The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-13

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aggression upon every element OF our material |
prosuertv, II prot oses TO construct nothing nut
merely to DESTROY II will not only % Inn |
menscv expen.ive In hs own execution. hut II |
will impoverish those ag inst whom ~ Is direct |
ed. IL builds uD no trade, II creates no values its
only fruits are the indulgence OF sectional ana
unpariotc hatreds, and the retention IN once ~
meu whose dishonesty and incompetency Keep |
the country DOR and dtsnonur our good name |
among the nations Of the world.
Can we, as wise and sensible men, reeardfnl |
Of the difficulties which surround Us. aud tue !
Jractic Il reforms 40 urgently dem nded, turn |
away from sucn duties and heed the dishonest
cries Of danger at the hands Of the South !
1t will require all the self control aud sound |
craftsmanship VI which we are masters, to ad.
just our systems OF taxation upon imports aud
duties Of excise, both " which are cramping |
the energies. CALLING the backs, and hinder
Ing me enssip,se ,,s OF our pe9p's vii, ib bee
made honest money. that we may be enabled to
deal on equal terms with all parts Of the com
merciil world. The basis Of our debts. private
and public. must be made n solid ba IL Of value
and the currency which renresents these debts
nized. RESOLUTIONS to trsaa about these Things
| will be as idle rs the sheet iron thunoer Of the
3 theatre, unless accompanied by reiormatoty ie1-
d islatiou, uncOlOreu by parry or sectional advLn-
! tesaa: iint under all, cad above all, must be
! foo I'd honest government--not that S"nestv
/ onIy wnch does not traffic In post trader
/ ships, or contracts for naval brokerage, or
! whskey rings. or Venezuelan bonds, or kindred
scalities-hut that less negative and more
/ affirmative honesty which disrIoses aud then
/ STAMPS upol sucn things. auu sends the perpe-
The times need and the country requires not
the negative honesty that kept the lips OF the
entire Republican Ada instr tion sealed. and
win but one or two exceptions, the entire
Republican represent ton IN both Houses OF
aud helped out 10y Grant, and BaUCock found
7 out nut kept In 10y Grant; which sent the gal
T liant Custer To tis death bee use he testified TO
the cisnOnesty which plundered the y or sol
| der ON the plains, and honey -cOmbed the whole
system Of army supplies; winch allowed one
Cioiuet onicer subscribe Thousand dollars
to defend Major hancock al ~. Louis. and an
other to write a crculr letter to protect him.
AMI out IN end to convictions In all similar cases
but which earned tue writer ms post OF MINIS,
ter near tue { 'urt OF St Jalness. Not that KIND
OF honesty when brings Shepherd, the weed
OF the capital, aud Harrington 20 the Executive
Mansi ln. aud rep " personal service with the
6estowal Of public onice. Not that KIND OF non
es winch, to tue words OF tina, able
and emil -htened Instructor, David A. Wells,
mas greatly inquired confidence between man
and man. In resnect to all hnancl Al aud COM
mercia trans cuOns. while every department OF
public administrative trust seems stricken and
pervaded Win ganerene Of corruption and
incapacIfy.
The country needs and can now ordein that
honesty, capacity. and economy shall once
again he the essential features OF administra-
ton. and In the nominees OF the ST. Louis Con-
venlion we recognize men who nave proven that
they possess these qualities and faculties.
, inere Is not man 70 me country t"o~,n ,i
connde to him the care OF his private Interests,
relying confidently upon his sagacity and FAR
sgntcdness, and equally upon his personal In
tesrty A much may truly ne said Of Thomas A.
Hendricks.whois beloved and honored by men OF
all parties In the State OF Ind ma. Of which In
bis mature years he 10 the Governor.
There has grown up gradually under the prac-
tces Of Gen. Grants administru ion' In aniost
every dep rtment NJ the Executive branch. a
disregard Of the laws passed In pursuance OF
the Constitution. and the snbstitdtion oil Bu-
reAucratic system Il decistons-u system Of will.
not " l4w-under witch, having not the
law. they are law unto themselves. Iols
was especi lily noueelble IN she Administra-
tin OF ths Treasury Department under Sec
rotary Boutwell, ana MS success Richardson,
during whlc the greater portion OF the nited
States demand notes. which had been paid aud
retired under provisions OF law bv Secretar.
