The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-27
Broken Promises.

According to the cable kilograms of a day
or two since, Prof FAwCErr, one of the
Metropolitan members. moved that, in the
opinion Of the House, any promises OF re-
form made by the Porte without guarantees
will be fruitcss." The same may bc said oil
Tho promises uf ivfv,,.. " ..Aoda by tho
Fraudulent Administration at Washington,
which has given nO.guarantccs and can give
none that will bind IL. What have We seen
In an experience of three weeks following
Immediately after the abundant promises Of
lhe inaugural address,
All the olilceholdcrs appointed by the
Senatorial Ring under GRANT, whose term
Of four years had expired. have been re-
commissioned by HAYES, though many Of
Them have long been notorious for corrupt
practices and for jobbery. MORTON, SAR-
BENT, LOGAN. and that faction of ex
trcmists, who have been propped up by the
abuse of public patronage, have had their
friends continued In Office, TO the exclusion
Of upright and deserving Republicans, who
would not become the partisans Of these
chiefs.
In every conspicuous appointment made
by HAYES or his Cabinet, the civil service
theory OF promotion by merit has been
flagrantly violated, and in most cases to the
positive injury Of the public service. Ii Is
said Mr.. EvARTs and Mr.. SCHURz have been
designated TO draft rules for the regulation
Of appointments. That is to say, after their
own personal and political friends are pro-
yided for, and the offices are all stocked
with machine politicians, then II shall not bc
In order to make removals without cause
and these favoritcs are to become life PEN
sioners on the Treasury.
1t will not require three months to explode
all the fine theories of ScHURz, EvARTs, and
company, who have personally proiited by
The very opposite OF their shams. What the
country needs, Is honest example in high
places. faithful discharge OF duty, and
rigorous requirement in every trust. We
ore a practical people, and reform is not to
be achieved by regulations. and forms, and
theoretical notions. invented by spectators
who dwell in the clouds.
HAYES and his fraudulent concern have
broken all the pledges they made in advance
Of coming into Office. They show themselves
utterly unworthy Of credit, and no matter
what they may do hereafter in regard to
South Carolina and Louisiana. 1t will be co..
creed by their own necessities and not
yielded by any good faith TO the engage
ments which they volunteered when it was
easy to have prevented HAYEs's Inaugural
ton.
II Prof. FAwcETT was wise In demanding
guarantees from the Porte for the iulAlment
OF its promises Of reform, the new House of
Representatives will bee still wiser in insist
Ing upon legislation which will aford pro-
lection and prevent abuses. independent
of any guarantees that the Fraudulent
President may otlcr should it become necc--
Bary to bring ont the whole truth hereafter
there will bc no difficulty in proving posi-
tive, clear and conclusive agreement I,
withdraw the troops from South Carolina
and Louisiana, and thus end carpet-bae
rule, ii the movement 10 postpone the count
indefinitely was arrested in the House %
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