Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-22
FOREIGN POLITICAL RELATIONS.

military and naval powers of Europe. Such a nocv of or con0tru W tbn,Ih t nav seem abs1ird that we have not the effective means to repel our coast towns and cities against any power. The great moral force of country is so universally either in protection of our citizens abroad or in re- cognition of any just international right, quite inn
 firm and vigorous assertion of every right and privi Iege & belonging to our government or its citizens as eaYeg95 bsongng g1 to the great family 0f Ame posed if ever they should be, by the different sys- tens of government upon another continent.
 Bn e6a 56 n ee gs 6 such R & as tion. In the treaty of Washington we led the world is to be hoped that the era when ali international is not far off.
 EQUAL RIGHTS CITIZENSHIP.
 The central idea of a Republican form of govern ment IS the rule of the whole people opposed to the other forms which rest upon privileged class which might I repreaens I the adyanced @
 a of the world at that period upon Int the ss sub S the peoples sovereignty and thus laid the basis of ment of the people it was in stri ctness only gov ernment of portion of the people, excluding from condition of absolute despotic and hopeless servi tude, the parallel to which, fortunately does not now exist in any modern Christian nation.
 With the continuation. however, of another cycle of advanced thought, the American republic sud denly assumed the full character of government of the whole people, and four million human lures emerged from the condition of bondsmen to the full status of freedom, theoretically invested with the same civil and political rights possessed by their former masters The subsequent legislation ship and full equality before the law in all respects of this previously disfranchised people, amply legislation the privileges of American citizen ship But the dsagreeable fact of the case is that while, theoretically, we are in the enjoyment of government of the whole people, practically of the republic There are but a few leading a2d indsputable facts which cover the whole statement colored population is in large excess of the white. The colored people are Republicans, as are also a maining portion of the latter are Democrats. In face of this ncontestible truth these States nvara of the South the colored people, although not jority, form very considerable body of the popu ically in of the Democrats, yet precisely the same political result obtains-the Democratic party thought advisable Go allow an occasional or unim- portant election to be carried by the Republicans bind or as a stroke of fnesse.
 Careful and impartial investigation has shown these results to follow the systematic exercise of physical intimidation and violence, combined with the most shameful devices practiced in the name of free elections. So confirmed has this re suit become that brought face to face with the extraordinary political fact the Democratic par @hods @ saed for ass M in natons eeetons
 This unlawful perversion of the popular franchise, ner comporne ~ with tzt the pronep dignity of the occa sion IS one of deep gravity to the American
 First, It is in violation open direct and fragrant, of the primary principle upon which our govern government is participated in by all legally quail fled citizens, in accordance with the plan ot poPu- lar government that maorities must rule in the de-
 Second It is in violation of the rights and inter ests of the States wherein particularly centered the great wealth and industries of the nation, and which pay overwhelming portion of the national braced within, and the Enormously greater popula- ton of these other States of the Union, subject ed every four years to the dangers of wholly fraudulent show of numerical strength
 Under this system minorities actually attempt to to this time success has not attended their efforts elect President, yet has been perilously imminent as to encourage repetition of the effort at eoch quadrennial election and to substitute the interests of m overwhelming majority of our people orth and south to the hazard of illegal subverson.
 The stereotyped argument in refutation of these plain truths is, that if the Republican element was their rights and privileges by minority; but neith- CT statistics of population, nor the a unavoidable The coIored people of the South have recently oppressors, they have had but few advantages of education which might enable them to compete
 As I have heretofore maintained, in or to & achieve the ideal Of R6ppar PSpf f6 s should be educated The proposition applies itself with full force to the co1ored people of adyantage s and thus s' be 'e enabled % to the intellectual peers of their white brethren, as school system should be provided for the rising gen eration of the South, and the colored people be
 
 the white people In the meantime it is the duty of the National Government to go beyond resolu- such action lie in it's DO wer to secure the ab- f6ee8d f6te dfresem fe 9 to bers representing fictitious majoritiee of peo- national legislation especially to that end that in presidential contests the great business and other and trembling, lest ungcrupulous minority succeed in stffiing the wishes of the majority.
 ton of the Chicago platform measures should be taken at once to remedy this great evil
 FOREIGN EMIGRATION
 Under our liberal institutions the subjects and citizens of every nation have been welcomed to a home ln our midst, and on compliance with our is the policy of the Republican party to encourage the oppressed of other nations and offer them fac the Ieagal definition of the term the party has nev CT contemplated the admission of class of servile institutions but indisposed to become part of our national family or to embrace any higher civilation be only to throw retarding element into the very path of our progress. Our legislation should be sufficiently Should be made so to the full ex- tent allowed by our treaties with friendly powers.
 THE CIVIL SERVICE. The s subject { of of civil service ice administration is for number of years past and the rec of a valuable and comprehensVe character haye been attained by the Republican party since it's on the latter with the View of Reakenine # in the public confidence a great deal has been alleged in party making the indiscriminate charges seeming to have entirely forgotten that it was under the fu ITO the vctors belong the spoils became cardinal article in the Democratic creed
 ten snisfration s9 to standard If our govern 5as seduousy endeavored 4 ay sp Party a system which shall reach the highest perfection perience The problem is one of far greater intTica cy than appears upon it's superneial colsideraton anses possible to the Judgment of immense sne Der f appointments in the hands of the executives aton in d7e various government employees in ordoH that they stye for proficiency and rest thelr hopes good conduct and exemplary honesty; and how best 8 to fne gV se vi ho g of Ea c and EaIue n the belief that they possess life calling only to be taken away in case Of some fla The thicBing earnest men of the Republican par ty have made wordy demonstration upon this subject; but they have endeavored to quietly perform that which their opponents constantly promising without performing. Under Republican rule the result has been that without engrafng any of the objectionable features of the European systems upon our own, there has been a steady and even rapid elevation of the civil service in all of it's de- of successful contradiction that the service is just more efficient and in all it's features than before since the establishment of our govern ment; and if defects still exist in system the country safely rely upon the Republican party the most efficient instrument for their re- moval
 I am in favor of the highest standard Of excel fence in the administration of the civil war and will lend my best efforts to the accomplishment or the greatest attainabe perfection in this branch of our service.
 THE REMAINING TWIN RELIC OF BARBARIsM
 The Republican party into existence in @ crusade against the Democratic institutions Of slav- cry and polygamy. The first of these has been buried beneath the embers of civil war. The garty should continue its efforts until the remaining ln- o11ity shall disappear from civilization under the force of faithfully executed laws.
 There are other subjects of importance WhIch! would gladly toucn upon did space permit; limit myself to saying that, while there should be the -nost rigid economy of governmental admlnls- trat:on tE gre should be elfdefeatng parslmony either in our domestic or foreign service Official dishonesty shovld be promptly and relentlessy pun ishcd Our obligations to the defenders of our coun- try should never be forgotten and the liberal system oI pensions provided by the Republican party should not be impered by adverse legislation. The law es- tabshing Labor Bureau, through which the inter ests of labor can be placed in organized con dition, regard salutary measure: The eight hour law should be enforced as rigidly as any other. We should increase our navy to degree enabling us to amply protect our coast lines, our commerce, and to give us force in foreign waters which shall be respectable and proper represena- tive of country like The public lands belonging to the people, and should not be aenated from them. but reserved for free homes for all de- sling to possess them; and, finally our present Indian policy should be continued and improved upon as our experience in it's administration may from time to time suggest.
 have the honor to subscribe myself, Sir,
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