Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28
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"ooepe'"ce' written more tnah three weeks suose-
l"ei' 10 ms nomination ana e'iueh'N a''er much
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Inc h'th resolution adopted by the conven-
''oh Is Oh paramount interest More than forty
years az" system oil making appointments I"
"I"ce gre" up paSeu upon the maxim, 10 the
N'e'o's oe'ons 'ne Spots Inc olu RUE the rue
RUE ''a' honesty capacity ana hdelity constitute
the o"Y real qu'lhoatlohs Tor ONCE ana that
'Iere Is no o"e' elai' gave place to the idea that
party services were To DE chiefy considered. All
parties III practice nave adopted this system 1t
has been essentially nodhed since It's first intro
uuctoh' II mas not however been improved
At first the President, either directly OF through
the heads oil departments, made all the appoint
ments, but gradually the appointing power in
many cases passed into the control OF the menu
oers OF Congress
The offices in these cases have become, not
merely rewards for party services, but rewards
Tor services to party leaders. The system de-
'troys the independence OF the separate depart
ments OF she government; II tends directiy to er-
Tdoo9d"ce ana oDlc'~ Wc%pdc'gi " ga te"Ptd-
10" 10 dishonesty h"'ders and "pd"s that
cdrgm s"pot's'o" md strict accountability by
ch'ch alone Jd'ttw and EFFICIENT p"oHc serrice can
be secured Il o6structs he prompt renoud and
sure punishment q Tie unworthy. In every way
It degrades the civil service and the character of
The government 1t Is felt, am confident, by
large majority OF the members of Congress to be
IN intolerable burden and an unwarrntable him
trance to the proper discharge Of their legitimate
duties 1t ought To be abolished The reform
should be thorough, radical and complete. We
should return to the principles and practice of the
founders of the government, supplying by legis-
aton when needed that which was formerly the
established custom. They neither expected nor
desired from the public officers any partisan SER
vice They meant that public officers should owe
their whole service to the government and to the
people. Ihey meant that The officer should De Sc
cure I" mas tenure as long as hs personal character
remained "nfd'nis'ed and he performance ofhfs
aut'es SATISFACTORY " elected, ! shdH conduct me
dd"'m'sfrW'o" q me government upon these pr'"-
fiples, and all the constitutional poloers rested IN
he eyec,,fjre ,rU he en,noued m establish mis- r
FORM
The italics are ours but they are not needed to
show that the Republican candidate has nnt him.
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