The daily gazette., 1882-11-13
A TALK BY Mr.. BAYARD.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC tai
UMPH MEANS.
POLITICAL CHANGES TO FOLLOW.
No More Capitalization, and No More
Taxation for Private Ends--Tart6 Re-

column interview with Senator Bsyard, In
the course Of which he says:
'of course, 1t is impossible to eondense
Into single phrase all the causes of this
disintegration Of the Republican party. It
is obviously the final outburst of long
gathering discontent and disapproval or,
the part Of the better elements ofAmerican
life, which, after all, can and viii control,
| as this election has proven, the fate of politi-
cal PARTIES /; for there Is no doubt that the
great body of American citizens have no
| other object than the safety and welfare of
their country, under q wise administration
Of its Government. After years OF unwilling
submission to the party machine, the regard
for propriety and decency, and, In fact, for
public safety, has at last caused the better
elements of the Republican party TO destroy
the power Of the machine that has done
SO much to bring discredit and loss
upon Republican institutions. u y y
This all means present promise of an
entry by the Democratic party upon q long
lease Of public power; and TO make this GER
tain and blessing TO the whole country II
is only necessary that the party should be
true to the principles upon which 1t was
founded, and which, If applied now to the
men OF all parties.
at is to be hoped that this progress will
not be frustrated by petty personal am
bitions and the attempt to deal with great
interests by the methods of demagogues In
stead OF statesmen. Whatever may be the
new channels OF party action or however
numerous the party associations and combi-
nations which must grow out of the com
rlete disintegration of the late Republican
party, there ere some lines Of action to
which any party hereafter seeking for power
at the hands. Of the American people must
conform itself.
1.-The civil service reform must be taken
up and completed, SO as to prevent the pub
lie offices of the country from being any
longer prostituted into being the mere
spoils of party conquest. u
The whole community would be tranquil
lied, and the fury and the passions and
venality Of our elections would, In o great
degree, be abated. II, as | believe, It would
prevent, or at least check, the use Of money
In our elections. the blessing would be
almost incalculable. -
~ need say nothing OF the increased
economy and efficiency Of the public service
that would follow. The disposition and
power so dangerously exhibited by the
present Federal Administration TO interfere
In the local elections and government OF
the States would not only be discouraged
but rendered almost impossible, Hpch dis
graceful bargains as those lately made tiy
btIB AumtuIEtfhbtOu WIN n niABNt IN tIfMfuINs
Cash and Chalmers In Carolina and Mieb-
issippi, would not again stain our political
history, and centraliEatiop of power would
also receive q much-needed and important
check.
"Haying thus put the machinery of ad-
minIstration upon a proper basis, the re-
establishment OF just AMI sound principles
of taxation will become the most important
duty Of the Democratic party. Under the
present conglomerated mass Of taxlaws the
grossest injustice and class fayoritism Is
accomplished. There is no task higher or
more important than that of insisting that
no law shall remain upon the statutc books
under which the private properly Of one
citizen Is taken for the private use of an
other, public property for private use or
private property for public use, without just
compensation TO owner.
SIT is a mere summing pp Of the present
system OF tariff taxation to say that 1t &C.
cOmplishcs all three of these iniquitous and
unSaryanted results. War measures are
inadmisssble IN time OF peace. War taxes
ought to be temporary only, whereas We
now sec that certain favored plasses Of our
citizens have wrought themselves INTO the
absurd belief that they have certain vested
rights In the perpetuation of unequal taxes
to their personal benefit upon Tho whole
body of their fellow-countrymen.
''To state the issue broadly and yet accu-
rately, the people of the United States are
threatened with the substitution of pluto
craey instead of Repnblicanism as the basis
of their government. ] observed a strong
illustration OF this In the introduction and
unanimous adoption by the Union League
OF this city of series of resolutions In favor
of upholding aud perpetuatiug the present
protective system of tariff taxation, without
regard to its effect upon the resources of the
public treasury. The action OF the Union
League In thus instraetjng the Tariff Conn.,
mission not to abate the high protective sys-
TEN of our present tariff laws--wEich, by
the way, would seem very superfuous, con-
sidering the exhibition which the members
OF that commission have made of themselves
to tho whole country--is significant illus
tration OF the plutocratic spirit to which l
have referred and against which | hope to
sec the Democratic psrty, with all its late |
endorsements from the Republican ranks,
untesitatipgiy and firmly arrayed.
HTha reduction of taxation, the simplif-
cation OF TAX laws, the insistancc upon the
principle thai revenue shSlI be the object
and protection only the incident OF tax
laws. arc the obvious duties of the part as
sumine to administer the affairs of our
Government. Under such an administration,
founded upon such principles aud purified
from the abuses and corrupt Influences
which have eaused the Republican party TO
fall 10 pieces In the late elections, ! can see
q long course OF growing prosperity, happi-
ness and honor to our country, which VIII
strengthen the cause of self-gOvernment by
the people all over the civilized world"
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