The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-01-18
EXECUTIVE ArpOlArMENTs.
Letter from S~natar fdnMnsts IN the rres,.
dent IN N~xArd ~ OttriAl Patronage,


dent In M~xsrd II Os,riAi s'Asr~Has~.
w give l.lov thc fall taxi u shc recent lit.
TER written ly senator Edmnnds. VI Vermont.
10 President Hayes urun thu subject II ciyil.
service appointments. |, was In answer to the
Presidents reancss for his opinicns nlrn tho
subject
rSirkn HrArrs SENATE cmAMAsA,l
WAsnisafus, pre. ~, ls5s,
Mn PAksinssri Rrsusnha FROM an absence
tfnm town nnh yonr aate " tha iiA inst. IN N.
fsierrinx " prior conversation heswctn ns III ~.
Aeiah tn ihs Intervention ef Nshstnrs and Msrresen.
sAh.eT " fv@pfet " nniutnatiohs AMI Hptnint,nshls
Ny The Executive Department II thu Government.
Eea s IN ..s f',s s"a .al ,ls.s aud experience ~
fresdola iro thv Circumstance thai ,our views aud
ny own conesfntnH what oueht " be the tn,uiel.
usnse ~ NY EAeruslsr ~ making nominations and
snhinittiha hFeAiien And the Independence IL The
A'nale Y. acting thrfsan arr entirely In aeecrsi
aha that believe this slrnirh,e NuMll hs uaae
a'.cl. n'nfc ierfri Y what II suggested below could
W carried Into practice,
IN the great numi~r ~ ssteetlnns required 10 Ii
naAir " MI tie neaessars rtirea IN A rArt. " ttn
Republic, thv capacity anil sharAeter and III many
INSTANCES thr opinions, ~ rsrsons suaees,sd tef
place ought ~ te khnwn, AMI mntt generally ha
Asrsrtainsd ly information from sa,ne suur,s III.
tFNitsnuA ~ the Executive Department. II Aaa nn,
hem rrss,ble generally for Ae rsesli.n, or heads
srsr,eai.r rslecsIen TIl~ has natural, I'LL I, Inc
FHrsee el applicants fur paee aud etttyens feeas,.
tneMa,i'H msni communicating With thu Executive
nfaheh ei We uossfiineht through ths AenAtu.p aud
REPRESENTATIVE ~ tnnxr.ss, and reepsusxll, ~ te
President aud hrads NJ departments askinr and
tssssinv The information aud sometimes tlir al
W. = senstars sna ,ert'as,,a,ssr ~ he rn1eas,
~ Tar, salink ,he tsueusa was natural ana
t.asu''al.e, AMI isshaps III .iseree ne.srspls aa
thu suilaas aud sMissl h,ssns ~ ihs Esseat,e H..
Eslt'nenl Ae'luirlla inl.Nsnsals Information,
Hut. a. IN alht*t eseFy hind ~ AFFAIR nnrsatrsvs
L, positive ai binding iiAiiaisna~, usaIul habit
lTsu,nts ttetuin AhA ths rnstsn gradually tra,..
nfiieh itself frnn, IL true nature ineAhs of IN.
lafnailia ihtu The sutsa ~ practically tlsptsaIlaH
" Executive loeai appointments Aseus.ilnp hi I'M
Judgment ~ ths viii III aeHaura ali Nel,r. se tlta.
ussA. Ihrs aains KrAdnalis h. volunteer tecssu,.
,nnnhalians y. e..ry nsiahrs, AMI thn EAesatiss
Department III liks mAnuer eaIile Il, rresisa aud
ttsst vnsh Recommendations ~ nnsl as 4 ialhf
isnsn psf~on.i ssfntth. ~ testimonials aud
ohi.esinns aud frusn innrh IL tin srnsa ~
responsibility tnr selections. This Nas evident.
" ~ ah.isa Aha pvfsetsinu III the ,s,stitat.
tiahsl theory af appointments ~ Nell u ~ i
n ss M. n. r. y .,rre y .'n'.,..s ~. n Ine .,s
sssarsLn the prlse uf usfee baealnn tan nftsu liz
rerTrnsl Adh.fsus II si,f senator IN lnriulrr whe
.ss'slIrd ,'l.il Tie plaer aud The disappointed s
bsran,e tlls rssrrse. Arnatnrs aud l,rtutsvs Wefe
solUstsnAe. lnnashses In thef Recommendation liz
~ ambition uf u gratitude 10 ,asa
"na n.a l,ss.a q wsfs ,sspeesd e render aa -
I''.si.ai expression And A.tlun lelpMHlha u .Le
i,lsae.hpdef IN 4 citizen became aiss s.Inu What
srsinlfd AMI embarrassed. rsrhaim ssiii HnFt IN
lltIe'is y tue pub.is iMtsfsst ~as the sntapsie-
altni u tha relations between nanAsarM and llrp.
r,snhsstisse ahd the Ekseuiise DrisAtttaplit
Whn IAN sasa.tta III s,.sh ea.e. iiaN mtuh
tea s,stp " ssssire Al appropriation, af a,ua nu
shttstiaNtltrl. tf encourage on reward Legislative
nr y. Ha.otiAl ioua~lhx7 Miio ran ,sl M suel, 4
rAae how lar tlse Senator who VOTES Tor TN Axa.s i
fAsaslss trsas, neininasla. on liz llepssss sias
tse whu spss for IN agAust Al appropriation III ~
inquiry hAs been nDscsl directly hy what M lesn
nf Niis y eApseesl 20 H. dune uiiistad BY tr ~.
