The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-13
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IL ~ nas'ef " ga. p,.s.1..;
American Peop'e'o e'ess " Wv ,-.a,.,.. .s
cy man o. hlHl PERSONA e"Ata's ~ =
IKE Ho'' hayeS. "HO 80; 49," o;nJ ali
elec'eu he VIII u,oi'i'' IV ~ ,:'.,oIt
idea OF reelection, anu deVole n'i'i'
dnre,eryedly 10 the good Of the public
a.,,;ao TLo socor1 term tradition Of
Se''ie'' 4A -. oo,,Iv and de.
our government mas pee'' " 'Vo ,-,;on.,
moraliEing drawback to Tue nA'' ~"
welfare. Those who have gone INTO Tue
p,o.;lorcv have generally, il not univer-
' U ao,ord term, and 10
saIiy' asP''e" " n c,ter 10 the
this end have Dee" P'O ,bs country
mere politicians ~ s.rnrino their
toF The sake - rn.nn%;n,,ion
active support ~ ,,i. hoor ,ho co.s
To such an eN'e"s = ' 49,. - = con.,;,r.
that the 'etl!"S r',,i,;n, @ ,ho p,osiIancv
noHa' pf'''''o" - " t,."I;,n a.o,.;n.
TO one 'erH ia" ''e" 1 ' '.o"." 90, All
among '"e p.Or'' -, .U Ill, .aI
WV Ia .Ia.Is.,,;on ,bsf CIV Hayes
co"' ,'"V - al, s,,;ao, rs,
has voluntarily nlaue o" I'LL" Su'Js''' i
language il as follows:
GRo,ieviuv That The restoration Of the
civil service 10 the system established by
Wasbinvlon and followed by the early
pre.;jsnts can be best accomplished by
an Executive who is under no temptation
~ m nae Inc natronage OF his office to pro.
mote his own reelection, / desire to per-
form what I regard a. q duty in stating
now NV ;nlleIible purpose II elected not
Nv w he n candidate for election 10 second
~ ,Srms m
,-,.,.,. AZ, ,,o1,o covorro, u.ves
IN maS'"s '''i' p'e'So HV'. .' "
makes another one equally important
one that IL It's natural and, wemay say,
io,;c,l ,ccomn,niment We refer 10 his
'T -" ~ -, ,,,o nvhIio .erv;co hv
p'euse !" 'e'o'" '"' P"."o " ~
declining to use The patronage oi 'he
Government as a reward for mer party
service. Upon this point he expresses
-, ,.l.,.:.,.aa,,', =. toII,w,
h'IlSe'l u"eq"''oe"''y ~ 'O'''"'
"More than forty years ago system Of
making appointments 10 office. grew up,
based upon the maxim TO the yictors be-
long the spoils.' : The Offices
in these cases have become not merely re-
wards for party services, but rewards for
services to party leaders. This System
DESTROYS the independence Of the separate
departments Of the Government. 1T
tends directly TO extravaganza and Off
cial incapacity;' it is a temptation
to dishonesty; 1t hindcrs and i'm.
pairs that careful supervision and
strict accountability ny which alone
ia,.n.n' ana .d. ee,e"t !; aSu,rrc,J I ~. MANN,
removal and surc punishment OF The un.
worthy; in every way it degrades the civ
il service and the character Gi lhe gov.
ernmeht ILV1 i, ,ko.o,,nh ,,a;o,, v md 'ty conn n
nlete I've should return to the princi-
pies and practice Of the founders Of The
goVernmentIsIppIying by legislation
Tne" ,aII;aIoJ nsr ' ""s,om % ThsY r.;Ihsr a :.
pected nor desired from the public off
GERS any partisan service. They
meant that pn1Ilc % oIncerS shoaIs ~.
Smy So"ern@s", sS and | 10 the neople. They
meant that The officer should be secure in
his tehureas long as his personal char
acIer remained u"tarnlsned I et;lo, anu .nc per-
sIaiV nIac,od .b"r, % m sor5nci the administration
Of the government upon these prinici Piles
and ali constitutional powers vested il
tae Executive WIZ be employed 10 eS'ao-
iish 'nis fe'0f"'
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