, 1873-12-09

tho CONVEYANCE to StG1lo 1r1nQ, Auu
taking etops to reclaim tho whole reservation.
THE LAST OF CIV1L-sERVICE REFORM.
President Grant, In hiB nnnual message Do
liyorod at tho opening Of Congress-. called atton-
tion to Civil.Serylce Reform In the following
language:
In threo successive messages to Congress- have
sr';an nas hon,, ,,nr ~ far ~ 10 ohor,zo tho an.
pon.ment Of poara to deviso r,,lcs governing tic
methods Of :maiting appointments and promotions;
ou1 '1e.e 4's'us nAs oeo'' aus ~
whore norsona dosirc the appointment Of {rlont or
tho removal Of IN official who nay DO aIsagroeahle.
~ aa'e ny ru.'s $780, " .uv' .4st .se
recommend. therefore, tho subject to your at.cn-
tion, md suggest that special committee OF congreaa
sns eonae1 WIN s ~ or,s,, a,,a ra.
bs muIntanol, aud Which will secure the seryicea Of
honest anu capable o!cia8, and which Will Also pro"
,sa,s saa. ., ,,ro,o.t onsrsas M .,,, ~ tha ,.o
rtiyo from much needless procautlon ana will provo
Of great saluo to tic public at lara'.
Ihe only answer WHICH congTsss has iuaao "
this appeal Is III Inc appointmeae Oh commit |
toe' whose eeht'naehs IL u''oefasooo TO 10 op-
posoa TO tne reform OF the oi'a eoF''c0' mr.
Willard, OF vermont VINO naa oocn moro casnoa1 |
and efficient IN the Cause rum any oeher meh'ooF
Of Tie oomohE<oe' "as n1aos u s'Fe "As Ill tae
Charmahsn1p 70 Mf' AeaogG' o1 conneo1'ous'
who If aa1a to DO un"on'pfom'slnels opPosea 10
tue REFORM oen' t''''of, 'he "os1 p1onlnent
member OF the tommlttoe lS opposed by hatn1o
and political education to rolorm OF oVory do
scrlption, and particularly to ciVi-sorVico Nc-
form. he has ne1ofe now openly denounced It
as humhug. IN addition to this official answer
to Gen. Grants recommendation OF tho subject,
tho sentiment OF Congress- has been unmlstak~
ably declared against tho reform IN tho private
uttcrancos Of the Congressman. It is oVidont
At this sesaion' Just as it has At tho three pre-
ccding sessions to Which tho President feEoGB III
his naeaspgo.
This situation Of affairs ia tho moro worthy Of
attention ~ Congressional opposition to Presi-
don't Grant ID altogether exceptional. Groat
dcferonco il paid by tao Republican majority IN
Congress- not only to Gen. Grants recommonia-
tions. but to his private prodilootions. III tho
abaence Of any plausible explanation, tho oppo-
aition in this caso would 10 worry strange, and tho
only plausible explanation which suggcsts itsolf
Is that Congress- understands Gen. Grants roc
concentrations in this rcspect to DO utterly insin-
cero, There is much reason why ths conBtruc-
ton should 10 put upon them; for, in spite Of
ILLS reiterated reference to tho subject, Ills aT-
pointnents havo Indicated aupreme contempt
for both tho spirit OF tho reform and the letter
OF the rules. It ia now no longer mattor of
doubt that George William Curtis resigned bis
| position on tho Ciyil-Sorvico Board because ho
became convinced that ho could not secure Con.
| Grants corporation. Though silent on tito
subject for several months subsequent to his
resignation. ho has atnco said 30 distinctly in
editorials In Haypc's Weekly which have boon
widely copied lilo i1nmcdlato occasion OF
N1r. CursiB' withdrawal WAS oon. Grant refusal
to recognize tue principle Of promotion In filling
a vacancy that occurred III Now York City by tho
retirement Of the Naval Otlcer. But this was
only tho hair TINT broke tho camel's buck. There
had boon M accumulation Of cases which demon-
etra.od that Con. Grant ignored all tho rulos Of
Civil Service whenever he saw at to do SO. His
brothor-in-law, Casey, had boon retained aa Col
lsotor In New Orloans In the face Of Congras-
Honal censrre. Holden, Of North Carolina, had
been appointed. Mr. Newman, tho pastor OF
1ou. Grants church, nad been ecnt on tour
around tue world in all Official capacity created