The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-12-04

| the public credit. 1t was the great
merit of the act of March, 1864, in
Strengthening the public credit, that
it removed all doubt as to the purpose
of the United States TO pay their bonded
debt in coin. That act was accepted as
pledge of public faith. The Govern
ment has benfited from it i'm the pro-
gress thus far made in refunding the
public debt at low rates of interest.
An adherence to the wise and just pol
icy Of an exact observance of the public
faith will enable the Government to
rapidly reduce the burden of interest on
the National debt to an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000 per annum, and eff
feet an aggregate saving to the United
States of more that $500, 900, 900 before
the bonds can be fully paid.
1 respectfully recommend to Con-
gress that in any legislation providing
for silver coinage and imparting to it
the quality of legal tender, there be i'm
pressed on the measure firm provision
exempting the public debt heretofore
issued and now outstanding from pay
ment, either of principal or interest,
in any coinage of less value than the
present gold coinage of the country.
The organization of
TIE CIVIL SERVICE
of the country, has, for number of
years, attracted more and more of pub
lie attention. So general has become
the opinion that the methods of admis-
sion to it and the conditions of remain
ing in it are unsound that both the great
political parties have agreed in most
explicit declarations of the necessity of
reform, and in the most emphatic de-
mands for it. have fully considered
the declarations and demands to be ex-
pressions of the sincere convictions of
the intelligent masses of the people
upon the subject, and that they should
be recognized and followed by earnest
and prompt action on the part of the
legislative and executive departments
of the Government. In pursuance of
the purpose indicated have endeavored
to reduce the number of changes in
,looec ,s,,a1,y made unon
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tion, and shall most heartily cooperate
with Congress in the better systematic
ing of such methods and rules Of admis-
sion to the public service, and of pro-
motion within it as may promise to be
most successful in making thorough
competency, efficiency and character
the decisive tests in these matters.
During the past year the United
States have continued to maintain
PEACEFUL RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN
POWERS.
The outbreak of war between Russia
and Turkey, though at one time at
tended by grave apprehension rs to its
effects upon other European nations,
has had no tendency to disturb the
amicable relations existing between the
United States and each of the two con-
tending powers.
The invitation of the government of
France to participate in
THE EXPOSITION
of tba nrodpots of .,r;cultur.I iudus-
~, ,pd +ba fpa or+s a., ha boId Of D.r;s
dnring the coming wear was submitted
for vo,r consideration at the extra ses-
sion IT is NOT doubted that its accent.
,nce nv tha limited States and a we'll
selected exbibition of tbo nrodpcts of
American industry ON that occasion
will tend to stimulate international
commerce and emigrotion nc we'll as to
promote tbe traditional friendship he
tween the two countries A question
arose sometime since as to the nroper
n,e,pingo of
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of the treaty of 1s42 between the
limited states and Great Britain Roth
Governments however are now in
accord in tbe be,;ef that the Question 10