The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-07-25

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era when all International difersaees shall be
decided by peaceful arbitration is not far OF.
Inc central idea OF a Republican form of
government is the rule of the whole people,
as opposed TO The other forms which rest
upon the privileged class. Our forefathers, in
the attempt TO erect a new Government
which might represent the advanced thought
OF the world at that period upon the subject of
governmental reform, adopted the idea of
the people s sovereignty and thus laid the
basis of our present Republic. While techni-
ca5ly Government of the people, il was in
strctness only a Government of portion
of the people, excluding from all
ton, he'd Ii ootidition Of absolute
despotic and hopeless servitude, the parallel
TO which, fortunately, does not now exist In
any modern Christian nation. With the cul-
m1natlon, however, of another cycle of adj
vanced thought. the American Republic sud-
denly assumed the full character of a Govern
ment OF the whole people, and four million
human creatures emerged from the condition
OF bondsmen to the full status of free men
theoretically invested with the same civil and
masters. The subsequent legislation which
guaranteed by every legal title the Cit
izenship and full equality before the law
d sfa a sesSpeso q this previously
quirements and secures to them, So far as
legislation can, the privileges of American
citizenship. But the disagreeable fact of the
case is that while, theoretically, we are ia the
enjoyment of Government by the whole
people, practically we are almost as far from
it as we were in the antebeilum days of the
Republic, There are but few leading and
indisphtabl6 facts which cover the whole
Southern States the colored popuiationi
is in large excess of the white. The col
ored people are Republicans, as are also a
considerable portion of the white people. The
remaining portion of the latter are Demo-
Gratis. In face of this inconteStible truth,
these States invariably return Democratic
inriftne In 9TH Gt0f ~ hn n11fh tba
colored people, although not in majority,
form very considerable body of the popula-
ton, and with the white Republicans are
numerically in excess Of the Democrats yet
precisely The same political result obtains,
the Democratic party Invariably cHrryitig
the elections. 1t is not even thought
advisable to allow an occasional or I'M
important election to be carried by the
. republicans as blind" or as a stroke of
hneSSe.
The unlawful perversion of popular fran
chise, which desire to state dispassionately,
and in manner COMFORTING with the proper
dignity ofthe occasion, is one of deep gravity
70 the American people in double sense.
First, 1t is in violation, open, direct and ia
grant, OF the primary principle upon which
our Government is supposed to rest, viz:
that the c6ntL0l of the Govern.
ment is participated in BY all legally qualified
citizens in accordance with the plan
of popular government; that fnatorities
must rule in the decision of all questions:
Second, it is in violation of the rights and in
GerSSIo OI lH0 DbstRfS wherein are pdrt1Cu AIRY
ceHtered the great wealth and Industries of
the Nation, and which pay an overwhelming
portion of the National taxes The immense
aggregation of Interests embraced within, and
other States of the Union are sub
jeoted every four years to the dangers
Of wholly fraudulent show of numer-
ical strength. Under this system the ME
nOrit1es actually attempt to direct the eotirss
of National affairs, and though up to this time
success has not attended their efforts to elect
a President, yet success has been so perilouS-
ly imminent as to encourage arepetition of the
effort at each quadrennial election and sub
Jeot the interests OF an overwhelming major
ity of our people, North and South, to the
hazards Of illegal subverson.
The stereotyped argument in refutation of
these plain truths is that If the Republican
element was really in majority they could
not be deprived of their rights and privileges
By minority; but neither the statistics of
the population nor the unavoidable logic of
the situation can be oyerridden. The colored
people of the South have recently emerged
from the bondage of their present political
advantages of education which might
enable them to compete with the whites.
As Id have heretofore 1 ma maintained
perfection of popular government, it is abso-
lutey necessary that the masses should be
educated; This proposition applies itself
with f full force to the ,colored people of
the South. They must have better educa-
tional advantage and thus be enabled to
become the intellectual peers of their
white brethren, as many of them undoubt-
e e already are. liberal school system
should be provided for the rising genera
ton of the South, and the eolored people be
made as capable of exercising the duties of
electors as the white PEG pie.
Under our liberal institutions subjects and
citizens OF every Nation have been welcomed
to home ia our midst, and in compliance
with our laws to a cooperation with our Gov
eminent. While it is the policy of the kepub-
hcan party to encourage the oppressed of
other Nations and to offer them facilities of be-
coming useful and Intelligent citizens, in the
legal definition OF the term, the party has new
ef contemplated the admission of a class of
serylle people who are not only unable
to comprehend our institutions but indiSpoSed
to become part of our National family or to
embrace any higher civilization than their
own. 10 admit such immigrants would be
only to throw retarding element into the
very path of our progress. Our legislation
should be amply protective against this dam
ger, and Ii not sufficiently so now should be
made SO TO the full extent allowed by our
treaties with friendly powers.
The subject of the civil-seryice adminstra-
ton Is problem that has occupied the earnest
thought of statesmen for number of years
past and the record will show that toward it's
solution many results of valuable and COM
prehensive character have been attained by
the Republican party since its accession to
power. In the partisan warfare. made upon
the latter with view to weakening it in
puDhc confidence, great deal has
abuse of the civil service, the
party making the indiscrminate charges
seeming to have entirely forgotten that it
was under full sway of the Democratic organ
1zat1on that the motto ITO the victors belong
the spoils" became a cardinal article i'll the
democratic creed. With determination to
elevate our governmental administration to
the standard of justice, excellence and pub
lie morality the Republican party has
sedulously endeayored to lay the foun-
dation OF a system which shall reach
the highest perfection under the plas-
TIC hand of tune and of accumu-
lating experience. The problem is one of far
greater intricacy than appears to be upon it's
superficial consideration, and it embraces the
sub-questions OF how to avoid the abuses pos
slble to the Judgement of an immense number
OF appointments in the hands of the
Executive; how to give announcement
to and provoke emulation in the various
government employees in order that
they may strive for proficiency, and rest their
hopes OF advancement upon the attributes of
oEcIal merit, good conduct and exemplary
honesty; and how best to avoid the evils of
creating a privileged class in the Govern
ment service who in imitation Of European
prototypes may gradually lose all pro-
hcieney and value in belief that they possess
hfe-calling, only to be taken away in case of
some naGrant abuse.
The thinking, earnest men of the Republican
party nave made no mere Wofdy demOnsTdtlOd
upon this, but they have endeavOred quietly to
perform that which their opponents are
constantly promising without performing.
that without ENGRAVING any Objectionable
features of the European systems upon
our own, there has been a steady and even
rapid elevation OF civil service in all it's
departments, until it can be now stated with
out fear of successful contradiction
that the service is more just, more e4lcient
and purer in all its features than ever before
since the establishment of our Government;
and, II defects still exist in our system. the
country can safely rely upon the Republican
party as the most efficient instrument for
the removal.
IN crusade against the Democratic inStitu-
been buried beneath the embers of civil
war. The party should continue its efforts
until the remaining iniquity shall disappear
from our civilization under the force of faith
fully executed laws.
There are subjects of Importance which
would gladly touch upon did space permit. ]
limit myself to saying that while there should
be the most rigid economy in the Govern
self-defeating arsimOny, either in our do
should be promptly and relentlessly pun
ished. Our obligation to the defend
ers of the country should never be
forgotten, and the liberal system of
pensions provided by the Republican party
should not be imported by adverse legisla-
ton. The law establishing a Labor Bureau,
through which the interests of labor can be
placed in an organized condition, regard as
salutary measure. The Eight-hour law should
be enforced as rigidIy as any other. We
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