, 1877-09-10

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T. Foundation Must lie laid l'y tho I'c"p1e
Chnr,ty, xtn.t Besin 1t Iforne.
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A',,,' ~ lep'ee !" teeeht ihs"e VI your paper'
The n.np1c arc not politicians and dun't run tho
onysh.nn, tnan n nny the pE.!eislonnls who #.
rcopie afs IN In rvmnath, VIII u Eri1 ss1yicc rns no
;ct,%. .a .hefef"rs n symn.thy Vii tho prs.:
out Ind 10 purify the oa3ccs. ~ -
in cn,urnnn win fhour,nds of o,bo,a horo
,rrn.rt, Win o,sst into,a.t s,n- a,,r1.-p
mn, wci,,mo,n, o,t,.'a. M ~ ,'a s,o..: W tea
new Administration to reform onr Civil Scrv1ce.
THE TRIBUNE l,as bccn. and IA now. tic advances
r,ar,1 in tbo ,tt.s,..on ~ IN. =, vail n, nan,
other burning questions Of tic DAY. II is not
the object Of thesc lines 10 show how kuecrssfu'
The President and hts Cabinet baYe beer thus
far.tr, reforming tho pnb1tc service. Tns Tam.
erk "A' 1eeu' anu H. one o. snc 1nl'afs OF this
IcioFrh'hoVetnent Ahusc8 hare been accuml.
7atEng until they have male Ossa like wart.
Tho efforts al reforming them are
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c,cs 1.nm .t,o. w. III" sae os.a
M e,es rum tnose VINO arc aole oF'ftfuctionists'
lhe question presented! to all friends OF reform
n, hs% 70 assist effectively for its permanent
establi'itnent. The President and lila cabinet
wy undoubtedly rct,an true to the start thrJ
have male. They arc fully In earnest Are the
masses ot ne tron': In eafneat IN this REGARD
tight with the o'L and still Influential political
fnanithitAturs. !s'e oil! partr.tacks, the t'rcs-
ent ntnl prospective oiIicc-syekcrs, arc fighting
h,a 10. asaf A.. liis Iie administration must ncc!s
hacks and !slttIcal hncksters. A,e gool ell.
or are they going 70 DC PERMIT siSi. thcu!ssise..
70 ba continually lesa AM browleatcn
The n,ael.luc-tnsn ~ that Civil-ssrv'ee rofortn
Is Is unponiat Win tne people. Tue friends of
the prushient AMI those Of good government
say @ tnas T. l'ai tsss9 arsn ROT a the heart. of
people mist 90 something to prove It. Tho
anporters Of tl'is reform must take The frat on.
iSrt.nty to furnish so'ne 70 unni.tnkahle proof:
o"notr e.a H. skS s"s Ss f. pn" Go nsEe 4a M ~
Administration must b. assured, not BY news
PAPER only, that the masses Of tho voters
arc WIFI u. ahI arc Willing TO SHOW II TO the Nd
. Ion ,,a dne nj, eI.fee m @ mft 70 ma,ls 70 acc,
count ol dispute hereafter; that tho voters will
| hnsc no more OF their party .spou sTstcn.
When, and how, can tnis be tonoi
scss ssi,} Il II ssS s f' tpse psS9 .t5F 1sa
WIS first male most apparent, and tho etIurts
| no" made by TIC Natlutal Govcrt'fnc.t were
@ NANNY protntea, U nc ,s iseGg q res1ll among
l:al crcnt intu the lover strata Of onr local no
| llticat atlNrs, hcarest our yarious homes. The
| pople !" put W" With corruption in national
allatfs LOT ycats ntid years Nat until public
rotIhery cane no near hotae to them TINT they
Could strang!e y w stretching out their hands,
nut until tue little ani blg local corlnorants,
WHO ilan nestled 1T Into tlc lowest rcccssca and
creelecs o. tito political tomEstr1ieturc, threat,
cnetl to dovolr everything Within their reach all
over tue colntry,-4!1d tlp votcrs arise III their
wrath, An'l drive thu abuscrs Of public
trusts out oi their local political temples.
Inns the people got s'd of tnost of tho disAo'i-
competent ones Encouraged ey SUCH energetic
uni elective movements tN the Deoo!e Menast!*s,
-!ns ts1!s was tt'e neTinnln:s ot CiFIl-scrsce
srtaKc 3 new .atrr n IT. as now a
throughout tts various .epart!9cnts. Upon
TIL. 1t bases to,day It's faith IL tho moral SUP
Rort ot tho thinking t Eortion q thc people
powers a. Washington s1all nut find that they
nave unuertasnn 70 bllu upon sttltl,-ln ordcr
tnaL thcsr eI1of1 shall bo cro~nctl with final
h and permanent E s.styss'-tho % People must lay
" ciecting, all over tue country. the best and
must Experienced ans! met
!or tile various rn1ortant !ocal o''1gns. HHde-
J1anv aa .ri io.oy tHM AZ o'neTs. lhcf must
sst"' NAA"I "s7
bucd WIN INC lrincpies OF Clyll-scrrlcc reform;
men en w92 naYe r1scA auofe INC common !eso!
OF ohlc1al lassitddc, upon the very principle OF
such reform, and who are not afrald to adyo-
cato anu carr u out. Only such men must be
ngr,ilsla cu.-,1t'ly such men must bo elected
Docs 10 lawyer, tue merchant, the doctor, tho
nan1ln. tusof. tue meef'anc, the laboror who
now no" y a4 tlhst Official ignorance, lnco'npc-
tehcys anu corruption. ln'aSIne that ho cneour.
hecs nf 1tluotscs tue honest efforts at rciorm Of
Tue pfesent N1ttonal ttoscfttncat " voting ior
any 9tlGr na1 sac Mcs',-.by voting lor men dot
pit'ltc olllces recurring experience aud peculiar
nl!lelal 81 illness who Know ~ much q TUG pub
lls service III eIigse ollecs % tho coonler ku"ss
ol chemistry ~ voting Tor me1' VINO sncgr at
felnfa mn uespse lts atiFocates, havc Tired
ttDa nart5.spo'!s atad ~ dtipplnss tor years,E,
men wht' a11 compelled to hight against sueh
reform. know!ng their own fgnoranco and unfit
| ,lchsi hy voting Tor men whose only boast II
=, that ihey haEs securely in their gfasp whns
ihcy lnyo helind Others to hcretosore.-waris
ly the tso1cn ata! delegates BY the hundred!
ARC such men likely TO insist upon and tlt TO
tnausursnu rclorli!s,-ft to lEanagc tho public
oIllcrs, ~ which they aspire tn iho lntercat and