New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-01
rUe PRESIDENTS REFORMS.
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coNVENuON.
70 me Fdftor Of The TrtO""" -
S,n. Yonr rentlcmanly reporter beguiied me i"'V
-, 80 a conversation about the proceedings
Of the Republican State Convention az ho,n'o 49,.
Ibave no complaint TO make OF his oonoens'"
of that conversation but having very reiu0'""','
said 60 much l desire 20 add something more. In
the nomination and election of Governor h"yoS 'o'
tbe Presidency heartily rcjoced. believed that
with the aid and support of Republicans throughout
tbe ITpion he would render good service TO MS
ooun+rv still believe lac is earnestly endeaVoIlns
"a do 50 and while am not quite sure tha1 DIS
,petbods are such as will realize his expectations
am willing to wait until they are fairly tested
Tsov in the Presidential Southern Policy an en-
,orred patriotic aud confding desire ana oeci u"V
nrosoeriiy and fraternity could be restored An"'
belief so far as the prosperity OF the south j oo"-
cerned. seems to have been well founded. How lar
.froternitvn will be restored remains to be seem
greatly fear that all the concessions Will be required
Cd made from. and by one side. If, however, ma
torial prosperitv should be accomplished, We can
afford to see politcal differences work out then soiu
tons as formerly.
What especially regret is the civil Service Re
form policy Of the Administration Not that such
reform, was uncalled for but that II should nave
been magnifed into feature or measure OF Au,iii-
istration. The things TO be reformed shouiu na'o
been III my judgment, treated as ABUSES ieVui,rs
correction As abuses they had grown INTO IoI-
ri1.hle dimensions. Federal oihce-hoiders III
a. city have for many years exercised
,,,nrene control in primary meetings. III uis-
t,ict. city. and sometimes in state conventions
Ter several wears this abuse has occaSloned serious
dissensiors in the party. This evil was aggr"'a'ou
- ,irtnal surrender Of the appointing power 70
senators and Representatives IN CONGRESS !"
I'll oRcforrrs" were mperativeiy demanded ANU
.t.aara nff m O.
,,isbed nv the President and his Cabinet IN man
cict tlat. in the language of the late IIesr
Il. t,,o,1p "robodv would have been hurt
ri.;,cti,,s IN tbe Civil Service Reform are aS
.r1.,,t, ~ bscbberries." 1 submitted some OF
H. o1iecfions 10 the people through me Hc'""
-, General Grant committed the error % ~
feminine to reduce "A theory TO prac'iCe' ny f'
d,ction Of failure soon realized, an" TIC sc"o
abandoned. My hope, early and earnestly expressed
to the only member of President hayesS Oa'iut'
whom / have been Fortunate enough 10 meet
we that the Administration would not al
lo,y history to repeat itself" by adopting
q romantic and exploded civil Service Reform
idea. VIII. however, now content myself win
sie objection to this policy and that IS that the
Presidents Practice wili cOntOund his Proverb'
President Hayes, like President Grant, VIII dlsre-
gard the Civil Service y rule. indeed ne has ~
ready done so IN at least two important appoint
reuts If Civil Service Reform means anything IL Is
IL am ,s,.,lal manner applicable to tie Diplomatic
Service. where experience, language, etc, acquired
byloaethened residence in Europe are of essential
inrorfauee. When il was deemed proper to
recall our c9pable and popular Minister t. france
..E,,-,i e.r,'ice Reform - would have suggested
the promotion OF MI Marsh, who mas BEEN 1of more
Than twenty We rs, ably and cIedlably dlschaIglng
dinlCmltiC duties. But m what the AdmnlS!rat. th
considers a grave requirement Clyll service tx II
foroa7 was here ignored. Governor NoNcs' OF ONO,
vas auponted Minister 10 france, ana I'D joy jung
lnept that. in the Language a. Nj abSlSi' was an
emf - mi 10 be mate.' Governor Moves was
IN every way worthy of the honor conlefit0 upon
him. He served his country sai!mN III VIZ
field. and hOnOia0ly as Governor Oh rs o..'' Li'
made eloquent and elective spe mes III ON,
and other states last Fail. lie Was tif tfeSl,ct
friend and his appointment 10 rance was It nt.ils
rerognitinn and appfeCat of ns eailantry az
soldier his fidelity politician, ana ms worm a.
