The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-07-18
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC fCHCoLs BELONG TO THE


SUPPORT OF PUBLIC sCHcoLs BELONG TO THE
STATES.
First. the fatal issue with which they wou!G
enkindle scctarian strife i'll respect TO the Pub
lie SCHOOLS, OF which the establlsLmt ut ana
support b,long exclusively o the States, anG
which the d. muCratlc party has cherished
from their fOunda Ion .iu , L. resolved to ina,n-
tain, without Partially or pr, fert nee for any
class, sect or and without contributions
from the treasury. SECOND the. false issut
by which they Seek to light anew the dS in
embtIs OF sec iunal hate between kindred peU-
pie, once ullIa, urally estrangeu but Low unit
ed in one i..divisibie Hepu ,lIc and commU IN
destiny.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Reform is necessary III the civil service Ex-
Ierl"nce proves tat ttliC eut and economical
conduct of The GoNernint Mt BUSINESS is no
possible if is civil service il subject to chang,
at every election. to be Il Prize fought Tor al
the ballot boa To De the brief reward of party
zeal ipsteau of posts Of honor ass gned f
trust an ndelIty Ill the pIUllc employ that
The dispensing ofp.trouige sh"u.d neither bt
a tax on the ilnle Uf all onr public men nor tn,
Instruments Of their ambition. Here, ugain,
profession ,falslht i'll the performance at CIT
that the patty III power now can W o. K out no
practical or satisfactory leforn. kefJrm is
necessary even more IL the higher grades OF
the public service. Pre- sidcnt, Vice Pref ldent,
Judges, Senators, Represent atiyes, Cabinet
officers, these aud all others in authority are
the peoples servants.
OFFICES NOT A PRIVATE REQUIs ITE- CORRUPT
OFFICIALS.
Their offices not private perquisite;
they are Il publir trust. When the annals OF
thl- Republic show the disgrace and e, insure
of aNlce Preside ut; q late speaker of the House
Of Represt NATIVES nal krtin, his rulings as
presiding officer three Senators pr,titinz ST.
cIetIy by Their votes as lhH-lnakt r. five
chiirmen o. the Leading committees of the late
H0use of Representatives, exposed i'll tobbeFy:
late ecretaly o. tie treasury forclDg EaI-
aEces in the public accounts Il late Attorney
General misapprop:iatiug public funds u
Secretary Of the Navy enriched CT enrich
ing frierds by Percentages off the plOtiis of
contractors with his de rartIncnt an Ambas-
sador 10 England ccnsuIed III a dishoL cradle
speculation the President S private secretary
barely escaping conviction upon trial for
gailty completely i'll fIands upon be revenue:
Secretary Of Wa; impeached Tor high
crimes and confessed misd. IN anors--the dem
onstratlGn is complete that tie first step in
reform must be- the peoples choice for honest
men from another party lest the dis, ase of one
political orgg nization infect the body polite
and lest By making no change Of men or
party, we get no change If measures or reform.
All these abuses. WRONGS and elm, s--the pro-
ducti Of sixteen years ascend, ncy of the
Republican part y-create neces lily for refGl II
c messed 10y Republicans til msolvts. But
their refOl merS are voted down i'll convention,
and displaced ON the Cabinet. he party's
mass of honest voters are poweress to resist
The 80 900 Office H. lders its leaders nd guides
and reform can only be had by peaceful clvic
revolution. We demand a change of systems
and parties that may have a change of
measures and of men,