The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-25

LOT want Oh tho TCQu1Alt0 APPROPRIATION.
! therefore recommend an appropriation
expenses OF o commission, to be appointed by |
the President in accordance with the terms |
of this section, whose duty It shall be to dc. !
wise just. uniform and efficient system Of
wise the application Of the same throughout |
the entire civil service Of the Government.
am persuaded that the faciltiea which such
commission will afford for testing the fitness
Of those who apply for office will not only be
ns IL will be to the President and heads Of
Departments, but that it will also greatly
tend TO remove the causes Of embarrassment
which now inevitably and constantly attend
the conflicting claims Of patronage between
the Legislative and Executive Departments.
The most efectual check upon the perniciOus
competition of influence and official favOrit.
ism, in the bestOwal of Office, will be the sub.
stitutiOn of an open competition Of merit be.
tween the applicants in which every one can
make his own record with the assurance that
his success will depend upon this alone.
! also recommend such legislation as, while
leaving every officer as free AS any other citi.
zen to express his political opinions and to
use his means for their advancement, shall
also enable him to feel as safe as any private
citizen in refusing all demands upon his sal
ary for political purposes. A law which
should thus guarantee true liberty and justice
to all who are engaged in the public service.
and likewise contain stringent provisions
against the use Of official authority to cOerce
the political action Of private citizens or Of
official subOrdinatcs, is greatly to be desired.
The most serious obstacle, however, TO an
improvement of the civil service, and eS-
pecially to a reform in the method OF appolnt.
ment and removal, has been found 10 DC the
practice, under what Is known AS the spOlls
system, by which the appointing power has
been so largely encroached upon by mem
beers of Congress. The first step In the re-
form of the civil service must be complete
divorce between Congress and the Executive
ing doctrine that " 10 the victors belong the
spois," Is inseparable from congressional
| patronage as the established rule and prac-
| tice of parties i'm power. 1t comes to- be I'M
derstOOd by applicants for office, ana BY the
people generally, TINT REPRESENTATIVES .a ,n anu
age of their respective districts ana states.
IL i, not necessary tn recite ut length the evils
resulting from this invasion OF the Executive
functions. The true principles OF govern
ment on the subject Of appointments to oilce,
as stated in the National Conventions
Of the leading parties OF the
country, have again and again been
approved bX the American people, and havenot
been called in question In any quarter These
| authentic expressions OF public opinion npoll
this I'LL important subject, are the statement
of principles, that belong tn the constitutions
structure of the Government.
| "Cnder the Constitution, the President and
Heads OF Departments arc to make nomlha
tons for Office. The Senate Is to advise ant
consent to appointments, and the House q
Representatives is to accuse anu prosecute
faithless officers. The best interest ot the pub
lie service demands that these distinctions b
respected that senators ana Representatives.
who may be Judges and accusers, should no
dictate appointments to Office 10 TINS eng
the cooperation of the Legislative Depart
ment of the Government is required, alike b.
the neccs ,ities of the case and by public Opin
ion, Members of Congress will not be relieve!
from the demands made upon them with rel
ercnce to appointments to 0iiice until, by cg
isiativc enactment the pernlclOus practlce
condemned and Forbidden.
Ii is therefore recommended that an act b
passed defining the relations o1 members q
Congress with respect to appointment 70 OF
flee Dy the President; ana also recOmmen
that the provisions of section l'6., ana Of IN
sections following, of the Revised statute
comprising the Tenure OF Office act, OF Marc
. 2, 1861, be repealed.
, Believing that to reform the system an
, methods OF the civil service in our country
one of the highest and most imperativeuat.
> of state smans hip, and that it can be perm:
nently done only by the corporation OF u
I Legislative and Executive Departments OF III
Government again commend the whole sui
> ject to your cOnsiderate attention.
POLyGAMY.
. It's the recognized duty and purpose OF tn
= people of the United states to suppress pOlyi
|, amy where it now exists In our Territories an
!, | to- prevent its extension. Faithful and zealol
= efforts have been made by the United stet'
4 authorities in Utah to enforce the laws again
a 10. Experience has shown that the leglslatlO
q upon this subject, to be effective, requires =!
tensivc MODIFICATION and amendn'ent; ~
!" will be to accomplish what Is desired. FROM
J. And decided measures are necessary. II
+ NOrinOn ectnrian organization whichu phol'
~ pOlyyamyAas the whole power OF making al
!. tory. BY its control Of the grand and pc!
y iurfes, IL possesses large influence over q
~ administration Of justice. Exercising, rs U
= heads Of this sect DO, the local polite
power Of the Territory, they are . able to ma
!, !. Congress on the subject of p0lygamy, m
Is i'm fact. do prevent its enforcement: POlyg
y INV viii not be abolished IL the enfOrceIhe
a. a. of the law depends on those who practice ~
- uDl,Old the crime. It can only he suppress
=, 10 BY taking away the political power Oh = !
% sect which encourages ana sustains IL.
- mower of Congress to enact suitable laws
=. protect the Territories Is ample, 1t is no
=, = case of halfway measures. Inc pCltla
= power of the Mormon sect Is increasing
vs. controls now one OF our wealthiest anu ny
=, VI DOpulOus Territories. 1t is extending stead
-, into other Territories. Wherever it goes
, ~ establishes pOlygamy and sectarlan ponti
Dy mower. The sxnctity of marriage ana
y, family relation are the corner. stone OF
~ American society and civilization. Helig1t
~, liberty and the separation Of Church =
ne state are among the elementary ideas VI Il
,U institutions. Tore establish the interests \
No. principles which pOlygamy ana Mormon
h have Imperfect, and to fully re open 10 mt
~ :" ligent and virtuOus iMmlyrAnts OF al cree
rm that part OF our domain when mas :, USen
s,' 6y intOleraMt and immoral institutions,
n,, recommended that the government OF
,"s Territory Of Utah be reOryanlzeu.
'"' lrecOinmend that Congress PrOvl0e iOE
government OF Utah by Governor
I'VE Pre-. ident and confirmed by the senate
INT governments analogous 70 the pr9vlssC
Ice Government established for the Terre
IN. Northwest Of the Ohio, by the ordinance
an. 1857. II, however, " Is deemed Dess 10 =
M. j recommend that Che right to vote. hold
i've nee and cit on juries In Che Territory Oh Y
rom be confined 70 those who neither practice
IN uphold pOlyRamy. il thorough measures
M. adopted, IL 10 believed that within q iew "
,is. Gated, aud that this Territory Will In
ary time become one Of the most prosperous
ers atsrsctivs Of the new states Of the Union.
our YORRl0N RELATIONS.
loh (>up relations With all iOYein countries
sh. been those of undsturbed peace, ana =
~ presented NO occasion for concern - 70 u
~" continued maintenance.
w. w. fThe following are tho principal 1eesuf<
sish interest presented ~ this sSnn ss
~ pire continue without interruption. Al
) Vi fvccuS International Exhibition Of Fish
,.,. Tisheries q berlin, tho participation o.
~, United stases nOtWithseand1n9 ehe haeee
i ~ which the commission We !ofce0 20 msS
-. preparations. Was extremely socceecsnl
w. | rr,evi1OvAOuu winning for Df1Vot0 eXhtOl