Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-01
GR1NZISW .ARRAIGNED.
HOW TO WORK REFORM.

from the kepubllcan spee"hes, Is TINS
"Well, yes, we have been littl
wrong occasionally. We have made
away with the peoples money to al
inordinate extent. We have givel
away in jobs to railways about a
much Of the peoples land rs COM
prised the original thirteen States an(
we admit that there were peccatilloes
which some of the people may object
to, but we will do better tor the fiji
ture. We will mend. Give us anoth
er chance, and if there is any reform
ing to be done" as one of their ora
tors is reported to have said, "Why
we will reform our own raSca!s tol
ourselves" Laughter. We'll, my
fellow citizens, it is q remarkable fact
in the ordinary working Of society
that we do not allow rasca,s to reform
themselves, but we reform them.
Applause. When, for instance, we
find a trustee detauter, falthleSs to
his trust, we reform him by turning
him out Of Office, and if his sin goes
very far, by clapping him injo Jail
That is the way We reform him. If
you employ ploughman to plough
your field, and you find that ne does
not know the slightest thing about
ploughing, how do you reform him ?
Why, you reform him out Of the field
and get somebody else in his place
[Laugh,er.] Did you ever get par
Of boots that hurt yo" that you dld
not reform the boot maker by gong
to somebody else? TLsughter. Well,
now that is the kind of reform that
we think is proper to be applied to
our friends in Washington. We will
reform them, but not at our expense.
For instance, we reformed President
Grant by giving him permission to re-
tire to his farm in Missouri. APP
plause. In point Of fact, there never
was corrupt party yet that ever re-
formed itself; il had to be reformed.
Now, who is to reform the Admins
tration party? Let me picture to you
a little scene. We will suppose Gov.
Hayes, who has a sort of idea that he
is going to be President of the Unit
ed States [Laugbter] YOU lnow
men have queer ideas IN their minds
'ometimes--we will suppose Gov.
Hayes calling together the leading
men of the Administration party, and
lmong the lrcst, if there could be
place large enough to get them to-
,eter, the one hundred and two thou
and officeholders OF the Administers
ion party--we will suppose them all
collected IN compact shape, and Gov.
Hayes says to them. ''Gentlemep,
etorm is the great necessity of the
lay retrencbment is demanded by
he united voice Of the whole people.
We must economic, gentlemen; we
must economize." Fancy the feelings
If the one hundred and two thou
and ofliceholders, whom | may for
he present call the Grand Army of
he Republic Laughter You see,
'ach of these men is expected to work
'ard for President Hayes that is not
o be; to work hard not only by per.
onal influence, but by putting his
land in his pocket and paying down
n hard cash what they call his politl-
al assessment. Fancy the feelings
If the 100000 officeholders when
hey find that they are to work and
'ay hard cash in addition for the pur.
'ose of economy, and then be turned
'ut of office. Laughter The scene
hat | have pictured, gentlemen, is
'ut of the question.
HOW THEY WOULD EcoNoMIzE.
But such observations might be
made by Gov. Hayes to the 100000
tficeholders, with the addition of ap-
'roprate action, and be ineligible
eve must economic; half
# you must leave office" And hav-
ng said this, he slightly winks with
he right eye and places his finger
[uietly along the side of his nose ;;
nd the 100000 officeholders do like
wise, because he would not believe
Shat he said, and they would not be-
ieve what he said either [Laughter.]
Vow, that is the very way the Repub.