, 1877-10-08
WISCONSIN POLITICS.
The Presidents Southern Policy
and the Currency Cues.
ton.
Speeth Of ihs Hon. William I. Smitt, Republican
Candidate Tor ga1trnsr. 1kl1ered Ia
ni1waukte Last WEEK.

On stepping 10 the front, the Hon. william
E. Smith, the Republican candidate for Govern
or, WAS received With hearty applause. After
few preliminary rcmnrka on State affairs he
sposc as follows:
VIC may fairly Infer what will be the future
conduit OF party in power by what has been It's
mat cnndnct, and there can bc little doubt that
wilt le best served hr placing the anlnistFa::
ton Of The State Government in the Charge Of
| Republicans. ....
NATIONAL QUESTIONS. ...
| ! hare no purpose, however. Of attempting to
restrict the !ssues OF this canvass within stich
narrow llmEls. Although It Is Only a canvass
tor State oi!lccrs. tt Is yet str1.rgle for ss'-
and TIC result Will have, therefore, national
| eiirnitlcanrr 10 an ndratton Of the tendency Of
| political sentiment in this State. ....
Auw, there ART Lwo uuestiuhs. each OF very
great Importance, which the present National
Administration i attempting to settle, and
which. IN my judgment, tho Democratic party
y wholly untlttcd to settle. refer to Civil
Service rcorn an,l to te restoration q mr. ,,
South OIL the blsss u tho Constitution ~ It tst
I with equal rights AID equal protection of all
citizens III cvery part OF our common country,
last National Convention and by !tl'o letter Of
acceptance Of It's candidate for President, Ii
pledged to the rctur'n. Of the Civil Service.
President iIaycs ia, believe. making an hon.
Ii Is no light task to llit tho political macloe
out of thc ruts where # has been running sineo
tho days Of Andrew jackson. There eau 10 no
u se and
81 far ~ the great body u the Government
cmpts,yca ts tonscr'lcd Ut making their tenure
Ut 0tllcc dependent upon thu CAPACITY and
fidelity which they manifest in tho discharge Of
their public duties. Will, thIs sentiment am
fuily In accord. In tie higher offices of tho
Government, II tho Cabinet, In ,sitplomatic
posts, etc., it will doubtless be iound Necessary
for tile harmony aud v'gor Of ti,o Adutnistra-
tion to place tnem who arc in political unison,
What Ia demanded Is the avoitance OF
frequent antt swccp!ng changes In pfliccs the
undo soIely to reward party services, Or. what
| In worse, to reward personal sgrvircs rendered
| to so1nc iht.uentfai political leader. .....
IL abuses of this nature arc 10 bo corrected,
and uphold tho Administration Of prcsideut
HAYES. It would be folly to look to tho Demo-
cratic party for mid 10 zuih work. That pasty
nyrnted the "spo'ls systsm -: It thoroughly
ing Il In It's efforts to regain ITS ancient
ascendcncy ts that It may practice that system
aud prolt by 1t. In tl,e platform adopted bs
that party IN ts recent Convention a. so, ~
hanJ Il dill not Indulge in tue vain l,ypocrsy ut
promising any measures fur The re!oFm Oh tue
Civil Service.
nnl cloarsr torics from rejecting and ratrjyt(e
mem II ali parties. And now ttat u Republican
| Administration has entered upon thls work, and
ment Of t1,e end tic4ired, NAV wc not reaso,,-
nhiy cxpcck that the irIeiuls 1t CIyI1.aerYico re-
farm wfil riso aboyc previous partisan allilta-
ti,,ssa to give IL their. encouragetncnt and sup
| portt
| TIE hourusRN POLICY.
Kcsnecttr1e thu uar,tltutIot, Of the country and
the rcstorntion u cordial fr!euly relations te-
tween inc Nortn Aaa oaus ~ naVs ~ saM nay sIt
DemocEat,c patty u uhntGo aus tuis noIk u
been ut yarianSc With tho south. There Eau
unly bo RECONCILIATION where tlcre has been
Halter mnIerst 1uJinn betwccn those who hold
and havn hcti ti,at tim United Statas cUustttuto
- a.t;no M. nni fnaiutsthir. ami tinar YIN
have helu tlat caeh sIate u so9e!e!R9'' ano may
,, ~ ~" tm,n, ho.vasn H. ,,rt. ,xh, ricndri
Wsu ntnasstv ~ ,ui 1hos win, sx,"Ic II h,t