, 1877-03-10
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Necessity for It's
Reform.
Report Maue Wy c1111nission-
er' NLedf11 in 1871.
Evils Of the Present System Of
Filling Federal Offices.
Tho Manner in Which Those
Evils May Best DO
Remedfel.
Extending the Term OF the Presi-
dent for Six Years,
And Making Him Ineligible for
Immediate Recollection.
These Changes to Bo Secured by Con-
stitutional Amendment,
Extending the Term OF the Presi-
dent for Six Years,
And Making Him Ineligible for
Immediate Recollection.
These Changes to Bo Secured by Con.
stitntional Amendment.

commissioners rs tar as tneS haSe
kon.' ussso " st.te my oplnioh anu tud4'
he,ls ~ ~ '"e ocsL pan oI securing thorough
ha 1ast1ne fciortl III tho Cl7ll eervcct In Sop
"sate sspoll' t"e necessity anu pFopr'cty Of
.nl' toa'se W.! W appatont "hen It Is seen tint
~. pI"u ptopooc" W sne ooaTo as whole is
pnt "asutal sequel nm unavoidable conse"
Nu'",, VA "as e.s nafe "eetneu " 70 Dc my dhty
10 aosse' lne'r pian generally beRtlls, or
,i''ct 'o,to"s' c1ac'1y ~aefe "hat recommend
leasea OIL.
AI.er long anu careful analysis OF the evils
which eau 1of reform Ill the civil servlcc Ut
."i.eu o'atcs, na7e neen iofccu to the con-
sluso" tnat Ing lounaat'on OF the eTil Itself
"s'us ~ tAo ol'ico u
TIE PRESIDENT OF TEE UNITED STATES,
aau 'nat 'uete can oe no reliable reform what-
W., W.. u eusat'se CHARACTER tnat docs not begin
~ Luz sotae n,.n ONCE, Any change In the sys-
scn' ~hleh WiIi leafe tho original CAUSE Of tho
es" "ntoueAea "olIu DC deceptive, or at least
i"eo.nl"ele' i'. 9heso can DO no reform OF the
S"A neix'ce until tha ci'eI ollteer Of that Ser
see SUM- oe efnancipated from = scrvttudu
"neo, ns Gripping as It Is degrading to tue
oN'ee ano 70 sne incumbent, anu which, extend
las from the Preatdent to every branch Of tho
uoscFnncuts and throughout all the famIfca-
ions u tue service, has rendered tho Civil Ser
siee VI the United States, In largn degree, but
IN aggregation Of fraud, tocompctcncy. and cor
fupt1on, humll'ating, and forever growing
worse.
Ane fscSlucht OF tho United States ia elected
iof tc9tn OF 1oar years, and ia eligible to re-
clect'on Us often ns pasttsans and convention
mAnaecrs ueslFe MIN, or hc can procure tho
lostaal>ty Of an election. Tic shortnesa Of this
tefnl' ma thu 'hducement 1t held out for the
monument 70 uso oflle1al power and patronage
10 rc.elcct himself, were dtscussf In tho Con.
sttutlonal Convention Ut 1857. It was then
PROPOSED to mako tic Term longer, and dcoy
Fe'eieet1oh. Iho great natlonnl obligation
s'''ch Tue Un!on owed to the fllustriouh prcsi-
dcnt Of tltAs Convention, 1cn. Washington, and
.hc unanimous wish TINT tho country might not
he deprived Of his services 10 long aa he lived,
sas' 1t Is reasonable TO- assuno, tho controlling
reasou why no Limitation wAs placed upou the
fceaccssoa OF \ Freasdcnt. The Convention,
moreover, reeognized that the Constitution
asc'e was but an experiment. and that, even IL
reasonably successful, tifuc would dcyrlop whnt
ever tmperfeetons It contained; and, to remedy
these peacefully, quickly. and to the general
satisfaction, provision was made in the consti-
'atlon itself Tor ies own amendment; That part
ol tho Constitution respecting the to1n Of tho
rfesiacht, ana Which does not prohibit hla re-
s'e''on' 80:
HAs WORRIED DApLT, t.,
ana VII! continue to grow worte 60 long as thorc
no effort to change 1t. Even as luug ago rs
ush. Jaekson's 'irst term. thfs subject had At
1aeteo pnollc INTENTION and, In bis inaugural
aeasaee 10 congress, he advised the extonslon
y tlse turn to stx years, AMI = restriction Of
HR'o.l'ty 10 ono term. II this was tho feeling
partfcnaut IN tho NJ, ~ ,aes y. msps11us s"ss ~,
nrt,sn" ","a" 80 tu' ta", s ~ "eea ~ reward 'or
stronger must this matter address ltsrlt to the
judgment OF every thinking man, who Is not an
oler-hnldcr rr Nh ,,t,trs.."ossr ~, Ill., .,.A. ~.
lat1v as r',,,.,,. u. ~ oie.oeAeF, ana WHOSE
@"s ss'n.Ass ahm aeeaMalatloils afe not dra~n
l'oEn tbs Public Treasury under fiction OF
Services rendered. -
|, therefore. rcco,nnnn,1. AZ ,tr tn,ttattva nj
Permanent CIyil-scrv,rc i,cfor,n thn s"h,n,. ".
e'o" VI M 90 '''
AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTION,
making the President elective for a term Of ,lx