, 1880-11-27
Proposition to Elect the Ohio
Senator Twice as a Pre-
cautionary Measure.
The Hon. Jay A. Hubbef1 Reaping
Much Credit from Recent
Campaign Work.
Candidate for Speaker Of the House
Yho Has Correct Southern
Ideas,
Showing Of the Weakness Of President
Hayes for Buckeyes, All Other
Things Being Equal.

Hayes Tor buckeyes, Eli VLleE
Things Being Equal.
THE PREsIDENT-ELECT.
sr Is WAITED UPON III REPRESENTATIVE
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 28.-Horace
Thite anI +. W. Whltridge, q delegation Of
the independent Republican Association OF
New York, called on Gen. Garfield ut Ills
following paper: ....
On. James 4. GARFIELD, president-tt<ct Of The
Cnxed States-sla: The Independent Republic
II Association OF New York congratulatea you
upon tho result Ut the recent National election,
HhIeh they deem most prupitlous. AZ It signifies
he popular approval Of tho principles with
which you have 30 long bcen identified, and
elyts reasonable assurance TINT you will be sus-
taIned BY public opinion in your enleayors
70 carry, the same into effect. Your Ut
ttrsuces In Congress on the condition and
needs Of the Civil Service aud tho effective
Iupport which you gav0 In tho ChfcnRo Conven-
ton to the resolution there adopted In that bo-
ball, aud which constitutes part Of tho plat-
form Of tho Republican party, impelted us to
f1e you our cordial support in the lase cam
pa'gn, and Inspire lis with confidence that your
Administration Will Justify tho promise Of 80
noble record The dangers to our political
US!etn arising frotn the sayAge contest every four
Jetrt, extending over tho entire continent and
penetntlnR all RANKS Of society, respecting tho
attHbuuon Of the Federal oitlces, seem to Us
sItsrm!y grave. History teaches that the thing
most to be guarded against In re-
public IL excess Of party rnRe. This
tdhs, always sufficiently aotivc t1ndcr freq
GoTeFnment, is stimulated and augmented to al
tismtns degreo BY tho spolls system, which IT,
rtat all Federal ofjccs as tho prizes OF tho ma
}oHty, and which would bavc snatched from tho
whole body Of present incu1nbeots their mems
Of livelihood II few thousand votes In this
eats which were Gust tor yourself had becn
st1or oen Hancock. Is Il not apparent that
me creed and terror inspired by such syatem
nuit add tatgcly to the bent and fury and at
tendant dangers Of OUT, Nattoual elections, and
increasingly a. the country. grows In pop
eaton aud the Fcdcrnl patronage bo-
cones more cxtcnslve7 No Other civilized
ootensneut exposes ita public servants
%'as danger IT bcpgary upon the hazard Of an
Meeuon. or would expect good service from
nam Under such conditions.
We RFu a~aro that this pupject ia he<lged
esoat With dacultios, and TINT abuscs OF half
Nnsosy's gru1th arc not to be rooted up 10
~ Ne believe, howovor, that public opinion
W. IN Ausance Of any reform OF tho Civil Service
staeno attempted, and that you may aafely c.
'.s'Ha ~ Eltfa tor entrance to All subordinate po-
"seas winch sha,l make ascortalncd merit tho
W. 1eat @ appointment, dtsoardinY both parti-
~ serslco and purity afnllauon from the 1lat OF
saaaaeadMa. In this way now basta raay
GRADUALLY Ea'ued for Civil Service to rcst
sSos @ 70 that hereafter no political purity In ita
ss ssss VI Triumph shall look upon tho public Of
49, ss as an cncmy's camp, subject to tndlsarln-
mt'epa>age. II fCIyl.scrvtca shall receive the
r"s",I us Iuateamanllke treatment at your hands as
ssSesssht s'"s mat you hava bestowed upon It a.
4n ~xmoef Of Congress- and public toachcr, you
49,. ~ entitled to the gratitude Of your coun-
,a.a Isa ena to tho verdict which hlstory awarla
~ s"oee VINO have wisely usad great opportun!.
HORACE White, President.
HEsnx 8, VAN DusEN.
Secretary.
F. ". W1rHpRIpoE,
GEonuE WALTON GnEkNE,
dEostoE HAVEN PUTNAM,
FKLtx KAUFMAN,
N. b. 6PCACKA.
CLARENCE DEM1N0,
tnEe t,.aa, committee Independent Republican
'''"ooa OF the County OF New York.
oAhF1ELD's RErLY,
Yen. Gataal1. (,ayuux received the pauey.
ssna ssI upon tho discussion Of tie Civil
Ss' Sanas 10 the course Of which he said he
s.,.s, ssa % have the cooperation OF Congress 1t,
nIa.lg nI+.''slllng legal basis for all routine ap-
h'@eats' haau 80 that 1t should not be In the
mnss sv"sl u anybody. sven the President, to se-
s s'u ~ any capable and faithful appoiutee dur
nca ~ ~ WFu1 ot office, whether ti.a terlu be
,to.. THE AusH OF VISITORS
Al.