The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-09


civil war. and since the peace. by \ s,l6.I
ana corrupt management Of public affairs
which has shamed us before ciyiliz n m -,
h'hu' oy unwtse and partial and legislation
very industry and interest of tbs
peorle have been made 10 suffr and :;
the Executive Depa -tment of the Govern.
hthJ ui-honeSty, rapacity and venaIitr
nave debauched the public service. Men
~" y % oe unworthy have been promoted,
( Nhl ST others have been de9raued for tid.Ii
~ 10 official duty. Public Office has hen
m@ue Tue means of private profit and rho
co, ATTY has been offended to see A class of
lneh VINO boast OF TIC friendship of the
sworn protectors of the State amassiror e.
times by deiraudin9 the public treasury aud
! pE corruptlng the eIvanis of the people in
SnGn crisis of the history Of the country.
rejoice tdat the Convention at ST Inuis
/ ms 80 nobiy raised the standard of reform
No;hing can be well with ia or win nnr
,thllls uutil the public conscience shocked
/ py me enormous evils and abuses which
prevail shall have been demanded and
/ coinPF'i"d an un-paring reformation of our
t'"' t"b'i administration, in its head aud i'm
Its members. In such a reformation tba
| fPmovai Of single officer, even the Presi
dehf, IS comparatively a small matter IL The
rA@''h winch ne represents, and which has
use ei nun as lie has fOStered it, Is suffered
| - rem lln. The President alone must not
De ,iait the scapegoat for the pnormities
| 81 the sys' EN- which infects the public
.FFVicc, anu means of destruction of orr
/ | haf
1"p present Executive has been the victim
ri'1er than the author of that vicious sys-
thl. Congressional and parry leaders have
been stronger than the President No one
hlah could have created it, and the removal
- no one man can amend it, II is thorouob
v corrupt and must be swept rem 0rseItss-
- away by the selection of a government
composed of clements entirely new and
pledged to radical reform. The first work
OF Te:orn must evidently be he restoration
al Hon IF
81 the United Sta es. with all its amend
mehtS. The neceSSitie; of war cannot be
pleaded IN a time of peace. The right of
IncaI seii-2overnmeht, As guaranteed by the
CoHSt cu5 Jon. must he evervWh re restored
hnn the cen ral'zed. almost personal impe-
'Ial'Sm. which has been praeticed, must be
done awav or the first principles of the Re
pdolic will be lost
Our financial sys EN- of expedients must
DC Fe'ormcd. Gold and silver are the real
standards of values. and our national cur
rencV Will not be perfect medium of ex-
change until it shall be convertible at The
pleasure OF the holder. As / have heretofore
said, no one desires n retnrn to specie nav
meut more earnestly than | do; but | do
not believe that it will or can be reached, in
harmony with the interests of the people
ny artificial measures for the contraction OF
the currency any more than | believe that
wealth or prosperity can be created by an
'nf1tion of currency. The laws OF finance
cannot he disrrgarded. The financial policy
or the Government, IL. indt ed it deserves
me NAM of policy at all, has been in disre-
gard OF those laws and reform, and has dis
turbCd business confidence, as well as him
coed a return II specie payments
one feature OF IN 1t policy was the resump-
ton clause of The act of 1875, which has !
embarrassed the country by the anticipation ,
OF L com pnlSOrY reSum pti0u for which M
preparation has been made, and without
any assurance chat it wouli be practica-
de The reDcal of that clause is necessary,
that the natural operation of financial laws
may be restored: that Che business of the
country may be relieved from its disturbing
and dep! esSiug influence. and that Il return
20 sDocie payments may be facilitated BY
4 he substitution of wiser and more prudent
legislation, and which shall mainly RELY on
4 judIcious system OF public economy and
official reUcenchments, and, above all, in
the promotion of prosperity in all the in
industries of iAe people.
