The Russellville Democrat., 1886-09-29


meeting here to night, but was pre-
vented from coming and sent letter
of apology. In the same he said
1t would be peculiar pleasure to
testify by public speech my hearty
appreciation of the nominations which
were made Yesterday. / think no
ticket ever presented to the people
Of the state has excelIed it in char
acter. If the people should choose
the persons presented BY the conven-
ton, they will secure officials pecu.
liarly adapted TO the respective Of
J fees for which they are named, faith
full, honest and cmincntly capable,
who will conduct the public service
wlth betting dignity and with great
advantage TO the commonwealth.
The coming election can not but ex
cite special interest, because il
will be the first general expression
of tire sentiments Of the voters of the
! state since the last installation OF the
democratic party in the National
| Administration. When President
| N<iCN ~fauN tOOh QluOC " TAI X y DufiUCf
of our fellow. citizens had been
taught to expect little less than ma
tional calamity TO follow democratic
ascendancy. Distrusting the pledges
of the party to the people, and fail
ing to comprehend its benign princi-
pies, which wisely seek the good Of
all, there we're many who believed
the operations of government would
prove disastrous failure, the public
service be imbecile, the finances lily
managed, the revenues but half col
lsctcd or half squandered, our pen
sioners go unpaid, our public lands
be lost, our culored citizens relegated
to servitude and all security for bus
mess disappear. Weak and credu
lous, indeed, must be the man who
longer yields faith to such dreadful
prophecies In the eighteen months
which have passed not only the ordi
nary operations of the Government
have proceeded without difficulty Of
disturbance, but already MANY pledg
es have found redemption. Vast
quantities of the public lands which
had fallen under private control have
been reclaimed and saved for set.
tiers; and measures of economy in
COLLECTIONS. 81 revenues AMI. III eA
penditures have yielded good re-
suits.
For summary proof, contrast the
business of the Treasury during the
two last fiscal years, of which the
acting Secretary, Mr.. Fairchlld, has
kindly furnished me statement.
During the year ended June 80,
1885. the receipts were 1928, 500, 706.
3S, and during The year ended June
80, 1886, 1886, 439, 727 .06, while the
expenditures of the former period
were $3.50, 226, 935.11, as against only
$242, 4S3, 1850 in the latter. Or
roundly stated, more revenue was
collected during the last than dur
ing the preceding years by $4,000,
900, while the expenditures were de
creased by $lS,000,000, notwith-
standing also the increase in pay
ments for pensions was over $1,000,
600. This brief statement is an ex-
ponent of the Administrative OF Gro
YER Cleveland, and volume of ties
timony at once thai much was need
ell and much has been done, faith
fully; also has the President pressed
the reformation Of the civil service,
according to the repeated promises
OF the PARTY. Many difficulties have
crossed the way, and many miscon
ceptions taken place. The teaching
Of years that civil officer must be a
party laborer had rendered incum
bents generally obnoxious to just
complaint and marked them to the
censure of opponents Thus numer-
Gus changes were justly due, which,
when made, have highly fired the
zeal for reform in the breasts OF our
adversarics, and unavoidable delays
have disturbed some friends, who
recognized such changes to be de
manded. Yet amidst all the steady
purpose has maintained its way,
and with patriotism and patience the
party has maintained it's President
and it's good faith, and the cause of
good government made substantial
progress.
Another result, bright with prom
Use to the republics future, is the
complete fruItion of the purposes OF
the great war in the restoration of
harmony and good feeling between
the sections OF the country, u result
which the great Captain OF the Tn
ion bore his witness OF with the dec
laratIon he had wished TO see il ever
since the war---a condition OF genu
inc fraternity so nob'y marked as TO
stir the profoundest emotion by the
spectacle now presented OF the eur
yivors of the Grand Army with gold
en- contributions striving TO bind the
wounds of desolate Charleston. BY
many testimonies, indeed, the seeuri
ty OF the past is fixed. and the inn
pulses ri national ambition TO win a
great future aie'cxhibited. The eye
is bent hopefully forward nov AND =
uise guidance of the years before,
not revchges for the past, is the care
OF the thoughtful citizen. The duty
and opportunity OF such leadership
belong now TO the Democratic party.