The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-06

from Wisconsin.
Here Is the gst of what an Ex-Governor Of
one Of these Northern States thinks about Mr..
Haycs's civil service reform:
"Of course it will ruin the Republican party.
Il Is either an absurdly ridiculous attempt to
deceive the country 10y sham and fraud. or Jolly
and error on the part OF men who may have
read Plato yet do not understand our insti-
or reason can Il tree and independent citizen te
prohibited from taking part IN public ne Is
nV s n r oH nnt mn nter Woo 70
laion Of tho spirit Of liberty to dictate to an in
tcll.fent class oi people what committIes they
tend It's meetings after his Office hours as an
American citizony And is the recent order of
Mr.. Hayes not a degradation OF the entire civil
service? And has Mr.. Hayes. shown any red
reform in his 4ppontineLtsy Have not great
many removals and appointments been made
solely for the purpose u rewardng personal
services and against the public intoresis civil
service reform may be necessary. but MIR. Hayes
,,ah certainly no il,a WnHt u rem rci.rI Is.
Honesty should be the ilrst object thought OF IN
public. a. well rs in private life But Mr.. Hayes
has failcd in this grieNously. He has gone
BACK on the prncpler. the party ihe indi-
ylduals who made him what he Is. He has get
honesty In politics. He has alrcGdy repudioted
the PRINCIPLES. and may eventually ruin the
s naray that elected him. lie is political Peck
Ii may hr thought that sentiments like these
prevail only among the so-called machine
politicians, OF are the result Of personal d.sap-
pointment | was at first IN lined to believe
TINS myself But II Is nlistahc. Oh inc con-
trary, IN conversation with plain people VINO
clearly can have no personal interests what
over. heard mu.h tn" strongest expressions;
while disappointed politicians generally IN
dea'ored TO be cautious and cir'umspert in
speaking about the Administration. Ger
fanny no politiriah USED the l'markhple tN-
4 al
llcan mere hont OF ~ laui VINO III my hoarlhs'
denounced Mr. Hayes as traitor renegade
to his party ana 80 on
rather singular circumstance IN view otthe
almost unanimous opposition among the poo-
pie, Is the i0et that thr largo majority OF the
local newspapers thnt ! nave seen are most
VIGOROUSLY ar work 10 pun MI. hayes ana MS
pohcy ana reform 10 the very ky. There
seems to oe No INIT 1" the Enthusiastic culo-
ges ot these local pfgan-grindors asked
gcntcman Of iLtcie nee To explain the ex-
IRENE difference between the opinion Of the
people hnd myself heard AMI the opinion OF
the papers The answer was that these papers
had. from local OF personal nierests only re-
Gently taken the new eur after they had for years
preached Just the opposite doctrine. Our peo-
pie said my informant. have, by these very
papers. been for years taught TO believe that the
rebels were still objects Of danger and hatred;
that they We're unfit for seli-government; that
| Chamberun and Packard are men II grcat
worth and hcroism; that the life Of the negro is
| only SAFE under Republican rule; that Demo-
| cratic rule means the wholesale murder Of ne
groes, and their civil and political oppression ;
that civil service reform is an impra 'ticoblc
Wild theory; that men like Matthews. Eyarts.
aud ScAurz are enemies Of the Republican
party; and that the existence Of this party is