Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-19
Rrthur's Letter OF Aecep1auce.

Hon. George +. Hoa. scc,p.i1g tho nonina-
| tlon IL it be says: The authority of the IA
uo1al government to preserve from fraud eltc
| tons at which lis own ofEcMs arc chos:n. is
CHIEF point on which the two parties are plainly
AID in!eIs.ly opposed. Ac.s of Congress for
ten years bavo in New York and elss1 ere done
much to curb tho violence aod wroog 10 which
the ballot and the cunt have baen egain and
again sui jsoted, sometime dispeing grea ctiee,
sometimes sitting the voice OF a whole State,
Often SEATING, not orlY 10 Congress- but on the
berch and 10 legislatures, numbers Of mon
never CHI S N by The people.
| Tho dcnoctallo party slUc, gsitlDg Posses
sion OF the two Houses OF Congress has made
these Just laws the OH CT OF bitter, ccas,less as
sauIt AID despite ell IesistsIcI has helget
| them With restrictions, cunniDgly coullivsd, to
b. IL! and psrallz, them. TIE republican party
| has strongly approved the ,teln refusal CT its
prtseoaliVes to suffer The overthrow of statutes
believed to be sau,ary and just. 1t has always
| iuss SEED and noT insists that tho government
Of the United States IT America is cmpoR crcd
and in duty bound to eff cusIly prottc. tho
elections dcuocd By The CONSTITUTION AZ national.
Ii Is n suggestive and sartlil fac tho, the ia
creased power derived from the cnirat chisa
mcDt OF the roc, DOW teoicd us share in gov
trnlng the couGtry-wi lic6 By these Who lately
sought the overthrow # The governueut-iI
now the so.e ri arc, to defeat the party which
represented the sovereignty aud nationality OF
the American people in The greatest crisis CT
our history Rcpubl clrs cherish noue OF tho
| rcscntm aut5 which my have tnimattd them
during the ecua! conf C; Of arms They long
for full ADD rcsl reconciliation between The
sections which were pcedIcss'y and lauonta-
bly, at strf they sill C rely utf:r the hand OF
good will. but they ssk 10 return pledge of
good faith. Toe party whose career is s, Illus
trlous 10 great and patriotic achievement will
not fulfill Its d;s:iny uoil reGc, and prosperity
are established 10 all the land OCT unul liberty
oil thought, Conscience aud &C ion and equality
o. opportunity shall be not merely cold tormali
tics Of statutes but living bichrigh's which tho
humble uSy confidently claim and the powerful
dare not deuy.
seems 10 me deserving OF approval. Surely 60
maa should b, tho inouDben, CT sn cfi,n, the
| duties eli which no Is Tor any clusc VI Fl; to per-
form, who is lackilc 10 The ability. Il Lefty or
| integrity which proper administration OF such
ofhca demands. This s,ptiment would doubt.
less meet with general stq liesc,rc>, bu. cpin-
ion has been wildly divided upon ;hc wisdom
and praotlcability Ct the various rcfurmatory
schemes which have b,sn suggested aod of Ger.
tam proposed regulations govtrnlug appoiot.
mcus 10 pubic ttfic'. The tficiescY of such
IL su'ations has btel listruslod mainly because
| they hGVa seemed 10 CXalt mere education add
abstract tests above general business capacity
aod even special fitness for the particular work
10 hand. 1t SENS 10 me that tho rules whish
SHOULD be applied 10 the management oil shs
public setvic, may properly conorm il the
main ts such Gs regulate tho cordact OF sue
c,sstul private business. Original appoint
ments should DO based upon sclrtaincd fitness.
Tho tenuro OF Office should be stable. Posi-
tons OF responsibility should, SO FIR ss prac,i.
cab'c. be filled BY tho promotion OF worthy and
efficient officers. The Investigation Of all c,n.
plaia!s and tho punishment Of all Official mis-
c1uduct should be prompt and thorough. These
views, which have long held, repeatedly de-
clsred aud uoiicruiy applied when called upon
| TO act, hod embodied IN tho resolution which
| approve will add that By the acceptance
of public ofii,e, whether high or low. one docs
DOT. IN my Judgment, csoapo atty OF his respoo.
sitiics es ciliz,n or lose or impair a1y of his
rights as citiz 0, AID that he should CT oy
absolute liberty 10 thick aud spc,k and &C: 10
political matters sc,ordlng to his own will aud
conEccrc,. provided noiy that he honora5'y,
faithfully and tlllY discharges Gil his ct6ca!
| duties
Gen. hrtl III crGo sts the rc.u np!i,n policy,
and says every dollar Of cur moucy, whether CT
metal or paper, should stand the test Of tho
worlds fixed standard. lilo SAYS the uaioual
government should encourage norusr tdaua
ton SO far rs tho constitution permits; that such
changes should he made 10 The present tariff
a1d system OF tEGslion as vi relieve any over.
burdenad Industry or oGs, or cpablc cur palu
fac: urers and artisans to compete successfully
with thts, OF other lands, aud that tho govern
mcot should all works OF internal improve
mcnt, national in their chsrsc err and promota
tho development Of our wator clu;s,s an h4!,
bors wherrv,r tho general ioterCsl crc,mmeras
require.
10 cILoudiog Gen. Arthur sayt: "Ther. is
danger in intrustiDg tho o,nlrol OF the whole
Law making power Of Tho government to party
which has 10 almCs. every Southern Sisto re.
pu5i,ted lis obligations. quito % s.ured as those
TO which the faith o! the nation now stands
pledged
| TROUBLE IN THE RICHMOND P0ST0FFrcs.
| The Wing OF to day says:
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