The New York herald., 1877-10-11
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY OCTOBER H. 77-TRIPLE SHEET

have not the right to elect delegates to the convention
make The for all the republican party
OF this state. 20 you understand tho reasonY Why
springs from this fatal system OF patronage which
makes every little place depend upon the wnim Of I
superior officer. and all the way up from and 10
the political alphabet TO Al the head Of the alphabet
all The way through, IL Is . close corporation As
said by member Of the Cabinet OF q ate Presi-
dent. the bread and butter with these men depends
upon he form tnat politics may take They are moi
asSrps.,on. su,ss this psrversoa goes creeping up
higher, higher, until II reaches the Senate OF the
United saies ana 10 tho Senate gentlemen, there are
grave eucroachments upon the executive power
have self told that nomination which, by the
constitution, Is the sole and The special right Of
Tor year, and finally the President has
been compelled 10 abandon tho nomination It
couS from State whch is very far from mo sta
which ! speak. Why. fellow citzens, you don't
know-no man knows VINO has not looked mar
rowly into this subject--the extent, the perver-
sion, the danger that prevails IN II DO speak
Of the extravagances Why only within two days l
turning over the report OF an investigating com
miitec appointed the Treasury afteer the ad
ministration came into power TO examine into tue
state of AFFAIRS in the Bureau OF Printing and Engrav
their Investigation Two months they discovered
that hfty-six per cent Of tho employees o.
with and make an enormous saving for the
pubic treasury. (Applause.) This is bat single
meni II is the universal rule. II Is necessary con-
sequence OF system base and rotten At Its root
a, this speak OF the usurpations OF the senate
Why, fellow CITIZENS in years eonc by, before many oil
the senators OF New York held the seats they now
occupy, wrote in behalf OF young gentleman
OF New York. well htted Tor The post he was
desirous Of llng. wrote to Tie Senator OF another
State, VINO knew that gentleman as well as did, and
who was dosrous that that should be appointed,
and that Senator was obliged 10 say to me, sly dear
sir / cannot do anything IN this matter; /;
!. depends entirely upon the r %,ll a,s,,,u o, .'o
ton Of tho United States required the
Senator to whom wrote to exercise his own discrc
tion This the OF the fathers, aud II Us 70 inc
practice OF the fathers that the President o. the
Unned States would restore the civil service oi 'his
I Wei, fellow citlzens, what, then shall say to what
is called the order Of the President in re-
gard to this oGlce e.hoding conrols am FREQ TO say
thai every effort adopted oy every executive officer
necessarily is open TO discussion, IS open 70 difference
Of opinion. This do say, that the President upon
T ssaxsy o. and Of l his own powers las
chosen The way that WAS open 40 him
Executive OF this country TO iiaugurate great
provide that only nttlng upon their fitness bong
asccrtained, shall ce appointed 70 olhce.
PLAYING WITH LOADED DICK.
Now, then, the President not the Legislature,
the President has not the command OF appropratons
Su. the Oa ~ SS absolute ru
right OF removal; he has, through his
subordinates. the absolute power Of removal Now.
then II tue President Of opinion that honesty, fde
ty capacity cannot continue to be The tenure Of
ONCE when offices given Tor personal service and
ior the aggrandizement nj selfish ambition, then ap
peal to YOU, fellow citizens, that having single
bower which Is to state to the great body or ONCE
holders that this thing must stop, the President
when he issues his order simply obeys his pledge and
executes his promise according to the power placed in
his hands. In this great game OF politics. we choose
regard ss xo
only open the adm nstration II may say, 81 will
unload these dics;" or IT may say promptly 70 inc
dice are unloadcd" This precisely, fellow citizens is
what the President done. lately observed IN ono
OF the papers OF this city letter from an eminent
rom q whom L have q high personal regard,
whose name will never be mentioned IN any as
scmbly OF New YORK republicans without tho
same sentiment OF personal regard lately
saw in public newspaper letter from Mr..
