The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-15
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

klNtH hhNNiNH NF' N'"'
OGlato years We have hoard much,
bat have seen but little Of civil service
reform. II has or had grown to be u
beautiful obslr0ollon--an puotlolnable
excellence which hung just out Of the
roach Of morlols II possessed all the
charm Of an Arcadia yet unysitcd, Il
Happy Valley yet unoxplorod indeed u
yeriLablo political Utopia How often
and ardontly political patriots turned u
longing glance in the direction where II
was supposed TO haye local hObItation
and a name. But alas The national
capital gave out nothing but sweet
promises, Grant was at no time IN his
presidential career strong enough 10
break with the cormorants nj whom
the new principal was leyeled With
him civil service reform was pretty
thing to talk about but when reduced
TO practice, too many Of his friends came
or would have come undor its ban, This
did not suit the presidential purposes
at all, at all, and would have left the
third term idea high stranded on II
political lea shore where inevitable
wrecl, would have been the sure re.
suit,
Before the idea could assume form
and shape, 1t became necessary to have
Il president outside Of party, or who
could rise superior to itsprcjudiccs IT
matters not how Mr.. Hayes cnmo to be
without party so far as this discussion
is concerned it is sufficient that it
is so, and he is the very man to
put in operation The new and promis-
ing principle, If he will go 80 fur now
~ to appoint men to position, or sup.
plant inefficient or bad men with copa-
BILE and pure men without reference to
party, he will have taken the second
step forward, The first was really talon
the other day, when be ordered federal
officials in Pennsylvania to abstain from
all interference in the conduct of local
political affairs Let him but apply
this truly benelicent rule to Texas and
how soon the few republican papers
here would wither and die. 1t would
be n bad thing for the papers, but an
excellent thing for the publishers as
well rs the public service. t has always
struck NJ rs u terrible inconsistency that
an ollicehoIder should as such be u par
titan. The minority has equal rights
with the majority and an officer scry-
ing the people dare not make distnc-
tons, How, then, could he be active
IN the daily affairs Of party and serve
the general public impotaly2 1t is
necessary to Il choice that there should
be two parties, but the moment the
people have spoken that choice the
servant of the whole people created by
it must, under this new principle, die
to party prCjudiccs, 1t is grand idea
and if Mr. Hayes does nothing else
during his term, this is quite sufficient
to earn for him the doathlcss gratitude
OF the American people.
All our political corruption is clearly
troccablo to the pmtiaanship of the Of
liceholder to the myinciblo desire for
reelection or in the service of political
adherents or friends. When it is known
that the successful candidate will not
have it in his power to reward service
or push private interests the interest
felt in him by ambitious expect
ants will sink TO zero. The future
olliceholder is to be not only the choice
of honest people, but he is to be their
servant and not the mere nlmoner of
governmental iayors for those who
were loudest in their advocacy of his
claims whilc his candidacy continued
Good comes out of evil sometimes,
and the corrupt returning boards and
the corruptly parti2on electoral COM
have dug their early graves
and they are wide dccp and silent,
The returning board president has his
uses after all,