New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-19

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hs& %So has
nsSS ST for seTersy than Jefferson Davis
although the latter is dsqSf hS %o%r OF coSgsss 20
enoye his disabilities; while President Grant Eohd
means Of relief % terms Of s$TCe was enOu seS
public Sce SR fS9 sShSEOG e rS
1sS ST sSs %s' and being man who p
sipies shove an personal ~ considerations he
s SSuld senate 1 '0Ts forever A immediately upon
sdoption Of his amendment uaushterl In politics,
Ssfofn is Cunning cStcR,wOrd The conclusion is that
whoever in favor Of reform must De IN Iay9s T .,
Is sure intuition which tells us THAT In government
q sS dce tae q oS u G We not
OF Mr. Carpenter then discussed at some length tne
ecntiye departments Of the Government and came TO
the conclusion that II the appointing power %ere aVS
s WAY ron his inc remaining powers would be
greater than that Of constable in nd aNsaad
mGsTs nsaie that the Executive Department shall be
endowed with such powers as would enape 70
CT.assnS as Regulations, ..,ons road and
,S1 GsRaate them mere n DEAN RdS Inc His rst criticism
that the most important officers In the Clv service YER
ing clerk in the Interior Department, or candidate
ioi the janorship Of United states 6nndns uss
~ the Interior or Secretary Of state sno9G MOI ~
sxemned also ny ,nose reS states but the head Of
the departmcnt need not be- hehthousekeeper on Tie
she EDesh language hut the Attorney o. tne
United states would not be required 10 40 Si'nSa.
the bntS S Tu S Which provided be
coming disqualified after long ana i saa o DsSe
Of less Tcsponsibty in the same department and the
70 nv pcsition In the civil service who shall not have
furnished satisfactory evidence IN regard 70 cnareeeI
health Sc. These lie sad, were nnnor ueieoS NJ Vne
ci'i SERVICE 94U ReovIaitoas Iaooa.luaat
r. ohio
~, constitution by taking away from the President the
discretion vested in him select hs appOintees from
Tho whole people and limited him to the names Of the
ron reiorIed to by the Examining Board; second
hat it up public servants the standard OF educa
ton OF the schools, 70 the exclusion from office OF
all who have not enjoyed the benefits OF
prc governmental class composed Of the sons Of the
ch In support Of his position that he scheme was UNI
Atiornty-Geueral Akermans opinion, gwen in August
1871 Continuing his criticism he said that, according
to these rules the successful candidate OF an Sppoin
was to be chosen from the three persons persons
81 the candidates should answer questions enough to
show his competency, sti the President must appoint
nation altogether aud ian back upon his discretion
b winch after case Mst wOnit S3SSnS III
for examination, after due public notice" would
sbfy Suppose vacancy in the Collectorship New
York, and an advertisement for candidates published by
q 4. 7. stewart or Henry g. stebbiDs. or GEORGE
opdyke would present themselves Tor examination ad
tboy did, would they not, probably be beaten ny the
candidates who had just left schoolf rus may PC re
v. ~
party that adopts it, for it viii excite the Indignation
and contempt and deson OF the people OF this country
rb6o s TO e es If but If ceTiniy is not eonsGcHa
Or mode Of appointing the public officers OF the
He said he wouId examine the regulations more in de-
S for the 2st GS Of 6e3 S %s a2
better ones could be prepared
Turning FROM The rules to The report Of The Commits
zion he said it based upon vicious leading idea,
yernauency of tenure for public servants This idea
had advocated NJ the formation Of the Government
by those who favored strong Government but It had
Was thought right that Judges should be made indie
Y n % e sas a ts
that officers Of S SR9 nd msy sRCSS RaTe
Ne 9eSSHsf for sn eT a duties but there was NJ
Ss9aei between these and Ci!n Service officers The
We're 50 simple that any intelligent man could sooi
master them he could have opportunity do
without detrmeDt TO the public service but law couC
prescribe low ship should be handed III storm or az
class Of men specially for these duties aud give
lie tenure in order TO their services Another
ialacous idea underlying the report was nat party
The bane Of this Goyernme1t and to labor for the cue
Office. IN an free countries there must be parties The
great Republican party, which has achieved such won
MED With It's enemies when IL came into power. Ac
cordinR Civil service Reform doctrine ought tC
pSnis but # It had done SO, how different Would lave
been The history OF those years MT CARPENTER read an
that under the present system, the appointing power
personal solicitation" and sand IT base and mag
liant libel the leading members of the Republican
high authority That only two persons had DC
manded appointments in terms that coul(
high the legislative department of the Government
and that having bad their applications refused on &C
istOHs OF the applicants, high champions OF
Snnaon sT Stem he said he did moi to ec
learning lie thought that persons who had not ne ad
vantage Of edd2ation ~ youth were more hhey ma
otbers TO appreciate it, advantages fully aud he he
IN Coypena,r eretts to 90 10 Bfarea
why" SAID ne, IF were candidate Tor nc pO.itio
o. copying clerk in OF the Departments and should
10 before an examining board OF a chemical turn O
mind, should certainly be rejected, although write
fsir hand and copy papers with great speed and
the pcary gates and golden streets Of heaven aughe1
and never expect to- mean never expect 10 know
aud golden sGeefs for understand that adnitiance
here does not depend upon competition examination
In conclusion Mr.. CARPENTER said there was
special why the scheme ought not to be adopted
~ this time. Al the breaking out Of the patriotic
fathers sent their SONS 10 the army, while oheif less
patriotic sent theirs 10 school and now IT this system
adopted the of the first class, VINO fight
ing for their country, while the Others were examining
Office because they did not know all about the fncua.
tons of the tides or how near the moon comes TO the
into tue Caspian lLaughterl
Mr. TRUMgCLL n DEFENSE OF THE PRESIDENT,
Nj. TRUTHFUL. rep. Ill wished 20 say u few words
this subject, hut not in behalf of the competitive ex
animation system which the Senator from Wisconsin
mir Carpenter) said had been suspended and against
which therefore it was remarkable that be should hav We
a directed go much OF his speech.
Sr. CARPENTER denied having said that the system
rot to 20 into operation What he had said that
Die 0es ana guat0ns were TO be vised 20 az carry
h operation efecualv. In other words the
a administration had merely let 10 got better hold
Nj IRlMBULI.-I certainly hone that the Civil Ger.
reform h not 70 lie abandoned but IL 10 be pursued
But having given the best attention IcOuld 10 the
.s.Ors remarks certainly understood them 10 be 0e.
Vced almost entirely the rules and regulations which
a. j. now said will not work. and TO be changed i
ebsll take up time in attempting to- defend those
3D. system