citizen. In the appointment OF john j.: Stevens
a. Minister 20 Sweden, the President md very
haf,deolne and very graceful act. Ii was just re
ward for long faithful and ehclent poh lcl service
nave known Mr Stevens well for more than TWEEN
~ vars as the foremost and best, If not the mos
Influential Wing and Republican OF the STATE OF
Name Although never abroad, ana DeS! known a.
1Leir,uan of The Wing and Republican Com
I,iitpes of the State Of Maine lls appointment 10 Z
for,iru mission is alike cTcdltabe To the President
and himself But his appointments IKE. tnat o
GovcTror Moves both excellent, knocks q" Civil ser
wee Reform" was recently salu OF an uilHAIsnee
book, higher than Rlte' AGAIN, me OapiueI an
uonncsd its determination, three weeks age to Re-
NAVE Collector Arthur, Surveyor Sharpe ant! Maya
Officer Cornell. Aud heIe the "Ciyll service he
form policy comes To TIE liont' MS "i'ia ih'
n,oSt favorable opportunity to signalze that policy
The experienced and capable deputies OF Messls Ar
fhur Sharpe and Cornell, who have served so long
so usefuliy and Credltably 90 Inc UONtIaet anu u
then selves. VIII, upon Civil Service Reform prn
niles D. promoted. o.
4lbe Presidents Civil SerJice and Southern
noiicies occasioncd anxiety and apprehension
tbroughout the State, but the masses OF the part!
were waiting and watching IN the nope thaJ le
s,,lfs wOud vindICate their wisdom. senator COnh
in was LARGELY indebted to tins state OF ieeng 10
- nover 10 control three-tOuIths OF TIE delegate
, OF the state convention. The selection Oh uelt
gate souIed by an aboruVe elIOrt 10 optaIn set y
H. Cabinet as temporary chairman Oh inc cohNel
tiop nromsed anything but harmony; Dut, Mne
that Gent leInan, in taking ms seat, aFaileo mn
self of the occasion 70 inah IAN ID o. 81 S,ot
Couklua's notion made PERMANENT lIteluehJ I
he convention the senator's attitude became on
of unequvOcal aud defiant hOstlll'y 70 tllc -
Cd rs Cabinet That this was Migrant ana II
Sof.ueible uerVeTsiOn both OF TIE ODJects OF I'll
Convention and the duties OF trusted delegat
cannot be denied. The injustice OF H1duIsing PEI
soual griefs and aVeDglng disappointed aspIatiOh
o. tbe bazaTd of ruin to party, cannot talI |
mite and stimulate Republicans thrOughOut u
State to renewed ana Zcalou9 '"oi'' ~ W ~
of their tickets go >, .,
VI General TAYLOR whose life had been exclusively
Military one took the Executive char with view
similar TO the Civil Service Reform ptGgI az eo
tbe present day. But two or three months OF oDseI
vafinn and reflection, were sufficient 10 satisfy Ill
tSat An attractive theory dld not WOrk we
practically lie soon 9scVysLTo 1n%, on1 ~ ~
neonIe which overthrow Democratic supTemac!
meant something more than the election
o W'hig President and the appointment {
Whfg Cabinet. In stopping there u
victory was incomplete. ana hOt INN
i etbgr wise or just" the President himself II
marked to friend some months iatoi' rho p MS
JencvD "ColOnels. majors, captains, lieutenant
sergeauts and cOpOIas are just as necessary 10 SUI
politics as they are 10 Ig with canal sa
;,fa.tion and distinctness when, after conlers;