St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-16

the greatest htneSs TO perform lHe uutIes HoI
patronage, not favor, not partisan service, not
the contribution money, not mere political in
fluence, shall secure appointment, and that
such fitness shall be ascertained by open. fair,
honest, impartial tests which shall be applied to
all who present themselves, even II they can t
bring a letter of introduction from some
politician or petition from fellow citizens. Let
us improve the law wherein it is deficient. Let
us strengthen and stimulate its administration.
Let US enlarge its scope and application. Let us
follow the example of New York, and under
state enactments secure to the states and
counties and cities rich rewards of economy and
pure administration. The Democratic party
is pledged to this reform, to all reform. 1t Will
get no victories by falling to
pass specific laws or to enforce them when
passed 1t will get in no recruits by loud profes-
sions, which may afterwards be violated or for
gotten If it fails whenever and wherever it may
have power in the house Of representatives or in
the senate to testify by its acts 10 the faith it
processes, it may not have power to succeed. But
to exert its ability it must show its sincerity.
we dare yield no vantage ground already won,
We dare take no step backward, we must go
forward, onward, believe upward, and we sEa!l
assuredly find that the people are IN the lead OF
us and viii consign the laggards and towards to
ignomnIous and deserved oblivion.
His strongest utterances dcnunciatory Of the
spoils system elected the loudest applause, and
when he declared that the words ''spoils system
was brutal name for brutal system which
was robbing 5O,oo0,COO of people, he fairly
brought the assemblage to their feet with elec-
trical applause.
EX-SENATOR Do0LITTLE.
Gov, Hubbard was to respond to the next
toast, The coming compaign,' but, being alb
sent, ex-senator Doolttle, of Wisconsin, made an
impronptu and very able response He arraigned
the Republican party as trampling upon the con-
stitution as Wiifuy the sccessioIists attempt
ed TO over 20 years ago, and declared tina: while
there were good men in the Republican party, it
was impossible for an organization which had
been bad for so many years to reform itself.
The only way TO secure reform was to elect
Democratic civil service reformer for
president: TTumultuoua applause . lie decar-
ed he never could forget o. forgive Morton and
Garfield for their trcachery upon the electoral
commission of 1867. He stated that they prom
ised Senator Trumbull, VINO was present tonight,
and others that they would fairly try the Louis
iGna election case and then went into the com
mission and voted against hearing the evidence.
When Garfield went back into the house after
that vote Mayor Harrison. then u member of
congress, said to him: How, in heavens
name, could you refuse to do what the
commission was appointed to dO-try the case. -
Garfeld's reply was, 'If you held the cards,
wouldn't you play thcm:'
This is 9 statement which your correspondent
has never seen in print before.
Continuing, Mr.. Doolitt!e claimed that there
was joint sovereignty. The general govern
mcnt was the sovereignty which protected the
American citizen throughout the world and the
state was the sovereignty which protected his
private rights. Each was sovereign in its legiti-
mate field. His speech proved that age has not
dlmmed his force ana eloquence, and lie was
loudly applauded throughout.
SENATOR BAYARD's LETTER.
Following Doolitte MIR. Judd read the follow
ing letter from Senator Bayari, Of Delaware,
which was loudly apauded:
OWashngton, April 3.-To s. Corning Judd,
chairman, etc: duly received the invitation of
the politica! committee of the Iroquois Club to
attend and speak at their annual banquet the 18th
inst, my remembrance of their hospitality one
year ago when it was my good fortune to lie their
guest, is potent inducement TO renew the pleas
ure, but a survey Of my field of duty here pre-
cluded it. Measures of great importance are
now pending before the two houses of congress
and 1t is impossible to fortell when they may
come up for discussion
The welfare of the country and prosperity of
all classes and occupations demand u specdy
l0osening of the restrictions upon production and
trade caused by the present tariff laws, which
are palpaby cOngesting every branch of manu-
facture by prohibiting exchanges with other nd-
tions, confusing our home markets with excite
ment and depression, and compelling the labor
ing classes to obtain their daily bread not by
readiness to work steadily, but by de-
pendence upon the condition Of our home market
alone and its capacity, i;fllly and not regularly
to afford them employment
This is the condition of things, and the atti-
tude of the Republican party under whose poll
cies and administration it has been brought about
is clearly shown by votes in congress and the
declarations of their party press, and il
must be seen that they are so bound to protec-
ton of the favored few at the cost of the many
that hope of reform or relief can be expected
only from the ascendency of the Democratic
party,
The evils of maadministration, everywhere ap-
parent, are confessed III many, and proved to ex-
st III nearly every department of the executive
branch. Respectable men Of every party are
compelled to hold their noses over the develop
ments of the star route trials. The falling out
OF rogues i'll office and out Of Office is exposing
state of things so corrupt and shocking that the
only marvel is that public business could have
been conducted at all through such agency
The testimony of the special coun-
sci and agents of the government
and of members of President Garfield cabinet,
and the official reports of the department Of JUS
tice are adding chapters to the history of maad-
ministration equal to the worst DAYS of the worst
governments. These evils thus proven by
the internal evidence of the facts themselves to
be so deep seated and wide spread in every struc-
ture and substance OF the Republican party that
it cannot reform them from within. That they
have grown by reiterated use to be its customary
and daily food, and means of obtaining and pro-
longing its power, and cannot now be abandoned
unless il abandons also all hopes Of continuing in
power.
OF what material the Republican convention,
soon to assemble in your great city, is to be com
posed, and by which its action will be chiefly
dominated, may be learned by examination of
the composition of the Louisiana delegation
headed by individuals now under indictment for
bribery, accompanied by q band Of official mer-
cenaries and political camp followers, and under
such conditions how idle to hope for civil service
reform or tariff reforms or reforms of any kind
or nature, from party OF such antecedents,
such present composition and snch inevitable
administration III the future, should it nnhappily
be permitted to continue its misgovernment OF
the country?
am truly and respectfully yours,
T. j. BAYARD.
Gov Hoadly of Ohio was down to respond to
the toast 1.-The Just reward of labor is the safety
of the state, but being unable to be present sent
brief telegram of regrets saying that either Til
den or Payne would be certain to carry Ohio for
the presidency. Letters of regret were also re-
ceiyed from Hon R, p Flower of New York, Sem
ator Mcdonald Of Indiana and many other promi-
nent persons.
OTHER ToAsTs AND RESPONSES
Frank Hurd, Of Ohio, who was to respond to
the toast, Commercial Freedom was absent
as was also Representative Regan, of Texas, who
was down to respond to ''The People, not Mo-
nopolies, Must Rule The remaining toGsts
were, ''Reduction of Taxation, Tariff for
Revenue Only, response by Hon. j. Sterling
Norton of New York; 1.-THE Party of the Peo-
pie" response by Hon. David Turpee, of Indi-
ana; corruption in Politics Dangerous to Free
DOM response by Hon. Bayliss W. Hanna, of
Indiana.
There were volunteer toasts, and Carter Harri,
rison was shut off from throwing in tariff fire
brand as he did last year, when he had speech
prepared and given out the reporters in advance,