New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
DIR. Curtis md cTIL sEEUcE REFORM
4 GIGANTIC FAurnE.

4 GIGANTIC FArLrRE.
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Mr. George William Curtis, VINO mas written
anu spusen lmanJ svett.t prely llA-s l'ut -,1L
Aptange l ~ sta1lr N rle pres dents I,s aU
ponfmeuts not precisely Of the sort cont euplied
bv fLt Civil Service Euie- " which Mr. tur- wa, ne
rerefr1l ana t.,rs- author Possibly De- c0uurrv can
endure te retirement OF Mr.. Curtis from tle Plesiucy
of The Civil Service Commission. aud probably when %
s5Daer. that Nj Crr-l-s rules we're never honestly
enforced rhp country viii regret r 7-l.ft0r
OF tle ahoun OF tbe whole business; but when le writes
mo more win such delicate patuos ANA sld.rne.s about
that great ret1rm Jf l- lel-ulz shat I'D the country
t.f of Pr.ent Of M United states the country de-
douDtedv good and sufficient Mr.. Curtis objected 20 his
elefri1u upon thc-to MH-hroad ground mat SIR Gree
rv'- clothes were not vhar President clothes should
Ie. They d. not IT. tleY We're unlshlonaue trF were
moi mace br dr C1rtiss French tailor. the OD1uonue.
H. fact 81. Curs e. ia politics what be- in literature.
crnpound ~ urlss 90, whc urcEtc, perfectly nttIug
gloves ald b5ot7 pouItg. hair parted IA tue middle OF
the head iud flower ID the butfOu-hue. To American
politics literature Lo s. what Worth be- ~ F4ria nile
huery Mr.. G-c-ley's coat was nor vel fitting nor
ta-hionab, not maue by Mr.. Curtis's tailor lIL,
-ou~-qusrce. Mr Clrts lampJuued him. instructed Mr.
Thomas Mast cartcature him. placed HIM weekly side
v .ide wiz TEeea aud -e rest Of the Iammauv tlugs.
required r.. Thomas Mast 90 picture him hand u hand
win Jefferson Davis and that gang NJ trai-or All this,
WLe le was wiring VITA teas 10 bus SOFT blge eye,
about CI. services Reform and covering RE newly rN-
posed but rot.cu 0t Credit Molller With the
Swerte. ~ spring yIoets 10 THIS day hs pen mas had
word 90 write 0i t0aI aud the resi- OF tlr huhler
thieves ard pe-Irrrs lut w9r.s ol gentle. teule. bless
III. For honest Horace Greeley tie same pen had
WJs that not false and mean "tF 1ul conc epu0u
NJ T,--ris -, Nj ~ f--c Jg-re Qrvau .io Li, r1rfu
Mr. Curtis coutlrutd O. east odum upon MS memory.
De did OLs discreet thing. however. ll connection
win mr. Greeley. When sorrov-strcEen nation rose
ID to honor he dead patriot, Nr TITS went INTO
decsuJ rctreuent IL took part lu the grand obse
guies Grant and Wilson we're there, BAT Curtis and
Nat he hired hbeer of the dead man and tie -cuTrr
pictorial jester. knew there were no places Tor them be-
side the bi-T " HIM whose clothes qua not NJ hin ana
rhCy SHUT themselves up Tor day -fu .-l o men,
lost q might Dc reeoSni5.a nov yiIy ny WASHED 'heF
% be- rev reTivsd asin. Yet. nd Il lived Is'i Il
-Bulf hive spared Mr. Curts. He wrote Jeaut.-
fuly ID its behalf. Dur MI the same De could bee
-ulred f1r whar he Erote, IN manner 10 touch
ugly sentimental. gave tn DEE % what he did he
. l1gantic political sham ia starch and Dnckrani and
wat surprls Us Ind that he also g.Iuric
lllure ruat hs Cgl. Service balloon, h~iue ulrl
Wit M. very thu cas las collapsed, making people
Wonder what u a. oe-un ioI. 'g--t ~ sou done ior
IT, President Grant up on pedestal pefgr. llr l4
tou a. Hlga Priest OF CIv service Reform. Win what
~ ,t aI be- seen from tLt infamous selection Ui
men a. Casey o. Aev-CrleIus ana sharpe uI SrWNUrL
people be pea % al ignoDe CONCLUSION oy George
A SHATTERED IDOL
T-fa IIs ,srlH,as .InfI
We had occasion, more than once, 20 notice
how 81. Curtis, bis management OF Tie Journal ~
C.-i.l1Ii, -Ueryed from the amenities which had be-
ion. carlcter-.-d Ms journalist de seemed
nave patience ~ith th9-s Who could not e. VITA
Lin 90 Tie LOst limitations OF hero-Worahip H- had
st uDa god 20 Rom De- dairy offered incense, ana was
impatient and sometimes rsciue because he could not
induce every ouc else "a JON IA MS rtFot-ol' Ll' ldni
T. lLa ttcrld to-day and h, goa OcAs az LIm Bur the
mischief L. done and NJ. lurTs Dr. responsible, 10 q
.rrr measure TOR having induced the people trust
!. man who breaks LIS promises almost ar the very
moment wleu ne assumes the ro0es OF Office
anew and once more takes upon himself Tie solemn OBJ
~ lIOus ID imposes Tur reelection Of Gen. Giant
due mute ~ the earnest ale cations Uf Mr. Cur
L. and O men OF high character like him, %
gnaiisd belief tAc President himself. Thus NJ. Cur
a. IL brought Judgment 4ud forced 20 confront tno
e0g,edueuces OF folly and crcduJY. Hi6 re1tc
tom Ire undoubtedly bitter De uuds himself TIE tool
OF Dasa poitcians the caspaw pick tlelr chest
uutt 4Gi VI the nre, the victim OF their inIrigues
ALTOGETHER TOO BAD.
Fivns ne er-H.zasguH pa Car0niie f.rnlI
We have not yet forgotten the beautiful
asaays IN which the HOwadI used 20 delight
~ or gt months ago ana 10 which 10 habit 10
ss1rs me c0udIug public that the President terri
Div An earnest about THIS matter and that II the Grceievs
and summers and Seizures, AID other naughty men
wOuld only give hlIn time ana iar play would soon
see thai there humDug about H. Ia
truth IN hardly much say that Il was Mr. Curtiss
Endorsement that gave the Presidents prUmssOry note
most OF Il. value market about that Time We
ceprsd II and have waiting Tor IT. redemption and
now the iudorser goes back the whole arraL
ana declares tine paper worthless Really this Ia alto
yether too bad worst Of II that there u no
Mast Justice occasion IA the pages or Inc
Journal u Ctrlit-ItlOn.