Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-26


II C7esle7 hss favored tho public, 5'o-gh
Carl sa-rI-. With definite s's;eueH; o. La
position on Civil Service reform. Eqiiouizel 80
brief /: MS Be -.st,l ,ac-. 70 cure the existing
evils OF toe ,er5ios, elect e, Il. G, president
Tie sage of CAzinasu.'s sols lFe-iis III 'A2
thorough reform Sc O: tie e.7i! service IS EIt.y
r.or;sel IL his letter Of acceptance, is enforce
neat Of ths oaa-.ora principle IN Isesideai-s.
elections! And ~ Z, il oor;siu tas, Nc Gse1-
leg holds u.a, principle only While !. A7oEs lie
oxu aspirations. and that once elected he would
Fivsit 20 ;ac win Is, IS he he's Lis champion
snip # pf5'co..5n szl his abhosrcaoe o. 3suoa-
rssy, lis 1a-zos. becomes yir,us-y ne recon-
lneudst. z Of himself for president
OF coorss Horace thinks very sns.- beer The
= efforts Of She civil 5ss7ice commission, though be
ID p.tcoaiz.ag enough 20 ~ ths: he 'lia-7 their
81 aus-sss is not their fsult.
Ons suggestion il LIS letter vial b. eea-r1.ly
rrsen-sl to--thst civil ssr7ice reform vii neys-
De achieved til tie ictcre.,s which le1zai Il
.hs,. lie uore potent IL cur political couufl's,
than ,b.re which rcs;et it. This is uot lie Iaczt
profound and o7iginsl remark weever saw or
heard, IA. it is true beyoni doch;
What irle,eftf, then, /, bs5-mcs ecli &c c1usi-
der, world be likely TO he the most potent, f ~
some mysterious 5.sPeasa,ioa OF Providence Nr.
Greeley should be inflicted cl the country: We
should then have Ia the pusiis couus.!s chief
magistrate whose csnlijaey VS. accompanied By
the iaIcxu- overheard Of al BE past p.iaop's'
.al tie mos. stuponlous swallowing Of his oHa
declaration ever EnoF1 ia history; Hhosc r91-.u-
alien gas the rosa!t Of A eorruPt sri revolving
trade tstseer the most desperate sd uupiin-
c:pled oti5e seekers il two opposing parties;
v5ose election, /. j; were possibie, would be
the result Ct s5smdess psTcaiiias cut
CT the cfGcCs. il IL can be csAel p
rarcel'iag ont. when every elise has
leen promised TO bali 5azea te,kers
therefor I'D wb5le Standardization would
Re controlled, &C L. is controlled. tg dad
tests sui tbys,sIF - tie Co1arsues, Fen
tons, Bl.irs, T;toas, GoTIisssss s8d Ts.e!s.
There :. lo, N honost, seHs!5le sal upright
nan ir ;he c.altry gho csn stand Up to-iav.
and ssy TIA. Il Greeley and Brown were 80 be
elected be could hope to be Influential to- god
wi.h heir administrator. The crowd wl5
faxu ca =ai duJer Mr.. Glst,ey thsj tLey may
use hin, sri to wtom. IS bis supporter Mr.
BoBlcs ass ;ol3 us. he viii doublefs ooa-
TIME to cile his confidence, would Iun
his alHiaisuation, perhaps not to fe;ure his
reelection - h,ying usel LIN they would
probably make him the sosps-goat for ths public
odiun which such an aimiaiStrs,ioa weu.I ez-
Gle srd d.soa-l him for sline more foryisc4ble
t-ol-bct for the re1re.uA,ion IF rhe,rsolvc, il
power.
sucb 81 administrator would undoubtedly
give Us tie uos; corrupt sad costly civil service
the c5uatry has ever kooTn. It csuii ali ths
progTe.. or true re.orn Only A. the gamblers Of
san Frs1csc5 tilel Isfe-m 10y compelling re-
SOFT to revolution All vigilance .ami:tea'.
MrGreoley hss nov toli us what he kn5ss about
reform re the .er,ice-aGj j; is quite enough q
that TOPIC scr sH honest fciends Of reform