New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-31
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM



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stnila,.nls snd lhf isnanaas of uashne roilt,ians
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,.ha ssf sra thrif own siaa n po'ifga hHi onY thnsc
sb.es f.aads afs as tholf alde They wlli n8i onlg
have tltsfsas and valuable officers vow 20 the ap'
Folshns esiHef ute the onamosel la'ly
"fgl sg.at ll .esfoh love-
tsf su co.. fands of ihsat alacca must pshciioe an
faual dafn1on
Huh faf iiiiie niafe urlluest hHia 80 'ft''9
e.ia E.ssti faa weary iha lbe chariot wheels drive
b.stli, N Hif l. aH ihaf j. wanted Ca bring o. the
plss..sH,a ..tt many ltruii.cana so lons aa they
can tffn Half ntsHat iH aaaf. ihfg Hih dHeHao 20
4I.slsl.fraHan Hih a. rfaiTsi 8,aion. ~ he vrfc
niafs ualf .une of thon would De- more eaIoiul "i
fhrif speech
"a, daeffine ~ thls fff,fmor chen a that right
sud uiaf ta turn e MAN sui ni onlee without feFafa
a. tle uniaInthod condition ~ h's personal chatac'
tef. 81 iho satisfactory performance q hn official
duilus but also fot ths reason chat Die utnda cen
snfe tho moasuus Of che Administration under
uhrhhe "a holding 20 oflrol
Fhele }. uo sincerity ln r. reform whose pfoics-
sloaa ory IL dlvaro of pstrouare from politics sud
whose private wall a cont shat the President
wanld sfop che oonsure spun hls Administration by
luruns uui q olloo the friends OF Che men who CEN
sure hlmw
goilsctos Merritt Of whom a. % Collector Beard
never heard anything but good. wss hardly vbt'a
in ihr scat ffom which Collector Arthur bad be-
expelled and from which Harpr's HekB matt
tained that ho should be expelled, however houcat
a. mau and reputable as on officer be- might be-
snpiy because he was not supposed 90 be- heartily
be- aeeorl With Che President on one political point
Collector Merritt / say. had hardly begun recoiy.
ina his oougraiulatoFy teioarams when The wires
flashed into tho rural districts the wolCome but con-
Trajectory Intelligence that Mr. sullwcn, General
Meniifs private Secretary. when Surveyor, bad re-
signed d. olorkship IN The Surveyors office and
win De- proridsa for bv the Collector PrOrldd f0rf
The words smell Of che eeks aud onions of The old
pohiicni N Fypt aud not Of the milk and honey Of
enc new inform Canaan. On tho 18th Of March u
was n0i yt necessary "to provide for Mr. stillwol
nnd STR Arthur and Mr Cornell had not been
elected from onlce yet a. Haype's Weekly on March
40 maintained that their election was necessary
however honest as men and reputable as officers
they may be- 10 Is not wholly importncut 60 beg
finffHfH NtfhN 70 NulNi eHt thAN NaiaAi"lu p"
Governor HAYES letter of acceptance which fairly
forcte.p the summary dismissal o. honest and fepu
table officers on account Of their political opinions,
and the paragraph which MAKE 70 incumbent onuow
Reform Collectors 60 "provido for their former
secretaries.
By August % the Reform had made such prog
ress that the President himself-if we may believe
our chief source Of authority, the newspaper
dnproved the statement that he was hostile 60
General Grant and his friends By declaring that he
had provided places for some Of General Grants
friends and be intended 90 do 40 foT more Of them
presume no one has any objection, but we should
like b. know the chapter and verse In the inaugural
address of the letter of acceptance, the Reform
Rulcs which fairly iOretells TINS basis Of appoint
meut
Very weI saws Harpa's Weetlg, showing at last
unmistakable signs Of fatigue in maintaining the
exact fulAlment Of prophecy as recorded In the
letter Of acceptance" The Administration which
In the letter OF acceptance promised that the re-
form should be thorough, radical and complete -
~fhe Administration has certainly not accomplished
thorough reform Of the Civil Service. But-was
ever smaller posteTn-gate for louder herald-at-
arms b. slip through But" with equal certainty
n kas fore mrch ihai belongs 70 suck rcform p
n has indeed. II has signed BILLS II has sent In
nominations 10 the Senate II has taken the oath Of
objective of thom indeed Il has appointed
Cabinet II has taken its salary. All these things
belong 60 a reform Administration, without doubt
Rnt when the Reform Editor went forth weeping
over tho sins Of Che past and bearing precious seeds
Of reform Cor tho future and promising 10 come
again with rejoicing bringing biz shcaves with him.
dld be- invite us 81 celebrate Harvest Home over
sucha Wiea Of dried grass this, the mere scatter
ines al old swnihs that o sialwart farmer would
never reckon In taking account OF stock
Uenefal j. -. Cox b less impressed by tho impoF-
tanef "A ,ppnr step 90 tho mnsio Of the letter 81
acceptance ln ruG rmuuM Of Nav o Il ought
perhaps 90 apologize TOE dealing ao much in old
news but la spite Of che greatest diligence reform
abaunlity l. ID swili-footed that ID simply Ism
possible b. attend 10 with equal steps, General 90.
fscgeian aud Representative Cox SAYS frankly
thaf President Hayes eforis 10 reform the Civil
EaftrH hsVe in largo measure failed u success,
and thaf the failure hes been brought into more
marked relief teeaune che present Administration
Wa nffodneod With 90 advertisement Of fciofm"
s. a. it W suid be- dinieu.f not 30 grant Mr. Coz
meet malfei and oofdiai aoquesconoo. When he
eiyts rgaaout. We are relaeiaHtiy obliged b. part
eamp1ng uuh hlm.
Httas failure has come. not from any want Of
honest iatsHtlon, on the part Of Che rfosidont'-
surely ihe poot President has 4 ught b. ory out
upan be ifianda NOT o. rfottsl Goo much. Tbs faith
thHs al safunalrd REGARDING the Presidents honesty
b uo compensation whsievef Doe The saht east
upan BIZ mtellott Yet no souef s lneeF laid. sever
81 tightly. upon ere wisdom or consistency u ANY
oihs uiaasarfs than BIZ followers giving ap bis ease
lfsiaHiiyas II iheFs were no reason nor knowledge
ia H ~ 30 with psriiuagous snd vocilnfous aud
unsminuus hslloo or BE honesty "a che Presidents
Intentions Never I thiHk in ths coautry was
Ftealaent soaftely evei a man whose honesty has
tsou 81 nnmefaasly certified "a 80 President
Hayes We who elected him ny open ballot 10 not
- 900 nnna..lll 81 % Ianlaiod and malnrIupol