The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-17

In the reform Of our civil service most hearth.
clarcs that the civil service ought not to be sub.
tcct to change at every election, and that II ought
not to he made the brief reward Of party zeal,
but ought 70 be awarded for proved competency.
never again TO sec the cruel and rcmorseless
proscription for political plnions which hae
dl.gfaceu thG administrator for the past
all know, IL has some men Of tried integrity and
proved ability. Such men, and such men only,
shoull be retained In ONCE, but no man should
be retained for any consideration who has pros.
tituted his Office to the purposes Of p~artizan in:
limitation or compulsion, or who has furnished
money to corrupt the elections. This is done and
has been done In almost every county Of the
land. IL Is a blight upon the morals Of the
country, and ought to be reformed.
THE PUBLIC sCIIoOLs.
OF sectional contentious and In respect to our
common schools ! have only this to say, that In
judgement the man or party that would in.
volve our schools in political or s~cctarian con.
IL an enemy to the schools.
The common schools are SO far under the pro.
tecting care Of all the people that under the con.
troll OF any party or section they must be neither
sectarian nor partisan and there must be neither
division nor misappropr alton Of the funds for
their support. Likewise I regard the many who
would arouse ami foster sectional animosiiies
and antlgonisms among his countrymen as a
dangerous enemy OF his country. Al the people
must be made to feel and know that once
more there is establish a purpose and a
policy under which all citizens of every con.
ditiOn, race and color Will be secure in the
enjoyment Of whatever rights the Consti.
tuition and laws declare or re ogniZe, and that
In controversies that might arise. the Govern.
ment is not a partisan, but, within its constitu.
tional authority, the juFt and powerful guardian
OF the rights and safety OF all. The strife be.
tween sections and between races will cease as
soon as the power for evil Is taken away from the
party that makes political gain out of scenes OF
violence and bloWlshcd, and the constitutional
placed In the hands OF men whose
political welfare requires that peace and good
order shall be preserved everywhere.
CONCLUSION.
III VIII lie seen, gentlemen, that ] am In entire
accord with the platform Df the convent y by
which ! have been nominated IA a candidate for
Tue ONE" OF wee. President of the | nitet States.
Permit me, in conclusion, to express my salts.
iactlQn at being associated with a candidate for
the Presidency who Ia first among his equals rs
u representative Of the spirit Of the achieve.
lnents Of reform in his official career. As the
of the great state OF New York, he has
IN a comparatively short period reformed the pub.
lie service, and reduced the public burden so as to
have earned at once the gratitude of his State and
the admiration of the country. The people know
him to be thoroughly in earnest. lie has shown
himself to be possessed of the powers and quail.
which fit him in an eminent degree for the
great work OF reformation. which this coun.
Try now needs, and II he shall he chosen by the
people to the high Office OF President Of the Unit
lion Will he the beginning of II new era Of peace,
purity and prosperity In all the departments OF
our Government.
| am, gentlemen, your ohedient servant,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
the Hon. John A. McCiernand, chairman,
and others, OF the Committee of the National
Democratic Convention.