The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-02

Irish q uestions, in which, To the horror OF
the Tory party, the Ministerial majority
was found to have dwindled down TO an
Unexpectedly low figure. And now the
acts, Intentions, and power OF the noine
Rule party form the leading topic OF
earnest and almost angry comment in the
English press.
It IA ali over, therefore, with the ignoring
policy. The Pail Mall itself, within the
past few days, has bad long ana mourn
ful vail over the doings OF the irish party
in parliament, and the dangers tnat may
be expected to arise from them. And IL ID
not only the Irish party that are 0eing
complained of--the cry has gone out, thai
after all the protestations OF the Lioerai
leaders and the Liberal press, an aiilance
has actually been formed between the
Liberal party aud those dreadful home
Rulers. "ln spite OF all the lessons OF n,s
tory.n writes the Pail Mall Gazette, sin
spite of the emphatic protests of the con-
stituencies in this country, and even IN
contravention of Lord HartiDgton's as
surances, it seems that scheme OF CO.
operation has already bet devtsed be-
tween como active sections OF the Liberals
and the leaders of the Home Rnlers." "lt
is impossible" writes the Standard, TO
characterize too strongly an alliance OF this
kind, or to exaggerate the mischief which
1t threatens to the State" The strength
of the government" writes the M0rntRg
Post sis likely to be tiled ihis ses-'"n as IL
has not been tried before. IL Lold Hartin2
ton can command the support OF the Sky
Home Rulers who have hitherto held an
| isolated position, the balance ofparties Will
be materially changed, aud it will not do
| for Conservative members to trust merely
to the potency of their majority and to the
DISCRIMINATION of their opponents Tor their
| success"
| SO runs the strain in England, in very
different key from that which was piped on
during the recess. But even though our
| words may somewhat lessen the sense OF
alarm which appears to prevail among our
| contemporaries across the Channel, we can
not omit to state the truth that no such
! alliance as their imagination has conIared
up ia in existence. Lord Harrington does
not command the Home Rule vote. 1t is
not at his service, or at tho service OF MS
party. The support given by the English
Liberals to the two Irish bills recently
debated was given on their merits. Some
| day tho Irish party may find Liberal
measure which they can support on like
grounds, but alliance between the parties
there is none. The Home Rnlers will have
no alliance with any party that will not
undertake to make Home Rnle Cabinet
question. But the time will come when
| their alliance will be taken on those terms.
The Hon. Henry l.. Pierce, of Boston, in q
recent speech in Congress, called attention to
the custom, which is becoming system, OF
changing all government officials with the
change of governments. By this means the
country loses it's trained servants when at
| their best, and their places are filled by igno
rant strangers, who, in turp, are kicked Out
when their services have become valuable
Mr.. Pierce, who has taken nearly all the honori
of his party this session, pointed out ths,
Washin gton during his term of ofHce removed
only nine persons for merely personal reasons
John Adam removed but nine, none of then
except for cause Jefferson removed but thirty
nine; Madison only five; Monroe, lime; Johi
J Quincy Adams, two. These removals were o
persons confirmed by the Senate. Until Jack
aon's time no members Of the clerical force wer
removed except for cause. That President re
moved nearly two thousand persons in singh
year, merely on partisan grounds; and the re
sult evidently impressed him with the import
ance Of limiting the terms of his successors.
Randolph, Jefferson, Benton, jackson, Harri
son, Clay, Webster aud Chancellor Kent saw II
, their times the need Of interpreting some ohecl
to the exercise of the executive patronage il
l seculiug a continuance in office, how mucl
, greater does that necessity appear TO day, will
a revenue Of about $500 600 900 aud II civil
service list which embraces about eighty thou
t sand personsf II have made" says Mr.. Pierce
"ssme investigations in regard to the numbe
, OF Government employees, and in placing it q
. eighty thousand, / know whereof l speak
Think of this army of eighty thousand men
composed largely of those who believe that tn
: whole duty of Government ofhce-holder is I
support the Administration through good n
port and through evil Teport-especiall
through evil report-and it is not surp!isin
that We begin to hear serious talk of thir
term; and If this thing continues it will not
: many years beforeiwe hear Of life term"
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