Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-26

people have also insisted that there shall be
nc limit placed upon the coinage of silver,
bat that it shall be absolutely remonetixed-
restored to the place from which it was
driven several years ago by the money specu-
lators of this country and Europe. The diff
iculty of obtaining storage room, Of which
he complains, would soon be obviated if a
proper effort was MAIDS by the treasury de-
partment to got it into circulation among the
masses of the people. The bad faith of the
treasury is the main cause of the present ex-
cessive accumulation of silver coin.
Ofcourse, MIR. Hayes sings the praises of
John Sherman loudly and long. He attrib-
utes the success OF tho refunding measures
to his wisdom and good judgment, not SEEM
ing to consider the fact that there was q gu
perabundance of money seeking Investment
as worthy of remark or likely to have had
some influence upon the success of the
scheme, though all men of common sense
understand that it wes most potent.
Mr.. Hayes hobby, civil service reform,
still calls for extended notice, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it has been invisible to the
naked eye Tor nearly three years. Er.
Hayes affects to notice great improvement
in tho civil service, trsaeabie 10 the system
inaugurated by him soon after his induction
into Office. 1t must be that the epectaoles
through which he looks at the question are
possessed OF wonderful magnifying power,
for no one else has besn able to discover
a change for the better. Public off,
GERS prostitute their positions to the base
uaes of politics just the same as ever, and
there appear to be no greater honesty, et-
io;ency or industry to note. Indeed, Mr..
Hayes and his cabinet have set an exampie,
that cannot fail to have pernicious inhu-
ence, OF psranbu!ating the country from
end to end on idle junkets or political mis-
sious all at the public expense. They have
descended to the dirty work of managing
conventions and cauouses and, have entered
every nook aud corner of the country in
their efforts to proselyte citizens on behalf
of the party they represent. Civil service
reform has been rank deception and fraud.
Whether sincerely intended or not makes no
difference; tho regulations originally is
sued have never been enforced, and to pre-
tend that they have is to exhibit total dis
regard for the truth.
| MIR. Hayes has another idea by which he
hopes to redeem the public service from
| some of the evils that have befallen it. His
plan is to make all appointments himself
| without consulting the Senators or Rep
/ resentatives who may be interested more
| or less in the several sections of the country.
| This is truly reform as is reform. It is
an assumption on Mr.. Hayes part that be
possesses all the virtue of the country, and
ia alone qualified to judge of the merits OF
the several applicants for Office, and that the
representatives of the people in the two
houses of Congress are a set of rascals whom
it will be dangerous to trust In SO important
matter as the selection of clerk or book
keeper. These gentlemen will no doubt feel
highly oomplimented at the opinion Mr..
Hayes entertains Of their honesty and good
judgment.
If the extracts that have been furnished
are fair samples of tho entire message of
MIR. Hayes, there is no doubt but 1t will be
IS mediocre and ohimerical As his previous
| efforts have been. He utterly fails to grasp
the situation with any appreciation of its
gravity. His e1pedients do not seem to be
dictated by true craftsmanship, but are
rather of utilitarian nature, designed to
catch passing fancy rather than to accom-
plish permanent good. He will make but
slight impression on the public mind.