The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-16

~ and not regularity, to afford Hn'!ub
employment. This is the cond.:aleQ
of things and attitude of the pao,eslol =
lican party, under whose policS pae
administration it was brought haad
It is clearly shown bv vot nooat
Congress and the declarations Of IL
party press, and it must be said ttaaelt
are %enthralled by oligarchvN.aeg
lection of a favored few at the oo pts>
many. That hope of reform or rs,ot
can be expected only from ascenss
ancy o. the Democratic us'
Evils of maladministration
everywhere apparent, are confesssass
in many and proven TO exist ~
nearly every department Of ~
executive branch. Respectable m Ms
of every party are compelled to hoIaa
their noses over the developments =.
the star route trials. The falling ov WI
of rogues in office Is exposed by a sts,s
Of things 50 corrupt and >hockins
that pubic business could have hess
conducted all through such agepciss
The testimony Of special counsel and
agents of the Government, Of n,tm'
bers cf President Gartield's cabjns,
and official reports of the Department
of Justice r adding chapters iu thu
history of mal-administralion eousl
to the worst days o. the worst pov.
eruments. These evils thus present
| themselves to be 50 widespread in
every structure and substance of thu
Republican party that it canuo,
reform thsm from within; that
they have grown by reiterated
rise to its customary and daily food
and means of obtaining and prolong.
ing its power and cannot now Ge
abolished unless 1t abandons also all
hope of continuing in power. OF
what material the Republican con.
ventiOn soon to assemble in your
great city is to be composed and bv
which its acts will be chiefly domi.
mated may he learned by an exami.
nation of the Louisiana delegation
headed by an individual now under
indictment for bribery. accompanied
by a band of official mercenarles and
political camp followers. UI der such
conditions how idle it is 20 hope for
civil service reform or tariff reform or
reform of any kind or nature from a
party of such antecedents, such pres
ent composition and such inevitable
administration IN the future, should
it unhappily be permitted to continue
the government Of the cGunlry.
(Slgned] THOMAS F. BAYARD.
The third toast of the evening was.
"Retorm of Civil Service" the reply
to which was appropriately assigned
to Hon. G. II. Peudleton, of Clncin-
natl. who has made the subject an
earnest study for many years. Mr..
Pendleton vas received with an
plause and at its conclusion said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: The
statement to which the Kindness OF
your president has invited me to re-
spond opens up a wide field for re
Election. Indeed in its largest scope
it embraces the whole civil admins
tration of the civil government. 1t
touches every question of admins
reform; 1t suggests a reform
OF the revenue laws, revision of the
tariff and correction of Its Unequal
and iniquities, reduction Of
taxes, abandonment of the system Of
oppressive burdens, redundant reve-
nues and enormous surplus with ali
its extravagances and corruption and
the adoption of u system Which shall
leave with the people the earnings
Of the people and not extort them oy
tax gatherers to be doled out after.
to caprices Of the paternal
government. We have territory of
more than four million square
we have more than fifty
million of people; mo e than 10J,O 900
officers are needed III subordinate ad-
ninistration alone. These Officers
If the Government having neither
political power nor choice of politics,
out the route Of the admin tration
>nly touch at some point and in som
degree of material iDterst to every
,ne of our so, 000, 900 OF people. Is
lot the wise and faithful admlnistra-
iol of this great trust business mat.
er demanding the clearest Judgment,
luty and most approved methods?
[ will not argue with this assenl>
of enlightened men. I feel as
f l were scarcely justified IN stating
admitted theory Of all popular
J he Offices of the Gov
.rnmeut are trusts for the people.
The performance of the duties Of t1ese
'ficef- is for the interests of the peo.
de. There is no excuse for the exis-
ence of one Office or the payment
# r salary except it is necessary
or the welfare Of the people.
Every superfuous office should be
ut off. Every incompetent Office
'older should be dismissed. The
Employment of two where one will
is robbery. Salaries are so
arge that they can submit to an ex-
of 10 and 20 per cent. Assess
aents are excessive and ought to be
Unfinished. Appointments should
e made OF those best fitted to ler
orm the duties. Capacity, fidelity
nd honesty were Mr.. Jefierson's
ruclal tests. Are these not plan,
propositions, applicable alike
D conduct OF Government and of
rlvate affairs? Do they not con-
lend themselves 20 your consider
. and Judgment? If il were
ossiole TO Imagine that any Of you
ere conducting this Government as
private enterprise. for private ad.
antage, would you not adopt aud
~ IN force every one as a maxim
ON which there should be no
eparture? What less can YOU do
Ian to clothe the Off whom YOU
'lect to manage the great public
1slness, which to each of YOU and
our tellow-cltizens at some time be-
'nles private. with power and by an
!exorable public opinion require
10 exercise it to attain the same
aeilty, efficiency and economy. The
that 1O0, 600 Offices, purely ad-
almost absolutely ~clsrcal.
lylng sloO, oO0. 1000 year, are to be
by the President and his
'p9lntees after every election, and
olten during his term as the capac-
VI Inc place-hunters can persuade
force him, that they shall he the
waros OF mere partisan service to
earned by personal activity or by
'atlloutlon of money, is a crime
: nst civilization. l gladly turn to
. merit system. What a contrast.
~ouid open civil Service to all who
use 10 aspire. It would fill that