, 1877-10-05

pointed nn ex-Confedernto Postmaster Con-
eral iu rlaco Of prArr, tho tontly and lcnch-
inan Of Gcnntor CoNxI1xn.
Mr. coSK1tSo attcntively llcnrsl and Justify
applau'led ItArT'a srecch. Aftor having
heard that speech a,o moved TINT PLArr be
matlo permanent President OF tho Convcn-
ton, 70 thoro can bo no question as 10 tho
intimacy Of tlioir agreement antl tho idon-
lty Of tl,oir sentiments.
Pt,ArT, speaking for Cosn1rso, denounced
all proposed reform Of tho Civil-9ervico sys-
torn. lie conceded that tho Republican
rarty in pledged to integrity in the Civil
service," but ho denies that tho pnrty is
pledged to "roform in tho Civil Service.
Tho word "rcform " sounda hateful To
P1ATr; that mems change, and o!ango in
tho manner of making appointments aud re-
movals from Office is Just what Senator
CoSK11No does not want. During the eight
years OF HnAxr's Administration Senator
CoSKL1sa controlled tho Fcdornl appoint
ments In tho State Of New York. He select
oil all the persons appointed In tint State,
aud llo made removals At will. lsoing m ns-
ktAAA4 AN ANY SoA6AAk ~ 4sh%0 Ao1NAAu
douhly suro by making personal support Of
himself tho essential test Of holding office.
4 year ago llo was abto, through tho manipu-
1asions Of these Federal ofYlcolo1dors, to
appoint delegates to Cincinnati favor
abls To himself for tho Presidency,
and tho largo majority he had In tho
recent Stato Convention Indicated tho power
and efficiency of the machinery nt LIS COM
n,atld. 3lr. CoxHL1So was willing to con-
ccdo TINT tic mon appointed to Office should
bs men Of integrity, Int roform-f cl.ango
iu tho ,nnnnor of removal or appointment
ho regarded NJ blow nt lie liberty Of tho
den,agoguo and at the l'rcrogatiycs Of Sena-
tors aud Representatives In Congress-. Tile
rrlo Ina been TINT, when my mnu In tho
public service IN tho Snts OF Now York
should hesitate in the support or rebol
tho Senator should address tho President or
tho proper Cabinct officer demanding tho
removal Of tho offender md tic appoint
inont Of snch nainfon rs tho Se,,ator might
designate iu bis place. The tlentnnd was
complied with. II tic President should 20
fur venture rs 10 nominate Go,na person
other than tho ouo designntcd by tho Semi
tor, then that fnct WIS presented to tho
Senate, aud lllat body, for mutual defense,
would vote 10 rnjcct tho no1ninn-
tion rnado by tho President, On this point
tho Senators In tho majority wero n uuit-
TINT lio person should be confirmed to m
offfco within State who wns not so-
iected or who was objected to by
tho Sanator FROM tint State. During tho
eight years Of President GRAxr's terms Sou
ator CoSRIrSa exercised this power OF
removal aud appointment, aul tho sovcn
thousand aud more Federal officers In New
York have becn ~ Hifted aua recruited that
thoy liavo formed compact botly uf active
pretoria1is, working togsthor for tho CON-
mon e1d of gforifying CoxHL1Na and killing
OF nil hiH rivals. .'lteforln Of tho Civil
Sorvico means the total abolition of thjs sys-
TEN 1t takus frtnn Mr.. CoNKLtNu the power
to sumoye and to appoint, mud fidelity to
CoSKL1No will no louger 10 test Of Office
holding In Now York. Mr. CoskL1so, speak-
lug through p1Arr, declares that tho
Republican party il pledged to integrity
In tho Civil Suryico, hut thu Republican
l,arty Is not pledged to rvform III tho Civil
Service. III the difference between those
two statements consists Mr.. CoNKi1Sti's an
tagonisn to the President. liz Ii nghting
for tho prerogativo Of Senators to coutro!
tho Civil Service, "a prcrogatiyo directly de-
niod them by tho Constitution. Tllis uaurpa-
ton by members Ut Congress Of tho powers
vcsed by the Constitution In tho hands Of