New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08

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"With General Grant might lie not" asked the writer,
set MP faction In state perhaps with the expecta-
ton OF endorsement by the Democratic party' Might
he not even be willing to have General Grant nominated
by sach faction and endorsed by Democrats in 1854
expecting To take bis turn at the Presidency after four or
eight years Of Grant 9"
"EveIy time General Grant tries obtain third
term" said DR. W0olscy tho harder e hads II, and It
Will always be 50, think. lie greatly lowered himself
by his efforts to get noIn atiOns in 1876 ana 1850 III
would have been better for him TO follow WasihnSton's
example, and 1t is best for him 70 refuse nomination
hereafter. Besides ia extremely Improbable that he
could obtain the support Of Democrats nominated by
such a the part of Mr. Conkling MS you sug
gest"
"You have no expectation that there viii be q new
political party in the field in 1884, thcn9"
al hope there Will Dc one"
"Of what Kind e.
Ono that viii unite the best people of every part of
the Union. old man, and wish to the coun-
try thoroughly united before die. wish to the
divided into political parties scctloualis dis
appear The negro question the phase section
allsln and wish to it san The Southern whites
the much better than formerly and both
whites and blacks are prosperous than they
during the existence OF slavery. But wish see
evidence thar the whites really wish to have the negroes
educated Advantage is frequently taken Of the ignor-
OF the negroes and their employers cheat many of
them out of large part of their yearly earnings. When
the negroes obtain just treatment in the South there will
be an end of all sectional feeling"
How viii the formation of party effect the re-
suit you desire in the South g.
1t viii divide the South and bring its best people to-
gether in the support of right of all kinds
convinced that such people tired the politics
the past, and anxious for q change. The Admins
traton of President Hayes did produce the division
in the South that hoped, but it is bearing fruit
and Southern sentiment Is ripe for political
men there The great desire OF the best people the
South is domestic prosperity and peace They ready
to support President in whom they confde what
ever the party to which he belongs. They viii break
away from old party convictions the moment they
convinced that the support of party viii promote
the welfare of the whole country and especially of the
South"
Your idea of new party for 1884. then, is -"
General Garfield at the head of the the
Republican and of every other party. He has shown
himself hishminded man in whom the people of the
South may oon6de much those of the North has
great opportunity to unite the best elements
try into strong party and hope his life be spared
and that he succeed i'll great a work. II he
able to establish sueh party, North and East
West and SOUTH the country will be thoroughly
united"
SERVICE REFORM.
"Do you consider the downfall of Mr.. Conkling the
downfall of the spols system2'
BY no means 1t affords excellent opportunity for
the destruction of that system but if the opportunity is
neglected men not equal to Mr.. Conkng ability and
worse in character will come into power. am reminded
of the fable of the flies The man said he would not
shake them of because more would come aferward
and so If there is to be no destruction of the
COnkling
merely make room for more and political flies.
The present the mesnest kind of political system in
the world 1t brings the motive Of selfnerest in its
meanest form into politics. 1t is for the
President and Congressman and it is hurtful the
interests OF the people Many influences combined to
bring in the present system. jefferson practised it
little, and Jackson boldly defended in his
claration, To the vicors belong the spols 1t has
grown to be evil of great magnitude degrading poll
tics and destroying the efficiency OF the public service
III the present opportunity for it's destruction is
neglected 1t may be long before another favorable
will occur"
"what is your idea of Civil Service reform3'
"The appointing power, far the nomination of
the President and the confirmation OF the Senate are
concerned cannot be shaken being fixed by the Cons
tuition The essential difficulty present system Is
that the President dominates persons OF whom he knows
nothing 1t 10 natural that under the present system
Congressman should expect to have voice deciding
what nominations shall be made in their districts,
the system is radically wrong in that it permits
the distribution OF patronage the reward OF
personal party services. The reform needed is
sprovsion that the tenure OF Office shall be permanent
during good behavior and the establishment compet
tive examinations for admissions to the Civil Service
Wherever such examinations have been properly con-
quoted the result has been most satisfactory England
would consider any other mode of regulating admissions
tothavil Service absurd, and the public business OF
this country can never be well performed of
England until offices as carefully filed by
persons fitted by training for positions in the Civil
Service"
But would not Congressman reluctant to part with
the power of patrOnagef'
"Somc of them would but there ought to be majority
OF them, the sentiment of tho country being what il is
to enact laws to effect the necessary reform SO far from
diminishing the real power of Congressman, it will in
crease the dignity and influence OF the saesmans office
The general moving Of the political field beginning
OF each Administration not only abstracts attention
OF the President from its proper empoymens but also
interiors; with the legitimate work of gressmen and
both are greatly burdoned with the distribution Of pat
ronsge President Garfield has declared his purpose to
ask Congress to the burden hope that upon
his recommendation the reform win be effected"
what are your reasons for regarding this an extra
ordinary opportunity for affecting Civil Service re-
formp
In the first place, the crime of Guiteau has concen-
ated the thought of the whole country upon the evils
of the spells system Then struggle of Mr. COnking
has brought this dsgraeefu system conspcuousy before
the public some progress has been made in the in
PRODUCTION OF reforms into the Civil Service. labors
OF Mr. George William Curtis and Mr. Dorman B. Eaton
have not been without results in that direction Mr. Cox
OF Cincinnati, was of the first to conduct
Department of the Government according TO
the principles OF reform, and others have imi-
tated him. so that the country has example of reform
to commend itself to the people Moreover both tbe
great political parties appear committed TO the
doctrine OF Civil Service Reform the Democrats having
Deen Unexpectedly clamorOus for such result during
the last few months. And best Of all President Car
Held desires such REFORM having the confidence ~
the whole country, he has grand chance put into his
hands, and upon his recovery he lead reform move
ment which hardly fail OF success II this favorable
opportunity is improved the political parties win dis
cover III rev that the is az good for
one as Tor another, aud of infinite worth Nation"
SUFFRAGE AND CORRUPTION
DO you think there is more corruption in the country