolish the
thousands of useless oficess Govern
or Tilden will encounter no political
embarrassment in correcting this great
evil. Not so with Governor HAYES.
This reform requires thousands OF places
Of profit to be made vacant now filed
BY his supporters.
Mr.. Hendricks here elaborated on
the reform work done by the democrat
ic House, and claimed that Belknap' S
crime would never have been brought
to light but for its investigation. He
said: Have you been quite content to
hear the House called the Confederate
House! 1t is true there are many from
the South who supported the democrat
ic party. Is that offensive to you
They are chosen by the people in pur-
suance of the constitution. Would you
have 1t otherwise In that respec.
have the Southern democrats in the
House offended against the rights or hon
or Of the North! Surely you will not
say that they have offended you in vot.
ing to reduce the national expenditures
thirty millions of dollars! Dealing fair
ly with this subject, will you not admit
that it was iberal' 1t wa. honorable
on their part 10 vote to support the Gen.
tennial exposition rather than suffer the
honor Of the country to be furnished
and our pride Inundated BY a fail
ure, after the Congress Of 1871
had committed the country to the
enterprise Was it not liberal and
honorable on their part to vote for the
equalization OF bounties among the SOL
diers Of the federal army Their own
constituents could not share therein and
yet they supported the measure. The
House has been denounced and de-
clared revolutionary because reform
measures were put upon the appropri-
alton bills.
He next spoke Of Gov. Tilden's re-
form record, and said neither political
nor personal friendship can stand in the
way Of his efforts to purify and cheaper
the public service. No other citizen
can bring such evidence of his ability
and zeal to accomplish what the peo-
pie so much desire. That fact gave
him the nomination, and q conviction
Of that fact on the part Of the people