Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16
Civil Service Reform.

An apology for continuing the discussion
of this subject must be found in the fol
lowing letter, which appeared in the New
York Tribune, of September 18th:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your rcaslonal notes and comments upon til,
T r W r M bat astr 3t from the
re tlean lost his rc1oninati2n simply and solely be
This is the largest and most important town in his
last ,srripE The then inrImbent Of the once Had
-tisfctinn of every body Ills personal having
Helnpei what became known t. the Dep$rtneht as one
ARE majority the citizens doing business at the
r"s {" 'i the c IN Fi renird it Mr. Willard had
been PRONOUNCED advocate of those rules from the
*Eect thrret and his outspoken words upon reforms
a hd to ., pc rdia frrt a1 h maer was In
y IN lis hands; his friends had faith to believe that
Hl the editor the local OF he PARTY claimed
a. r n i.f tw" Years ago Nj
Willard Iecame alarmed, and heslatfd me clanars
.ials necessities The claimant su'c eeded and Mr.
"afd was I@st arc NOT popuar in tnis
--'oI The citizens Rutland county We're at first
rnty Ie came t% rt2ard Mr Wizard in the iht Of
i!tn Chnee With SaTds N hlf 5eeyes: and they
as the most available candidate with whom to beat
NJ VI liIdr1, ttlllE diTtdtlA III but
mustered dele-ates enough to have ORGANIZED
@T ra at the that r s1e na mr. the
LONGS to the long and sad catalogue of public men re-
Rutland. Vt. Sept, ). l3-4
The titcts about the Rutland post Office
are these;
Capt. kilburn. the post master. and Mr..
A. II. futile. publisher of the Rutland
Urt3d, We're applicants for the appoint
mrnt. ME. WILLARD WAS early advised
of this contest for the succession. He in
formed al persons who inquired. whclh
cr personally or by letter. that his own
action would be governed by the Civil
Service rules: thlt he could not recon-
mend the appointment of Any one. as he
iii not understand tn It the rIlvS contcm-
plated the Interference of members of
Congress in tlltt WAY; tlr,t, 50 fur rs he
tItlon- or representations rs to the fitness
Of applicants. or the preferences of the
PEG. L. of Rutland. would be communicate
ii to III Po~t-olli e Departments and that
the senators AMI representatives in Con-
rrr~> from tn. state would act rs :, delega-
ion in respect to The appointment, if de
,irel 10 do 80 by either of the applicants.
l. thtt had been tn practice in contested
presidential appointments in tn state for
many wears. He also cndeavorcd to find
,ut whit the practice of the Department
was in contested cases. like that of Rut-
anl, and addressed 1 letter of inquiry, for
hat purpo>c, to the Postmaster G. neral, I
which. however. was never answered.
Nix. WILLARD WAS also advised, before
,rton was taken by the delegation in the
'.t,e, lhnt Col. Joyce desired the Rcpubli !
an nomination for Congress. and that Mr..
Futile ana the Rutland UerllA would
ur.e it. lie had then. and has
nd since no re t>pn 10 dolbt the correct
les of that informaton nor, in case Mr..
ruttln wt> appointed po~t-most"r, that
he Hu;l1nl GtoLc woul, Join the OPPOSE
ion 20 ME. WILLARD denomination.
80 tu IL these prob Utilities We're urged
Ipon h attention. IL reasons for any par
ocular action on lis part, he invariably
gave Irlti,., To understand that they We're
which ought not and would
lot lr suffered to Influence him.
In April lat. bo;h applicants app AIRED
Ii Washington p"l'~ lnplly and by counsel,
mi n.arlva day was given t. tn hearing.
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