New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-06
URGING CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

ANNUAL MEETING or THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY GEORGE WILLIAM
CURTIS
The annual business meeting Of the Civil
Service Reform Association was held last night at NO
O. Madson-ave. Among those present were George
William Curtis John c. Emo, Horace White, L. L. God
kin Dorman b. Eaton and Orlando b. Potter.
Mr. Curtis, the president, opened the meeting with
fief sketch OF the aims Of the Association.
She reorganization Of this society he said, six months
ago was due 10 the conviction that the time was III
one and this belief not confined 10 this city but
extended very generally throughout tho country o"
war a tho abuses OF patronage; our purpose
to prepare method Of correcting thtse Ihere never
was time when movement Ike this was more appr"pF
ate when the Senate is substantially proposing con
etitutional change In the nominating and confirming
functions OF the Government The Constitution pro
vides that the Senate may interfere ''
President makes an unfit nomination II Is now pro
posed that all questions Of fitness for once snHi oo
stbordinnted 10 the lkes and dslkes OF Senator
Another example Of the OF the abuse Of patronage
IS 20 De seen city. 60 out into the street
and tumble over IA Pile Of mud | know II
Is patronage. II pesticnce anlicts New
York It Is patronage There IA crown
81 politicians who deliberately snap their myers ~ tue
will of the people and who show that they consider
patronage Of more importance than pestlence Ihere
was never deeper and proiounder feeling than there Is
that this abuse or patronage ouEhi I" D' ,'l
An appeal from the people drunk I" me lH"I, u.s.
and Will that saeaoiy which makce Il, pubic pn,-lo
is the way that must proceed. The essential -PI! W
the evils 81 Our civil service system H The TACT lhh ~
Offices are filed by the personal VIII oi some on, ul
other These cen Doe cured only by ialr ana optn
conretifon President Garfield is ~ the opinion that
these evils can he rcIncdcd hv fixed tenure uthcIs
riroJ' In me rnr DO wc Saut bad 20 Doe IA Office
FOR ufef The system must De q flexible one IL t ~
| oficcr cannot Doe removed. you VIII have thc
spectacle that You behold now IN this city, OF the
Hisfiee OF the city. when trying 20 remove the ROM.
Commissioners. browbcatcn and nrulted as no lu'i.
would ever permit himself 90 Oc. our pUhtlp' ~ p.
leave the power Of removal, bat to cheek gre lhtEM
The essential thing necessary 10 secure this ~ @ ~
tive examination. How can We IN any othcr wy az.
strov the pairouagel II is sometimes shln u n'
tL.s move Of dccnyed schoomaetcrs aud ctrgl t d.
Well think that dccayed sclooiuiaAtfrs ono c!. -
areas likely make good clerks NJ The hrecrH W
niifcnns an, examinations Boa this city for the ast
Two wears show that the successful applicants l"l v.
are the graduates Of the public schools-men Oh tue
people - ,--.-- 49, t.-c-ott
gpceches were made by Dorman y. Eaton ana Essrst,
Wheeler The following officers were Then clcctcn pi
the ensuing year: President, George william Iltts
nice uresidents BENJAMIN II. Bristow, Howan fotp5
Roswell d. Hitchcock. Oswald Otiendorirr' 1rnike -
! Mcclellan. John jay, Robert d. Mihturh Oeo'so D.
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