The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-03-08

the several departrnen'0 "f oiir uoVeFH
uuJ Il change in the systeia Of APP
p0intmcuts itself; a reform, thorough,
radical aud complete; n return to the
principles and practices Of the founders
of the Government. They ncVcr eX
pectcd nor desired from public officers
any partisan service, they meant that
public officers should owe their whole
services to the Government, and to the
poop!c; they meant that the officer
should be secure in this nur us long
a. his personal character remains un-
furnished and the performance Of his
duties satisfactory. They held that ap
puiutmcnts of officers were not to b"
made nor expected merely ne rewards
for partisan services, nor merely on the
nominations OF members of Congress,
rs being entitled in any respect to the
control Of such appointments Ihc
fact. that in the South the grett politi>
cal parties Of the country il declaring
their prin ;iple prior to the election,
gave n prominent place to the subject
Of reform Of our civil service recognlz
ing and strongly urging necessity IL
terms almost Identical OF their specific
import with those which | have em-
Dl0yed must be accepted as Il conclusive
argument in behalf Of these measures.
It must be remarked rs the expression
Of the united voice and will pf The
whole country upon thls subject and
bo:h political parties are virtually
pledged to give It their unreseryed sup
port,
The President OF the United States d
nccas3ity IVES his election - Office to
the sa.f.a@e and Jealous i"bors oi a po.-
itical party--the members Of VIA ch
cherish with arlor and regard rs Of
essential inportAnc4 tile principles Of
the.r party organizations, bat he should
strive to be always mindful Of the fac!
he serves lis party best who serves the
country best. In furlhrrtnce of the re
form We seet, and in other important
respects, a change Of great iAp"rtaLce
recommends an amendment 10 the Con
5titGtion prescribing 4 term Of SIX years
for the Presidential Office ana forbid
ding q reelection.
III respect t. the iu4nai.l condition
! Of the c3latry, l shall not attempt an
: extended history ii the embarrassment
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1- XXI ran"f,n11rinr ,n.,r.st.
throughout the country, which b"g1u
in September. 1873, still continues: It is
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.tr,.tsnina tho neaca Of Eur,p, th.t
ayr tr,,Iiti3u,I rnl4 Of naaiutrrfcrrnct
:, .Lo a.r,;r. If f,ra;rn nations. IN.
nr5yel Of great value IL past tine anc
.ought to be strictly observed. The POI
Nv ir~aranratrd by nv predecessor.
President Grant of Submitting 10 arb.
~frat,on gravn Questions OF d!sput" be
tween ourselves and foreign powers,
points to a new and incoinparaaly IL,
has4 in4tvimantaiity for the ur.srryt>
ton # pogo. ana viii as [ believe be
come \ beo:ticpDt nyomple Of the a1rs
"a Ln Y1rsral in similar emergencies "
othcr ,ati,Ys if, uphappily, q1ps.ions
Of difference should at. u time during
the period Of nv administration arise
b,twacn The United States ana any
fnraign GOVERNMENT
r viii certainly IL nv lisnosition
on1 NV bonc 10 oil in thrir settiompnt
~ ne sapa nancafnI and honorable