, 1873-03-14
ACABE OF CIVursERV1CE REFORM.

ACA6E uE Gl|1l~aEht4lE hEcVhM.
In President Grants inaugural he stated tha
it had been, and was still, his earnest desire Il
correct the abuses that had grown up in tn
Civil Service Of the country thst, to secure thi
reformation, rules, regulations, methods Of ap
pointment and promotion were established ant
be then added: '%11y efforts for such reforma
tion shall be continued. TO the best Of ny
Judgment, the spirit Of the rules adopted will b<
maintained"
One Of the oldest citizens of st. Clair County
ILL.,, is Col. Il. Wanglin, = gentleman OF I'M
blomished personal character. In the sun1rne,
OF 1861, although the father OF young family
OF children, he entered the service; aud no vol
unteers from Illinois being then received, the
first call being full, he engaged in the
Twelfth Missouri Infantry. rose to be Iieuten-
ant-Colonel, was in the battle Of Pes Ridge,
marched through Arkansas, participated ac-
lively in the two sieges Of Vicksburg, be-
came Colonel, fought at Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge, lost his right arm at Ring
gold, but very soon afterwards Joined his regi-
near Atlanta, where he and his regiment, in De-
cember, 1864, were mustered out. For his gal
liant services he WAS mado Brigadier- General
and, il We mistake not, was appointed to the
PostmaBterHhip at Believil1e, under I4ncoln's
Administration. He has held..the Office over
since, and given SO great satisfaction that, Il
the people Of Be1levil1o lad q voice in the mat
ter, he would be elected to the office almost
unanimously. Ho has very numerous family,
and this Office was his only means Of making q
living Originally q War Democrat, he has, since
the war, acted with the Republican party. It
il truo, he mover managed primary meetings,
nor did he make ssunp-epoeches, but he did pay
his tax to the Grant party in tho last campaign
when called upon to do so. He gave no oncour-
agement to tho Liberal party, and has faithfully
performed all his official duties. No charges Of
personal or official misconduct haze beea made
against him. His assistant is also veteran SOL
der, who WAS Captain in the Forty-third Illinois
during the whole var, and who is perfectly
competent to fill the Office. Monster petitions
were sent to the President BY citizens Of Belle
villo, asking him to retain Colonel Wanglin.
In spite OF nil this, the President has removed
the old one-nrmed veteran soldier, and appointed
in his place Mr.. Taylor, one Of the oVners Of
weekly newspaper, which paper, during the last
campaign, did great deal Of that sort Of work
which falla to the lot OF that SOFT Of papers.
The President, in his inaugural, declared his
~r-.,ono ro,r,cra M rosr, nvcarf rAYna
then to promote the next in line, il Competent.
How came he to disregard this promise in tho
case Of the invalid soldiar at Belleville To his
credit bo it said, General Logal de-
nica n1l responsibility for this act but
explains that his Jurisdiction in cnfnod
to the north half Of the State, while Oglesly has
control Of Civil-Service Reform in tho southern
part, and Gen. Oglesby was embarrassed, 81 Has
Harod, by his pledge to the girl who dancet be-,
fore him and. as the Governor had promised
this post-office to weekly newspaper, Ton
Grant, in tho language Of the Commissioners on
the Civil Service, felt it obligatory on hin to
violate hia own pledge, md the National gati-
tude to an old ono-ar1ned soldier, in orde to
VAt &111 619GtlOA& - ~
Congress-" He had to execute 0glesby's con
tract. But ID thIa sufficient reason to conrol
tho action Of the President Of the U1tcd
states2 In his inaugural he referred to his 'sn
services IN the war ns Sindication OF I'm
self from what ho called s1anders; whilo lere
Vas felloW-citizcn, who entered the army ns |
soon as he did, who fought st his side from 1e]-
mont to Vicksburg, who lost his arm, but notdis |
patriotism, and, with Sherman and Thonas,
fought until the law mustered him out OF ha
service. Did not this veterans long service, us
disability, and his poverty vindicateh him whenao
MN accusea him7 Did these not offer to te
President suitable reasonn why he should sayto
Gen. Ogleeby, II cannot dismiss this old CD
Piled oomraae cannot take from him to
means Of supporting his 1arge family; the ru1s,
my own rules, Of the Civil Service forbid it, jn-
tico and humanity forbid it, and it shall not .
aone." But the President did not say that. +
removed the old soldier.
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