The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-17

law and human life. tits diRgracs to
both the State and the UOited States
vernments that such body OF men
Is suffered to exist The militia Of tbs
state and the regular army OF the
United States ought to be sufficient "
enforce the law in any case, and have
always been shown TO be powerful for
that purp0s9 when properly handled:
At some time Pinksrton's mob will
bring on riot In which II will be
found pOwefless and from which fuch
horrible and terrible results from losa
OF life and destruction Of property will
eDsus ss ia open the eyes OF every
body TO tho enormous mischief OF the
organisation.
LABOR CONSERVATIVE IN POWER.
go prevent such a catastrophe and
TO take away all tempta ion from the
laborlng men TO turbulence and VIC
lence, VIII CHI can be tolerated in no
degree, except, perhaps, in countries
where the labohng man has no vote, |
hope that the lRboring classes will or
ganiEs themselves as political bodies
and combinations, by means OF which
they car protect themselves by laws
pa sed by themselves and administer
ed by those whom they may elect 90
the executive and judicial officers,
who shall pass upon such laws and
put them In force"
"Will there not be danger, General,
If the power goes into the hands OF
the laboriDg men, that they will OPP
press the capitalists and interfere with
the rights Of properlyr
mot the least, Ali history teaches
that the masses have never injured
the few, while the few have al ways OPP
pressed the many. The French revo-
luton, rightly regarded. ia not m ex-
ception. After ages Of oppression by
the aristocracy the French people
arOae In their might and overturned n
kingly government. All Europe
banded itself together to destroy the
government the French people had
established, aud In self defense the
people OF Ffance condemned and put
t. death the enemies in their midst
who wers seeking TO bring tho com
bined armies OF Europe upon them.
They did no more than Cromwell
would have done to the English aris-
toe acy II it had conspired to bring all
Europe upon him. Both cut of the
heads OF their kings, and New England
was largely set led by CromweiliIes,
among the most cherished OF whom
were the Kings judges"
"Gen. Butler, what do you think Of
Mr.. Georges idess on taxation 7"
81 see no objection to Mr.. Georges
ideas on that subject Our fathers
provided In the constitution that all
dir OF taxes should DO upon land,
and think the day will come when
we shall take advantage OF the wisdom
OF our fathers In the States as well as
in the nstion. Indirect taxation has
al ways been the parent of proaigacy
and non-acoountability and the very
source q extoitiops e taxes, such III
| the President calls in his mesa q
ruthless extortion.' Direct taxation
would mike the people watch ex
psudtures and hold public officers Ia
strict accountability.
~ fear only that Mr., George may
be little in advance, but l hope mo-
much. His scheme OF taxation upon
land 10 Substantially and practically
but not formally the system If taxa.
ton in New York City. This wst
shown nv the affidavit Of the lac Mr.
Vanderbilt, wherein he truthfully,
aupposs, deposed that he hadn't any
personal property for which to bt
taxed, although the United States
owed him S60,0O0l0.
"Do you think Of entaring for thu
Presidential contest If 1882
~ hope / have arrived a. time Q
life at which l need, personally
neither 10 seek or fear Pr sldentia
el, Ctiona."
NO UsR foR CIVIL sERVICE REPoRM.
GLOW do you regard civil service Ie
formT
81 think it is anlegonisiic to th,
principles Of our government and tn,
genius and capabilities OF our people
The tn DRY upon which our govern
ment stands 10 that every cottage il
the land may contain Governor OF
State or President OF the Unite,
States, who is to he elected to thes
high positions without any civil scr
vice EXAMINATION. without intendioI
ary disrespect to the President, usinI
his case aH simply an illustration o
the true Democratic principles upoI
which our governm mt was founded
l take leave to ask whether he cou,
have paced any examining boar,
which had charge of ascertainiug b,
its own requirements his previou
educau I'm, training and knowledge 0
the prinoplss Of diplomacy, states
manship, finance, military or nsva
science which would have beef
deemed sufficient by such competen
board tO pass him up TO the siandar
OF ninety-flve in 100 which belev
ia the civil service tta dad of qualif
cation for Off Q, l doubt, indeed, i
dip'om 10Y, whether, without Nj
Cleveland having specially coache
himself on that point, on the day {
election he could have given tn
names OF al the Coputrit In the worl
with which the U.ited States ha
treaty relations.
IL t ms lot be misunderstood.
don't think il would be againet him
he could not, although he might hav
been cast Ia HE examination for Thu
reason, becau he NAV have man
other and d 1erent qualifications to {
him for the high Off 70 which hs hold
but which would not be asked abor
in such On examic alton, And ther,
fore his own election was q rehuke
the civil service humbug, which II
: qulres into only one thing, aud that
the literary qualifications OF the Cal
didate for the smaller Offices.
INSTANCES OF ABsURDITT.
"Ror example, l understand the
examine all classes OF employees in th
Poetofiice Department above the grad
OF common laborers -even the Cler
, whose business 1t Is to run about tow
all day aud deliver letters They as
them al about geography, history an
Astronomy before they are appointeI
but never a word about the soundnei
Of their legs, which isNhe most impo
tAnt pat OF their QUA ihc ltiOis.
"This civil service performance Wa
borrowed from e gland ny q set {
literary crsDks, who get the cut ,
their whiskeis and eye glasses frol
, the same source. II 10 essential
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