DO not understand the repeal of the re-
sumption clause of The act of 1875 to be a |
backward sep in orr return 10 specie pay
ments- but the recovery Of Il false step: ard
although he repeat may for a time be pre-
ve1tcd, yet the determination of the Demo- |
{ ratic party on tn's subject has been tor
maliv declared. There should be no him |
dfances put in tne way of a return to specie |
paymclts. AS such a hindrauce," SAYS |
the ST. Louis platform, 1--WE denouuce the |
RESUMPTION clause of the act of 1873, and |
demand is repeal" I thoroughly believe |
that bv public eco lomv, by Official retrench- |
merit. and bv 4 wise finance. enabling US to |
accumulate the precious metals, resumption |
ut an early period is possible without pro-
ducinT ! artificial scarcity of currency or |
q Stu"b; ng the public commerce l credit; and |
that these reforms. together with the reS.Ura- |
: o of pure government. will restore gen
eral confidence. encourage useful investment
of capital, furnish EN- plOyment 10 labor,
an relieve the country from the paralysis
of hard times.
With the industries of the people there
have been frequent interferences- Our plat
form truly saws that many industries have
been Impoverished 20 suLsidize a few. Our
commerce has been deranged to an inferior
position on The high seas, manufacturers
nave bee diminished, agriculture has been
EN- barFassed, and the destinies of industrial
classes demands that these things shall be
reformed.
Tae burdens of the people must also be
Iigatered by a cnange in our system OF puo-
l;c expenses. The protlgate expenditures
which increased taxation from five dollars
Der capita in 1860 20 eighteen dollars in 1870,
teJIs its own story of our need of fiscal re-
form. Our treaties with foreign powers
should also be revised and amended in so
III as they leave citizens of foreign b'rSh IN
any particular less secure in anv country
on earth than they would be II they had
been botn upon our soil.
The Ubiquitous cool5e system which'
through the agency of wealthy companies,
impo.Is Chinese bondmen, and establishes
u sneciCs of slavery ald interteres with the
ias, rewards of labor on our Pacific coast,
should be utterly abolished.
II reform OF our civil setV'ce, most
heartily indo~se that section of the platform
which declares that the civil service ought
not 10 be sabicct TO change at eF ny eteetion:
aud that it ought not to be made the DrIeI
eva I'd of pay zeal, but ougdf to be award
o. 70 proved com potency, and held Tor
liaeIuv in me public employ. l hope never
acain 70 see the cruel add remorseless pro-
scrin, ION for political opinions Whicn mas
al sora3el the ADMINISTRATION OF tue Ias'
r plt yeas. Bad as the civil service now Is,
a. a. know. it has some men OF trleJ lnteg-
lJIV and a0iliLv. Sucd me1 and such men
oltv, slnpld be re ained IN once DuI no
man su onid be retained on any eonslueIa-
ion who mss pos. id,ed his ot1ee to pur-
noses of IA. san - m;datiol or compul-
sion o. wIo nos fora sued MONEY to corrupt
20 etcc.r oss Tais is done aGd has been
| done il almost eVePV county OF the lano'
| IL Is A bi- .at uDOn ne mofals OF the couhS
! f. = aud ought o be reformed.
| OF sec 20 sal conle lt.ods and in respect 10
| cotDpo scioo ;. Ihave oolY th's TO say
ma. u n, Judgement, the man or party tnaS
| MouId :avolve our schools IN FotitlcaI
mr. sectt1ian Colttove sy is an enemy
- fbe scaoo:s The common schoolS
are - moe under the pr" 'et.,g
ra~e OF pit the people then u r,lt..
| no ,.ont,1l of a1y party or sect. Ihev
,,'Ist h,, ne, ne. eectar,an nor partisan, and
70 q mus be ne her tivston or misap
! n ,oDr.qs on OF the funds for their suPpoII5i
! l. aewi>e | re9a ID he man VINO wouII
| a.oI,se or foster see, onat aulmoslties anu
s,,,oon. sps among his countrJmen dan
re Gus enemy 10 BIS couuGry All the PEG,
nnle must he made to feel and know tha1
once more,ae e is estah'i purpose a anu
Dol.cv under waugh al citseps, Oh euei !; ;
fpo,f. on. ACE and colo, will be secure III
The e g ,iovmant OF whatever rights the Con-
~ ia laws declare or recognize, ano
That in cont ,ove sizes that may arise, .t tne
itS Cons ;,ut,oaal authority, the t"s' ant
pewe al gnudlau Of 80. 20 lights OF safety
An b fe between sections and races viii