West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01

| quadfCnnial election. nnd - subject the inter
| csts OF an overwhelming majority Ot our pco-
| pie, North and South. To the hazards of illegal
| The stcrcotypcd argument In rcfuiation Of
! these plain truths Is that II the republican
/ clement was really In the majority they could
| not bc deprived of their rights and privileges
! by a minority; hut neither statistics of pOpu-
| luuOu nor tho unavoidable logic of the situa-
ton can hc ovcrriddcn or escaped. The colorcd
/ pcoplo ot the South have recently emerged
| from the bondage OF their present political
opprcssors; they have had but fcw of the
! advantages of education which might enable
| thCm TO compete with the whites.
As have heretofore maintained, I'm order to
achieve the ideal perfection OF n popular gov
ernmcnt, II T. absolutely necessary that tho
masses should hc educated. This propositions
applies itsolt with full force to tho colorcd
! pCopl" ot the South. They must have better
! educational advantages and thus bC enabled
! To become the intellectual peers of their whit"
brcthrcn, aS muny OF them undoubtedly al
| ready are. A liberal school system should bo
! provided for the rising generation of the
pablo of oXcrcising the duties of electors
IA the white people. In tho meantime it
! Is the duty of the national government to 40
! beyond resolutions ami declarations on tho
subject and TO take such action IA may lie
IN i.s power to secure the absolute freedom Of
national elections everywhere, to the end that
our Congress may cease to contain mcmhcrs
representing fictitious mOIoritics OF their
people, thus miSditCCting tho popular viii
concerning national legislation. and especial
" " the end that, IN Presidential contests tho
great business and other intcrCsts OF tho
country may not be placed In fcur aud trcmh-
Hing lest an INSCRIPTIONS minority should
tucCccd IN stutnE the wishes of tho ma.
jority.
In accordance with the spirit of the last
resolution of the Chicago platform, measures
should bc taken at once to remedy this great
OWL.
FoEEIGN IMMIGRArtoS.
Indor Our liberal institutions the Subjects
and CtiZcns OF OVcry nation have been wei.
coined to a homo in our midst, aud ON n com.
pm% %"SG oySrn,r@n1 w,m onr s WIFI to SoIncrSlon % ration ~
the Republican party To encourage the op.
pressed of other nations aud olCr them fn
nl N..HIG
citizens In the legal definition of the term tho
party has never contemplated the admission
oi "a GLASS OF sCrVilu people who are not only
unable To comprehend out institutions, hui
lndisposod 10 become part OF oir national
ismlly or to omoraco any higher civilization
thnn thor own. To admit such immlgrunti
would hc only to throw u rcturdnR element
into the very path of our progress. Our lcgis
this danger and If not sniicicntiy s@ now
should bc made SO to tho fun oNtcut allowed
| ny our treaties with friendly powers.
TmE CIvIL SERVICE.
Tho subject of civil service administration
| Is u problcm that has occupied tho earnest
| past, nnd the record viii show that toward its
| solution many results of a valuable and com
| prohcnsiVc chpractcr have been attained 10y
the Republican party since its accession To
power, In the pnrtilun warfare madc upon
the latter with the view of Weakening it In
lne pubic conhdonoo aRrent deal has boon
alleged In connection with the abuse of tho
| civi service, the party making the indiscrlm-
mate charges sooming to have entirely for
gotten that II was under the full sway of tho
Democratic organization TINT the motto ITO
the NtctOrs belong the spoils" became car
dinnl article i'm the Democratic creed.
with the determination TO elevate our gov
crnmcntal administration To a standard or
Republican party has studiOusly SIdcaVorod
To lay tho foundation of a system which shall
reach tho highest perfection under the plastic
| hand OF time and ncolImulating experience.
Inc problem is one of fur greater intrlcacy
tion. aud cmhraces = the sub,omcstions of how
| TO avoid the abuses possible TO tho
! lodgmcnt of AN immense number of appoint
! ments in the hands oi the executive; OF how
! To give CncOurngcmcnt To and provoke Cmu-
! lniion ipthc various government employees, in
| order that they may strive for proficiency and
! rest their hopes of advancement upon the nt-
! tributes of official merit. good conduct, and
! exemplary honesty aud how host to avoid the
evils Of CTcntinR privileged clnss In the gOv-
crnmont service, who, in imitation of Eu-
! ropchn prototypes. mfry gradunlly lose all pro
| ncicHcy aud value In the belief that they pos.
! Scss n life calling. only to bc taken away i'm
case of some ilaRrnnt abuse
The thinking, curncst men of the Republi-
can party have made no mere wordy demon
| HtrntiOu on the subject; but they have ON.
| dehNorcd 10 pulctly perform thqt whlch thcit
! opponents arc constantly promising without
! performing. Under republican rule the result
| has been that, without CngrattinR any of tho
| Objectionable features OF the European system
| upon our own, there has been steady and
/ even rapid elevation Of the civil service in all
/ Of its departments, until 10 can now bc stated,
/ without fear of successful contradiction, that
| tho service is more Just. more efficient. and
purcr in all IT. Textures than ever before since
! tho establishment of our government; ana II
| defects still exist In our system, the country
| can safely rely upon the Republican party az
! the most efficient instrument for their ro
| mOVnl.
! lam in favor OF the highest standard Of cx.
! cclouco IN the administration Of tho civil scr-
| vice, and VIII lend my best efforts TO the ac-
| complishmcnt of the greatest nttninablo per.
| fiction In this branch of our service.
! THE HENAtNfNG TWIN HELIC or BAHBAHIsN.
Tho Republican party came into existence
| In crusade against tho Democratic institY-
| tiOns Of slavery and pOlyRamy. The first ~
] these has bvcn buried beneath the ombers "
/ civt war. The party should continue its tf-
/ forts uutil tho rcmnining iniquity shall disap-
| pear from our civilization under the force Of
! faithfully executed laws.
There are other subjects Of importance
/ which would gladly touch upon did space
/ permit. | limit myself TO saying that, while
/ there should bc the most rigid economy of
| governmental administration, thcrc should be
/ no collaborating parsmOny either i'm our do
l nestle or foreign service. Oniciul dishonesty
\ should be promptly aud rclentlcssly pun
ishcd. our obligations 10 the defenders Of our
country should never bc forgotten and tho
/ liberal system Of pension provided by the Re
publican party should not be- imported by
/ adverse legislation. Tho law establishing
/ labor bureau. through which the Interests NJ
labor can Do placed in an QEganiIcd con
| ditlun, regard as n salutary measure. The
l eight hour law should bc enforced Hs riRidly
as any other We should increase our navy
! 20 a degree enabling us tO amply protect our
coast lines. our commerce. aud - give us
force BOO foreign waters which shall bc a re-
spectacle aud proper representative Of
I country Ike our own. Tho public
lands l9nd5 belong, TO the people aud
/ them, but reserved for free homes
I for nIl desiring iO possess them: and. finally,
our present indian policy should be- continued
Hui improved upon ~ our experience In its
] administration may from time 10 time suggest.
\ have the honor 90 subscribe myself, sir,
I your obodlcnt servant IOuv a LOGAv.
. ~ fnr fimmittc".