The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-22
A CASE OF CIVIL sERTICE REFORM
The Way Rr Grant Carries it Out.


Ia President Grant inaugural he stat
ed that IL had been and was still, his
earnest desire to correct the abuses that
had grown up in the Civil Service Of the
country that to secure this reformation,
rules. regulations, methods of appoint
meut and promotion were established and
b. then added Ny efforts for such ref
ormati1n shall be continued To the hest
0t my Judgment, the spirit Of the rules
adopted will be maintained
One OF the oldest citizens of st Clair
County. H.. Is Col H. Naugliu, a gentle
man Of uuhlemishcd personal character.
In the summer Of 1851, although the IA
Their Of q young family Of children. he en-
tered the service and no volunteers from
Illinois being received the first call being
full, he engaged IN the Twelfth Missouri
Infantry. rose 10 be Lieutenant Colonel.
was in the battle Of Pea Ridge, marched
through Arkansas, participated actively in
the two sieges of Nickshurg. became
Colonel fought at Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge, lost his right arm ut
Rlugguld but very soon afterwards Joined
his regiment again and was in all the bat
ties az and near Atlanta. where he and his
regiment, in December l~64. were mus
tered out For his gallant services hc wa.
made q Brigadier-Gcneral and, If we mis-.
take not was appointed 10 the Pustmas-
tcrship at Bellevillc, under Linculns Ad-
mluistratiou He has held the office ever
since aud given So great satisfaction that
u the people Of Bclicyilic had a voice in
the matter. lac would bc elected a. the Of
nee almost unanimously lie has a very
numerous family and this office was his
only means ut making % living Original
ly a War Democrat he has, since the war.
acted with the Republican party II i.
true nc never managed primary meet.
ings. nor did he make stump-spceche- but
he did pay his tax 10 the Grant party in
the last campaign when called upon to d.
So He gave no encouragement L. tn,
Liberal party aud has faithfully perform
ed all his official duties No charges o
personal or official misconduct have bee
made against him His assistant is also
veteran soldier who was Captain in til
Forty-third Illinois during the whole wal
and who is perfectly competent 70 fill tn
office. Monster petitions were sent to tn
President by citizens Of Belleville, askin
him o. retain General Wanglin. In spit
Of all tins the President has removed tn
old one armed veteran soldier, and ap
pointed in his place Mr. Taylor, one %
the owners OF weekly newspaper. whicl
paper, during the last campaign. did
great deal Of that sort Of work which fall
to the lot OF that sort of papers.
The President IN his inaugural, declare
his purpose TO remove 40 man except 70
cause, and then to promote the next /
line, il competent How came he 70 di.
regard this promise in the case of th
invalid soldier at Belleyille? To hi
credit be it said, General Logan deniC
all responsibility for this act, but explain
that his jurisdiction is confined to th
north half Of the State while Oglesb
has control of Civil Service Reform in tn
southern part, aud Gen. Oglesby was en-
barrassed, Us was Hcrod, by his pledg
to the girl who danced before him anC
as the Governor had promised this pos
Office 10 a weekly newspaper, Gen. Gram
~ the language Of the Commissioners o
Tue Civil Service, felt it obligatory on hir
" Violate his own pledge, and the nationi
EsS,lluue 10 au old, one-armed soldier, i
W. carry out the election contract
y. ...uiH%erS ot Congress He had I
,,k,e'hy contract But is thi
a.. s'I p-".lI reason 10 control the action
~ W. ;na V,,uvnI VI the United States7 /
US 'i''V ' , ilo referred To his own sery
c.L ~ indication Of himsel
was iellDW-citlzen who optnr,a ",'lo iler
AZ soon as he did, who fought ., Wy arm !
from Belmont 10 Vicksburp ybo T Il,, S %.
arm, but not his patriotism and ~.
Sherman and Thomas. fought - WY ny
law mustered him out of the sery;n,