Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-25
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SENATOR BAYARD UPON THE De
LUCE.
from the Cincinnati Enquirer.

[From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,Nov. 12.-Sen-
ator Bayard, in All interview, says OF
the recent election:
at is too early at this moment to
estimate all the consequences OF
this political i%nuudation. OF to tell
precisely where the channels Of future
party action WILDE found. The coun-
try iust now 10 something like Hol-
land with the bikes down aud the
natural features of the landscape tent
porarily submerged. Believing III
parties only as means to an end, my
earnest hope is that the democratic
party, which has now had long training
In sdyersity, may fully comprehend
the situatfon aud not belittle itself by
classifying the late elections % mare
party tfiumphs. It matters little how
the reault was caused. 1t illustrates
the power OF tho people, acting in
their primary capacity as citizens 1T
the p0iIs, to relieve themselves FROM
bad, rulers aud evil methods by the
peacefuEforms OF election hnd this
vindicates the American principle Of
government.
"The result now fs to throw the
control of the governments OF the
group OF Central states-thoss chief
in wealth. population and POLITICAL In
fueuce-ander the control OF the
democratic psrty.slt also gives to the
same party the control of the next
house ut representatives in congress-,
aud quite probably Of the senate Is
we'll ; aud in addilions strong present
probability, alm"stIogicsl in its cor
tainty, of adding the control of the
executive branch in 1884. This all
means q present prom. 50 of .an entryS
by the democratic p~artySupon Q long
lease Of public power; aud to make
this certain, and . blessing to the
whole country, it 10 only necessary
that the party should be trne 10 the
principles upon which it was founded,
and which if applied now to existing
Issues will BIO recognized a. wise by,
men Of ali parties.
1.-THE c~ivil-service reform mnst be
taken up aud completed, SO as 70 pre-
vent the public Offices of the country
from being any longer prostituted In.
to being the mere spoiis of party colI-
quest. the tenure of the great body
of these ofices-Which are simply
ministerial in their nature-must ds-
pend solely upon efficiency aud good
behavior aud not upon the mere Obj
aud flow of party power. This
step alone, once resolutely taken, will
clear the political atmosphere Of much
of it's present obscurity and danger.
1t will Danish sbossism' from our state
aud national politics. aud allow the
measures Of craftsmanship to replace
official brokerage, by removing from
the minds of the corps of official SER
want Of the country the periodical
distress caused them by the fear OF
losing their meal of livelihood, or
of being bled by political, assessment.
which every election brings about.
I need say nothing of the Increased
ecOnomy u efficiency Of the public
service that would follow. The dis
position aud power 80 dangerously ex-
hibited by the present federal admins
tration to interfere In the local cleo
tons aud government OF tho states
would not only be discouraged, but
rendered almost impossible. Such
d%isgraceful bargains - those lately
made by the ad ninistration with Ma
hone III Virginia. aud Cash and Chal-
mers, in South Carolina aud Missis-
sippi, would not sgsin stain our poll
tical history; and Capitalization of
power w"uld Il SO receive Il MUGS need.
ed and important check. Having thus
put the machinery vi standardization
upon u proper basis, the r~e-establisb-
ment of just aud sound principles OF
taxation will becoms the most impor.
tant duty of the democratic party.
Under the present conglomerated
mass OF tax laws the grossest injus-
tice and class favoritism are Accom-
plished. There is no task higher or
more important than that Of insisting
that no law shall remain upon the
statute books under which the private
property OF one citizen is taken for
the private use Of another, public
property for private use, or private
property for public use, without just
compensation to the owner.
II lisa mere summing up Of the
present system Of tariff taxation to
say that it accomplishes all three OF
these iniquitous aud unwarranted re-
suits. War measures are inadmissible
in time OF peace. Wal taxes ought Il
be temporary only, whereas We nov
SOS hatcertain favored classes of oui
citizens have wrought themselves in.
to the absurd belief that they have
certain vested rights in the perpetua'
ton of unequal taxes to their person
al benefit upon the whole body o
their fellow.coun,rymen. To stat,
the issue broadly, aud yet accurately
the people of tue United States ar,
threatened with the substitution o
q plutocracy instead of republication
IS the basis of their government.
The reduction of taxation. the sim
~pliication of tax laws, the insistauc
upon the principle that revenue shall
be the object and protection onl,
the incident of tax laws, are the on
vious duties Of the party assuming t
administer the affairs of our govern
e Under such al sdministra
ton. founded upon such principles
aud purified FROM the abuses and cor
rupt influences which have caused tn
republican party to fall to pieces il
the late eIectious, l can see a ION
course OF growing prosperity, hal
plness aud honor 10 our country
which will strengthen the cause 4
self-goverfuenr by The people all owe
the civilized world"
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