The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-06

1860 TO four hundred and fifty mislions
currency In 1870, and our aggregate
taxation from one hundred aud Fifty.
four millions gold in 1860 to seven
hundred and thirty millions currency
in 1870, or in u decade from less
than 80 per head 10 more than SlS per
head, Since peace the people have
paid their toX-gathcrcrs more than
thrice the sum .! the National debt,
and more than twice that sum for the
Fcaerul government alone.
We demand 4 vigorous rrugNlity IN
every department, ana from every oil
Ger Of the Government.
Reform Is necessary to put n stop TO
the proligate waste Of public lands
aud their diversion from actual settlers
by the party in power, which has
squandorei 20Q,O0O,0OO OF acres upon
railroads alone, and out OF more than
thrice that aggregate has disposed Of
less than u siXtu directly to tlilers Of
the sUI.
Reform Is necessary to correct the
omissions Of q Republican Congress
and errors Of our treaties and our dip.
plomacy, which have stripped u iel-
ow-citi2GHs Of foreign birth and Rim
drcd race r~ecrossing the Atlantic Of
the shield Of American citizenship anG
have exposed our brethren Of the Pa
cilic coast to the incursions OF a race
not sprung from the same great parent
stock, and in fact none by law denied
citizenship IAongh naturalization,
3 being neither accustomed 10 the ira
dition3 Of . civilization nor exercised
in liberty under equal laws, we de-
nounGe the policy which thus discards
the liberty~!oyiDg German and tO!erates
The renewal Of the COOlie trade in Mon
gollan women imported for immoral
purposes, and Monaghan men held to
perform sGrvilo labor contracts, and we
demand such modification Of the
treaty with the Chinese Empirc, or
such legislation by Congress, within
constitutional limits, as shall prevent
further importation or immigration OF
the M0ngoiian race.
Reform is necessary and can never
be effected but by making it the con
trolling issue Of the elections and lift.
ing it above the two false issues with
which the 0lllUe.holding class and party
in power seek to smother it. The
false issue with which they would on
kindlo seclarian strife in respect to the
public schools, Of which the establish
ment and support belong exclusively
to the scycra. States and which the
Democratic party has cherished from
their foundation, and is resolved to
maintain without partially or creed,
aud without contributing from the
Treasury TO any false issue by which
they seek to light anew the dying EN-.
bees oIoec,iouNl hate between kindred
people once u~OnaturaIly estranged, but
now reunited in Que indivisible rcpub-
lie and 4 coihmon destiny.
Reform ia necessary in the civil ser
vice, Experience proves that an eff.
Gent and economical conduct Of The
governmental business is not possible
if its civil service be subject to change
at every election, and be 4 prize fought
for at the baIlot-box, be Il brief re.
ward OF party zeal instead Of posts Of
honor assigned for proved competency
and held for fidelity IN the public EN-.
ploy that the dispensing Of patronage
should neither be u tax upon tue time
OF all oar public men, nor the in3tru.
mcnt Of their ambition. Here again
professions faI6i'ied IN the performance
attest that the party in power cen
work out no practical or salu,ary re-
form.
Reform is necessary even more in
the higher grades Of public service.
The President, Vice. President, Judges,
Senators, Representatives, Cahinet Off
cera-thc5o and all others in authority
are the peoples servants; their office,
arc not Il private requisite, they
are a pibiiu trust. When The annals
OF the public records show the dis
Grace aud ccnsurc Of a Vice. President,
a late Speaker of the House of Repre-
souta.iyes, is marketing his rulings
rs a presiding officer; three Senators
proliling secretly by their votes as
law. makers five cLairmcn Of leadingI
committees Of the late House OF Rcp,
rescntatives exposed in iobbcrv q
late Secretary of the Treasury tori
forcing q balance in the puJlic ac.