The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-31

of servile people who are not only unable to
comprehend our institutions, but in.isposed
to become part o. our National family TO
embrace any higher civilization than their
own. To admit such immigrants would be
very path OF our progress. Our le sislaeioa
should be amp y protective against this dAu-
ger, anu ii not sudiciently so now shoulu be
m tde so 10 the full extent allowed by ouI
treaties with frien lily powers.
CIVIL SERvTCE REFORM.
The sub 'ect Of civil service administration
is a problem that has occupied the earnest
Thought of statesmen for a number OF Yeas
past and the record will show that toward its
solution maay II suits of a valuat lie and eoms
prehensive character have been alta ned by
the keputACan party since its accession 10
the latter wien the view of weakening Il in
the public confidence glelt del has teen
alleged IN connect on vita the abu Q OF the
civil Se.VlCe, the party making the indlscflm-
mate charges seem n : TO have enb rely for
gotten that it was under the fun sway of the
Democratic organization that the motto TO
the victors belong the spoi s. became a carr
dinal article in the Democ. a Il creed.
With the determination to elevate our Gov
ernmentai administration to a stan lard of
justice, excellence and public NOR dity. the
hepubi can party has Sc iulously endeay oref
to iay the foundation of a system which shall
reach the guest perfectroa under the plastic
hand OF time and accumutRting expcr ence.
than appears upon its superficial cOHsidcra-
ton, ana embraces the sub questions of how
TO avoid ne abuses possible TO the lodgment
OF an immense numDer OF appointments IN
the hands OF the Executive; of how to give
encOurd cement TO ana provoke CmulHt1On IN
the various Cove rnment employees, in ordet
that they may strive for proficiency and rcst
the ir hopes OF advancement upo the attr-
Dutes OF oihci Il merit, good conduct and e&-
emplary honestys and now best TO aNoit le
evits of creating privileged class in the Gov
CrnmeDt service, who, in imitation of Euro
pean prototypes, may gradually lose all proh-
cheney AMI value in the belief that they pos
sess a Lie calling only TO be taken away in
case OF some tiagrant alb Use.
The thinking, earn6 st men of the Repub-
ican party have made no mere wordy demon
GtFsaf m nj GfFhi h1nt hnN haK q
deavore / to quietly perform that which their
opponents are constantly promising without
perfor ming. Under Republican rule the re-
suit has been that, without engrafting any of
the obieC tionable fea 'ures of the Eurof can
aud even rapid elevatol of the civil service
in all of its departments, until 1t can now he
led, without fear of successful contradic-
ton, that the serviCe is more just, more etfi-
cielt and pIrcr in all Of its features than ever
before sin. e the establ shment of our Govern
mcnt; ana IL detectS still exist IN our system
tie country can safely rely upon the Bcpubti-
can party as the most efficient instrument for
their removal.
/ am in favor of the highest standai d of ex
cellence in the administration OF tn 2 civil SER
&c cemplIsEment Of the greatest attainablc per
fection i'm this branch OF our service.
PoLYGAMr.
The Republican party came into existence In
a crusade against the Democratic institutions
of slavery and polygamy. The first of these
has been buried beneath the embers of civil
war. The party should continue It's efforts
until the remaining iniquity shall disappear
from our civilization under the force of faith
fully execute laws.
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
There are other subjects of Importance
which Iwould gladly touch upon did space
permit. ! limit myself to saying that, while
there should be the mos rigid economy Of
governmental admins tration, there should b
no self-defeating par imony, either in our do
meslic or foreign service. Official dish Onesty
should BE- promptly AMI rclcTlessly pun
ished. Our obi cations to the defend
ers of our country should never be
Tor gotten, and the liberal system
of pensions provided by the Republ can party
shou not be i'm 1erile1 by adverse legisla-
ton. The law establ shing Labor Bureau,
through which the inter ests of labor can be
p ac d in an organized condit on, l regard
O salutary measure. The eight-hour law
should be en- ngorced as rigidly as any other. We
should increase our navy to a degree enabling
US o protect our coast lines, our CONNER @,
and to give us a force in foreign waters
which sba be a respectable and proper
rep esen ative of country like our
oSn. The public lands belong t. the people.
and should not be allie n tied from them, but
reserved for free homes for all dcs ring to
possess them, and final y, our present in lian
policy should be continued and improved up
on as our experience in its administration
may from time to time suggest; 1 have tie
honor to subscribe myself, sir, your obed ent
servant. JOHN "A. LOGAN.
To the Hon. John B. Henderson, Chairman Of
the Commit Q.