New-York tribune., 1872-01-16

~ Covert t'tr' On American Institutions. and !ndee A.
ne na5 SPOKEN, HprorOi O the Lincoln monument nj
io.rr ,'' Ii, m =, ih'8 not hCmg civil "er.ce Re
hdey for admission to the tiy service ~ ono of his
,y, ,ai'4' Oh TIC gratitude and admiration OF bis
La, out not ioast d7rst has been excited by find
,s udg 'h, ftrfcnt has been growing within the lat
year and half, out Of the character % 30. lille cand
rt % .%l oGoon % through thai Of probable candidate,
good Republican; and that the samo rnan and newS-
Tiii "I1 N'Is hust camoroua in their praises OF his
against ali interference with existing in this ana
Othef tnstom-hOnscs. and the malignant in thcr
peatahce ID this way aad under these circumstances as
tullbl0Wn candidate snege.tCl % orr mind whit soCn
natural and Obvious reflection, and il wa- this Tnr
o~o ge sources OF civil service abuses are The desire
0n TO those VINO have helped IN IT, II the President 10
Whoe " discretion We are told 10 look for reform
m e really candidate Il is hardly likely that he will
throw away the tools others Iu his situation have found
SO useful II he does throw them away, il will be a
CIVWins Itoof OF ms sincerity; If he does not, II
ot prove 1t ne s nsncorc, but it docs prove that the
time for vigilance aud criticism has not gone by and II
seriously lessons t!e chance OF the reform 'nS
. lOi no ulhs VIII over sanctily II aud give II
no county except the 'cisacrihce OF president or
Now, on raising eyes, with the history Of the last
candidate for reflection reform of tine Civil service
erc1 on f sti @ ",'t @ m 10 produce no s'haDe
soas of Civil Service abu 'os the Custom In the
while receiving the people, pay helping o pack eei,
tempt a repre- SSlOn OF sign of disapprOva Wash
IhgtOh the aDlcst and pure5t OF the Republican
Puy St'Hgcy denounced by the Administration papers
Tor asking for investigations the reports OF damn gins
INQUIRY Iho Custom house abuses carefully down by
toNtfnnrnt organs the bad parts !e ont and rrt
atuck away IN small type in remote their
Colun7 ana all ol At pOUhuOOhcd; and in faC., the
Whoc OF tine "retched party machine grinding away for
udl NE IN preparation for tho Nominating Convention
VOW we may not be ayrg exactly the thing ought
10 -ayi hu we are right well that neither
any oei honest paper ought, n the presence these
lVlS 70 keep silent and smile. N j vigilance
ana NOT Tor applause; tino to question and rest
aud be thankful.
To this long array Of suspicious circumstances the
PRESIDENTS friends nave nothing offer y way OF repy
nut reports oi conversations with him, AT Which he sbd
he meant we'll We need hardly cxpain to our readers
now ihpohtlc would even II II absurd 10
permit any officer tO in this ia. hiOn the
o -ueh niercnces from his conduct ones experience
or human nature and OF the human affairs
would Justify We stand ready to carefully and re
port fully ali improvements in the tiy Service which
the new code may Effect but y, long beside It
O the worst kind being pcrperntcd and perpetrated
apparently ia lho personal interest OF the President
shall not be restrained by consideration OF the Incl
Witty or hardhcartcdHtSS Of doubling him from saying
say about them. Nor shall we. far small
influence h"p 10 encourage the practice, much
loved by politicians, of taking mems account OF the
state OF thcir hearts, either substitute for good de s
OF u palliative Of bad ou--. To that wclikunVU old
argument" lie has mad mistakes, rs VINO has not q
there is alvay "a. conclusive rcply Ict him stop l9
mistake, then. mistake repeated l. no longer mis-
take, bat an OF, nse.'