Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-02
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On our frstp page will be found what we may appropriately term n Civil Service Reform story. The sspermanent, ire sponsible" Jobus takes different form, in America, but the principle is here in full force. The Executive, and responsible Minister, have as little real authority in America as in France; but instead of be ing found in the Departments the Ameri- can Jobus turas up in Congress. Howhe sneers at any scheme of Civil Service Re form one can read in the reports of the recent Civil Service Reform debate in the House.. If he does not frank watermelons home to his family it is because our mail bags are inconveniently small as yet. If the responsible" head of the executive departments wishes to attempt reform he simply refuses an appropriation How do the Cincinnati reformers pro- pose to remedy this? They may elect 8 George Washington, president, but as long as the Jobuses fill Congress what can he do? If he is elected in November next, he will notice that the gentlemen who sac rifced everything to go to Cincinnati will be constantly and enormously increasing in number till March. All this while the Congressional Jobus will stand ready to relieve the Reform President and control the patronage of his district as heretofore. There will De Reform Casey in New Or leans, Reform Murphy in New York and Rafnrna I4aata at the haad of Referm General Order business. The individual official will be changed, but the evil prin- ciple will remain in full force. Cincinnati 1 must be something more than anti. Grant or it's Reform" will be- a considerably worse than worthless. L fr : Charles Francis Adams has written a letter to the Hon. David A. Wells about the new political movement. He evident 1 ly hasn't the confidence in Cincinnati that MT. Greeley and others have. lie is sat- isfied with the Liberal Republican prin- ciples, but apprehends difficulty in carrying them into practice. B As regards the nom- ination he says: 1 .s.aj saasE@sl I do not want the nomination, and could only be induced to consider 1t by the cir cumstances under which it might possibly be made. If the call upon me were an unequivocal one, based upon confidence in my character, earned in public life, and belief that would carry out in practice the principles which professed, then in- deed would come test of my courage in l an emergency; but if am to be negotia- l ted for, and have assurances given that I am honest, you will be so kind as to draw me out of that crowd; as1- -t
 MT. Adams gratefully acknowledges ''the many aattering estimates made of his services in many and high quarters" :" but says: .'... -''' -....
 "Icannot consent to petldle a0ith them for po1Uer. If the good people who meet at Cincinnati really believe that they need. such an anomalous being as am (which l do not), they must express it in a manner to convince me of it, or all their laborwih be thrown away.
 The letter is by no means bad one, and is written in an honest, free and easy style that indicates that Mir, Adams does not mean to run on his department. In fact, he bids fair, like his smart son Jack, to be a trife too lively for the "heavy" conser- vative part he has been expected to play.
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