The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-17
HiyES DEFENDED by 4 DEMOCRAT
The a. II. q. OF ti,I Service Rcrorm-New
I.Ight on Mr. IInAes's Policy.

The A. Is. e. OF u.n service Reform-New
Light on Mr.. Hayes Policy.
CAPE MAY. july lj-What means the word
reform? improvement What means civil
service rcformy Clearly the improvement Of
the civil service The question. therefore. is
simply Has Mr. Hayes improved our civil SER
wee? Not whether he may. or shall or will not
whether he means to not whctherhe is right or
wrong. sincere or insncerc patriotic or hypo-
critical in his prof"s-ed desire, but simply. Has
Mr. Hayes improved our civil srrvcct
Republican Of considerable intelligence. ms
well as influence. told me within the last hour
that Mr. Hayes WIS determined to aud would
ruin the Republican party 10y his policy" Of
reforming the civil service. This question.
therefore. is plainly. Will Mr.. Hayes ruin the
Republican partyy OF course, as Republican
leaders assert that this ruin will result from
the" reform" W. can assume the assertion to
be false if it is shown that there is not only no
real reform. but. practically scarcely change
in our civil service. far Us principles or
measures are concerned. from the former
regime.
And this mean to show. And thus I mean To-
defend Mr.. Hayes from the charges Of violent
Republicans. Surely he cannot seek the ruin
of his party. if. IN the MAN. the civil service Is
exactly rs it was under Grant.
Now for facts. Whore has Mr. Hayes i'm
proved the civil service? Let me first speak of
my own city and State. and Of my own. actual
knowledge.
Mr.. Hayes has not removed single official In
ST Louis. or in Missouri. who WIS appointed by
Grant. He has not made the slightest change.
Everything is exactly as II WAS during the
days OF Grant. The Postmaster OF 81. Louis
owns the whole organization OF MAGAZINE Of
/ In IN D.. mr.
nam, il filey. F.lley is member Of the Re-
publican National Executive Committee: has
enough village rosiulas'rrs in the State Com
mliice 10 b' it, absolute boss' has enough
employees of thc Post pni'e IN the local com-
miit"e To- have absolute control of the cty or
sanNalI"h III NJ. l"ais' Wm'r' arcey any
nomination can he maze without MS ass 1T
Now d" You mink ih's Il mnsnihrdf assure
You II IL ia'nDr short "l M tn'h' Nor nave
the least feeling against VIZ. tlllvY' On the con-
! trurY, p't N' MN to w"k' an rnl'iont i"si-
| master bH 10 ll'"~uit hF h"S'S ile' ul
reforming 'h' 'lNll s"'Nl" II IL p'rle''y proper
/ I" s'"le l"''e "n' fulN7' anu u j. an uhn'hlaNo
/ irul" ihu' III an l' Nh''" H'N'7 'h'r' - hol
/ I"st 'Hl" more lh"r"u-"'y prostitute" l"i
| PARTISAN service IMAM Ia one IN ~ LOUIS ho' "a
Postmaster WI" Is moro ehers'u'' sAllu|
and practical engineer oil machine polltl's
IMAM Mr. fih'l' nor p'ls"h VINO Wieins
moro compact "h'r"' CT inc "ho'o parry ma
'"lh' OF MS own N""' '""h '"'S SAINT i"s'','"s-
Ter Nun'r'u Us s'r'Aih- 'N"''pl'7 ro"'" pV
i"rh'sh'n II lh'S were necessary ou' 'oh'lh'
nNs'h I" one ana secrecy TINS on account o' inc
humorous "En' II '"s's MO" ""'"'n' p"''"'s
anu p'o"us' observes 10 W. t'"''"'N N"""",
"h'h' hpou' year ago 'ho '''ne "ppr"a'h''i
Tor 'hr e''cioh "l u'lpE"'s 10 inc 'In''hi"'l
''iN,h''vh' hpu"lun s'n,'''en' III n'ss,,u''