New-York tribune., 1875-05-15

the disinterestedness to attempt the overthrow Of
the spos system he tho last OF great
his party 10 field. lie sustained the contest amu
outrageous asperslons q his motives ana i h
fuy repused tho solicitations Of friends ana oc
and Representatives heals q bureau" Dd 9 o pars %
t Of the Union. % in Instances inn9merabe appealed in,
trlgucd threatened in vain to induce hm 70 aepas, part an
the local elections Hardly clorkship was fed hardly
promotion made, for whlchthee were not n
backed by official Influence or reenorceu py
| personal appeals, who demanded SUSPENSION OF ,ne
rules and they could be sustained only D: 6iiendng
familiar with the facts can the pressure the
fgung socitaons and the partisan menace o to when M sn
the President subjected ana most or WHICH he 30
| nOby wtbstOOd ,.
TO stand by they had enacted aud TO aid the Pres
dent in trying position to which they had invited him,
II as for their not getting Offices they d pledged
for voiea whlc at the same time they beseged him with
9enS Savage crn from rena and partisan jour
nails to follow refusal to break the rules N
the party preferred mfdey to national pledge rather
than forbearanco OF for local election
While such reasons do not they go FAR TO miti-
gate any charge that can be brought against the Pres
dent They wond indeed no enough to discourage ali
hopes OF early rcsunng the great work, were 1t not tnat
The same elections which have robuked such nhdeiity
have also m hSs %DSe the % %Ss ps@n onyS S
received response which shows that It Is h1t true % o @ ae
Declined Governor Iiidcn in NcwYork. and Governor
Chamberlain In South Carolina have demonstrated thaI'
and thai any party VIII Witch Would win The future
| connive at Official corruption Governor rlden's late
declaration that "thc question Of honest administration
and the question OF securing official accountability are
tho great questions of the future not only true, but
II may perhaps be Of hopeful Significance Faith In he
higher sentiments and open assault upon corrupt officials
| will yet bring strength to any party,
| DUMB FARCE.
VIII After Congress thus turned its back upon the
reform which weakened the resolution Of the Pres
iien. the members OF the Commission could do but little
without money, to pay their own travelling ex-
pen they could not ask examiners to go beyond wash
ngton to hold examinations but they resolved not to re-
siyn long Oppor unity OF usefulness remained TO
them Those the examining boards who. ont OF regard
TO the public welfare and bc honor and dignity OF the
service, had performed much uncOmpcnsated labor
equally constant and they continued their patriotic
EHt when ihc moral power Of Congress could be- ,il in
fled their recreancy By ariagning the President and
| the rciorm-ali the clements OF resistance Werc
| for the same enfetbled. Its administra-
ton during the pa ysar was o coaISe Yn rc
that period land not according to any wish OF Gen Bu
sr Tnt a. e t if i m % et~ndd the reS to Boston,
and the new rules for that purpose were put III 1ofce IN
Al iasi however, the final and fatal decision of the
President reached; and If ne was moi prepared TO
rise higher level believe few will doubt hat sur
render was than that feeble existence of the rules
which wond only bring upon the Ieorm ana the ph pGe 81
the s annual Mag taat & III SSn![es' pe;D,up a}UniI
Will regard such action rs disapproya OF the SYSTEM
and viii abandon it,, was made, so far as ! am aware
In mat messing he repeats that the rules have been
beneficial" aud have tended to the elevation of the
ciacd with him. the result will be source or north
cation Nest certainly II viii be source OF morllnia ,,c
this sOealcd abandonment 10 have been nec,ieSs ana
ju'ttabe snrrendra alneot o & even % ~ 1e f i,I his i
counirymen; surrender that can no more be Justified
than the sro Of Webster to the slave power-a sur
render no more forgotten than the rccantaton OF
Canm which the fires OF heroic nartyrdon could hoe
IL was neither tho approval Of Congress- nor the per
pleNes o. position which was ihe standard OF dnty,
but the pledge gyea the aenowedgcd need 9t reIr or
III The Executive Department and the admitted fact tltt
the rules were accomplishing tbat reform. Sncn an od
moral heroisn, was lost, and therefor nation must
il Is hardly necessary t. add that at its last session,
Conrc,. d The dam irre i. S 9 - ire th prgsos rsoS5 wan Wan
made; aud thus. Without Pnbia recon or pnG aG,,
wore accompsied together. Congress t,at could de-
bate and call the Yeas and Nays aud vote. for months
together over tho prospective g0ries of the partisan
spois system to secured by Imitation bills civil rights
bills, bounty bills aud force bills and over the past
and 'c city oi WASHINGTON had not the moral coIr-
to make record Of yote or Of reason upon the
most important SUI Jcct that came before It,
THE FUTURE
TX And inly, few words of the future Though the
r. form - defeated for the few Of those who
betrayed it, and those who led the opposition 20 H. are de-
feacd also The need for it, and the honest sentiment OF
the people th; demanded it and ready to sustain those
who faithfully it, sdrviye. Ii is only question OF
time when civil Service Reform VIII again be made
national issuc ana what party will adopt no one can
tell Though the spirit and effects Of the reform are
wholly nopatisan yet like the assault Slavery. 1t
viii need 10 Dc sustained By the power OF ge9t party,
Nothing, think Is more certain IN Pnnc afafs man ian
ii''' It i no small gain that the true .princi-
| place under the Constitution has been secured.
na hat have a been II Tnrcabe whenever the better ssn
mcnt-alr ady enough in voume-silaN he MY organ-
tnow how TO do the WORK Of reform il will demand
| far larger scale. .
In all the older nations, except switzerland tho great
questions have been, and for long time VIII be: How
shall the government be framed How snail liberty ana
and will eonlinu to DC M 1% % Ian Tvps'' How ls n
honest vigorous admins tration be secured More ana
more in villages cities counties and States these great
resting public attention. without more faithful end
capable men in the offices and clerkShps the results
les and corrupt, without virtue and capacity IN Office
Ii Of great public sisniiieance taa M4y1r Of Of New t
filled several Important places in his gift more III refer
the d heE oysrSor s 1s S f sSTs ESSs
popular. in proportion as hc dches the baser spirits
Sapr fI G% mcn Of an parties dces Even While standing in
the ashes Of our own temple, we may be mere hopeful
be St remSEeI iSS cd % They % cannot ovsoT resolutions
or cured by Civil Service Rules alone The real poweris
aosaG ao pSGGG and enIgcnsd public opinion the land
which shall more fully comprehend the abuses. their
such an opinion worthy the highest efforts of this as
s0ciation true Civil Service Reform Is great ana
| Jlficit work, in which the making and enforcing OF
rules are valuable only il proportion as they give merit
fair chance and aid In breaking up the monopoly OF
partisanship and official influence. The people must
ton of themselves against the ambitious faplciy 2f
officers apd mcrcenary tyranny OF their parti-
sans-a struggle which the ipeyests of all honest men
and womeh ere ou one side, anu the gags and opouni
ties Of all dishoiiest officials and all jobbcrs IN pohcs
are on other side 1t Is not reform hat can DO ce
ried by assault or be made to millennium or JUS
tce and honesty, but contest as enduring as the love
gain and power In which honesty and PATRIOTISM must
| forever confront selfislness and ambition.
not look for radical victories to be achieved az