The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-27

| The new systenpof Civil Service Re-
form, for appointments aud promo
ticns, has gone into full operation in
all the Departments At Washington.
Notice has also been given thai mo as
sessmessts on officers clerks. Nc, for
political purposes will " allowed.
While It is highly probable that the
Regulations niatlc, win be found upon
tflal crude md defective in many
things. Still we are satisfied that there
will evolve out of this matter, very
beneficial reformation in the Civil Serv-
ice, should General Grant be continu-
ell for another term. On the other
hand. we fully believe. that should De-
mocracy come into power through
Greeley, reform in the Civil Service
would be retarded for years.
Again we believe, and no candid in
telligent man can avoid the conclusion,
that General Grant by his frequent
| recommendation of reform in the
Civil Service, has been more instru-
mental In inaugurating action upon
this subject than all other means
which have been employed. It is true
that some Republicans have opposed
| it, and this has made il all the more
difficult for the administration to ct
feet the object sought.
Again the policy has been SO long
established of distributing place &C.
cording to the recommendations of
members of Congress, that to over
throw it, is no idle task. just SO it is
with the repeal Of the ranking riv.
ilege. 1t has been in operation SO long
that Notwithstanding the President
and his Postmaster General have again
and again recommended Its abolition,
and the House has passed bill repeal
ing It, yet thas thus far failed.
! President Grant has given the chief
strength and impetus to both these
measures Of reform, by reason of his
commanding influence, and the peril
nacity with which he has urged both
| of them. The result ia that they both
| find place in clear and distinct Ian
guage, in the present Republican Ma
tional Platform.
! The Republican party, in its sixteen
years Of existence has continually gone
forward in reforms, aud its accom-
plishments are in number and impor-
tancc. among the grandcsts in the
| worlds history. The party has not vet
stopped in its reforms. but is .c0ntinu-
ally taking advanced steps; and why,
task, does it continue to advance
| The reason is plain:
The Republican party contains to u
very large degree the best and most
intelligent portion of the citizens
OF the country. Ii is made up
Oh tilat element 81 our people, which
went through the great sea OF sacrifices
Tor the unity OF the nation and for
liberty. There is not 9 Liberal Repub-
lfeall, who has notagain and again adj
nhtfed the above 70 DC true state
meht oil tile character OF the Republi-
can party, and conspicuous among
them has been Greeley himself. While
at the same time, he and his followers
have most truthfhlly represented the
pellscratic aparty, as fiourishiag best
where ignorance ana vice does most
prevail. U
Ii this be SO, and that it is, must be
self evident to every candid man, then
should we not look for reform where
the better element prevails. Shonld
we be more successful in root;nu out
disease. where the Aeck Is IN The mai,
:. anu Ing ~" a'e sioN' VI WHERE
~ = ..' '"'' '.o"s 'i'o ",'"'o'ls .
any, ~. -" ''ie i'''ii'iiy' ~ ot''er
mofos en'.ii We push iorwar. reiollha-
party, where the material is found to
accomplish it. or shall we 60 to the