The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-16

| ana py GDlS anu JULIET mSudC0s III
Inundated Congressional representa-
tives OF a majority of the people t
reliuquish the fruits of their victor,
md TO surrender the government t.
the control of the minority. No re
form Of administration is POSSIBLE
40 long as the government is di
rected by party which is under tn
dominion of false doctrines, ant
animated by enormous pecuniar,
interests, and the perpetuation O.
existing abuses. The first efectua
step and reform of our government
| must be q fundamental chang,
Of the policy of its administration
The work of reform will be- difficult
| enough with the whole power of the
| government executed in accomplish
ing it.
| have such a faith in the benign
ant Providence which presided oVel
he destiny of our country in every
great trial heretofore, that do not
despair OF our ultimate deliverance
Though l can no longer aspire to be
me Of the leaders in this great
work, I bid those upon whom the
august mission may fall God speed.
(Signed,) 8. j. TILDEN.
To S. Corning Judd, Chairman of
the Political Committee OF the
Iroquois Club.
The reading of Mr.. TiIden's letter
vas followed by the subjoined COM
municstiOn from Senator Bayard,
Of Delaware:
Senator Bayard. In his letter of
regret, said: Measures Of great ims
portance are now pending before
the two houses of Congress, and it
is impossible to tell when they may
come up for discussion. The well
fare of the country and prosperity
of all classes and occupations de
mand speedy loosening of the re-
strictiOns upon production and trade
caused by the present tariff laws,
which are probably congesting every
branch of manufacture, prohib t.
ing exchanges with other nations,
conVulsing our home markets with
alternate excitement and depression,
and compelling our laborlng classes
to obtain their daily bread
not by readiness to work
steadily but by dependence on the
condition OF our home market
alone and its capacity .ftfully and
not regularly to afford them employ
ment. This is the condition of
things, and the attitude of the Re.
publican party under whose policies
and administrations it has been
brought about, as clearly shown by
votes in Congl ess and declarationsa
of their party prese, and it must be
seen that they are 30 enthralled by
protection of a 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 NAL.
administration are everywhere aps
parent, are confessed in many and
proven to exist in nearly every de.
psrtment Of the executive branch.
Respectable men of every party are
to hold their noses over
The development of star route i
.rials. The falling ont Of rogues In
)fice, and out of office is exposing
state of things SO corrupt and shock
ng that the only marvel
S that the public buss
ness could have been conducted .
i all through such agencies. The j
estimony of special counsel, and of 6
gents of the government, of MEM !
'ers of President Gar6eld's cabinet, {
nd official reports from the De- {
,artment of Justice, are adding '
chapters in the history of mal.ad- j
equal to the worst day I
the worst governments. These {
wis are thus proven themselves to
,e go deep.seated and widespread
n the very struc'ur and substance
# the Republican party that it can
lot reform them from within, that |
hey have grewn by reiterited use to ]
,e its customary and daily food, {
md means obtaining and proionging ,
Is power, and cannot now be abano
Ioned unless it abandons also all t
lopes OF continuing in power. Or
What material the Republican con- d
'ention soon to assemble in your 8
reat city is to be composed, and by
which its action will be Chiefly t
ominated, may be learned by an ex-
mination Of the composition Of the T
louisiana delegation, headed I
y an individual now I'M '
or Indictment for bribery, v
ccompanied by a band of oflicial {
lercensries and camp followers.
Tnder such conditions, how idle to Il
ope for civil service reform, or U
.riff reform, or reform OF any kind e
r nature, from q party of such an
accidents, suchIpresent composition
nd such inevitable administration
! the future, should it unhappily be
ermitted to continue the misman. o.
cement Of the country. a
(Signed) F. BAYARD. o
The third toast of the evening was II
Reform of the Civil Service" the IL
ply to which was appropriately
signed to Hon. g. 81 Pendleton, 3
Cincinnati, who has made the Z
Inject an earnest study for many q
ears. Mr.. Pendleton was received o.
it'll applause, and at its conclusion u
id: "Mr. President and gentle u
en-, the statement to which the p