The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-15
CIVIL SERVICE ETHICS.
The President has addressed another
admirable letter on Civil Service Re
form 10 Collector Merritt. of New York.

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Notice the point 81 admirably made
I" Ny desire /, tint The attic be conducted en-
strictly business principles " Query: On
what 5"' ness principles dccs john l..
Thomas conduct the Baltimore Custom
House: Answer: Ga the well-known
Baltimore Democratic method. The
red, blue and yelIow "puddcn ticket
plan. Sc Mr. Ditty's exposure Of
Thomas characteristic tricks
~ cant you." saws the President. "to
be perfectly independent II mare hFusHce
from any q"drfsr.' What j. the pract-
cal application Of his sound doctrine
As applied to c. c. Fulton. VIII" mauipu-
Iatcs and controls in his personal inter
est the affairs of the Custom House.
Less than two years ago Fulton Goa.
graduated the ci,y of Baltimore upon
The appointment # t. Il TYLER To the
misunderstanding He claimed and doubt
less did the" have. some Influence with
the President in making this appoint
mcn'. and succeeded admirably in de-
icating the unanimous desire OF the
business community. which preferred
another man, Mr. J B. A>k"w. Full
ton, Of course made immediate de
mands upon Tyler, MANY who knew
the cold.hlu"Gcd character Of the latter
predicted Il rupture before wear had
past. Fulton dictated appointments.
Among others that Of his own nephew.
known inside aud outside his family A.
4 reckless thief Yet Fulton violated
every sense of obligation he owed the
business community by pressing his
appointment upon TYLER. AMI. the lat
ter Welding 10 placaic the electrician.
put the dishonest nephew in the post
office, and entrusted him with the hand
ling OF the vaiuablrs and letters of the
citizens of Baltimore. A. everybody
expected, he stole and was caught He
is now in the penitcntiarv Fulton made
further demands Tyler resisted them.
in face of the fac, that Fulton was one
Of his >urctics They split. and to-day
Tyler has no more unrompromisinr
enemy than Fulton, and no more per-
sistent censor than the Baltimore
Z" American" 1t l. the old story. Full
ton ruins those he cannot rule. In
Tvler'S case. there j. little -vmpath.
But what about the Presidents doe
trine of perfect cfseia' independence Of
mere influence from any outside quar-
ter: Fulton still rules Thomas. Then
let the President in defense of his own
consistency, RUE Thomas out, and APP
point a successor whom all can respect.