Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-10-26

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Gives peculiar interest 10 what he says.
This address Mr Codwin he'd been
invited BY many of the more prominent
bankers and bussoess men Of New York
10 deliver. He started out with the
proposition that the questions which
originated the civil war had been def
nitely settled, aad that there were 9th
er issues to be sdjusted that were vital
70 the prosperity ofths country. These
issues, he contended, the dominant par-
y IVES incompetent TO deal with. The
fruits Of the war were demorslization Of
the public service. heavy tsxation, and
the impoverishment Of the people.-
Confronted with these great evils the
leader Of the republican, party either
evaded or trifled with them.
From the begianine 6f ID career. the
republican party had no policy, and Il
had never succeeded N framing one.
'It was originally" be said, - war
party, organised for q particular purpose,
and outside Of that psrpose. in the field
Of statesmanship. was without definite
principles Of any kind" Made up Of
fragments Of pre-existing parties, il va.
heterogenoas in its eomposition. Hav.
ing no obvions defined, or consistent
political convictions, it had been ''driv.
en- hither and thither BY many warring
impulses inside Of itself growing out ol
the various afinities Of its members" !"
By what he styled - master stroke OF
policy" whilst the nation was emer.
eing from IN exhausting war "our f.
nancial managers thought the best thing
to do was to pay of the debt that did
not mature for twenty year. to come. "
Instead Of practicing in all departments
Of the government the most rigid econ
omy, "they plunged into such extrava-
gances that, in this last year of its pow
er the expences Of the administration
have been one hundred millions more
than in the 6rst," whilst their estimates
for the next year were twenty-five mil
lions in excess ofthe last. He arraigned
them for special legislation, and 1os
making the tariff subservient to private
interest.
Turning to the merchants he said -
"Where are you clipper ships, once
our pride and the sdmiration of the
-orl1s yVh>r> - vrs,. xc~n~ H. -
ond in the world: Where are your state
ly steamers dotting the sea. Gone, taxed
out Of existence, and the tariff which
straddles your interests, like the old
man Of the sea straddling the shoulders
of Sinbad the sailor. still remains, and
will remain so long a. the dominant party
is in control" He spoke Of Mr.. Morton
as Senator governed BY no fixed prin.
ciples. Sherman's bill for the resump-
ton Of specie payments he described
- ''the Sherman sham." In the admin
istration Of civil service reform two
evils, he said, were prominent. One,
the usurpation Of the power Of appoint
ments; another, dispensing these ap-
pointments - rewards for partisan ser.
Witty" Insecurity Of tenure in Office
led TO of6cial corruption. During The
Grant administration the defalcations
had amounted to FIVE millions Of dollars,
. larger sum than had been stolen pre-.
viously in the whole period the govern
ment had been in existence. In draw
ing toward the close Of his address Mr..
Goodwin remarked:
"Four years ego prominent repub-
lican said, "Our party is rotten from
rind to CORE" Four years ago Charles
Summer denounced the San Domingo
job as monstrous iniquity. Four years
ago Carl Schurx said the sale Of arms
to France had disgraced the United
States in the eyes of the civilized
world. Four years ago Mr.. Jacoh
Cox was shouldered out because he st.
tempted 10 inaugurate reform. And
four years ago, in 1872. many Of il,
best and most honorable members lefl
the ranks Of the republican party, ut.
terly Disguised with the corruption inte
which they saw it sinking. Yet the ad'
ministrats'n four years ago was - IN
angel Of light and purity compared viii
the dark and sinister forms il had since
assumed. For before 1872 the bayo
nets Of the United States army wers
not considered necessary to influence
elections and overthrow appointment.
fairly made by the people. Il va,
since that time. too, that the Speaker
Of the House Of Congress had showr
by his own letters that he had been III.
helper and supporter Of jobbers. who's,
favors he had secured By the induene,
Of bis Official position"
Finally, Mr.. Goodwin paid . glowin,
tribute to Governor Tilden, denounced
the rancof with which be had been -
sailed BY republican journals and speak
ers, and wound up BY declaring ID,