The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-27

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N-tA"@ %-t'Ar F1RAAN CNaIt ANtl EiANUIENl
rules for bringing about the desired
reforms, which rules shall apply to ali
The Departments slke
When talking Of eiviI-service ~
form in Washington. thar As PAT int,
operation IN the Department j. ~
diversified - the guates ,fthe ID
pariusrnf- Wi'l sii Wan r-tr.
riss h nie -,isiii-ii,d BE- ti..
Trea-urs. 'he iesiia ion a him
Shermas" i t.iioxed 5g ibs hsr trr
remark Scb,uz d.ssR..t b. beye IN
iea kIAe Z sciarsi, aa,l rsfs rrrsa
The people baye righg &, snow
sha J. asva8i. IN WasbiagtoD. ~
civil service reform o. uud, stood py
the President They viii expect that
there shall be uniformity ia substance
aud application Of the rules Asit
is, there is neither. In some Of the
Departments. the idea Of a1y change
is ignored. while 10 no two is the
same code Of laws put into execution.
Hence Ibe reason fer advising that
the President should issue his order
for the government Of all
ONE MAN AS GOOD As ANOTHER IN
THE RACE FOR OFFICE
The continued practice, persisted
in by the eolored people in some Sec
tions Of the Union, OF sending dele
cations to Washington 20 interview
the President for the purpose Of i'm
pressing upon him their claims Tor
Office, is being severely criticized. 4
Louisiana celorei delegation called
upon Secretary Sherman the other
day, and claimed one hird Of the ap-
p0intments 10 that state. The lass.
10 political sense, obliterate the
line Of demarcation between the ra-
! ees, 50 that there exists DO distinc-
ton. There would be as much pro-
prioty in Irishmen, Germans. lial-
ians, or indeed citizens Of any ua-
tionslity. and their offspring, claim
ing recognition because Of special de-
scent No one should be viewed 10
any other character thaG as an Amer
iean citizen, whea be applies for
Office He can have no higher
claim
HON AI.ONzo BELL AND his NEw
YORK LIBELLERs.
I The freedom Of the press has ap;ly
been termed the palladium Of liberty.
but it would as closely Approximate
he truth to say that is unbTidlsd t.
eense to defame private character is
subversivs Of good morals and indi-
gidual rights OF this latter truism
we have almost daily illustration in
the columns Of the New York Sun.
Il sneers ut responsibility for viola
tions Of truth and the besmearing Of
the good name Of an intended victim
is an objective point. to reach which
it claims that the end justilies the
means. We have case before rs.
For no other reason than a general
desire to defame the reputation Of al
Government officials is recently pub
lisbed letter attacking the private
and public character Of Hon. Al0nzo
Bell, Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror. II gave to the public q tissue
of falsehoOds. all impeacbiDg bis in
tegrity and bis ability as an officer
Mr. Bell has resorted to the on
" means within bis reach. TO viDdicate
himself against these foul aspersions.
He has brought suit for libel in the
Superior Court of New York, laying
his damage at 100000. Ia a
community IS here Mr. Bell is known,
any effort to guard himself from the
poisoned arrows Of bis caluminator5
would be a work Of supererogatiOn,
az the missiles there would fall
harmless to the ground 1t is, how
ever, beftting that the whole country
should know the iniquify Of the as
sailant. and The unimPeaehsble char
acter Of the assailed
THE DEVELOPMENT AT THE MANHAT-
TAN CLUB ENTERTAINERS
The speeches made at the Manhat-
tan Club entertainment in New York,
on last Tuesday evening, express the
true inwsrdness Of the representative
Democrats Of this country Both
Tilden and Hendricks denounced the
Inauguration Of Hayes as a fraud.
and while they advised no open as
sault upon bis Administration, and
gave him DO praise sor adopting scme
Of their theories, they claim be IS only
de facfo President. They strong
ly insinuate that the Southern poll
ey was intended to reconcile the
Democracy 10 the Counting in pro-
cess" by which they said be reached
the White House, bat that no true
Democrat could esteem him other
than q usuEper. Now, this is the ex-
act relative situation Of the parties
/ All concessions 20 The Democracy
serve TO strengthen them, and weaken
the party in power. Ii were FAR bet
ter TO get hack 10 the real position
occupied when We claimed that Lou
isfaua. Soulh Carolina, ard Florida
we're Republican states. ara bsd eiee-
ted Republican sieetCTs srd Siste
officers. This is the Cnly tenahie
ground tor Us 70 cccupY a. q political
organization.
HELPLEssxEss CF THE FEDERAL Gov
ERS1iEsT TO PROTECT cITIZEss
The evident impossibiliiy 70 bring
lbe murderers Of the Cbisolm family.
in Mississippi, 70 Pubistmert for tie
sendish crime il Bnarswerable evi-
denee Of the inability Of the General
Government TO furnish protection 10
life and liberty in he late insurree-
tionarv states, where red-handed vi0-
lenee stalks boldly around al noon
dsy. There IS DO disgusting the fact
that ibis ihreefold homieide lad iis
origin IN partisan sniipatby On the
part Of the as assIHs, ard ;bst they
have teen and vii be protected ~
their Political ass. eisiss. Vow. viii
not this lsmsnisble state a ins, eUriiy
10 The south s0ggesi 10 Congress that
something must lie d0te 10 stay The
reign Of law Rlessuess il ibose states ia
which state laEs aToFd % defense
from injury?