New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-26

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afraid control Of ne, ,ssOn Of the eccp
This point Nv ahs English Government 20 Committee
apponted last year to inquire INTO te ground
ing v he conduct OF elections under the present laws
could be discussed. and refusing TO listen 70 @ The
T 81 Oyerseers of Harvard College In which
the Alumni adopted the principle OF prelerehu 20 ne ~
in The nomination Of their candidates promsed 10 pe W
great value meeting the Wish 81 1nH scae
that this scheme should rst De Ireu On e irnad The
At the moment OF writing MI. haIe hau ho' ''"' WV
s n concuson ne quoted passage from his work on
the Election OF Representatives, saying that be had IN
framing and developing this system, iookeu W ,no
American people with the anxious hope that IN tne op I
suit of their ideal of national greatness tney Wouu;
having surpassed all people III the attainment vi Persva
welbeing and having reached not ess , snd
taking up nObler task, and shaking on tno P9huS
parasites that prey upon the cTedn Sl er sc Of
government .,
Mr. Ware by request OF the President, supplemented
r Hare's argument by brief account Of the Workings
OF the Hare system of voting illustrated In the last
election for overseers in Harvard This election hau
freely justified the theory Of minority representation az
advocated by Mr. Hare The meeting adjourned OiI
SPIN
The following addresses read during the evening;
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
JUDGE W. sTRoSG's ADDRESS
Judre Strong extended to the members OF the Assoca
ton cordial welcome to the general meetings In fmIa
effect OF the meeting would be to awaken an increased
interest in social science generally well as to make
very considerable contributions to the stock OF Rnow-
edge heretofore possessed He remarked that the meet
ing would be regarded by some as novelty; that con
MENTIONS for the promotion of social science geneI
were Of modern origin and that the intelligent minds OF
the country had not yet % that may be
expected from its systematic cultivation III now ~ De
noticed how many things there are inas Sar With s
elevation and binders it from being all that II ga De-
now % @ a5s SoS DE- s ana @
laws that govern il we shall begin TO see sna all other
similar associations have undertaken NO other depart
Dent of science presents SO VIDE heid dor
| CATION, and other promises richer harvest.
HOUSES FOR wORKINGMEN AND WOMEN.
A PAPER BY GEORGE b. EMERSON, ESQ.,, OF BOSTON.
The subject of Mr.. Emerson's paper was Houses Tor
| workingnen and Women He spoke OF the wretched-
ness Of the dwellings for the poor who seem 10 De In
training for the violation OF the laws compared Win the
prisons which they must be confined when they sha
have profed by their training and violated the laws
The habits formed in these habatons ana
their consequence upon the physical moral ana spiIt
nature of the occupants were touched Upon aiSa
those who need better habitatiODs the Importance 10
the country at such distance from the city to be
easily accessible by railway with lou Oh anu atacned
giving labor and for the cultivation OF flowers, and Of
fruits and vegetables sufficient for the family the des
rabeness OF having families OF similar tastes, feelings
and wishes unite to form little colony to live near each
other in country. Mr.. Emerson also spoke OF the
for this purpose and of the evils OF having quiet
families near noisy ones peaceful near ~ me
effect Of the want Of good cheap upon ,ae
Quences 10 the improvident
The OF better habitaton appeals not alone to the
and the race II is one Of the causes OF the constant
of poverty in this country and in the countries OF
Europe. Mr.. Emerson indicated what kinds OF houses
are wanted, how situated, how surrounded with what
preparations for the proper training OF the children
who have not the time knowledge SKILL or leisure and
means necessary They must not be built by SPECTATORS
for the beDei Of those Who are to occupy them Cheap
land well situated must be found and laid out anu the
houses planned and contracted for Arrangements must
be made with the directors Of railroads All this must
be done not for pay but for the good OF men and
Rich men and women must De induced 10 cooperate ny
| loaning money Oh reasonable terms
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
| 4 PAPER > II. RospSoARrEr
The questions Of social science many OF them still
theoretical but that OF reform in our civil service
is essentially practical. IL is, too, longer open
question for 1t has been tried in England France and
| Germany Wherever the civil service has been taken
of the domain of personal party patronage, and
handed over to the test of competitive examination the
Germany this reform was one Of the bold measures
undertaken at that worst period OF it's history when
tary leaders Teorganized the army. The civil
| chiefs were less great in their way, for they
In England the civil service for many years the best
arm in the hands of the Government. Patronage has
on places in England Here, for half Of our national
existence the civil service was so wen managed that II
was never heard Of Appointments to office were made
on the of fitness and removals for cause The evl
is fully recognized and that sis the first stage in every
reform. The effort now is such legislation at
the hands Of Congress as will take away from party
nate offices and to make it dependent examination.
That DONE is believed aud the experience OF the other
great Powers teaches that the business OF the Govern
ent win be better DONE the interests Of the citizens
will he better protected, and the struggle between the
and moi of place First of all there will be saving to
the revenues the National Treasury and OF course to
from $4,000 600 to 500 OoO,o 900 annually.
Finally exclusion of the question of politics from
office and of politics, will far to purify
our system OF OF its worst abuses It is to elevate
the Government and to secure to It's service trained ana
warding industry promoting ability in office, that we
seek open civil service to competitive eIamna
ton and close it to mere party appointments and
personal patronage. The country is ripe for the
appIy l. In few instances the test has made with
success Congress has only to enact the laws which
have been prepared and discussed and large body Of
Coneressmen have already given these measures their
APPROVAL Citizens must now seek every means In their
lions like our induce their Representatives TO
act promptly and favorably II we can only secure the
likely that there will be any doubters left. Another
benefit be borne in mind is this that the adherence
and maintained There greater vice In political rea
soning greater mischief in political science than 70
Just confusion pracced by our Legislatures and by
our Executive.
Now il any other argument needed to strengthen
the appeal for reform, 1t might well be based on the
actual egalty OF the existing practice; and If return
to the original method Of direct appointment is impos
sbe by reason OF the growth OF the country Is more
than ever incumbent on Congress to find remedy. 1t
will relieve the Executive and that includes the Pres
dent and all his officers who have appointments to make,
from the desperate alternative Of either handing over all
offices the particular representative In Congress who
claims them to the politicians OF the town district
where the Office situated and demand the right to dis
pose its patronage the reward OF services at the
polls. There is IN De Tocquevilles work on America
Chapter on "EIndustrie des Places" which very s
posite TO present position, and the vices OF Office
hunting are producing Just the mischief which he fore
saw when he wrote: 1.-THE universal and imnoderate