Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-09
SYNOPSIS OF THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.
Delivered TO Congress MONDAY, December 9th,
1850.


with congratulations upon the peace
and prosperity of tho country.
The orderly conduc. of the last
election is regarded as q significant
example tfthe advantages of repnb.
lcsn institutions. ga government
based on the free consent Of an. IL
telligent and patriotic people pos
eesses eIements of strengths, stability
end permanenoy not found in any
other form of government"
The rights of the emanapated
race is considered 10 connection
with the election: ut is the deter.
IMITATION Ct the good people Of the
whole country that sectionalism as q
fsctor in our politics should disap-
pear. They prefer that no section
of the country should be united in
solid opposition to any other Sec
ton. The disposition to refuse q
prompt and hearty obedience to the
equal rights amendment to the con-
stitution is ell that now stands 10
the way Of complete obliteration
Of the sectional lines in our political
contests. As long as either of th ese
amendments are fagrantly violated
or disregarded it ID safe to assume
that the people who placed them in
the constitution as embodying the
legitimate results of the war for the
Union, will continue to act together
and Insist that they shEll be
Obeyed," Every American citizen
s10ll freely cast his vote and have it
honestly counted. With this ques-
tion rightly settled the country will
be relieved of the contentious of the
past. by cones will indeed be by.
Eoues aud party issues on economy,
efficiency, internal Improvements,
tariff, taxation, education and f..
nance can receive due attention
Bat resistance and notification will
unite in resolute purpose all friends
OF good government, prospe. ty and
y ion. The late election shows less
hostile opposition to these amend
men;s, still there were fraudulent
practices against a. fair ballot. The
President thinks the complete REM
edy for these evils is in popular
education.
The civil service reform has con-
siderable attention. The President
has not changed his views upon the
subject, and thinks his experiments
prove them correct. In Now York
city two thousand positions have
been sutject in their appointment
and tenure TO the operation of
Published rules. The result of .hese
trials, for two years has been salts
factory. lit is an etfsctuAl protec.
ton from the pressure of Emporium.
ity, which under any other course
pursued largely exaots the time and
attention of appointing officers to
their great detriment in tho dis.
charge Of official duties, preventing
the sbuse of the service for the
nero furiherance of private or party
purposes and leaving tho employee
of the government freed from the
obligations imposed by patronage to
depend solely upon merit for reten.
ton aud Advancement" The test
10 90 thorough and satisfactory that
the President thinks he practice
should be extended to ell subordi-
nate positions 10 the departments of
the government. He advises an ap-
preparation Of S25, 900 year TO pay
a commission for devising and ap.
plying aust system of competitive
examinations. The object in the
way Of improvement in the civil
service is the spoils system, by
which the appointing power is en-.
eroached upon by members of Con.
gross Tho first step in the reform
OF the civil service must be q com.
plete divorce between Congress aud
the executive in the matter of ap.
pointments. This corruptiug sys-
tenn leads applicants ard the people
10 understand that Representatives
and Senators are entitled to dis.
burse the patronage of their respec
tive districts snd states. But under
the constitution the President and
heads Of departments are TO make
nominations for office. The Senate
is to advise and consent 20 the ap.
pointments and the House of Rep-
resentatives is 20 accuse and prose-
cute faithless officers. The best in.
terest Of the public service demands
that these distinctions DO respected
that the Senators and Represent
atives who may be judges and so.
ousers should no. dictate sppoint-
ments to Office.
Prompt and decisive measures are
urges against Mormon polygam!.
The government of Utah should be
reorgsnized. The right to vote and
hold office aud to sit on juries should
DO confined TO those who neither
practice or uphold polygamy. Pc.
ygsmy willnot be abolished if the |
OF tho law depends on
hose who practice 1t and uphold
he crime.
The difference between our gov
rhment and Great Britain in refer.
nee to advantages taken by the