The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-07-07

great advantage. Perhaps some governmental
aid by better discrimination Of the Tariff |
is now needed for these. But IL Is crtain |
that men who are destitute or working at |
wages which are not supporting-tbugh |
they do often reason incorrectly-may nat |
urally think themselves i'll treated vhen |
great corporations demand reduction Of
wages, while the large expenditures
Of these in buildings or new mannac-
tories and new lines of road wuld
appear to indicate large returns. The wise
capitalists who conduct their business viii
just regard for the needs and proper reqsire-
ments of the intelligent iaborer have lTtle
difficulty in commanding at all times the
needed labor. We have evidence Of tai. in
our own and many other manufacturing dtihs
in the West. 1t is TO the honor of our
countrymen that the American laborer can
not be satisfied with the squalid homes. lhe
meagre supply. the degraded condition
of the average European peasant. Our incl
ligent capitalists recognize This and act ic-
cordingly.
But strikes only aggravate the evifIhty
are intended to cure. We look for the ad-
iustment of these differences by the mutual
forbearance, intelligence and common inter-
est Of the intelligent representatives both of
labor and capital. Should these fail, and
this question assume political form which
some are unwisely pressing the arbitration
must at least be referred to the great eon-
sentative agricultural class Of our county, to
whose decision, capitalist and laborer united
in one, it may safely be confided.
There is little doubt that this movement
has been stimulated by growing apprehen.
sion on the part of our countrJmen very
generally. Of the increasing influence OF the
great corporations and monopolies. They
fear their pressure on our Legislative Assem-
blies and political conventions, and are
alarmed at the powerlessness of the people
in presence of theae potent combinations Of
capital and executive ability.
There is danger in this period of exdte-
ment perhaps of doing these effident
agents of our civilization and progress
some injustice and some harm. Per.
haps the evils which the people apprshend
belong only to the present transition condi-
ton, the constructive period of our new
states, and will pass away as the important
lines shall be completed, the routes finally
determined. and our society become more
settled. We are confident that if our people
are only true to themselves in the vlgaant
watchfulness of their rights and the careful Sc
lection of their representatives their fears
can easily be relieved.
EVILS OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Another danger that may affect our future
and which will only pause to consider at
this time is the condition of our civil service
The events which have transpired since our
last anniversary of this Independence day
only intensity our interest in this subject
We had elected to the chief magistracy of
our nation one whose large intelligence, high
culture, long experience in public life and
generous nature fitted him to do great SER
vice to our country With something of the
winning address and golden tonguep of
Clay-something of the logical power of
Webster-he had much ofthe common sense
and big heart of Lincoln. We naturally ex-
pected great things from him. We thought
it had been he who should have reunited in
their old cordial relations the alienated sec
tions of our common country.
need not tell you how brsvely and faith
fully he undertook to do the peoples work,
nor the terrible consequences which followed.
1t is enough to mention that in the prime of
his days and the full vigor of his noble man
hood, he was stricken down by weak, base
man whose feeble brain had taken fire in
that electric atmosphere which "the strife
of Right with Wrong" of patriotism with
"t the spoils system" had created at Wash
ington.
You will remember how, as nation, we
watched for weeks at the bedside of Presi.
dent Garfeld-how we bore him, as it were,
in our arms, away from the malarious air of
the Capital and laid him down by old
Ocean-committing him to its healing in1u-
ence, and the tender mercies of his God.
1t pleased the Almighty not to work in his
and our behalf miracle. The bullet of the
assassin had sped to its mark too truly, and
cut beyond repair the vital threads of that
precious life. He died, and for the moment
there seemed to have gone out with him-she
light and hope of our national existence. g
The poor wretch who was the immediate
cause of all has now expiated, the best he
could. the great crime which has caused
this suffering and national affliction. The
justice of the law has now been vindicated.
But thousand such lives could not atone
for the loss of that of Garfield. And let
none tell us that the principal lessons of Gar
| fields death are :" not to make of man an
idol or to weave the nation into closer
unity again through the sYmpathies of a COM
mon sorrow.
No. No. There was deeper meaning in
that. 1t bids US moderate our party strife
to repress our unhallowed greed for Office
1t commands us to tighten the responsible
ties of our over.burthened Presidents, and
to search with diligence for better methods
of supplying the needs Of the public service
The best monument which we can erect To
the martyred Garfield will be the adoption OF
measures which shall rescue our Presidents
from the opportunities and imperious de.
mands of the throngs seeking public Office.
Whatever may be the best plan by which to
accomplish this we should hold it a sacred
duty to "agitate and agitate and agitate'
until we shall be able to make, in the Ian
guage of the late Republican Convention Of
Illinois, " such practical reform of the civil
service as shall relieve the Executive from
the pressure Of hordes of Office seekers, and
as shall, by providing some intelligent meth
cd for appointments to Office. enable our
representatives in the National Con gress to
turn their attention to matters of national
concern.
Fellow Citizens: ought not to detain you
longer in further discussion of the causes of
national solicitude which remain. The day
invites to more cheerful themes and more
pleasing forms of entertainment.
1t is enough here to state that there are no
evils which threaten US that will not be over.
come by loyal conformity 60 the principles
upon which our institutions are founded.
government which had its origin in the
ultimate development of the great Christian
idea Of the brotherhood of man can only be
perpetuated by q Christian people. A gov
eminent founded on reason, born of the
noblest aspirations of our humanity, demands
for its support intelligence, benevolence, pub
lie virtue, integrity, temperance, modera.
tion-a thorough manhood. Z
"God give us men, a time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready
hands,
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill,
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buy,
Men who have honor; men who will not lis."