Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-22

tions, and offer them facilities for be-
coming useful and intelk, ,fet .Atizens
in the legal definition of the term, the
lparty has never contemplated the adj
mission Of class of servile people who
are not only unable to- comprehend our
institutions but indisposed to become a
part Of our national family or to en-
brace any higher civilization than their
Iown. To admit such immigrants
would only be to throw retarding
element into the very path OF our pro-
gress. Our legislation should be amply
protective against this danger, and If
not sufficiently 30 now, should be made
SO to tho full extent allowed by our
treaties with friendly Powers.
The subject of civil-service admins
tra!ion is q problem that has occupied
the earnest thought of statesmen for o
number of years past, and the record
will show that toward its solution
many results Of a valuable and COM
Iprehensive character have been attain
ed by the Republican party since Its
accession to power. In the partisan
view Of weakening it in the public
confidence, "A great deal has been alleg.
ed in connection with the abuse of the
civil service, the party making the In
discriminate charges seeming TO bave
entirely forgotten that IL wal under the
fn II sway of the Democratic orgauiza-
tion that the motto, 10 the victors be-
long the spoils," became cardinal arti-
Gle in the Democratic creed.
With the determination to elevate
our governmental administration TO n
, standard of justice, excellence and pub
lie morality, the Republican party has
sedu lously endeavored to lay the foun-
dation of system which shall reach
, . the highesr perfection under the plastic
, hand of time and accumulating expert
ence. The problem is one of far . reater
intricacy than appears upon its super.
ticial consideration, and embraces the
. sub-questions of how to avoid the abu-
ses possible to the lodgment of an i'm
mense number of appointments in the
= hands of the Executive of how to give
/. encouragement to and provoke emula.
toni the various government employees,
, in order that they night strive for pro-
, ticiency and rest their hopes of ad vance
. ment upon the attributes of official
q q merit, good conduct and exemplary
. honesty, and how best to avoid the
= evils Of creating privileged class in
= the Government service who, in imita-
tion of European prototypes, may
. gradually lose all proficiency and value
, in the belief that they possess a life.
. calling, only 10 be taken away in case
. n of some flagrant abuse.
n The thinking, earnest men of the Re-
- publican party have made no mere
:, wordy demonstration upon thissubject
- but they have endeavored to quietly
a perform that which their opponents
!, are constantly promising without per-
= forming. Under Republican rule the
!, result has been that, without engraftinG
:, any OF the Objectionable features of the
: European systems upon our own, there
= = has been steady and even rapid ele
= vation of the civil service in all of its de
!, partments, until it can now he stated
without fear of successful contradiction
, that the service il more just, more
= efficient and purer in all OF it's feature.
than ever before since the establishment
:. of our Government, and if defects still
! exist in our sy stem, the country car
:, safely rely upon the Republican party
q rs the efficient instrument Tor tbFir re
moval.
l am in favor of the highest STANDARD
:, of excellence in the administration 0
~ the civil service, and will lend my bes
, % efforts to the Accomplishment of tn
greatest attainable perfection in thi
branch of our service.
The Republican party came into ez
- istence in crusade against the Demo
:" cratic institutions of slavery and poly
gamy. The first of these has been buriet
=, beneath the embers of civil war. tn
:, party should continue its efforts unit
. the remaining iniauity shall disappea
''a from our civilization under the force o
- faithfully executed laws.
afh atrht Af tr,nvx ~
~ ance which would gladly touch upor
% did space permit. limit myself Il
saying that while there should be tn
most rigid economy of governmental
" administration there should be no sell
:, defeating parsimony, either In ou
:, domestic or foreign service. 0fficia
- dishonesty should be promptly and re
lentlessly punished. Our obligations t.
the defenders of our country shoul,
- never be forgotten, and the liberal sys
y TEN of pensions provided by the Eepuh
20 lican party should not be imperiled b.
~ adverse legislation. The law establish
ing q Labor Bureau, through which til
interests of labor eau be placed in a.
y organized condition, l regard as salu
tary measure.
40 The eight-hour law should be enforce
,s .s as rigidly as any other. We should IL
- crease our navy to degree enabling Il
Il, to amply protect our coast lines, ou
~ ., commerce, and to give us a force i
~ foreign waters which shall be a respect
4, BILE and proper representative of oour
'h try like our own. The public lands bs
long to the people, and should not b
\" taken from them, but reserved for fire
ae homes for all desiring to possess then
~ and, finally, our present Indian polio
W " should be continued and improved upo
:, ~ as our experience in its administratio
- may from time to time suggest.
have the honor to subscribe mysel
~ sir, Your obedient servant.
" JOHN A. LOGAN.
- To the Hon. John b. Henderson
70 Chairman of the Committee.