New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15

consider real Civil-Service Reform; Mel' trc Hor,
TO show the humbuggery OF this whole an III -" tie
was very good Civ-Servce statute put upon vas ya
hook some years ago, VIXEN General ufahS ~
PRECEDENT, and the law was not only enacHSut tlroe
the machinery was put into operation anu, anu II
Commissioners were appointed to Worlfdont Worffd
some very honorable and able gentlemen VII VIII r NO
on the commission. They worked ana 1 uau, ,sh, IN
doubt. the best they knew how. but VIVA, Ieai ho
stantial reforms did the country see WHY S - IN
came so much of a mockcry, that Congress ~ &C
few years refused to appropriate for Tue s""''''
This portion of Senator Browns speech gave cola
fort the majority of his DemocIatlc asscUort, catoy
but some of them were not wen ple@aseu as not often
George. q gentleman whose voice mas NC NC oro;a
been heard in debate, took the Senator ITol on! cor
TO task and briefly but in very compress t1c
pointed out of his most garlng lnconsiSo o5
He asked IT, as the Senator from georgia dIsuoo'
the bill must in the nature CT things oe hi
and Presidents will continue to ana piaces io ne
partisan friends how, under such circunSiaIilCos, i
1t cond be open to the objection that III wOpid Keep
Republicans In office and Democrats out. ile saLu M
that the verdict the late elections was against the
very methods which this bI sought to reiorn and'
f Democrats opposed the measure, it would be
long time before the dawn of the happy DAY Thch
would see a Democratic President inaugurated.
Senator Miller at late hour, took the foor ana
made the best speech which has yet been delivered
upon the Civil Service bill. lie did not finish his
speech, bnt' holds tie toor 1or To-
morrow morning. He traced the history
of New York State from the early days of the Re
tiOnal Government; and from the National capital
it had gone out until 1t permeates every state ana
municipal government IN the Union. He said that
the people of New York had suffered more than those
OF other States from its evils and perhaps
felt greater interest their eradication tnal nan
others. He expressed the opinion that the Dlll
under consideration was not likely to be improved
by amendments. and 1t might be injured. lie re,
Piled TO several objections winch had been urged
against the bill by senator Brown and other Demo
Gratis, and warned them that patronage
would be the ruin of their party, II,
as they hoped, they should win the Presidency and
the CIVIL Service should remain unchahngeG' 1lh ei
He referred to the recent contest at Albany,
where a. Democratic Legislature had spent
SIX weeks in wrangling over the qnes-
ton OF who should be clerks of the Assembly
and Senate; Chief among the causes, he said which
contributed to the defeat of the Republicans at ne
last election was the question OF patronage One
branch Of the party controlled it., and the OF Ter
branch, dissatisfied, determined that under
such circumstances neitner should WIN. me
Republican party had been deIeaied
by reason of the vast patronage which it had III ITS
hand and which it had not been able to distribute
in Il way satisfactory TO everybody.
senator Miller was compiimented and warmly
congratulated by several of his associates