Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-01-20
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial EXTRACTS From the Great d.

-"'"h AAAFdc'H from the Grcnt Dnilles
PRECEDENT GRANT IS EARNEST IN CIVIL sEEylcg
REFORM
from the N. Y. Times
We have frequently pointed out that the Presi-
dent had no motive for obstrcting civil service
reform, and that the insnuaton of insincerity
ON bis part INDUCED in by lis enemies. ia a.
shallow AZ it il unfair The opposition TO tLe
reform will spring from the politicians in Con.
grehh and out Of it, who look on patronage "a
inc ends and means OF political life, and who
ieel that their occupation will be gone when the
officers of the civil service will be selectnd wifi.
ont their Intervention.
We assure these gentlemen they are making
a very serious mistake. The Reform ~ not a
humbug. bnt practical gystem 10 which tI,cv
may ar well conform their plans first AZ last and
instead Of being veal, concession by tho Presi-
ueht 10 heetlng popular demand it IL only
another instance Of the Chief Magiztrateis clear
understanding Of and complete harmony with
lhe peoples genuine and settled wish
Az ERIE MIuDaycp.
From the N. y. Tines
We called attention yesterday to certain mr..
MORALS which have been presented to the Let,i,,-
lAihre by the managers Of the Erie Railway.
urging that tho dcfraudcd stockholders lac nm
to such legal remedies as are given them by
existing laws. The Impotence Of this reguest
can only be fully appreciated when it il under.
stood that tho existing laws" have been passed
directory
TIE TENDENCY TO WORSHIP MEN LIKE FISK.
From the y. Y. Tribuncl
The tendency OF modern society both here and
IN Europe ia to confOund capacity with virtue.
We admit, with the corners Of our moutha de-
murely drawn down. that lac has proved himself
TO DO scamp, but then we plead that he has
been so uncOmmOnly clever that his frauds have
been quite ont Of the common course; that His
winnings have been great aud glitterng; that
lac has passed in the those who were
Bqueamsh or Acrupuous- that Le LaA Icon
what ever may have been meant by that word
smart Az we como ont with our wiyes hooked
10 our arms, and our yOnkors all in their best
following, our talk is Of the gentleman lat
murIeren not aNirFilan, my dear says tho
family father to his rib, but he was smart"
TUE CONTEST TO CONTROL NEW YORK CITY
From the n. T. Herald
Tho present fight at Albany goes beyond tho
mere temporary enjoyment Of power in lie civ
government it reaches to the control OF the
next charter election through tho weight of the
municipal patronage and funds Whoever can
hold IN his grasp the various city departments
WI DO enabled, 1t Ii believed to make such COM
blhatons and to WELD such influence al to rive
INN and his friends great advantage in the
charter campaign. Controller Green now asks
ne Legislature TO increase his power to an un-
limited extent to invest hm with suureme ex-
ecntlye and Judicial authority, and to make linn
IN Tact, an autOcrat over every city departmont
and every city and county Office il tho people
oil Now York desire that lac should have such
power, and II the Legislature choose to give it
to him. let II DO done openly and above board,
and not by indirect means
WHAT WOULD FOLLOW THE OVERTHROW OF pro-
lection.
lFrom the n. Y. TTibune.l
That the overthrow Of our Protective sy,lem
would be Immediately followed by enormous
importation Of foreign manufactures and their
sales at low prices: that this would cause glut
IN our markets and stoppage through bank
rnptcy, OF many, IT not most. OF our manufact-
uIlng establishments; that this would be follow
ca IN turn hy general advance Of prices on
the part Of tile foreign producers and cxport.r4
VINO had thus obtained control Of our markets
all TINS would be simple repetition OF what wa
nave repeatedly exneri"uced lnt especially AZ
tG 0pr late war With Great Britain,