The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-24

tuaily advantaaSoas Sffanfdsnts have Been
4 sYcHssively made with every nation of North
a4dBouth America While the great powers
i Of EUROPE are steadily charging their colo
e ea3 d1n D9a1t q s9s Il il 5as
and expand it's trade Fath the, nations. of
America. No fe1d promises 50 nnucA no
Ieign policy ihouldB 80 AMERICAN spoiitJ in
its broader and esoa1nprehensiv sen 90 :,
policy Of Reass rteau shlp 81 seofnnper
The name Of A,,seriean which bef6nsslto
i Us in our national capacity must ai,vays;exs
at the just pride of patriotism. Citizenship
i Of the republic must be the panoply and
gs1e FIX si e be i a%ss
he'd, whitesoE c0loaeds must everywhere
|swalk secure in his personal and civil rights.
/ The republic should never accept "a lesser
duty, it can never assume'a nobler one, than
the protection of the. .humblest man who.
owes it loyalty-protection at home, and
protection which, shall follow him ABROAD,
into whatever lands be .nlaygo upon = law.
| full errand. .raassa>& zssr-ss.'f ,Hsts p. -
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
recognize, not without regret, the neces-
sity FOR speaking at two sectlops Of ON. COM
when H see tSat &C. sienissssGioh pspss
ated them are fast disappearing4 PrejudfoSs
have yielded and are y1elding while grow
Northern heart alike. Can any one doubt
that between the sections confidence and
esteem are to-day more marked than at any
period in the sixty years. preceding the cleo
ton OF President Aincoln?" This is the5resaat
principlessap under the fayorahe con-
| ditions of uniformity ~ dtswould, be a.agreat
| calamity to change these influences under;
which Southern! comm this are learning
to yinlicatacivil rights, ), and adaptinS vthe1nl
tn tron
hty and industrtai progress + II there be ocz
casional plfsefSlen5 oiitbreaas inathAz South
against; thies pSa0dful progresss the spublics
opinion Of EheaooNptxy regards them as ex-,
ceptional and hopefully trusts that each will
prove the last
The South needs capital and occupation,
not controversy. AS much as any part Of
the North, the South needs the full proteqr'
tion of the revenue laws which the Reput
lican partys offers Some Of the Southern
I'm ustrial development ~and prosperity
ThSse, at least, should not~lend their elecN
othEYotesn destroy their9wn future:
lgs Any effort to unite tbes-Southern stateAs
Of the war Yill summon the Northern states
to Enehbinef IN the asser tionaef that national Ii
ldty which WIS their, inspiration in the civil
struggle. And thus great energies which,
should be pmtedin acomMon Industrial dess
velopment will be wasted Sin. hurtful strife
The Democratic party shaWs itself afoe tes
Southern prosperity by always invoking and
urging Southern political consolidatid
Such a policy quenches the rising instincf
Of patriotigR in, the heartof the Southern
it substitutes the spirit of barbaric ven
geance for" the love- of peace progress and
harmony. THE civil, srs xS p
The geneEal character OF. the civil service
of the United States, under alls administers,
lions has been honorable. In the one SUI
preme, test-the cOllectlonsand disbursement
of revenue-the-record ofsidelity has never
been surpassed in any natioh. With tbs
almost fabulous sums which were received
and paid during the late WAY, scrupulous in
teGTity was the prevailing rule. indeed
throughout that trying period it can be SAID
to the honor of the American name, that I'M
faithfulness and dishonesty among civil Off
GERS were as rare misconduct or cOWardice
on the field Of battle.
The growth of the country has continually
and necessarily enlarged the civil Service,
| until now it includes vast body of officers,
Rules and methods OF appointment which
prevailed when the number was smaller
have been found insufticientand impractica-
BILE, and earnest efforts have been made t0s
separate the great mass OF ministerial officers
from partisan influence and personal control.
Impartiality in the mode Of appointment TO
be based on qualification, and security of
tenure to be based on faithful discharge Of
duty, are the two ends to~be accomplished.
