The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION BY m. DoRMAS i.
EATON, ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

PATna RRAD BEFORE THE AMERICAN SOCIAL
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION BY IN. DoRMAS J..
EATON, ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
DETROIT, Men, Nay u, 1875.
Mr.. DOrman r. Eaton, a member Of the late
Civil Service Reform Commission, reaa IN this city
today, before tue American Social Science Assoc
riatlon, i paper on '.rne Experiment Of Clyll
Service Reform IL the Ualted stafesn He
.iegan BY saying that unless we have
bcen mistaken as IL The need Of het;er
administration our lrat duty is 10 comprehend
The causes 81 our defeat. otherwise The advocates
81 partisan methods Of bestowlng once viii as
lert thar tneu own method i the only pracu-
.able one The humlllating truth Is t1at the
abandonment OF the clyil service rules was
without justilable excuse. involved the
breach OF i pubic pledge and Is ma
aonal disgrace. VINO then Is responsible
what officer, what party, wnat portion Of the
,eopleY The political fathers AID not f0resee that
political contests would be carried on aud great
parties maintained chiefly by the nope Of the hon
Ors aud pecunary gains Of once as so much spoils
or victory "During eight years. he said, "M ash
lnton removed but nine persons except for
sausel John Adams, durlag his term, removed but
line, ana NOT one on account OF opinions; Jener-
ION removed out lnlrty. nine; Madison only nve;
aonroe only nine: J. q. Adams only Two- These
we're officers c. nhrmed by the Senate. or VI hat
nlgh, be called the clerical force. not one was re-
nov ed save Tor cause uniil Andrew Jackson was
elected, when the era OF political proscrlp tion
legan, iron ich We are now recovering For
partisan reasons that President removed nearly
1000 persons IA Z single year. TINS was the in
ln4uratlon 81 tue Spots SYSTEM"
Inc reform was oegun IN 1871 by the republican
sartv. After review o. tne work up 70 the time
= ~ spsSlal MesAase y Ao'4 nc ooutinusu'-
VIZ nag now reached me crisis o. rs rae o. TINS *
n IA a XIV Sa sred An eclipse ~ iaih in
he higher ssntinents conident ana arrogant from
rs long possession y power i had more me more
He 70 y
leuce 81 mis- vas every hand.
ehNe e. GUY ~ sst1I 95 bn.'s III ~ rat4hns
Ien near - hand q would be lpo-sleie toeSpaln we
reatment % civil service reform ~ ne party leaders
sen II am fut % SosFeSs f S @s bn
had ag9lien and wished y 9rseh ha5 as feguocan
e y accomplish ihis reform taat lae meaod pro
= DSsaUenNp ssSTiNsNr.
In narrew spheres ana mraner ways the same de.
% +, % nS sa,eas ,1i,,,es ,yhrh ~ ser
eo.es N 90 had laGe me reform ana rs authors.
-" a@siafca u 70 os nnleal uselessyhs
4 promote onght sehootmaster: and 70 aepress
70 irac1s and moiety spoismca ii the pretended
rue, which we grsat General q ne army haa pr9mu
xael' M w r s, s IN me- t pl H., nag two
IN Lt ~ a9 9ncis,s
ieneag We're III s re~pouslsIe tor The rules ana in
anc aus ras e than hose i io connlyed At re- Gdia
~ al ,lstg" v = asaath Y, ne spo's sys'ea were
~ 'Ne't7 tet 70 CUE aua litSt .-, -
- ,sps SI1elas IL MaAs ntsh ueSuFIeis ! may say
leatu ON Athuct ~ 0Nsltrs Mus seeNils alondee
~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ lon cost nm
y. WIN ~ ti.oasnt II natd nat nc conia MOI eo
~ ~ s w is ~ anu W.
49, ~ W a.alitt 4s 49,, 70 l.~v
@1S ioa ~ aSFe patl-a VINO. as saa, e'esr
,.u." X - i ny 49,, ves y H"14eu uoa'
H~h' HealSt '"S' ~'~ 'i4 4+stt'taS uspS"N~"sS'
Mr.. Eaton then gives . sketch OF the efforts
made In tne last Congress TO paralyze the rslosin
main - IN rafns4n,y a - MIRO wrt1rfon and
'-s " -n -" "ft ' - -
CIVIL SERVICE coNAisSioNths
~ view ~ such facts Tue members ~ tie Commission
s0ud not iall "a ser hat he uure was preearous ~
Nas open 70 taent 70 &C. I'm rom p0at0 which they
aad mol sought and ~ which, win mbch pecunlarv