The New York herald., 1871-11-24
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Lecture by Senator Cnrl schurz-IIis Views
ON tho ~pou System-What Me links %
the New York Custom H0nse-An Apple
Woman ms q Clerk.
That Senator Carl Schurz is deeply interested In
the reform OF the civil service abuses and that his
views take deep root in the affections oi the people,
was satisfactorily demonstrated at .Oo.cr
Union last evening, where, under tho
auspices Vt the Mercantile LIBRARY Association,
he delivered lecture on the above subcct Ia u
csOwIcd house. On the platform was Peter Cooper
aud many OF our public men, ana the audience was
very largely malc up apparently OF educated men.
In 0.eniu2 hls address-wnich occupied an hoar
anu 4 nnli In Its deiivcry-tne Senator referred 10
The declaration Of the late Mr. L.nc0ia aiter tle
ian Of RICHMOND, mat greater dangers tnan
tho rebellion threatened the government, aud the
lecturer believed thai this referred to CORRUPTION
mat Was taking deep root the adlliniS ration VI
lhc affairs oi ne country. lie lrVccc ca 10 tiace
the spou ~ sLel tne uIsiortuuvs D. tue change Oi
Uniscrs Vi the eo.eTnment wdu cach incontnS
l L -SiucnJ teAause IL was settled lfincIpic
that the Offices belonged to tue iles.d~uI 3
po,AeI. The purpose Was. first, 10 reward
lcisous lor past SERVICES and, second II was
expc.tcd thai the olhcc-no.dcr should psr.orn
stiii kicatr oulles Tor tue party III power. ne
pontct out the abuses mat iei Lnned under tii3
sss.cin, the co rupAon Oh Con.ressnIen. wnl, 10
secure their cecuon, we're compciicd 10 make
PROMISES " tanc care OI their supporters. and. "A
calcSillng these .Ioitga1eS niade W taelr con-
btAtucutS, tuey CoulU nOL fccOlueAu peC,VLS W Od
tAcir mcrits, uut dta II upoA the xiouuu Oi SER
Vices Tendcscd. The lecturer graphically described
the PRESSURE brought " bear u.ion CulaieS, ,ii,'n
" SECURE appointments, anu Oy Illustrations oi me
eva Showed ti,al no CONGRESSMAN anxious to ue Ie.
elected dare coiiuiead persons ioi appointments
upon tner merits. tie re,erreu to lork
custom House, MS iMmen3c patronage, AHA ue-
clarcd that Tom Murphy Was lOuuest IA the uenul-
cialion VI Seuator Summer lor opposing Granl's
st. domingo policy, and tnat some u the
INSPECTORS unusr oatu adM,tted they val
taken orlbes, Us It VAS customary 10 do 30
Itus<l II "A Al
p0liIicj u this state ana advance the later 81 Oi
the President. Tgore LIE v.ces were gwen W
ward politicians anu men WHO Keep Corner gro.
ccrtes; and II mad ueen established III under me
last administrator Vi tne New lurk custom luuSe
M Old apple woman was Oh me pay
rolls as clerk. trobaOiy sne w.-s the
aunt VI sOnlc politician VINO Kept IL c0tner
GROCERY anu tnereoy inhuen>eu vOtes. Tue seiia
Tor hullvruusly drscriDeu Tue .luuc vi irucui Log
appUinluients Ii asnins .un, INC mannsr Al
wiscu tho pos lions vi department Cietks wAto
plisd, referred 10 the fresiucnps apaOlninl1nt oi
secure his renUniiuLlDu, ahu, IA coIlciu
sion. deciireu ttl.,L tho Time Come wnsn wo
waited throughout the eutirc nation great in,v
mont IN De.lall y. reform sucn as ma. swei New
lotk-a uuion "a honest men against cor1upt, 0n
IA nigh paces, NO biatter uadcr what
party. suggested. a. needed reforms ~ save tue
country tale Aliases vi CORRUPTION tnat rcr-
ncatcs all departments VI The government, the
adoption vi the term prlncipic al he cecilon VI
lros.uent, the cAauiilation oi al canl da.cj for
Oilice, tue enactlIeaL laws tnIt persons lalnoL
be rcuuyed lro,n once except IOr nlaleA,aicc
or hiccnpcicHcy Tor Two or three years
after the Inauguration o. = new President. &C.
lne people. ne oeetaed. were awaAe tu tio leces-
sily o. tcse relornls anu unless tlcy arose n taer
unilei strrns II aAd forced ihcn upJn tLeir iepre.
scutdtlycs, corruption aud briucry wouia become
ranpant, stealing COMMON. the misaplropriat.ou u
money ulat er O cou se ana our wH0ic social sys-
ten uisor. .ani1cL. lhc senator views we're loudly
Cneercd, aud Wan he nid c0ncluucl lie Was .IeGted
W loud and prolonged Chceis.