een.,e bvsnrh N ,hr direction ~ hi. xishs. i /
hsfts nerd E~s thai thete thinss ~ not inpiy sur.
fhiiian " u.s ordinary ssnse at any one. Tie,
liApp fsiher Biz. " pfeIniise And peFsvfsi.h II
Judgment arising ffuni Eeliints.sat anil absence III
poNet .Ad rsirssss. from which human stature
II rn~hsv Irse The Ais,lnss separation and
i.dstwn.lshre ~ The vsriaus hrsnshes u
drawn i,s ass,..l ssrsrseae. aud ,As, A,ss'ns ss'',.
W too ttrunHls maintained. Ihe nviiate and Iiolsr
~ Representatives, tntlst In theF slefts waul aud
ths executive departments. aud they ID iheg turn
ni.st atMinster ths Law ~ II II through p,s,urf
.Msnss, ttsa from ths diesatiun III nsmtvrH III lhs
.eHi.l.,i.s nfAnsh, and frna The tsMpsAtl"n either
" tield ~ their domination pr influence. or corrupt
tNM ~ tho t~si.~al u patronage. II may III
shss these . ..sxe.sons arr slnele ruisus. lint ,h.y
are tho.e that eAnnat 10 loo eftsu repeated. They
declarations q bath H. political parties n ii,s
~ follow them? \ NJ. appeared IL ius that
~ tie absolute Ahsisniion q Senators and iLsrrs.
srheAsssss lruiu reeathtlehtlHM particular Attuus
lnrnts ~ all .nlesH their Adsv should hr asksa BY
shs incun,inx ~ Ne present administration. have
rhsleasnFed essnssstsniiy aud sieadtiy III abstain
ir"1s d.ltF -. AMI bTiess have Aspt ny pnf-
pa~e. hAte thought u consistent with ihs
'asitiua, ~lsn aspirations or resulAlns nda,lsns
tnF place we're s~ni ins, - forward thTm ~ tI,e
ptrrsr uiiltv. With written sistffrlt ~ n,,.ss.
fAndum of tle character aud sl4mita pf ihr vlu...
HIt iaAk In Hi
indeed duty. Whenever any u ny com
.sltasnis ~ tho employment d ihs sxeall.
We lspArtn.en'a have sanpslnsL " " ~.
.Ae nssessss,. Inquiries sad sndssser 10
II rtstify what should appear ~ Le wrumx. The4e.
think. onxht IL be tis alsav sud positive bpnnts
hers of the t~u htsisrhes VI ihs Government. All
NralHed ~ believing that the s.fse IL sAiisfstaf,
to NY constituents, and IN feeling that neither IA,
he Affected ~ lhe iaAnsne~s 10 which |
have .iludsd. but W have .psnpsr And fair ~
constant and universal. Any system Viii H. r.a
IsAIly tirl0us aud will fsl that otsn. thr candidacy
Tor the dusise aud honors ~ pnts tsuss 10 eil~ns
II ~. s.1's " ~. y ..s,a .y % y, kf..... ana.l
snsiIs ~ private pefeons, while there u brought
~ ~ar far ths III olhsr states and s~etins
she powerful and t~rs1nal suestsiions u Hst.Anrs
Anil Representatives. xh.ss arAtitds faf si,eeess
hiAt be drawn upon IN ~ sAsssaAHey, aF ~h0se
disappointment Ii failure may prejudice then.
AHAins se,,ie nss..ssry iasasures recommended bt
TIN kxsauiise. n eAn r. uAsliy sasn. TN, tAsl
thsfs would " NJ KAiA u The pnLsIs welfare " the
practice ~ following the volunteer sseetnturnds~
ilons " Senators Ana epresenlsllsas ~sse " xlse
plses y she influence u private citis~n@ y
10 ) business u brokerage In afases. - u u said
ha@ sosnsthaes hAppensM u 4 not probable that
w taes~ ~ the pessu''s appointed would ~ ~.
creaaed b3 such s ellanHs ~ tls, aud u v eteos
thAi thv responsibility II ihs promoters y stuh
Appoinsiusnt. would ~ les~. = thsy would y isss
strung motives VI satisfy public opinion =
th0ss wAo have. bsen sssetsd 20 tbs Moass
a. hvisate hy shslf felIo~ ~@silssns. AHa who
Ara generally supposed ii desire fresll prnnfa n
puhilu sannasnrf. WIN " vast !a.sn. o. ouf
huidsrx ls.s VI nseessis, b.cot.s very ets.f, aHd
Us assa. u l.rso.'a y other .. asan's lae.sa.s
tloasiiy decreased, s1d In shs same ds3fse
~ evils of tssFenA4s. - whsssssr hAsa.
N ID No pFAsiseANs tklsI, lnagtAaAd.
think slasa eal III srsasay aisiXas4d W ~ ~.
slIs se..-tivu w ss..lsf. ~ hspsssssi1aasss
Nk4teset tvnls ADVICE Of sesieIia4dNk TSorecofnH
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