The New York herald., 1879-07-12
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
WHAT PRESIDENT HAYES AND WHAT GOVERNOR
f+' YOUNG SAY.

WHAT PRESIDENT HAYES AND WHAT GOVERNOR
r.sf*1' YOUNG SAY.
Governor Young. of Ohio. has been in Washington
and has had talk with the President about civil
service reform. and this is his report OF it:-
had q long talk with him on the subject, and
have no objection to stating to you what he said
in regard to the matter. He told me that when he
issued the order he had but three objects in view
and so far as they were concerned he still adhered
to themhrst. to prevent Office holders from attend
ing nominating conventions as delegates or in any
way taking part in their manipulation; second,
that no Office holder should be. under any circum-
stances judge OF any election; and third. that
office holder should be compelled to contribute any
part OF his salary for eieet,onoering purposes All
because he believes to be right and the only course
to pursue in order to promote as far as possible the
purity ~ we'll as the freedom OF elections. and to
free the parties from the domineering methods too
frequently adopted by the dominant party, through
personal and sectional feelings but the President
said positively that he did not originally intend. and
does not hold now that the order was IN the least
disqualier for any officer under the government to
donate voluntarily any portion OF his salary to aid
the party to which their sympathies and fealty
belonged. and further he said that he considered 1t
the patriotic duty of any man who held an Office
under the government. If he capable OF acting
as . speaker tho stump to tender his services
write for the press. he would consider it his duty
to do using his pen well as his tongue for the
benefit of his party: but that if he declined to con-
tribute either money, voice or pen toward the
support of his party it would not in any way inter
tefe With Ills position III the government
substance is what the President said to me. and it
would be well enough to have it more publicly
known. H,, !. .nfa.a
Thereupon the reporter OF the Cincinnati Com,aer-
ctdl. who drew this out of the Governor, asked
HIM -
'.what did Secretary Sherman say2'
81 have not talked with him on the subject"
~Did you go to Secretary Sherman and demand, in
the name OF the radical republican party, that all
known democratic office holders be at dismissed
and their places filed by loyal men-either those
who had served in the army or those who were
known to be true to the partyl' ..
"Seoretary sherman and have not talked upon
that subject"
''well. you Of the leaders of the stawart
wing OF the republican party, what do you think Of
such q courseY sa g .s
my thoughts are positive upon that subject. and
are. believe. IN consonance with the sentiments of
good republicans. Were in charge of the depart
ments to-day should. before the reaches the
meridian OF tomorrow, throw out every democrat
who holds an oihce; nay, more any sceptcal repub-
lican would give cause to worry his hands and try
his brains at some other vocation. should do 1t
matter Of principle OF party justice and political
wisdom. How are We to perpetuate our party IL we
continue fostering enemies and rejecting our
friends? What havo we to ask OF the democratic
party? Nothing! l do not know whether
my advice will be taken or not but do know that
the republican party from one shore to the other,
and from the Gulf to the lakes demand that the
party for which they have done much and to
which they closely allied show its fidelity to
it's defenders Andrew Jackson said to the vctors
belong the spoils So let it be- We victors let
us have what we have earned.
"What are Shermans opinions upon the subjectw
"The same mine, am quite positive, and
believe il he knew of any democrat being in the
Treasury that Mr.. Democrat would CO."