The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-06

hi inteFcst IN lne Melthre OF the country,
/ uuSiihg that party ties aud the prejudice OF
race Will be f.eely surrendered In behalf OF
| tho great purpose TO DO accomplished. In
the Important wo of restoring the South,
u IL not us political situation alone that
! merits attention. IN material develop
ment OF that section of the cauntry has been
arrested by the social and political revolu-
ZION through what 10 has passed, and now
needs ana deserves the oonslderate care of
We national government within the lust
limits prescribed by the constitution and
wise pubic economy, But at the basis OF all
prosperity Tor that, aa well as Tor every other
part " the country, lies the Improvement OF
the intellectual and ~, oral condition OF the
| ople, universal suffrage should rest upon
universal education. 10 this end liberal
and permanent provision should be made
5yr The support OF free schools by the support
by the state governments, ana II needed
| supplemented by legitimate aid from the
National author ". Let me assure my coun-
trymen OF tho southern states that Il IL my
earnest desire TO regard and promote their
lrsest interests, the interests of the
white and Of the colored people
both and equally, and 10 put forth
my best efforts In behalf OF civil
policy which VIII forever wash out OF our
political Affairs the color line and the dis
tinction between North aud south, To the
end that we may have not merely united
North and South, but united country.
eiyil Service-A Return 10 the PrIn.
ciPle aud Practice of tho Founders
of tho Government.
ask the attention OF the public TO the par
amou II necessity OF reform In our oivil SER
vice, reform not merely as 10 certain
abuses ana practices of So.callod oflioiul pat.
ronaBe, which have come To have the sane
ton OF usage in the several departments OF
our government but change IN the system
OF appointments Itself; reform tuat
shall DO thorough, radical anu com
pietei return To the principles aud
practice OF the founders OF the gov
eminent. They never expected nor desired
from public oIlcurs any partisan service
They meant that public Officers should owe
their whole service To the government and
the peoplei they meant that the officer
should DO secure In his tenure as long AS his
personal character remained untarnished
ana the performance of his duties satisfac.
tory; they held that appointments to once
were not TO be made, nor expected, merely
AS rewards for partisan services, nor merely
on the nomination of members OF Congress
AZ being entitled in any respect TO the CON
troll OF such appointments The TACT that the
south and the great political parties
OF the country, In declaring their
u prominent place TO the subject
ofreform In our civil service, recognizing
and strongly urging liz necessity, In
terms almost Identical In their specific
import with those l have here EN-.
ployed, must be accepted as u conclusive
argument on behalf OF these measures; Il
must be regarded as the express on OF The
united voice and Will OF the whole country
upon this subject, and both political parties
are virtually pledged TO give II their unre-
served support. The president Oft the United
states OF necessity owes his election to ONCE
TO the sun age anu Jealous lab0ra OF u poiiti-
cal party, the members OF which cherish
with ardor and regard rs of essential impor-
lance the principles of their party organiza-
ton; but he should strive TO be Away \ mind
ful OF the fact that he serves his party best
who serves the country best. In further
ancs OF this reform We seek and In other im-
portant respects, change OF great import
ance, recommend an amendment to the
constitution prescribing q To- IN OF six years
for the presidential office and forhidding
reelection.
Financial -IrredeemabIe Paper Cur.
rency the Obstacle 10 Prosperous
Times.
With respect to the financial condition OF
the country, shall not attemp pit an extended
history OF the embarrassment and prostra-
ton which We have suffered during the past
three years. The depression In all our VA
Iied commercial and manufacturing In
terests throughout the country which began
In September, 1873 still continue. IL Is very
gratifying, however, TO be able 70 say that
there are indications all around us OF COM
ing change TO prosperous times. Upon the
currency question, intimately connected as
II Is with this topic, may be permitted TO
Of acceptance, that IN my judgment |
the feeling OF uncertainty inseparable fro n |
an irrsdeemable paper currency with Its |
lluctuating In value Is one OF the greatest |
obstacles To prosperous times. The only safe |
paper currency IL that which rests upon
coin basis and IL at all times promptly con-
vertible into coin. l adhere to the yiews
heretofore expressed by mo In favor of Con-
gressional legislation In behalf OF an early
resum ption specie payment, ana am salts
fed this IL not only wise but that the inter.
ests, as well as the public sentiment OF the
country, imperiIiyely demandi It,
Foreign PoIIcy-AII Questions OF DIFF
ference 10 be settled by Arbitration.
Passing from these remarks upon The con-
dition ofour own country to consider our
relations with other lands, we are reminded
by the internatlOnals abroad threatening
the peace OF Europe, that our traditional
rule ofnon-into fence IN the affairs OF foreign |
nations has proved OF great value in past
times and ought TO be STRIFE ly observed. The
policy inaugnraled by my honored pre-
decessor, President Grant, of submittlng 10 |
arbitration grave questions in dispute be-
tween ourselves and foreign powers points
to new and incomparably the best inslru
mentality FOR the preservation Of peace, and
will as, believe, become q b neiicent ex-
ample OF the course to be pursted In similar
emergencies by other nations. III unhappily
questions OF difference should at any time
during the period Of my, administration
foreign government, 1t will certainly be
my disposition and my hope to aid
In their settlement In the same peaceful and
honorable manner, thus .securieg to our
country the great blessing of peace and
mutual good offices with all the nations OF
the world.
The Commissi0n-The Defense OF it's
Action DisingenuOus and BOphistI
Gated.
Fellow.cltizens, we have reached the close
OF a political contest, marked by the excite
ment which usually attends the contest be- |
tween great political parties, whose members
espouse and advocate with earnest faith |
their respective creeds. The circumstan res
were, perhaps, In no respect extraordinary, |
save In the closeness and consequent uncer- |
tainty OF the result. For the iirst time in
the history OF our country IL has been
deemed best, In view of the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, that the objections and
questions In dispute with reference to the
counting OF the electoral votes. should be
referred 10 the decision of a tribunal APP
pointed for this purpose. That tribunal
established by law for this sole purpose, Its
members, all Of them men OF long estab-
lished reputation for integrity and intelli-
gence, and with the exception OF those who
are also members OF the supreme Judiciary,
chosen equally from both political parties,
Its deliberations enlightened by the research
and the arguments OF able counsel, was en-
tha msr,can ne na ia CONFIDENCE Of
have been patiently waited for and
accepted as legally conclusive by the gem
eral Judgment OF the public. For the present,
opinion will wildly vary as to the wis ON
OF the several conclusions announced by
that tribunal. This Ia to be anticipated In
eve y instance where matters of dispute ar
made the subject of arbitration under the
forms OF law. Human Judgment IL never
unerring and Is rarely regarded as otherwise
than wrong by the unsuccessful party In the
contest. The fact that two great political
parties have In this way settled dispute, in
regard 70 which good men differ as 20 the
facts and TO law, no less than as 10 the proper
course to be pursued In solving the question
In CONTROVERSY, Is an occasion for general re-
joicing. Upon one point there liz entire
unanlmity In public sentiment, that con-
fiicting claims TO the presidency must be
amicably and peaceably adj usted, and that
when so adjusted the general acquiescence OF
the nation ought surely TO follow. IL has
been reserved for o government OF the people.
whore the right Of suffrage is universal, TO
give TO the world the first example In history
nf "a Qraat atinn. In the m ilaf M at,nnui M