New-York tribune., 1877-09-20
of the people of the Commonwealth OF every class
SENATOR HOAR'S ADDRESS.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 19.-Followlng are

SENATOR HOAR'S ADDRESS.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 19.-Followlng are
the principal points the address delivered by Senator
Hcar, on taking tho chair at the Convention;
We have lately passed through season Of great dll,
Guilty and peril It's think, the first time IN history
that serious question Of title to the supreme executive
power in nation has been settled otherwise ,nd o
ealnestness in which in large sections of the country the
entire population almost seemed divided INTO Two nus h
result required decision Of the gravest questions OF
Constitutional law, concerning which the Two ponuca
parties and the Houses of Congress differed rrocon
ceably There existed tribunal or arber auhoTl1eu
to decide between them. Unless such tribunal e9uu De
created il difficult see how the country could nave
escaped the most serious convulsions =. or
The decision OF the Electoral Commission must De hp
history according to their ultimate judgment OF the
soundness OF the interpretation OF inc the
which II rests Any decision must nave =; natn
deepest disappointment TO the losing parry Ia Snd e
raj that for the time th 6 i psp and angry
charges aeainst political opp1nemS ran o the south
eTn States. complaints that armed minorities
were conspirng to overcome by force ana ear te to
sstanco OF majority, and so take awess posesloh
OF their state Governments, and Of their Electoral COZ
leges that public meetings OF Republeahs "eto ,ino
terror alike into speaker aud hearer While pr9ine' pi,
Republicans were marked ier t ike
the massacre at IIamourg TOO notorious W o 7f
and the terrible annals OF Louisiana With their story OF
blood and crime from 1866 down TO the present YEAR
soon as the campaign complaints came rom
fhe other aide that he officials charged by these states
win De duty of counting the and declaring the re-
suls had cOnspred defeat the viii OF the people alu
dence OF the two parties went 70 the ulsPu,eu ab of
watch of the votes. When CONGRESS met e %
the yyo branches committees 20 make nNesteaon'
In every instance the RepuDheGn mgY! , u 'I ih
of the Senate reported u that pOIy ' b po,uh
10 which they were had been carried by the hepup
leans the Democratic minority dissenting In every
instance the Democratic mal0rl,A ot ,lo ,,ad sto es
the House reported TO that body that Inc dspu,
had been carried by the Democrats the Repuuncah mn
nOnty dissenting: Ihcre Was III SOM V' - r. e,iS,,ce
Than difference OF opinion To the result OF lne
confssion humiliatng 10 ms as Americana, humating
10 human itself TO say that WIN tle hlnE.S
ception OF Reverdy Johnson the Dclh9eiat h"s I. S
been found who III the pIeAenVo VI VI, ~ ends hy
of murder other outrage WfouEnt lor NcitIct =,
those OF his party, has either enaenneo u n ~ I'm y
Jeavored fo puns IT, refused 10 prott by H. OF even
been willing to report it honestly. IT,, ,,i.o 81, q,
Under these circumstances tbe Two hoSes u,tor ~ H.,
creating the Electoral Commission expressly referring 10
them the question whother any power eH,Stee ~ III
os 10 be cbolc OF electors. The Commission helu th
the power Of deciding who had been dny chosen 5
persons were TO be counted as the lIiDuhai;
chosen for that purpose, IN each s.ae ,, nv"
declared to have been duiy appointed ~ tLat ,a
We aid not hold as sOmc times represented na' VIC
certificate Of the certifying officer Governor or 0efte
tary or vbocver else he may be, was Conclusive. but
tbe termination of tie tribunal itself cohsI-teu ~
the STATE for that purpose, Is bnthg, uthUn sn S,l
| prcme CONT Of the United states in cases
Within The jurisdiction given 1t BY the (oHsa- ao
Tine am willing risk whatever uile have TO the
respect Of my felOw-ctzens, now or hereafter
sPECIE PAYMENTS.