against law ressued as money, thereby iucrcas-
ing Immensely the difficulty Of returning to
. specie payment. might also rofer to the pr.c-
al the dis 'rotion OF the Executive ofhcers. IN
which the Law, was as war In the hand
OF the Official. In the SANE way the re,
t cent orders OF Attorney General Taft and
the Secretars OF War IN utter disregard o. judi
c | cial Interpretation and express decisions give
T such consttucti1 ns to the acts Of Congress for
the enforcement OF the Fourteenth and ftf-
! would destroy every vestiee OF State control
5 over tho conduct OF elections SO, too. "
! | we NAV believe his party organs the Presi-
. dent whose oath OF once distinct, binds him
1 | ITO execute the laws. MS assumed the power
r | to control the oper tinns Of a iaN duly raised
Sy botn houses II Congress and approved nv
E | him. making APPROXIMATIONS Tor the improve
/ ment Of river. and hnrnors. lie Is report
! ed to have decided not to allow certain
d portions Of this law 10 be executed on
i grounds satisfactory to hts own mind
l. Now, whatever may be meu's opinions upon
4 tho wisdom or eKuedicncy of the APPROXIMATIONS
/. contained in the hil /, eau never safely he con
u tedoA ehah Nht vs. - -
may be substituted for The law duy plomul
Q ted. II WAS the memorable saving ~ Lord Cam
a tvrants - aud we should never agree that TIM
o Government of ours. under tho nretext OF econ
IL oiuy, ANYTHING else, however deslrAOle shoul'
r. be adBinistered as II q vernment OF will.
. The children born OF thee are sword ana ore,
u RED ruin, and the bTcAkins ~ OF las"
r. Believing. nay, knowing that the success o
y the kepu9iisan p.rty "a NevsnosI w oat con
h Administration, hostile, II MT fatal 20 ina
ID unity VI interest ani feeling among our coun
ie tryuen OF all the States. which l. our surest au
vi strongest bulwark' nave stated much les
ID strongly tn u woul de ire some reasons VIII
in a ch nge In the Federal Administration Is neces
a. siry for the welfare II our people and the man
II tcnance Of our Government OF limited power,
H. Tue task Of Government Is the most dnicll
re undertaken by men. and ia this land we have n
In class VINO ny special education, ms ruction .
h iyilege can assume il. IL Is. therefor, 10 IN
il broad sense OF risnt and wrong. OF justice q
TO injustice, ~ patriotism or selnsnness, whic
g. exists IN the breasts Of oui people tnat n
N. cnoice OF their rulers and tho policy Of thel
es ACTON must be submitted. Fellow eour
n. trymen, believe the people OF tue Unite
r. | states have emerged from the periO
=. Of excitement IN whicn we have been hviu
to sin e 1851, and tAat at last they have come
be ! what Fisner Ames calico the sober secun
II. thought" II Is to that thought have sougi
Al, 10 address myself
q. the whole strengthened by each. and each Il
jolcng IN the protection OF ALL II one upo
ID. which | gaze with gratitude and 10
cd rhe he llthful currents of uncnecked int
ut cour-e, the free trade IN the productions OF al
the nlrnuluk uI lutcfthNs. tue hlstOuFdgttntl
eY Of Animosltles and of speech and act That cAu'
ON AnimOslty seem tue natural results 81 tue uno
ke as IL was designed to he. But sucn union
ke must result from arraying one section In
al solid and forbidding front against the othe
de- A. A. recommended hv the Republicans, vi
nis be even to the prevailing section curse and u
a blessing The dead body fastened To the liviI
sv such was IN ancient days the punishment
mi the fratrcide, condemned t. drag ever with hi
i'm. tue horrid weight and lostnsOme corpse OF
an victim. while ever and anon burst from his Ii
Nn the dreadful cryi
zen "On. wretched man that am Who shall
M liver ne from the body OF tins deathf'
lte By Justice and bfOtherly Kindness the stat
OF the south can bs IN AIDE fortress OF streDgt
are aud a source Of happiness ana prosperity to q
at Union.
ne May this be so
Tnaye tried by this speech to aid the GO
49, work, and my duty being done, leave you
oA do YOURS.
When the Senator asked " What class OF m
ties In the south mad opt Ined the Presldent's ear
a voice answered.. I" MosDy." His remarks we
for frequently interrupted bv applause, and aft
The the conclusion a resolution was unanimous
re- adopted thanking the distinguished stitesm
ard and Senator of Delaware for his great a
the patriotic adore s..
H. AFTER THE sPKSCHrs.
IN The resolutions were brief and to the pot
M Ia. vaH and nd