The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-02
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| ment Ii looks with shame and humllla-
ton upon our present miserable navy, and
regards with anxiety our unprotected sea-
/ board. Ii would have war vessels of suffi-
| cient number and strength TO withstand
any naval power on earth, and to make Its
| d AZ respected upon every sea and In every
port in the world. 1t would have coast de-
| fenses strong enough TO turn back invasion.
! All this il would nave, not for the purpose
ard conquest OF war, but for the pTeserva-
/ ton Oi peace on terms consistent with ma
| tional honor.
! The time is coming | trust, when war
shall lie no more, and when International
arbitra ment shall suDeTcede the sword. IL
is wickedneSs and insanity TO make war
over disputes that reason, tempered with
| justice, may settle peacssb!y. But a IA
zion, Itself just and pesceably disposed,
can better preserve lis peace and honor,
and can better secure its citizen ms,
whe.eve they may be upon the face Of the
eaIIb, from wrong anu insult when It's flag
is a symbol OF power adequate To the vim
| dicati0n Of any right or me redress OF any
wrong.
/ May ask you now 10 consider the ques-
lion whether there ought 10 he
4 CHANGE N THE CONTROL AND MANAGE
MENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS?
What other remedy for the correction of
pos ibie abuses have the citizens of free
republic? Even in England change is the
remedy. When the commons disapprOve
an important measure. or censure mal2d-
mirisiratiUn, the cabinet, headed by the
Prime Minister, retire from office, and 9TH
ers in harmony with the will of the people
IL D. 10
reforms that can not be accomplished by
party that has long been in power. AS
an illusiTat consider our army OF Office
holders, now above 10000 Reform in
the civil service requires It's reduction, per-
| haps 10000. 1t seems to be constantly it,
creasing. Who can check the evil? and
discharge all who hold positions, and re-
ceiye pay without useful employment
No, the party that created the positions
and appointed its favorites to fl them.
| That is impossible. 1t is difficult for a
party 10 reform itself. Party ties are hard
TO break. Psrtisans stand by and protect
each other. You have seen that even In
courts and juries. The partisan friend, at
the same desk, will not become an inform
er. He will rather close the book, and it
must remained closed until investigation
shall place another al the desk. Ii is
nineteen years since the close OF the war;
nearly five presidential terms. During all
that period the executive and sdministra-
tive service of the country has been under
the control and management OF one party.
Should it so continue? During the period
have mentioned, the receipts and expen.
ditures aggregate a sum so enormous th At
l find myself unable to express them in
words or figures within ordinary compre-
hension. l will take for illustration the
the year ended June 80, 1888. The re.
ceipts into the treasury were above $685.
100000, and the ordinary expenditures
we're above sos, 100000, making
the receipts and expenditures
of one year S663, 100000. The record of the
collections and payments IS found in thou
sands of volumes, and IL was made by
many thousands of men. They wers of
one party, and as j have said, bound by
strong party ties. MEMORABLE and cruel
prescriptions excluded one-hslf the people
| from all participation in that work. We
know enough TO justify the suspicion of
ways that are dark but do not choose to
col slider the exposures that have been
made. i prefer rather to appeal to your
| Judgment that a change is necessary, be-
cause in the management of business so
h rye, so varied and 50 complicated, mis-
management and corruption we're possible
and probable.
TEE BoVRs SHOULD BE OPENED.
believe that good policy and justice
unite in demanding a change. and without
form. But would not initiate the repub-
4 - nf ell h,,f
party adherents. i repeat what formerly
said THAT hope never again to see the
cruel and remcrselsss prescription for
political opinions which has disgraced the
administration of the last eight years.
Bad ss the civil service now is, as all
know, il hiss some men of tried integrity
and proved ability. Such men and such
men only, should be retained in office !;
but no man should be retained on any con-
slider ltion who has pr"sIiluted his Office TO
the purposes of fzsis,n intimidation or
compu!sion, or wfSMs furnished money
to corrupt elections"
May ask your attention to one other
subject?
THE PROBABLE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES,
and for Mr.. Blaine it is claimed that he
will be more American and dsshing. His
South American interference was neither.
OF course we know what vote this claim is
intended to reach. / think it will fail.
The vote is too intelligent. The platforms
do not differ materially. The Republican
declares: 1--WE believe that everywhere the
protection to citizen of American birth
must be secured to citizens by American
adoption
The democratic platform is: "The dem.
ocratic party insists that it Is the duty of
this government to protect with equal fidel-
ity and vigilance, the rights of It's citizens,
native and na,uralized, at home and abroad.
II is an imperative duty Of this government
to efficiently protect all the rights Of per-
sons and property of every American citi-
zen in foreign lands, and demand and en-
force full reparation for any invasion there
off, Let the merit Of this claim be decid-
Al nnon the comnarison and contrast of