Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-14
Civil Service Reform.

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Editor Republican If the passage Of
the bill OF the Special Committee on Civil
Service Reform, introduced bv Mr.. vii
lard, is as the Chicago Tribune SAYS, il
the right direction, why would it moi
more completely perfect the thing by ad-
ding thereto an additional section, making
1t a penal offence for any citizen of the
United States to, in any way, approach
the President, or any of the heads Of De
partments. with view t. ofsiai.l appoint
ment, without first having notices served
on him that his services would be want
ed?
Would it not still be in the right di-
recuon, and very much in accordance
with our free institutions, to have Sena-
tors and Representatives to stultify them
selves to the extent that it should not be
known, or at least made public, that a
Senator or Representative had personal
or political friend
Some men seem to have but little conf
dence in the people, and as little in their
4 Representatives, and the wonder is thai
they will stay in a Representative Govern.
ment 1t is fact, and no fair minded
man will deny it, that the people exercise
good judgment in the selection of our
them in the councils of the nation. They
are good average of honorable men and
as general thing, far more honest, honor.
able and patriotic than those who seek to
detract from their honorable reputation
and influence.
Adopt any other system, and still all
other appointments will have to be de-
termined by men, even though Board is
organized for that special purpose. Is il
unreasonable to suppose that men thus
empowered would be destitute of special
friends, and would they not be as likely
to grind to as keen an edge, as honorable
Representatives chosen bv the peonle
1t looks to me as though this effort at re-
form, was in the wrong direction. II
questions the integrity and capacity of
the people, as well as their Representa-
tIves and Senators. 1t seeks to lessen the
influence and power of the people in the
choice Of public servants, bv putting all
honor in the hands of kind of Spanish
Council ofDisorders. Itmore completely
centrahzes influence thing to be obvi-
ated as much as possible in this country
The bill reported by Willard the
Chairman of the Committee on Civil
Service Reform, is said to be bill to pro
mote the independence of the several
branches OF the Governments The adop-
ton OF this bill is considered an act of /
Patriotic self-denial,n upon the part of
members who favor it; the opposition.
The selfish and moral minded Glass;
So contends the Chicago Tribune. Pro |
mote independence of character. Beauti- |
tul headings of law, when it is so gen
orally conceded that each branch is al
ready so independent of each other as we'll
as OF the people, that they can steal and
plunder at their own option. fail to see
wherein the patriotism consists. for a
member OF either branch of Congress. to
willingly yield up to any man. or set of
men, no matter how honorable they might
be, that interest he and his constituents
are honorably and fairly entitled to in the
of official favors.
Under our theory of Government. and
according to principle that lies at the
foundation of our Republican system, it
looks to me as though it would be be-
trayal OF the right of his constituents.
cowardly surrender of privilege, as well
as duty, he, as Representative. should
and honorably perform for his
worthy friends. Members of CONGRESS-
are generally of a high order of talent;
Ialr average of our best and most honor
able men, and if any man can be trusted
rs honorable and patriotic, it must be the /
chosen by the people. |
This Congressional District has been j