Thurlow Weed, IN which that gentleman stated that
error tnat 1t was an Idle dream aud that men
would presently SEQ IL to oe 80. Well, II Nj.
Weed were here, gentlemen, l should remind
him that In England, country which knows
party quite well this country, which
u understands party questions quite AZ well as
tns that the prncpe winch he derdes Is the f0unda
tion OF their civil service; aud fellow c.tzens II the
British civil service be founded upon dream there
are many, many Hue-hearted Americans who wish
that the American civil service were nSlc DREAMER
than " is lAppiause)
What ! say is that IN tho present exigencies OF
he could, and what say here, republican and
you republicans, / say that while the rcpuD-
lican President has done what no conid We repub-
licans have not done what we could to back MIN up
We'll, fellow citixcns propose 70 tell you what the
President doing. hc Is doing what have now laid
before you These are his beginnings these arc his
endeavors. He docs this ne does It ali you know
with no personal ambitlon, Tor he entered upon his
ONCE pledged never again 90 enter .he
stnal motive OF ambition, Of self-seeking
in any pont He docs it-yos, Americans,
he does IL from love OF his country, for promotion OF
the highest public welfare. THIS be does for that
country which dearer than praise, higher than par
ties, more enduring than administrators THIS he
for the welfare OF that country which our fathers
died save winch brothers died TO maintain aud
which, please God, Will live to try to sorvc not ali
Unworthy OF them. (Applanse and cheers)
Fellow citizens, fellow c,lizcns, these are the en-
dcavors OF the President and ms administration. Are
they in the right direction? (Cres OF "fhey are ~
DO they command hearty confidence and our ap-
proval2 Dong, doing what told him 10 do, the
Of the situation and OF the country ad-
dressed to every republican convention, addressed 10
the Republican Convention OF New YORK, ths simple
qucston-in these endeavors, does the republican
party Of New York sustain the Prcsidentf That was
the question was submitted 70 the Convention,
fellow CIT zens; what was the answer OF the Conven-
lion Of New York; Tho Convention Of New York,
gentlemen opened upon the President and tho admin
istraton "A battery of innuendo and aspersion.
The hostility was none the less plain because II was
cumDrously and laboredy veied II was predeter-
mined, II was understood, and for one single moment
IN their incautious eagerness, throwing away the
mask, the gunners were seen at iull length by the
whole country turning their guns upon heir own ad-
mnstration quietly obeyng the behesls that the re-
publican party had imposed. Fellow citizens, TO
csange the ngure the Republican Convention folded
It's hands, prayed that this inscrutabie providence
of an illustration might be ovcrruled Tor our
good resolved that virtue was vlrtuous, and hoped
not the volco oil republican New York (Great APP
pause) That is not the way Ia which
great parties win great victories. If the Presi-
dent has betrayed us let say SO frankly.
L longer desire tho ends that tho President is
pursuing let US say with equal irsnkpesk Ii We
disapprove the measures AS dangerous aud unwise
that hs adopts let Us. friend to riend tell the pres
dent cordially and directly that sucn IS our opinion.
But let not the great republican party
let not that party OF which you proud,
OF which | am proud-tapplause)-that party with
Inc most lustrious record OF any party in history
let not that great party be telling its President
what TO do, aud when he begins 10 do II ae-
generate into a sneaking squad OF Ensign Stebbinses
VINO I'm favor OF the law but agin It's enforce
menL" daughter and appause0 We arc told
that nothing is accomplishcd-that nothing is yet
established; we are told tnat we must swat
and see Mr. Presideni, you and arc republicans, you
and | have been republicans from the beginning.
When the republican party was established nothing
WAS accomplished; but II was a movement IN the
right direction. Ihe principle was right and there
fore brave everywhere trusted the end from the
and made themselves a part oil the
great endeavor. Its successes, gentlemen, can DIS
pense with praise. The test o fatn, the test OF
courage, rs In the dong-it is 10 the cndeavor The
Con nvention followed It's ends, say-was In favor OF
the beautiful, oil the true, OF the good, and
hoped that everything would turn out right II
wa enir Nav Ynrk