New-York tribune., 1876-07-11
r0rR rERY GOcD THIyGS.

oncc expresses the opinion that the Civil
Service should be organized upon a system
which shall secure these. lie hits exactly the
cause of "a good many OF our wOcs-thc TACT
that the power of appointment in many cases
"has passed into the control Of members OF
" Congress- This system Mr.. Hayes says
"ought 10 be abOlished.' We have for long
time been of that opinion. 1t is surprising
that this frultsui source OF corruption should
not have attracted more attention. 4ir. Hayes
observes that it is considered by majority ol
members can intolcrablc BURDEN IEIS may
or may not he So; but we are sdre that IL Is
REGARDED as a nuisance by an honest conf
munity. More even than If tie OF
fees were directly bestowed as they should
be b. tie President are they made the re-
ward OF partisan services; and the result HIS
naturally proved very degrading to the char-
actcr Of the Government, the trainers OF
which never in the least intended that The
members of Congress should have anything to
do with such appointments. If this had been
dcsigncd, proper constitutional provision would
have been made for it. The nominations Tor
Office should proceed directly from tho Prea-
dent. and we believe that any rule tantamonnt
stautly have been rejected by the Trainers OF
the Constitution, or b. the people. There Is
no room for compromise. If We are to have
Civil Service Reform, the bad practice must
be abandoned A member is elected to make
the laws. Let him attend to his business, and
the future Presidents of the Republic no
longer shirk the responsibility of attending to
theirs.
Gov. Uayes's notion Of what public officer
shond he is excellent. He should be "purc :
that is, he should not take brides, sell justice,
or think more of his own interest than oi that
of the people. He should bc "oXpeilcnced; :
that j., he should not, after thoroughly learn
ing how TO do good work, be TUNED out to
make way for a grccuhom who understands
only the ant and mystery OF managing toh-
gressional caucus. He should he efficient
Offices not being instituted for ornament or for
tbe aqgrand;2,mont OF their holders he should
have both the will and the ability 10 III them
wisely and yiItuously. He should he cc0nom-
iraI. rGrtIv because we are heavily in debt and
are tax-burdencd people, as We always shall
be until We have saved money. Pmiy-that
is. no scamps! EXpcicncc-that Is no IGno-
romuscsl Eticicucy-that is, 10 dIouca! !!
Economy-that is, no spcndthnitf; ana Whch
We have filed the p0st-OiilccS ANA The Gus
tom-hOuscs with men Of Il superior stamp not
appointed because they have Helped tins or
that aspiring gentlemen TO go to Congress-
but because they are thoroughly competent
and desirable, our politics will become at least
a lIttlc cleaner.
| Mr.. HAYES points ont the good effects which
will follow when a strict regard for the public
welfare is maintained in making the appoint
ments-whcn the offices shall be no longer
the rewards for services to party leaders,
We may then reasonably anticipate Wdat 1t Is
almost impossible to make suIc oi at pres mt
" the speedy, thorough, and uuspalnS prose-
" cution and punishment of all public officers
| who betray official trusts" Now every
olicc-hol6cr j. the pet Of some member oi Con-
grcss who has a direct personal interest IN
couccallng scampi,hncss OF in covering mp his
mislccds. So long as the Hcpr9se' taive has
q sharp and smart man in his district looking
ont for him. and arranging matters for his re-
election. how can he be expected TO
acauicscc in the expulsion of the smart
man from place which he may be
very unfit for, but which gives him
vantage ground rs an elcctioncercr! How can
! the member nc tNIlttifh W luiIi 'lin H''.HNA'
| ally into personal enemy! or to confess that
| IIe made big blundcr in nominating him for
| any Office of trust or profit Who viii care
/ for the caucus if the smart man does not 7
| who will manage the newspapers Who
| will manipulate the matter OF the rcclcc-
| ton? There may he growing and diiappro-
| bation but the system is too strong Tor al the
| independent voters of the district, and so the
smart man is kept in his place and the mem
! Der OF CONGRESS IN his Whatever 1t Is ncccs-
/ sary to hush up viii De mShcd up; whatever
! il is prudent 20 pay will bc paid; aud though q
President should ch !Dcc to he anxious 10 turn the
/ smart man out of bis place, the chances are
/ that the NJ e.. who owns him viii be able to
/ keep him in IS for the people, thcy are very
prying and very fond of party. What, then.
/ will become OF thc purity, the efficiency, and
| the economy Of the OilicehOidcrs! Let the
| history of placcmen and places during the last
! eight years answer. We thinll it OF good i'm
port that GOV. Hayes should have hit upon
! precisely this evil, already enormous and
promising to become even greater, unless we
| can secure a rofOim. We like 10 lave him
/ committed TO more wholesome policy and
| we hope, should hc be elected, that in the very
/ be ginning OF hls administration he will reclaim
| for hi, Office a function which ii should never
| have parted with.
THE MONETARY SITUITION
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