New-York tribune., 1877-08-04

81 800 he received in Pennsylvania WAS not eXcep-
ionai was but a small part IF the gross receipts lOf
all his years of sump-speakne.
yyhc~e did Mr.. Schurz think this money came
'FRONT.' Was il any worse for the Republican state
Committee - ask "a Custom Housc Oihcer to pay h'o
dollars towards carrying the Pennsylvania electoh'
than il was for Mr. Schurz to ask the Kepuplloah
State COMMITTEES 81 500 10 put into his own pocket'
All the partisans and politicians. and corrupron-
i,ts that know make their political speeches with
ont money and without price, and never even asked
to have their expenses paid. They help along ClyIl
Service Reform at leas: TO the extent that no clerk
has 70 be- assessed on their account no clerks money
goes into their pockets, aud ten times what any
clerk is even asked TO give goes ont OF thelr
pockets into the general fund. III Is not
believe the habit of political speakers in the united
States of the grade of Senators or Cabinet OH
GERS charge their party associates for their e'rt9
in common cause, and, as Civil Service hoiorlheI
Mr. Scdrz enjoys and is said to deserve the reputa-
ton of being alone in the busn IS OF selling ms
voice al fixed prce per hour in aid Of she Republic
can canse-a cause of which he is 80 much more pure
unselfsh and patriotic an apostle than his poiiti-
cal conpeers if We may believe his Chamber of Com
merce speech that it is only after his own accession
10 place that the American people believe once more
that they can get an honest Government. MI
Schurz has chosen TO attack wantonly the feelings
and the pride of natye-born Americans by traYer5-
ing he whole country, and for the sum ol one nun
drei dollars an evening. less or more, denonncing
the corrpt0a and dcpFayity Of our Government anu
our people. With what Mr. Sumner wouid nave
called "a loose eXpectoration Of speech he mas
characterized all oiice-hoders as " an army oi po-
liieal mercerarioso But IN tina; army of political
mercenaries the FIRST and highest corps, it's Seventh
Regiment Is composed rank and file, private and
officer, Of Mr. Carl Schur.
attribute no dishonor TO Mr. Schurz. do not
saw chat he had not a perfect right to demand any
sum whatever for his speeches but if hir. william
II. kemblcs assertion is true that he pald Mr.
Schurz $500 a night for his speech Mr. Schuz
is certainly estoppod from characterizng Fed
craI ofice-hoders no richer than himself, rs
political mercenaries because they work for
money! and not for love alone. No one would
quarrel with any man for any honest way IL
which he may his bread and butter, bat SO
long ~ Mr.. Schurz puts into his pocket thousands
of dollars part Of which he cannot fail to know
must have come from the contributions Of Office
holders while the Secretary of State Of the late
corrupt Admins ration drew ont OF his pocket hun
rds Of dollars 10 save the poorer clerks of his De-
p2rtrnent from making contributions, IT wonld be
becoming in 2ir SchuIz when next he addresses
the Chamber of Commerce and the rural iyceums,
70 make the comparison between his own unselHsh
patriotism and the selfish greed Of his predecessors
in Office and his comrades in litlc les sharp!
Undoubtedly there are oppression aud injustice IN
connection with tie leyying Of political contribu-
tIons upon olce-holdeTo; but do not see why ask
ing political contributions from Oiceh0lders IS any
worse than asking ecclesiastical contributions.
Patriotism and religion are free as air; bat brass
bands and torch-light professions and Sunday
school picnics and quartctte chors take good deal
n. It,r euf., sfh le
one or 20 the other The cilice-holGer, it Is said,
tbough the contribution is "yOluntary,' pays it
uurrr fcarof being turned out Of Office. Bu. know
that If | 10 not pay my ministers tax shall be
turned ont of church! Yet one nterferos to say
that shall not be asked 10 contribute, nor do care
10 have any one interfere. We generally prefer 10
ne our own Judgment rs to what and whether ne
will give for the asking.
Nv idea of Civil Service would be 10 have every
holder KNOW and feel thar Lis place depends
moi on his doing or leaving undone political work,
pairing or leaving unpaid political taxes; but on
his faithful discharge of official daty. Regarding
political WORK or political assessments, he should
b. n absolutely free a. be is regarding ecclcsasti-
ral work | would no sooner have him forbidden
M nIodcra'. % convention than to deacon church.
And | would have such men in Office that their
presence I'm % convention should be- a benefit TO
politics and guaranty OF fairness and purity, and
then they should be left 70 do exactly what they
choose and what the people choose TO have them.
~ IS The inalionable right Of every American cti-
zen. To conccde this seems 70 me the simple due
10 frecmcn: to exact more atxes the badge OF ser
vitudc. Mr. Webster said there nothing,
10 him 80 silly as Masonry, except anti-Nasonry.
II seems 10 NE there Is nothing 50 bad as to make
political service the condition OF holding Office
ccpt political non-scryicc.
lido not attribute to the President any intentions
10 encr0ach upon individual liberty Nevertheless
mis- order is step in that direction, rather than in
the direction Of Civil Service Reform. True reform
necessarily lies in the mode Of appointment, in the
character of the appointed and ~ the degree of
tinuity Of Qlice-n0nc of which touched by this
order. Reform does not lie in the conventions an
ofiice-holdcr may attend, and the primaries where
Ike other good citzens he has natural right and
bouudcn duty to 20. If appointments are made
solely forroltcal reasons it is idle to attempt to re-
form the Clyil ieTvice, 10 suppose that we, the
pcople are minors paupers IDIOTS and women enough
10 suppose that the Civil Service is TO be reformed
bv tithing little mint anise and cunmin out of
caucus and convention. How many otfice-holders
must be- locked up in their Convention day
fodrown the turmoil in the Baltimore Custom House!
Col Wilkins, the Collector of Customs, was APP
poin;cd less than year ago. He appears to be a
gentleman of high character, and the Secretary of
the Treasury publicly acknowledged him To be an
officer OF great merit and usefulness Him, an adj
uiriuc pe0nie see turned out tO make room for Mr.
Thomas. Oh the assurance of Mr.. Fulton editor of
Thc Baltimore 1mcyicdn, that with this change they
cap elect Il Reform Mayor the coming Autumn!
Adam t. King the Naval Officer at Baltimore, a gal
liant soldier Of the Union Army an officer Of the
highest character and gentleman 20 the manner