New-York tribune., 1871-11-21
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
LECTrKE by SENATOR scnuRz AT NEw

LECTURE BY SENATOR sCIIURz At NEWARK.
Senator Carl Scurz Of Missouri delivered an
address Civh service Reform at Association Hail.
Newark, last evening lie introduced by w H.
Francis. city Counsel, and spoke as follows:
II eh0.ty after the close OF the war that tP at'n
zion OF Abraham Lincoln was called 10 the sPuIn "'
Oficesc,ior hanging around his door To serve the
public officer is in itself an honorable thing
In thesc the honor but the salary Of the pc
siton most sought after. Political changes trans
form the sentiments of Officers who depend on appoint
because II IS said political zeal and eryices
dcTed To Uic party must be rewarded public office, III
the due i.d rstHnding OF the WORT honor and
JLe very idea OF rendering party service means
that an appointed because be IL fl;
snd responsible for the place, but because he ought
60 rr'oy cmolunot and use the iu1ut OF tle
place ior t,Ic further advancement OF his party.
Mcin"I- of Congress respects make the most
Of th Plntni ns, and of they ought To know
b,st wls' friends. Taking CT political
friends means giving them al Office or Government
contract 17i- Is mortgage mans future political
inHnenOc The Introduces his friend to the
President honest and capable and the man is APP
pointed 81 office The speaker after introducing some
Lulnorou. Illustrations of "prcssuIe" III Washington,
enlarged at length upou the state Of affairs ia the
Government Department. and expressed the opinion
that faNG sIn ana political nhucnc. were still the cause
Of appoiutInen although in several departments boards
of examination had been organized The lecturer then
,lilatcd ai the Ncv York Custom House Rug, aging
That eErh Tom Murphy would be appointed by
a
will succeed in keeping the New-York Custom House
clear al Iscs The speaker then ctod cases CT selling
fhc signatures cf prominent Senator's and the regular
eyseIB OF brokerage carried On IN Washington III the
Speakers opinion, the trade in offices per
DIciouh to the ntcrt-.ts of the country. 1t was
the cause of all nearly all corruption Tie
American c PIE be able tO stand the loss Of money.
but they stand the fearful decentralization Jesuit
ing from his political traffic The contest for great
plIncpcs d,cnorates into ioraublic
money The epcakcr Of the opinion that present
political stkII of such great temptation that
fcl who private life would not do dishonest
Before the n0UlaiiOn and after the election the CGld
date for Office 2as already made Iany pledges
rionaly the TO difcrenf parties, that he goes into
oiice already 6'shonored man. On the graves CT IA
grat maJiy CoRS cssmen nttiug epitaph would be,
d This COngr died fIoIu much PoS- Office"
In indirect aDsnagc the Senator criticised severely 1he
late Stno D0miD schcno. II shameful sight
COngrt petitioner before tue Pres ldent
Presidcnts powei Nf making appointments and
ing officers Il greStnr than that Of monarch Eu
rope We bear Oiti, Of the 0hctcrIn system. Whyi
order 20 prevent kam from using his infuens for
election aud d heesd term. II liIuited " term hs
roS&cti
IN: speaker we're upon subsidized newspapers.
Parties held Together nova days orry BY the plum
der. Vide TaaliDany NcwYOrk, and the ca pet-lag
COVER IDcns Of "a the SOutE States All iIties
bo~eScT at the teEinning, are corrupt bs
OF the spoil system. il uly. Abraham Lincoln right
when said terc toInething At work In this Repub
Reeellter The speaker held that In order 70 Escape
moral rs n 1t to institute official inquiry
INTO the nts aud capabilities OF applicants for
once 10 limit the Presidential Office to tern and
10 eIect Presiehf and Cengrcssnen who willing
10 carry ~: this plan in gosl faith