The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24

legally qualified citizens, In accordance
with the plan of popular government,
that majofities must rule in the decision
Of all questions
second it is IN violation Of the
rights and interests Of the states where
Ia are particularly conferred the great
wealth and industries of the nation,
and (which pay an overwhelming por-
ton of the national taxes. The i'm
m6nse aggregation OF interests embraced
within, and the enormously greater
population of these other statea OF the
Union, are subjected every four years to
the dangers OF wholly fraudulent show
Of numerical strength.
Under this system minofities actually
attempt to direct the course Of national
AFFAIRS, and though up to this time sue
cess has not attended their efforts to
elect president, yet success has been
so perilously eminent as to encourage
q repetition of the effort at each quad
rennial election, and to subject the in
tertsts of an overwhelming majority OF
cur people north and south to the haz-
ards of Illegal subveraion.
The stereotyped argument in refuta-
ton of these truths is, that If the Repub
| licaa element was really in the minority
they could not be deprived of their
rights and privileges by minority; but
neither statistics of population, nor the
| unavoidable logic of the situation can
be overridden OF escaped. The colored
people of the south have recently
emerged from the bondage of their pres
emit political oppressofs; they have but
few of the advantages OF education
which might enable them TO compete
| with the whites.
| As have heretofore maintained, in
order TO achieve the ideal perfection Of
a popular government it is absolutely
1 necessary that the masses should be ed
ucated. This proposition applies itself
/ with full force 10 the colored people OF
| the south. They must have better ed
| ucational advantages, and thus be ena
bled to become the intellectual peers of
their white brethren, as many OF them
undoubtedly are. A liberal school sys-
TEN should be provided for the rising
generation Of the south, and the colored
people be made as capable of exercising
the duties of electors as the white peo-
pie. In the meantime, 1t is the duty OF
the national government to go beyond
resolutions and declarations on the sub
iect, and to take such action as may lie
In its power TO secure the absolute free
dom of national elections everywhere, to
the end that our congress may cease TO
contain members representing fictitious
majorIties of their people, thus misdi-
recting the popular will concerning ma
tional legislation, and especially to the
end that in presidential contests, the
business and other interests of the coun-
try may not be placed In fear and tremb
hing, lest an unscrupulCus minority
should succeed in sitting the wishes of
the majority.
Iu accordance with the spirit of the
last resolution of the Chicago platform,
measures should be taken at once to rem
J edy this great evil.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
Under our liberal Institutions the sub
iects and citizens of every nation have
been welcomed to home in our midst
and on compliance with our laws to q
cooperation in our government. While
il is the policy of the Republican party
to encourage the oppressed of other ma
tions and offer them facilities for becom-
: ing useful and Intelligent citizens in
the legal definition of the term, the party
has never contemplated the admission
of class of serVIle people who are not
only unable TO comprehend our instiIu.
lions but indisposed to become part oil
our national family or embrace any
higher civilization than their own. To
admit such immigrants would be only
to throw a retardIng element into the
, | Wei PAIN Vi our PIOkKCGos OuA
should be amply protective against thIf
! danger, and If not sufficiently so now
should be made so to the full extent al
lowed by our treaties with friendly
powers.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The subj CT of civil administration i;
a problem that has occupied the earnest
I thought of statesmen for a number Of
years past, and the record will show
that toward its solution many results OF
valuable and comprehensive character
, have been attained by the Republican
party since its accession to power. IL
the partisan warfare made upon the lat
ter with the view of weakening it IN the
public confidence great deal has beer
alleged in Connection with the abuse o.
the civil service, the party making the
i0discrimlnate charges seeming to have
entirely forgotten that it was under the
full sway of tue Democratic oFgsniza.
, ton that the motto ITO the victors be-
long the spoils," became a cardinal ar
: ticle in the Democratic creed.
With the determination to elevate oul
! governmental admlnistrali IN TO stan
dard of justice, excellence, and public
morality. the Republican party haG
seGulouslY endeavored TO lay the fOun
dalton OF u system which shall reach tbs
highest perfection under the plastic
hand OF time and accommodating expe
rience. The problem is one of far great
CT intricacy than appears upon Its super
: fetal consideration. and embraces thu
sub-questlons ol how TO avoid the abuses
: possible to the lOdgment of an lmmens'
number of appointments in the hands
: of the executive; of how to give en-
couragement to and provoke the emula
ton in the various government employees
: in order tina! they may strive for pro
tciency and rest their hopes of advance
ment upon the attributes of officis
merit, good conduct, and exemplary
: honesty; and how best to avoid theevil
] of creating q privileged class in thegoY
; eminent service, who, in Imitation o
2 European prototypes, may gradually
lose all proficiency and value in the be
lief that they possess life-callIng, onl.
to be taken away IN case of some hagran
abuse.
. The thinking, earnest men of the Re
publican party have made no mer
3 wordy demonstration upon this subjec
but they have endeaYored to quietl,
. perform that which their opponents ar
constantly promising without perform
9 ing. Under Republican rule the result
I has been that without ENGRAVING any O
z the Objectionable features of the Euro
pean systems upon our own, there ha
: been steady and even rapid elevation
!, of the civil service IN all its department
! until it can now be stated, without j.
z successful contradiction, that the SCI
= vice is more just, more efficient an
2, puTer in all its features than ever befor
e since the establishment of our govern
y ment; and If defects still exist in gu
system, the country can safely upon tn
Republican party as the most efficier
u instrument for their removal.
. am in favor of the highest standar
= of excGlence in the administration {
u the civil service, and will lend my bes
/ efforts 10 the accomplishment of tn
= greatest attainable perfection in thi
. branch OF our service.
e THE REMAINING TWIN RELIC OF BAF
y BARIsM.
The Republican party came into ex
y istence in a crusade against the Demo
cratic institution of slavery and poly
gamy. The first of these has been bur
q led beneath the embers of the civil wal
= The party should continue Its efforts NJ
= til the remaining iniquity shall disaT
q pear from our civilization under th
le force of faithfully executed laws.
e There are other subjects of ImportanC
le which I would gladly touch upon di
y space permit. limit myself to sayIn
that, while there should be the moi
= rigid economy of government
. administration, there should /
le no selfdefeating parsimony eitl
70 er in our domestic or fo
. eign service. Official dishonesty shout
e be promptly aud relentlessly punished
lie Our obligations TO the defenders of on
e: country should never be forgotten, an
y the liberal system of pensions pr
b vided by the Republican party shouI
% not be imperiled by adverse Legislation
The law establishing q labor bureau
n through which the Interests of labor Cd
be placed In an organized condition,
VI regard as . salutaTy measure. II
2. elghthour law should be enforced {
ot rig1dlY as any other. We should II
le crease our navy to degree enabling I