The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07

United states to pay their bonded debt In
pledge Of public faith. The Government
mas derived great benefit from ft In the
public debt At low rates OF interest. An
adherence to the wise and just policy OF an
exact observation of the pubiio faith will
enable the Government to rapidly reduce
the burden OF interest ON the National
debt to an amount excsediag $50. oVo. 90
p The Tn,ea Of IN sSssa
Uio before the bonds can be PAID. ,F'
In adopting q new silver coinage to the
OF ,ie sad M ses
! oonsiderssion Of the drst a@portsnee
coin which now cons,i.uses our
.nS sSs %
ey., II ~ . mixed question for reasoning
how far and by Whist methods practical
equilibrium can be maintained winch will
ia Of az
free from thuo.uaiions. Is hardly. att.ina:
tender for private transactions assigned
To both Metals. would tend 60 drive out Of
.ss :s$
legislationi In view: 1 apprehend that the
Lws conditions ct q neer approach &c
the same denomination, and Of iimitation
or the amounts for which tho silver colin
t. Ss sos
sss : :;$s IRON ne . $,e'
assistance TO the community In the srasi-
tion to redeem able paper. and would IA
e. the Of
tune would aow from tho coin age OF silver
fender even In private trade. ANY ak.
peotations OF temporary ease from an Issue
ct sS; a. s Ssiu. e.
is. lam persuaded, . delusion.. Nor can
thiuk that there 10 any distinction be:
value materially above its commercial
vxlue. and the restoration OF the silver
dollar ct the rate whiea was, but has
tainly the Issue of our gold, reduced In
weight below legal tender value, would
be the Less
even exceeding In weight gold coinage
which at some pass time hsd
tender value assigned to the new issue. In
recommending that the regulation OF any
gal tender. am governed by the feeling
given to the value Of mst.iie money
which can he Kept In a., cirSn Isa and md
R Rrn sonvIotien that 'A ai:reears
the good results which are desired from
the proposed coinage, and embarrass with
new elements OF Q ,nfus sion and uncertain
upon your attention these considerations.
respeetially recommend that ia any leg:
so @ Of
firm provision exempting the public debt
.sunA fAfu RNsa n @
from pay ment, either OF principal or Inter.
est, ia any coinage OF less commercial val
ue than the present gold coinage OF the
country.
CIVIL SERVICE
The organization OF tho civil service Of
the country has for a number of years at
ton. So general has become The opinion
that the methods OF admission to 1t, and
sound. that Both the great poiit,cai parties
have agreed, in the most explicit declara-
tions, OF the necessity of IL form, and In
fully believed these declarations and de-
mands to be the expression OF q sincere
conviction Of the intelligent masses OF the
shou i'd be recognized and followed by can
est and prompt act on ON the part OF the
purpose indicated, before my accession TO
to aA sed my OWN
Inauguration my accord with the public
opinion was stated In terms believed to be
plain and unambiguous.. My experience
nrmed my belief in the great advantage
the country would lind In observing strict
ly the plan OF the Constitution which i'm.
poses upon the Executive the sole duty
Federal officers who, by law. are appoint
ed, not elected, aud which, in
like manner, assign to the Senate the
complete right to advise and consent to or
House OF Representatives stands a. the
public censor OF the performance Of official
duties, with the prerogatlve OF investtga-
ton and prosecution in all cases OF dere-
LECTION. The blemishes and imperfections
in the civil service may, as think, De
traced in most cases to q practical confu.
sion OF the duties assigned to the several
departments OF the Government. MY pur-
pose in this respect has been to return to
the sy.tem established abb by ,t the fun,
the heartiest cooperation and most
cordial understanding with the Senate
and the House OF Representative. The
pra6tical difficulties In the selection OF nu-
rying responsibilities and duties, are &C.
knowledged to be very great; no syatem
can be expected to secure absolute free
dom from mistakes, and the beginning OF
to be more embarrassed In this respect
than in any subsequent period. 1t 10 here
that the constitution seems to me to prove
lts claim to the great wisdom accorded to 1t. |
II gives the Executive the assistance OF the
knowledge and experience of the senate,
which, wncn acting upon nominations as
to " hich they may be disinterested and |
impartial judges, secures as strong
guaranty OF freedom from errors of Inn
pSrtance as IL perhaps a possible in human
public advantage OF making all nomina-
tlons as nearly a. possible impersonal In