New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-26
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
rrTTFR FROM GAIL HAMILTON.

r. ne Edttor OF The Tribune.
en-. NJ. David Hume somewhere said that criti-
,;s-o never would Ice of any value unul critics cited
;,runer.ale examples. Examples of reform talk
rticb has dcecuerated into SANDER are indeed in-
,,rsroble. If I should gather al that are 10 be
f,uud IN the journals 20 which have referred, the
world itself would not De able 10 contain the books
,b,t should De written But time and space and the
,.+;snee If MY rcadersare not unlimited, and have
r,ven enough 10 show that Mr. Forbes, IN bis
,~srs regarding il. was not iudulgiug in ghGoriug
and sounding gcuerahHes enough 10 show that
zen IN, Civil service Befomer lays down the for
hiding of an political activity on the part If Office
holders "a, one of tine first steps 70 Civil Service Re
fro IL IS not unreasonable to ask hmm 20 place beside
.+be repression of an saqder0u, activity ou Che part
Of reform newspapers and reform agents. Jn-
Jsr sgch treatment as / have attempted 60 point
,t the fragrance of reform fouler thau the smell
ofcorruptian. Every healthy person who comes
,o,r enou.b 10 discern It's real quality is driven
.,r,y br IFS noi,ome and Oyernowerng odor Uu-
s,rhtelv there is a civil service reform question.
1,, and pure and sound, bat 10 has been 50 be- ay
cred by uncleau beasts that II needs to be much
rssei MP 20 high and dry places where the rains
may wash it and the wind may cleanse 10 and the
sunshine sweeten IL. A question so truly national,
,orure'v Governmental. ought not % be beIIcgicd
ON W. . .t,,,i,,,, .+,,,,. tn choir o,,.r,
V'ul' '~'o - -t C,,-i Ser,.ic. a 7,,r. M Ii+i-
~, IN. -. misuse .l,. pnl,l,c funds and abuse
.t..orllir trust omake Civil Service Reform
mere political armory is TO seethc kid in its
,,otlcrs mi.k. which is against Scripture and
against nature.
Incmtabu.iu1 my humble part toward helping
. N, che GOOD work of rcf,rm-Wmch has many mem-
hers but one -prit-l concern myself with the news
.-. ;+ 10 tI,r.,-,,,b tba ne,ysD8nor. almost
paiI-' ,. ,.,olo can learn villa, abuse, ex-
.,5 an. line mean. ken TO remove and pre-
-, ILe Eretop J9srneIiu,tlv saws: "What
,+I il. NM. tr,t5 and the fqcts0 Theonlv way
ir.,l +b MASSES c.ln get az tioSe facts is through
.-.-,r.,.a,,s II fine n.wspapers are false. either
...l.. mr. rs,.l-lassross we are led a.rr,v
-, 1l .l. Whole boIv is full Of darkness
- chat ..,r,,,.,. from r4e Z Irs,ue@s has a dif-
So Qualify from f4l,chood that springs from
-lic bur IN il. often inst as disastrous in its re-
srrts Tl. roof NAV be less foul but the fruit is
mot less hitter.
Tbara finn, far dealt with false statements that
wen. either i.at-I .landers or sauderous iu
their ,a+f.rr Ualciou<or reckless attacks on char
actor design to look now NO a sin more veuil.
vet prod. iou> stumbling-blook in the way of re-
form: no That Wild. responsible, slam-haug treat
nert of puhHc affairs. which pays no regard 90
+r7,+b IN consistency. OF 10 reason. but. without
,l;.o no ,ritbopt serse. sDIa.bes around c0nvul-
80 ID; . s,,.yb of blind contradiction. RELYING
-, ,..-r.s,.,,l;,,, f,tuitv I'm readers ANY hon
e1l.rs.'rr ,c+s li,i,,, in fine rural districts Of
:, -; a.. .,-l,. .l.,.s If President T,-a-'-
a5,i,i.t,-io,, with ,o source of information but
~. r.,,.rs,..r. couid hnt grow dizzy daZrd clean
daft AT fine Wild waltz. the reckless som-rssuljs the
Ground and lofty, tuubliug even of staia old news
nanors ADparertIv they lost their memories they