The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-07-07


the national debt and more than twic'
that sum for the Federal Government
alone. We demand rigorous frugal
ity in every department, and from ev
cry officer Of the Government.
Reform Is necessary TO put stop q
the profligate waste Of public land
and their diversion from acinal set
tiers BY the party IN power, which hai
squandered two hundred millions Of
acres upon railroads alone, and out Of
more than thrice that aggregate has
disposed OF less than sixth directly
to tillers OF the soil.
! Reform Is necessary to correct the
omissions OF q Republican Congress,
and the errois OF our treaties and our
diplomacy which have stripped ouI
iellow-citizens OF foreign birth and
kindred race, recrosslng the Atlantic,
OF the shield Of American citizenship,
and have exposed our brethren Of the
Pacific coast to the incursions OF a race
not sprung from the same great parent
stock, and IN fact, now by law, denied
citizenship, though naturalization Is
being neither accommodated to the
traditions OF a progressive civilization,
nor exercised IN liberty under equal
laws. We denounce the policy which
thus discards the liberty-loving Ger
man ana tolerates the renewal OF the
Coolie trade in Mongolian women i'm.
ported for immoral purposes, aud
Mongollan men held to perform ser.
we labor contracts. And we demand
such modiiicatlon OF the treaty with
the chinese empire, or such legislation
by congress within constitutional Inn
itation as shall prevent the further
Importation or Immigration OF the
Monaghan race.
Reform Is necessary and can never
be effected but by making u the con-
trolling issue OF the elections and mt
ing II above the TWO faise issues win
which the ohce-hold'ng class ana par
Ity, IN power seek 70 smother "; The
false issue with which they "ouid en-
khidie sectafiah s'riie IN respect 10 'ne
puoiic schools, OF whieh phe esaohsh-
ment and support belong exclusively
u the several STATES anu whicn the
Democratic party mas cheiished ron
their foundation ana Is resolved 70
maintain "i'hout partiaii'y or creeu'
and without contributing from the
treasury 10 any; ana the iaise Issue 'y
when they seek To iiit anew the uylng
emDers oi sectional nate between KIN
dred peoples once uhnaturaiiy es.rang
cd but now reunited IN one indivisi'
BILE republic and a common desuny.
Reform Is necessary IN the civii ser
vice Experience proves tnai tne ell
hclent ecoL Lomicai conduct oi the Eov,
ernmentai business Is not p9'sipie' u
It's clvil service be subject 10 change al
every election, be prize fought for at
the ballot box, be a br'et reward OF
party zeal, instead oil posts of honor
assigned Tor proved competency, ana
held for hdeliiy IN the pubiie employ;
and that the dispensing OF patronage
should neither he TAX upon the time
of our public men, nor the instrument
Of their ambition. Here again pro-
fessions falslfied in the performance at
test that the party in power can work
out no practical or salutary reform.
Reform Is necessary, even more IN the
higher grades OF public service-pres-
ident, vice president, judges, senators,
representatives, cabinet oiiicers-these
and all Others IN authority, are the
peoples servants. Their Offices are
not private perqulslte; they are u
public trust. When the annals OF the
public disgrace and censure Of a vice
president, a late speaker OF the House
Of Representatives marketing his rul'
ings as a presiding ofhcer, three sena'
tors prohtlng secretly by their votes as
lawmakers, hive chalrmen OF the lead,
lag committees OF the late House OF
Representatives exposed in Joblery' a
late secretary OF the treasury forcing a
balance IN public accounts, a late at
torney general mlsapproprlatlng the
public funds, secretary oi the navy
enriched or enrlchlng friends by per-
centages levied OIL the proilts OF con-
tractors with his department. an EN-
bassador to England, censured IN a
dishonorable. speculation, the ptesi'
dents private secretary barely escap-
ing conviction upon trial Tor guilty
completely IN frauds upon the revenue
secretary OF war inPe''cheo 'or n's"
the demonstration Is compete that tue