The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-06

White persists doggedly and without r..
ard to stage effects
II T. impossible to conceal from the scconI
Nuditpr lonSeness or cro0keluess In thu man
t.r OF transactinE tile business OF the fniiar
'fice, or from th. rhirt Au iifor tr egularitit.
tue Interfd Revenue Bureau, snd the
Ulcers can point uut just where the weak spui
r., aud where II ioruls are most neefiefi. Suin
Z the most effective Refuru~ have eve.
SnOwn In dedartfue ntni manaRement hAv'
'een quietly instituted by the head ~ bureau
vho 's-crstly took the auditor ho passed. hi~
ali.
But il not this one OF those very falla
lies which Prof Fi-ke condemns; on
pf those PATCHWORK" attempts TO Reform
this or that department which can never
be Of any availT Unless the new
broom can sweep out from all the De-
partments all Congressional influence. all
-ifnrts TO make the best Of things a. they
are. all gratitude to the soldiers. all geo
graphical pre'erences. all partisan bias
III seltishne-s from the human heart. and
III defects from human nature, we eau
not have Reform. aud there j. no use in
attempting IT, There il only one nam+
given under heaven among men whereby
We can be Reformed. and that j. compet
tive examination Competitive exam
ination will divide the Red Sea OF help
lessness and selfishness. Of gratitude and
greed. and make a wall on either side ="
that the children OF Reform shall pas
through the departments dry rhod. A.
else is patchwork. fallacy. crudity.
will You have pie or ice creamf
asked the Saratoga waiter Of a guest tho
other day.
i will have pie while the ice cream l.
coming" was the greedy reply
So, while the millennium Of competi
tive examination is coming, let us have o
little patchwork Penteco-t The Presi
dent shall not lord il over Gods herr
tage, but he shall demand Of the bu-
bandmen strict account lie cannot Tor
bid Congressional consultation, but b.
can hold IL 10 a strenuous responsibility
Standing on the Constitution Of th'
country and OF human nature. he can say
to political influence and patronage. pub
licly and iearlessly, thus far shalt thou
90, and with equal frankness and fear
lrssness, "and no farther" aud all thu
people shall say Amen. lie cannot max
laws, but he car insist upon the obsrrv
ance OF the laws already made He cau
demand of the Heads OF Departments
and the Heads OF Departments can d..
mand OF the Heads Of Bureaus, aud evers
officer OF his own subordinstes. from th'
President himself down TO the woman
who washes the Department towels and
the man who scrubs the Treasury steps
prompt thorough. and honorable servi
Drunkenness. dishonesty aud incon
potency wait for no competitive examinn
ton TO reveal Themselves. IL President
HayeI viii hut hold himself aud every
officer under his control, aud every Con
gressman who j. his partner IN abe Gov
rrnment to a strict accountability tor hi-
duty. so that a bad appointment shall b.
instantly traced home to its sponsor; 80
that a supernumerary shall instantly q.
forced 10 yield up his rais0a Il ere; 80 thAl
"A ialsr entry -hail b. Instantly d-trcf-tf
and punished; 20 that a bad offic..r ci,rh
or consul, shall be Tor n shame 90 th.
Board that passed him, TO the politicist
that recommended ham. 20 the buf-ai
that employed him-we may not indrrt
have the air 20 thick with resonant moo
al platitude-. but on the other hand ",
shall not have bureau OF R-iorn
swarming with workmen whose ouly duty
is to build up the R~former; We shall uo.
have our Custom House officers hamper
ed by hidden political importunacy; ".
shall not have Reform tottering ia a a..
bility OF vacIllation and irresOlutiou. bat
ton hOling all comers, battling friend and
Toe alike with a vexatious delay AMI |
shilly shally; and we shall have a Gov
srnment not perfect. not without mis-
lakes and failures and laults. but Gov |
-rnment free from the suspicion OF by |
pocrisy, strong. sOEnd. direct aud manly |
around which will gather all that l. /
strong and sound. direct and manly in /
he Republic, working together TO the /
,rand aud simple intent that Govern.
nent OF the people. by the people. aud /
or the people, shall not perish from the
.arth.
Aug IL. 1871.