Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-08-12

mind will no longer encourage shan~
lit has suffered enough from illu
slous. An Insinccre policy increases
dIstrust-an unstable policy iucreas-
es uncertainty. The people need
to know that the government IN NOV
ing IN the dlrcclion of ultimate pros
peTity, and that IT Il doing so
through prudent, safe anal conserva
tive methods which will be sure ~
inhict 40 new sacrifice on the busi
ncss ofthc country
Then the inspiration nf new hOpo
and well founded confidence will
hasten the restoration process of qa-
turr, and prosperity will begin to re-.
turn. The ~. LOUIS Convention
concluded It's expression in regard
a. the currency by - declaration of
IT. conv,ction a. to the system Ot
prepa ration Il demands, says;
We believe such "a system well
devised aud aboVc all ntrustod to
competent hands for execution,
creating at 40 time an artificial scar.
city of currency, aud at IA tm0
alarming the public mind into "a with
drawal uf that Vaster machinery Of
credit by which ninety five per cont
OF all the business transacted are
periorlned-a system open tO tho
public anal inspiring general cont
dencc would from tho day Ot IT,
adoption bring healing on It's wings
to all our harrasscd industries. set ln
motion the wheels OF commerce.,
manufacture and the mechanical
arts. restore employment to labor
and renew ia all a., natural sources
the prosperity of the people.
The government ct the luucl
States, m M! opinion, can adNan'"
to "a resumption Ot specie payments
on 10 legal tender notes by gralual
and safe processes, tending to ~.
liovc the present business distrrs'.
II charged bY tho people with thu
administration OF The ozeenilye OF
lice, should dccm II u duty 50 a.
exercise the powers with which "
has been or may be invested by
Congress as best and soonest la coli
duct the country to that bencac'cut
result.
ClytL sERylCE RErEH.
Tho ,olE euu1p Justly alilm, that
reform ia necessary Ia the civil .,r
vice nccCcsscry To a. puuiicauuII,
necessary 20 it, economy and eilici-
ency, necessary IN order that the or.
dinary employment OF the publc
business may not be n prize fought
for at'tho bailot.box q brief reward
of party zeal instead Of posts of hon
or assigned for proved competency
aud held for Rdeliiy In the public
employ.
The convention wisely added that
reform Is necessary even moro Ia
the higher grades of tla public ser
vice. 'fhe President, Vico President,
judges, senators, Representatives,,
Cabinet officers these, and all 9th
ers IN authority, are the peoples ser.
wants. Their offices aro not pri-
vato pcrqaIsitei they are a public
trust.
Two evils inGest the Official s,rN ico
of the federal govcrnment-ouc is
the prevalent and demorahzing no
tion that the publ, service exists
not for the business and benefit OF
the whole people, but for the interest
of tho Office holders, who are in
truth but the servants ol the people.
Under the influence oi this poina
cious error, public employment has
has been multiplied ,he numbers of
these gathered intu the ranks of of
flee holders have been steadily in
creased beyond every possible ~
quiremeHt of the public business,
while ineiiicicucy, prculation, fraud
aud malversa,ion "a che public itind~,
from the high places OF power o. th"
lowest, have oyCrsprcad the whole
service like lsprn~y. The oiher
evil H. the organization Ottho official
class into body ofpoltieal mcrrcn-
aries, governing the causes and die.
tating the nominations ot their own
party, and attempting to carry cloc-
lions Of the people by undue iuliu-
onco and by immense corruption
funds, Systematically collected from
the salaries or fees OF Office holders.
The Official class IN other countries
sometimes by It's own weigh, and
sometimes an alicnce with the army
has been able To rulo the un0rganlz-
ed masses. Even under universal
suffrage here il has already grown
into a gigantic power, capable OF
sitting the inspiration of sound
public opinion and Of resisting an
easy change Of administration, until
misg0vernmen becomes irtolerablo
and public spirit has been stung to
the pitch Of a civic revolution.
Tho frst step in reform IN tho cLe-
vation Of tho standard by which the
appointing power selects agents to
execute official trusts. Next Ia nm
portance II conscientious fidelity
In tho exercise OF tho authority 10
hold to account and displace antrusl-
worthy or incapable sabordinalcs.
The public interest Is as honest
skiilfal performance Of official trust
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