Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-28

Gno uatlOnal government TO go OeyOnQ g
resolutions and declarations on the SUBJ /
ject, 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
national legislation, as especially to the
end that, in presidential contests. the
great business and other interests of the
country may not be placed in fear and
trembling, lest an unscrupu.ous minority
should succeed in sitting the wishes of
the majority.
In accordance with the spirit of the
last resolution of the Chicago platform,
measures should be taken at once to
remedy this great evil
Under our liberal institutions the sub.
jects and citizens of every nation have
been welcomed to home in our midst,
and on compliance with our laws to
cooperation in our government. While
it is the policy Of the republican party
to encourage the oppressed of other
becoming useful and intelligent citizens
in the legal definition of the term, the
party has never contemplated the admis.
sion of class of servile people who are
not only unable to comprehend our in
stitutions, but indisposed to become
part of our national family or to embrace
any higher civilization than their own.
To admit such immigrants would be |
only to throw a retarding element into
the very path of our progress. Our
legislation should be amply protective
against this danger, and If not sufficiently
SO now should be made SO to the full
extent allowed by our treaties with
friendly powers.
The subject of civil service administra.
tion is problem that has occupied the
earnest thought of statesmen for mum.
, Der of years past, and the record will
, show that toward its solution many re.
} suits of q valuable and comprehensive
t character have been attained by the re-
publican party since its accession to
: power. In the partlzan warfare made
9 upon the latter with the view of weaken
! ing it in the public confidence. great
# deal has been alleged in connection with
: the abuse of the civil service, the party
!. making the indiscriminate charges seem.
If ing to have entirely forgotten that 1t was
g under the full sway of the democratic
d organization that the motto "To the
3 victors belong the spolls" became car.
y dinal article in the democratic creed.
u With the determination to elevate oul
of governmental administration to stand
l. ard of justice, excellence. and public
IS morality, the republican party has sed
n nlously endeavored to lay the founda-
i. ton OF a system which shall reach thu
Of highest perfection under the plasti,
Te hand of time and accumulating expert
OF ence. The problem is one of far create
re intricacy than appears upon its superb
l,so ,lo~
re sub.questions of how to avoid the abus
OF mense number of appointments in til
les hands OF the executive; of how to Civ
'ss encouragement to and provoke emuls
ire ton in the various government employ
Die es, in order that they may strive fe
re. proficiency and rest their hopes of ai
TO- vancement upon the attributes of off
tn cial merit, good conduct, and exemplar
tic honesty and how best to avoid the evil
tn of creating privileged class in the go,
a ernment service, who, in imitation {
az European prototypes, may gradually los
ite all proficiency and value in the bell,
OF that they possess e.calling only
me be taken away in case of some fagral
tic abuse.
Us. The thinking. earnest men
wv Wv the republican party have made 1
~ ~ mere wordy demonstration upon this SUI
ject; but they have endeavored to quie
Iy perform that which their opponen
on are constantly promising without pc
o~ ;~ forming. Under republican rule the +
~, iu suit has been that, without engrafti1
lea lea any of the Objectionable features of Il
M Msei European systems upon our own, the
,,a. ,ns. has been steady aud even rapid eley
na' a tion of the civil service in all of its d
"a "a partments, until it can now be state
lla na' without fear of successful contradictio
I .ne that the service is more Just, more et
eiy cient, and .purer in all of its featur
'ese than ever before since the establisbme
of our government; and if defects st
sPia' exist in our system, the country C
uas u.s safely rely upon the republican porty
'rC' the most efficient instrument for th
,mc.- m removal.
1 am in favor of the highest standa
o.+ of excellence in the administration
;nIe the civil service, and will lend my b.
3os. efforts to the accomplishment of
,1s, tIso greatest attainable perfection IN t
. aI branch of our service.
nee The republican party came into ez
snt, tence in crusade against the den
sion cratic institutions of slavery and pol
amy. The first of these has been bur
yltS OCuCdUu VIC cuUeIS VI CIVIL WuT.
are party should continue its efforts until
nlth remaining iniquity shall disappear fir
,ich our civilization under the force of fai
ma. fully executed laws.
ton There are other subjects of 1mporta
the which would gladly touch upon
lese space permit. l limit myself to say
,ted that, while there should be the N
of q rigid economy of governmental admit
ical tration. there should be no self.defeat
parsimony either in our domestic or
ally eign service. Official dishonesty sho
onal be promptly and relentlessly punish
sue. Our obligations to the defenders of
8 to country should never be forgotten,
n SO the liberal system OF pensions provi.
ge a by the republican party should net
lren- imperiled by adverse legislation.
rests law establishing labor bureau, thro,
peo- which the interests of labor can be pla
Is of in an organized condition, I regard
salutary measure. The eight hour
[uta- should be inforced as rigidly
the any other. We should incr,
ma our navy to. degree
their bling us to amply protect our @
; but lines, our commerce, and to give a
T the force In foreign waters which shall
can trespectable and prOl,er ret,resent liz