The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-26

arat ng The legislau bran h OF the Govern.
~, ,Ient rom al control OF appointments, aud
subjecting pointments to fixed rules and
tAus removing them from the caprice of
1aVorit sm. But there should b. nd OBJ
servance of tho law which gives in ali cases
of equal competency the preference to The
soldiers who risked their lives in defense OF
the | Mon.
l entered Congress in 1868, and in a some
what prolonged service never founl it cx-
pedieut to re u st OF Iecommend the remov-
al OF civil ohcer except in four instances,
ana thtn Tor non-political reasons. which
were instantly Conclus We with the appointing
power. The officers IN the district, appo med
10y Mr.. Lincoln in 1861 upon tn recoinmenra.
on OF my predecessor, served, as a rule I'M
~ death or resignation. | adopted at the be-
ginning OF my service the test of o1mpe tive
examination for az ointment to West Point
AMI maintained { 50 long AS | had the right
By law TO oppoint a cadet. In the case of
many officers found that the present aw,
which arbitrarily limits the term of ie con-
mission, offered CO.. slant Temptation TO
c anges for mere political reasons. | have
p ,Dlcly expire -sed The belief hat the essen
"a modification Of that law would be in
rlhny respects advantageous.
My observation in the De- artment of State
confirmed the conclusions of my legislative
experience, and impr sod me with the CON
viction that the rule of 1mpart a appointments
mi Tht with advantage be carried beyond any
existing provision of civiservice law.
IL should be applied to appointments in the
consular serv.c5. Consus should be CONNER
cial sentinels-encircing tue globe with
wutchfulness for their countrys Interests
Their intelligence and conn eft ncy become,
therefore, matters OF great pubic concern.
No man should be appointed to an American
consulate who is 10, well instruct
his own country, and in the
requirements and language of commerce in
the county to which ne IS sent. Tie 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 is5harge of pub
A a tfnu tN,N, CHI Ia
regard This as the prior and Interior consider
u ion.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
RELIGIOUS liberty Is the right of every citizen
OF the hepublic. Congress Is forbidden by the
constitution to make any law respecting the
est oishment OF religion, or prob bit ny the
free exercise thereof For ceLtnry, uuter
ana Gentle, have worshiped q cd nc ording 70
the dictates of conscience. But religious lib
er y must not be perverted to the Justification
| OF ofrenses against the law. A religious scot
strongly intrenched IN enc Of the Territories
OF the Union. and prea1inR rapidly in o tour
other Terri; orits, Claims the right to destroy
the great safeguard and mum IN INT oil social
oder, and 10 practice as u religious privilege
| that which IS crime punis ed with severe
penalty i'm every State the I'm on. The sa-
credness and unity of the family must be pre-
served as the foundation of all civil govern
ment, as the source Of orderly administration
a. the surest guarantee of moral purity.
The claim o the Mormons u a they are d.
vinely autEo riZed to practice poygImy
s.,oud no more be admitted than tn G a IN of
| certain g then tribes, If tley should com :
| among us, to continue the rite of human sac
| rtce. The law does not interfere with what
a man leh yes; it takes cognzarce only OF
| what he docs. As citizens, the Mornons are
] entitled to the same civil rights rs Others and
| to these they must b. confined. Polygamy
| can never receive National sanction or toe u.
| ton by admitting the community that up
| holds it as Il State in the Union. Like others,
| the Mormons must lean that the lbert, of
| tie individual ceases where the rights # So
Getty begin.
OUR CURRENCY.
The people of the United ,Stltes, though
| often urged an tempted have never serious
| ly conte nplated the recognition of any otDel
| money than gold and silyer-and curienc a.
| rectly cDnvettiblf into them. They have no
| done so, they viii not do so under nccesst
less pressing than that of cespera war. 4 ht
| one special eluislte for the completion of ou
| monetary system is the fixing o. tie relative
| values OF silver and gold. The large use o
silver as the II o ley of account among ASinli'
| nations, taken in connection with tho j..
o lsing CONNIE ce of the wo Id. gives M
weighiest reason Tor the interna ional agrl g
ment in the remiies, Our GoIernmeh
common at 'ndard of value shall be reache,
AID estit lished--a stan ii that shall ao
the Unite states to use IN" silver trt IN 10
mines as an auxili ,ry 10 gol in S 'tt.ins tho
balant es of commercial exchange.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The strength of the Republic is increase
| by the multiplication OF Ia ldholdcrs. Gu
|
ment of actual settlers on the public dom hin
which should henceforth BE- held as sacro,
trust Tor the benefit of those seeking homes
| tho tendency to consolidate large tract
| of land in the ownership or Individual
or corporations should, with proper re
gard 10 vested rights. be dis ouraged
One hundred thousand acres of ian
in the hands of one man is far les
profitable to the Nation in every way thar
when its ownership is divi1ed among LOO
% en- The evil of permitting large tracts o
he National domain to b. con 'ohdatet an
ontrol' I'D by the few against T. e many + en-
HANGED when the PEI sons controlling it az
aiens. 1t is but fair that the public lam
should be disposed OF only to actual sett e.
ana to those who are citizens OF the Republic
or willing to become so.
OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS
Among our National interests one lar
ouishes-the foreign carrying ra1e. 1t wa
| very seriously crippled in our civil war, an
another blow was gwen to 1t IN the gene II. u
raihc With frontage on tie two grca
oceans, with a frelgnta5e larger ina that o
any other nation, we have every in ucemen
to restore our navigation. Yet the GOV
ernment has hitherto refused It's hell
A small share of the encourage
railways and 10 manu- faotures and sma
snare OF the capital and TIE zeal given by on
citizens TO those enterprises would nave ca
| re1 our ships to every sea and to every por
, | A law lust enacted removes some OF the buI
! dens upon our navi alton and insp res hoo
that this gre It interest may a. last receive 4
| due share of attention All efforts in this
| rection should We encouragement.
sACREDNEss OF THE BALLOT.
: This survey of our condition as MARIO
| reminds us that material prOsp rtgy is but
: mockery If 1t does not tend TO preverye IL
/ liberty of the people. a free ballot Is III
} | sa eguard of republics an Institutions, withol
, which no nat! onal welfare IS assured. pc
!, uar election ht nestly c, n lutted, embodies
. very majesty OF true government. Ten m
I lions of voters desire t. take part in the p ~
J, ing contt st. The safety n the Repubic res
| integrity DlIIOt-uDOn
= security of sun ie to the citiz en-. To dapos
n | IA fraudulent vote is no worse criLi
!, against constitutional liberty than 10 obstru
| me deposit OF an honest vote. He who CO
: | rupts suffrage strikes at the very root of FRI
q | government He rs the arch-encmy of the l
public, He forgets that in tranpling upon q