Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-23
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Grafton by Chauncey M
Depew at Chicago.
HE COMMENTS ON CLEVELAND
And Expresses His Opinions on
the Administration of
the Country.
Associated Press Dispatches to theHEsALD

CHICAGO, February 22.-Chauncey
Depew addressed large audience
at the Music hall this after
noon at the celebration of Wash
ington's birthday by the Union
League club. Speaking on
the political mission of the United
States" in the course of his remarks
he referred to the West, and said that
there was no parallel to its growth and
its influence upon the world. He
reviewed the career of Lincoln and re-
verted to the need of one-term presi-
dency, saying that the best of presi-
dents have lowered the standard OF
administration when seeking a second
term. The present executive is high
ly esteemed for his singular honesty
and directness of purpose, but re-
markable for inexperience in the
duties of government and ignorance
of the great issues before the country.
WITH PERFECT FRANKNEsS
And honest intention to carry out his
pledges he defied the traditions of
the party in bold utt- RANGES for civil
service reform He both understood
what he was promising and believed
that he had the courage and power to
make good his word. The best senti-
ment OF the country is overwhelming
ly behind him in this ques-
ton, and the canvass OF 1888
opens with tremendous advantages
An auxiliary force of 100000
faithful workers has relegated
common virtue to the rear and
brought the spoils system to the front.
By constitutional prohibition the
President should be made ineligible
for second term as the peculiarities
of his position on retirement from the
office prevent his participation in or
dinary business avocations. AS a
citizen he should receive an adequate
pension for life and though on the re-
tired list should still be subject to call
for any public duty where his expe-
rience, character and ability would be
of value. Thus his administration
would be free from temptation and
his ambitions would be impelled
with a aresolute and unfinching en-
deavor to win the plaudits Of the
present and the admiration and for
titude Of posterity. On the question Of
FREE TRADE VS.. PROTECTION.
He took strong grounds in favor of
protection, and treating the subject of
Americas loss Of supremacy on the
seas he said that the aid given by
foreign governments is beyond the
power Of private enterprise, and the
subsidies given by them is the cause
of the disappearance of the American
flag from The ocean.
Depew closed by speaking at length
eulogistically of Washington, and said
that the Republic will live so long as
it reveres his memory and emulates
his virtues. The speech was received
with great applause. In the evening
there was grand banquet at the club
house, at which Justice Harlan was
the principal sp eaker.
HARLAN's ADDRESS.
The remarks OF Justice Harlan were
devoted to answering the charges of the
slowness of work of the Supreme
Court. In 1886 the docket had in
creased to 1896 cases, Of which 457
were disposed Of. During the term
the court moved with all the rapidity
possible. The remedy for the defect
in our judicial system, Justice Harlan
said, is with another branch of the
government. 1t is for Congress to
provide an adequate judicial force for
the prompt disposal of business in all
the Federal courts, including the inter-
mediate court or court of appeals,
which may finally determine many
cases that under the existing legisla-
tion may be brought to the Supreme
Court.
Congressman Butterworth spoke on
Commercial relations with our
American neighbors," and Andrew
Carnegie on Omitted States citizen
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