The public business will be aided by separ-
ating the Legislative branch of the govern
ment from all control Of appointments, and
the executive Department. will be relieved by
subjecting. Ppointu1en ta to rn les and
thus removing them from the seaprioe 0f
favoritism. But there should bes n9id Oh ]
servance Of the law Which gives III all easel
Of equal competency the preference to thu
| the Union. u
r. Tentered congress in 1868, and in some.
what prolonged service I never found it ex-
| pedient to request or recommend the re-
stances, and then for non-political reasons
which were Instantly conclusive with the
appointing power. The officers in the dis
/ trict, appointed by Mr.: Lincoln in 1861 upon
/ the recommendation of my Predecessor,
EserXed, as rule. until death or resignation
I'll adopted at the beginning of my service the
test of competitive examination for appoint
| ments to West Point and maintained it SO
long as had the right by lawIto nominate a
cadet. In the case Of many officers found
that the present law which arbitrarily limits
the term of the commission offered con-
slant temptation to changes for mere po-
litical reasons. I have publicly expressed
! The belief that the essential modification OF
! that law would be in many respects advan-
tageous
My observation in the department. of stata
confirmed the conclusions tof my Legislative
| experience, and impressed me with the con.
viction that the rule of impartial appoint
ment might with advantage be carried be-,
vice law. 1t shouldtbe applied to appoint.
| ments in the consular service. Consula
should be commercial Notwithstanding
| the globe with watchfulness for their coun-
| try's interests. Their Intelligence" and COM
potency become, therefore, matters of great
to an American consulate who is not well in
structed in the history and resources of his
own country, and in the requirements and
language of commerce in the country to which
he is sent The same rule should be applied
even more rigidly to secretaries OF legation
in our diplomatic service The people have
the right to the most efficient agents in the
discharge of public business and the appoint
ing power should regard thisas the priorand
| Interior consideration. 4 = / x ]
THE MORMON QUESTION: / "a Z
Religious liberty is the right Of every cih,
f3epsef the republic Congress is forbidden
kby the constitution to make any law "re~
specting the establishment of religions or
! pfomhtingathe free exercise thereof" For
century, under this guarantee, Protestant
and Catholic, Jew and GENTLE, have wor-.
shipped God according to the dictates OF
conscience aButareligieuss aiherty ~n1ust net
be pertertefto the @stif6aion of 6fenses
against the1aws "A re1igPus sect, ttrongly
Union, and spreading rapidly in TO r other
territories, claims the right to destroy the
great Safeguard and imminent Of social
order, and to- practice as q religious privil-
eye that which is punished with severe pen
atty in every state of the Union. The sacred
ness and unity of the family must be pre-
served as the foundation of all civil govern
ment, as the source Of orderlya dministra-
ton, as the surest guarantee of Orafpurity.
The claim of the Mormons that they are
! divinely authorized to practice polygamy
should no more be admitted than the claim
Of certain heather tribes, if they should
come among us, to continue the rite. of
human sacrifice. The law does not interfere
| with what a man believes; it takes cognt-
zance only of what he does. AS citizens the
Mormons are entitled to the same civil rights
as others, and to- these they must be cons
ffned- Polygamy can never receive national
sanction or federation by admitting the COM
llUnion: Hkeothsrs, Tie Moriaons must ledrn
thxt the Liberty Of. tho individual ceases
\ where the rights of society begin.
OUR CURRENCY.
The people of the United States, though
often urged and tempted, have never seTi4
ously contemplated the Tecog nition of any
other money than gold and silver-and curl
rency directly convertible, into them. They
have not done so, they will not do so, under
any necessity less pressing than that Of Ssdes1
b perate war; The one special requisite for the
completion of our monetary system is the
liking of the relative values Of silver and
s9l The 95 5Rrgg s 8fs Ct f} T 81 the money
T Among our national interests one Ian
guishes-the foreign carrying trade. 1t was
| yery seriously criDpled in our civil war: and