Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-09-22

bsid "a The taxgaihcreTs mofetian thilce
The sum of The ua'ioral debt. and more
than twice that sum for the Federal
Government alone, We demand a Wig.
orous frugality in every department and
from every officer Of the Government.
Reform Is necessary to put a stop to
the profigsle waste OF public lands,an
their diversion from actual settlers by
tire party in power. which has squan-
dered va hundred millions OF acres
upon railroads alone, and out of more
than thrice that aggregate has disposed
of less than a sixth directly to t%illers
the soil.
Reform is necessary to correct the
OmissionsSof the Republican Congress
and the errors of nur irea'iespnd diplo>
macy, which have stripped oul fellows
eli zens of foreign birth and kindred
race, rccrossing the Atlantic, OF the.
of American citizenship,and have
exposed our brethren OF The Poetic
coast to tne incursious OF a ace not
sprung from the same great parent stock
and in fact now by law denied citizen
ship through naturalization, as being
neither accustomed 10 the traditions OF
a progressive civilization nor exercised
in liberty under equal laws. We de-
dounce the policy which thus hiScards
the libcrly-loving German and toleraies
the revival OF the coOlie trade in Mon
women imported for immoral
purposes, and Mongolian men hired TO
perform servile laaOr contracts, and de
mand such modification OF the treaty
with the Chinese Empire, orsuch legis-
10y Congress, within a consiitu-
tional limitation, MS sl II prevent the
further importation or immigration OF
he Monaghan race.
Reform is necessary, and can never he
effected but by making it the controlling
issue o. the elections, and lifting 1t
above the two false issues with which
the oniccholdlng class aud the party ia
power seek to smother it the false issue
with which they wOuld enkindlc section
al strife in respect to The public schools
of which the establishment and sup.
port belongs exclusively to The several
States, and which the Democratic party
has cherished from that foundation md
resolved to maintain without partlalitv
or preference for any class, sect or creed
and without contribution from the treas
ury to any of them; and the false ISSUE
by which they seek to light anew the
dying emhors OF sectional hate between
kindred peoples once cstranged. but.
now reunited in one lndivisiblc republic
and acommon destiny.
WHERE REFORM is NECESSARY.
Re'oim is necessary in the Civil Service.
Experience proves that efficient, eco
omlcal conduct of the Governmental
business is not possible if its civil sarv.
ice be subject to change at every election
be a prize fought for at the ballot box,
he a brict reward Of party zeal, instead
of posts of honor assigned for proved
competency, and held for fidelity in the
public employ; that the dispensing
of patronage should neither be a tax
upon the time Of all our public men, nor
the instrument of their ambition. Here
again protessions-attest that the party
in power can work out no practical or
reform.
Reform is necessary ven more in the
grades of the public service.
President, Vice President, Judges, Sen.
ators, Representatives, Cabinet officers,
these and oil others in authority are the
peoples servants Their offices are not
! private pe:qui lite, they are a public
trust. When an annual of this Repub-
'ic show the disgrace and censure OF a
Vice. President, a late Speaker of the
of Represent %atives, marketing
MS rulings as a presiding officer, three
Senators profting secretly by their votes
rs law makers, five chairman Of the
cading committees of the late House OF
Representatives exposed in jotbery, a
ate Secretary Of the Treasury forcing
balances in the public accounts; a late
Attorney, General misappropriatirg pub
ic funds, u Secretary of the Navy tn-
icbed or eprichrng friends by percent
lges levied off the profits OF contractors
, ith his department, an ambassador to
England Gems ured for a d~ishonorable
Ipeculstiou, the Presidents private Sec
'etary barely escaping conviction upon
rial for guilty completely IN frauds up
On the revenue, a Secretary Of War I'M
)eached for high crimes and confessed
nisdemeanors the demonstration is com
olete, that the first step in reform must
DC the peoples choice of choice ct hon
,st men from another party, lest the
disease of one political organization in
est the body polite, and lest by making
10 change of men or party we can get
IN change Of measures and no reform.
All these abuses, wrongs, aud crimes
he product of sixteen years asccnden.
" Of The Republican party, create a
necessity for reform confessed by Re
)ublicaus themselves, but their reform
RS are voted down in convention and
displaced from the Cabinet. The party
mass OF honest voters are powerIcss to
'eslst tie eighty thousand otficehoIders
its leaders, and guides. Refcrm can
,nly be hadlby a peaceful civic r%cvoIu~
ion. We demand Il change of system
/ change of administration a cban @ OF
that we may have u change OF
and of men