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known, nor is it now suggested that any Gil
zen had petitiOned for his removal or that
official delinquency on lis part is the reason
Of it. In the place Of an experienced officer
in the midst Of his tenn fixed ly Law, il is
proposed suddenly 10 tut 4 mln in who has
had no training for the position anl who
cannot lie said Ia have any special fitness for
It's official duties. la the inaugural of Prcsi-
dent Garfield, delivered oa The tn Of March,
stand these words
The civil service cla never t. i!ii pil -.;is-
factory basis until II Is regulated 10y law tor the
good of The service Itself Tor fH protection of tns,
who are entrusted wth the appointing power
against The waste ui time and obstruction To the
public business cau-e'l ly thc iEorIlair pressure
for place and for The protection ul monuments
against Intrigue iHl Wr'H". shall ~ 'Gr proper
time ask Congress To TX the Tenure of the minor
offices of the several executive departments. and
prescribe the IT unilS upon which removals shall be-
made during IN" terms Tor witch incumh 'liS Il I'VE
reeii ar.""n f.,
How good tie dizlii., ;inn which make the
major offices prey Ia intrigue and wrong
and ''shield' minor Offices from like havoc
and whether the collcctGrships Of the COM
try should belong to the exposed or to the
protected class, need no; hc decided here
Assuming Gen. Merritt to b. an officer of
average fitness and honesty, il might bc rea-
sonahly argued that all society should with
alacrity advise his displacement by man of
Obvious superiority possibly It might he said
all should advise the selection for
Gen. Mcrritt's place Of 4 man who without
superior fitness bad rendered his coun-
try, or even his party, conspicuous and
exalted service. the ease IN hand does not
belong 10 either of these classes The posi-
ton of Mr.. Robertson and his legislative and
professional experience and surroundings do
MOI denote superiority ia the qualities, the
knowledge, business habits anil familiarity
with the revenue laws AMI system Of the
United States, which might make him more
competent than Gen. Merritt 10 collect the
vast revenues and administer ,dc vas, "usl-
ness pertaining To the port Of New ok.
Certainly he cannot IN lnls respect lie ncii an
exception to the rules Ufrighi and consistency
On which the constitution AMI laws have
placed the public service. We know of no
personal or political service rendered bv Nr.
Robertson 50 transccndcnt that the collector
ship of New York should be taken in the
midst of a term and given 10 him rs n re
compense. Mr.. Robertson is reported by
the New York THJYHC to have declared that
his nomination was reward for his ac-
ton as delegate to the National convention.
If Mr. Robertson, in his action, was intluen-
Itu " seas. VI Gu.s ~ ' ,;e; a. 'tg, a
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