Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-05

| years, since the peace, has consumed
$1,000, 900, and yet could not afford,
10 give people a sound a,d staple cur
rehcy.. Two and a half per cen, on
THE expenditures ot ,hese eleven
years, orseyen less, would have pro.
vided .,all additional coin neclful to
resumption.
! Men do nothing. because they are IN
able 10 make any calculation on which they
can safely rely. They undertake nothing,
3becanse they fear loss in everything they
would attempt, They stop and wait The
merchant darcS not buy for the future con
sumption of his Customers. The maun-
| tacturer dares not make .fabrics which may
not refund his outlay; he shuts his factory,
and discharges his workmen
| MIR. Tildcn goes on 10 depict the anono,
malous state OF trade at present, and
argues that shnns win no longer
serve the peop.e, who want TO know
the actual steps being taken for re.
Siorm and resumption. Tt.en plenty
and confidence will return. Cnmmen-
ting ON the last part OF the fnanclal
plank of the ST. Louis platform, he
says: The government OF the United
States III my opWaon, can advance to
resumption OF specie payment OH Its
Legal tender notes by gradual aud safe.
process tending 10 lci,eve The present
business distress, Ii charged by the
people with the administration oi cx-
3ecnllsc office, should sleasia it my
duly soto exercise the powers with
1 which it has been or may be invested
Iby congress as best aud soonest TO
conduct the contrary 10 that beneti-
ciest result.
The convention justly asiFms that
eessafs in it. rafiiiea'iesi; Aeeessary 10
its economy,its etlieiency; necessary ia
order that Ordinary employment Of
tpubic business ut7.t itttt be prZe
fought for at The b,Ilot4box, brief
reward Of party n.ai instead Of posts
Eof haaor assigned4or proved conpe-
tency and held l5r fidelity III the pab-
lie employ The convention wisely
allowed hatarctofm is necessary, even
more in higher grades Of public SER
wee. The president, vice president,
Judges, senators, representatives., cab
flnet these and all others in authori.
y are not a private pcfqulsiie, they
are pubic trust. Two evils
infrst the otlcial service Of federal govern
ment. One is a prcvnen, and demorniz.
/ ing notion tiiat public service exists not
/ for the business and benefit dl the while
/ people but for the interest Of office holders
| who are In truth bnt servants OF the neo.
A pie Under the influence Of this pernlcious
I {ITI. PUBIC einploymcnts have been mui.
tipled; the numbers OF those gathered in
To the ranks OF office holders have been
steadily increased beyond any possible re
-tqnirenent ui the pubic business, while
I iiA efficiency, speculation, fraud and malver-
satlon of puDlic friends, from the high
/ places III poHer 10 the lowest have over
spread the Whole service like lcprosy.
I The other is the orgnnizatfn at
the official class into body OF politi-
cal merceITies, governing caucusses
aud debating the nomination Of their
own party, aud attempting 10 carry
elections Of the people by undue in
dueuce and by immense corfupiiol
Il funds, Systematically collected from
the salaries and fees of office holders
The official class in other countries
| sometimes by lis OWN weight aud
has becn able 10 rule demoralized
masses unde,, universe suffrage. Here
IT has already grown into gigantic
, power, cepa SIC Of sliHing rnspirants Of
, sound public opinion, aud Of resisting
an easy change Of administration, un
{ til misgpvernmeut hcconrs ittolera
4 ble and the public spiri, has beef
i, stung 10 tbc pitch ot a civic revolu
/, ton. y
: The first step in reform is The ele
c va,iou of the standard bs which th
/. oppointing power selects its agents /
e lexecute official trusts. Next in i'm
/. portauce is a conscientious fidelity j
y Leases of7nuthori'y, to hold to accouu
i and displacc untrust worthy or incapa
e bic suborlnates After these imme
: diate step which VIII insure All .cabi
+ bilion Tor better examples, we ma
r wisely go on to the abolltio
IS inl--nHueGe5SA1y 6lut,cS, ana UDaily 10
A patient, careful organization OF a bettt
civil service system, under test, ~henev,
practicable, OF proved competency An
tidcity.
s While much may be accomplished b
q these methods, Il might encourage delus,
!. expectations If withhold here IN exprel
: sion of my conviction that no reform
% civil service In this country will be con
g plele and permanent until its chief mag
Il irate is consiitu iionalis disqualified 70
!. reelection. Experience having repeatea
exposed the iutilty of sell imposed restrE
D lions by candidates, or inenmbep
,, through this selemnity only c,
j. be be eiectualiy deiiver
ID from his greatest temptation TO nj
d nse the power aud patronage wit
= which the executive Is neeessari]
IS charged. Educated in belief that
es is the fra duty OF ii citizen Of ar,
he public to take from his allotment