The peorle of Massachusetts happily agreed by
large majority Of both parties in desiring early re-
turn TO spece payments. The great fame of Mr. Web
ster as an orator and Constitutional lawyer has ecpsed
his tide 10 regard as clear. profound reas0ncr on cur-
he Sesr authorities we have ever had this country
ON t6e3e subjects Ne never uttered sentence which
better drapiyed 20 tako IT'S place among the accepted
| ax'oins OF government man ms: , -,
The prosperity Of The working classes lives moves ana hss
~ being IN established credit and steady medium OF pay
ment
without stable currency, resting upon specie basis,
there can bo neither aarty IN credit nor any certain
measure for eyci arce. Bod end RECKLESS speculation
aernatcs with tuidiy. paralysis am stlghauoh'
Debts public and private rechiesSiy conf3c.,q a. ae re-
garGet only as burden, never as an oofat:on' INC
sentiments Of honor and nohesiH are em!ha,ea M rom
/ the resources OF Ihe Republic
SILVER CURHEECY.
kindred error it seems to me, 10 that which wonlh
carry ON the business OF tie country with rredeemable
naper fs that which would lower and make uncertain
the standard Of vaue by rendering silver logalendcr
10 an amounts. It would be hard ana sharp ADVANTAGE
hardly worthy of great Government. 10 get forced
U,ctcd c,elrrping Of the subsidiary com u voud
quito dghed and honorable to pay OIL The creditor N
qbe refusal 10 use the military forces OF the United
States 70 keen in power the Governments OF Chamber
lam and Packard seems To me ~ nave O'cn consuln-
/ fiona necessity. But the Presidents action does not
find it, vindcqtOn in necessity alone. He has done
meu Of simply because forc became for the time
impossible. lie has sought to meet BOO spirit oi con1-
! dence aud friendship. the assurances Oi promi-
nent Southern men Of desire, their part,
to Suppolt ~ soUn d i Sgsitiio Tos win" fnd
fault with this policy overlook IL seems TO me- he e.
sidcJaijon low narrow are tic limits in which
force or Iaw speaking only through ITS punislEcu have
heir domain 1t was asked me "ef gay IN tnis hl u
il is 10 be tolerated that Union and Rebel General
sbould be- seen standing together the platform.
aDsw r. Yes if that platform Dc made up of The unity OF
Republic and The three Amendments TO the CONSULT
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The platform adopted ~ Cincinnati, and the letter Of
acceptance President Hayes following the earlier eX-
ample OF tie Massachusetts Republican State Convention
Of s73 pledged the incoming Administration to attempt
! the overthrow OF a gigantic threc'old evil The Civil
service the country has taken three successive down
ward steps the Inauguration Of Andrew Jackson in
Ie5O The evil can hardly 0c ovcrstacd IL excludes
| from the service OF the pcop'c all GOOD men, no
iss tb,y agree I'm opinion WITH the dominant party.
IL puts cousaiHt the freedom OF Thought and action
al Inc holders OF the country now moro than 62,
OOOin numocr who should be, and commonly are, among
INC position OF beng compelled to agree IN uon with
the President all the new and shifting phases OF poll
Families Tho offices created TO serve the people, under
the operation Of this rule, are used only to hrbe them
| Once AMI honors given as rewards for po
| mica service, and not for merit Political
s w,rlt evl of a partisan Ciyil Service il DOT its
mtneeiate injury 10 officials or people IL tends TO IL
name and ncreasr that party spifit against which Wash
, ~, lis farewell addr 81 warns Us as the one great
es danger country The hoidcrs ot Office appointed
os ward for % ca service tend naturally 10 berome
romuac AID disciplined cOhOrt exortine powerful H.
Guenco up.n Inc political action OF The rest 0i the oe
Bu the evil greater yet when tie claim is made by
ibe senate when il is supported ny an understand
ing among Senators that no appointment shal he con
uTued 10 which the senator from the state 10 wich II
relates objects, and no appointment rejected, except
in rare eases, which that Senator has advised From
| this understanding have proceeded many OF those
appointments to office, esp-clalty III tie south,
which have met the public disalpromilon.
Hinder this system, which have described hut mper
tecfy tbc honorable service Of the Republic which
should be the nobest of human ayocation5 becomes oe
graded Infamous bargain. To overthrow tus three
fold evil the Republicans OF Massachusetts, aud the Union
are sOleInniy engaged