New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
JOSEPH COOK or THE SP0ILS SYSTEM
IMPORTANCE or THE CIVIL SERVICE REFonM-Irs
LIMITATIONS.

IMPORTANCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM-irs
LIMITATIONS.
Joseph Cook, of Boston, lccturcd last night
nj the BROOKLYN Academy OF Music. under tho Gus
Of the Young Mems Christian Association, on
THE spois system. or the Pocket In Poiitlc5.'
The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Hall, rector of the Church OF
the Holy Trinity presided. and introduced Mr. Cook
The lecturer, who greeted with round OF applause
said In part:
Civn Service Reform. Mr. Chairman, ladies' and
gentlemen, has succcedcd only on paper. except In
Brooklyn; but you resolved to have honest
man Mayor 20 conduct city government On
business basis. rejoice IN The passage OF the Ciyil
Service Reform bill by Congress but must remem-
Der that politicians famous for contempt OF court,
and We expect to DC opposed by AL honest and dis
honest methods We once hau Cyi Service Commission
appointed, but In sple ot our higl hopes, congress
starved IL d. death. II "a high lime Tor note OF alarm
be- sounded. The prcsentatvos al washington nd
to declare thrnsrl'cs opposed 10 the wiz 0I Vac
people, but do not believe they were converted In
Washington tue most pertinent question con.
sidcrcd 10: " An Nkrly 10 D. Ie-electtdi IAcse
will yet Dee huge opposition, aud the people must con
unuo 90 thunuer form tner Injunction that the good
work must proceed lol since the o'ciAIO" OF tAe he
bciOn and thH resumption ~ sprce pas ments no moe
nupcous event has happened than the passage oil tEis
spos must be considered under three heads
Tho cy nr rem ~, and the object OAs To Tue remedy.
In opinion thc e' 10 not 80 much the result OI as
hOu,sy dur rather t. the growth OF tho Republic.
3o60 o0d people; now we arc 80 900 900 Then there
loo office holders; nov there are 10000.
tho time and the machinery Is Inadequate to SIT The
qualifications Of tue applicants Inc szc oi the sPoiss
"A terrible temptation to men who nave not sanity
soon there viii be 2OOOOU and Dy and ny
100000 and $4,000, offices In TIC oOnrOi OF tue party
power am here To assail the uore OF American
character for / respect the masses honest and
and audacity rather than for conscientiousness
am not AN alarIns., but with rccolcctions sll fresh
In my mind or tow nearly We came to military dis
turbanco over tho election u President
In the grlste-I can see nothing before us buE
the grab" syhlem In pOnuca affairs. lAppauseI
The people must spoil the SPOTS system
little talk about yservce Reform in states and cities
but the reform OF municipal politics "a one oil tLe great
problem yOu will do "a service To all mankind. Tue eyes
Of All tho nations OF tbs earth arc upon us, and
here Viii be the failure or triumph OF
popular government throughout tho world. Aaron
Burr was the originator the spells system subtle
sen almost naes lie tS tt otea p.r2
should be organized like ARMY, wltn one supreme
head boiling To DO punished IKE deserton, and the
Do n 70 3 TO GROVE %S WE S %sro @ in a4
material progress aud the evil war aud tue tree
nents OF with nOt1iDE " DO but plumber the peo
The remedy, proposed by the bin
for examination probauOa aud prohibition. Appoint
pToper examinations Tnose VINO are appointed are are
then to he kept probation for few months, that
their characters may be tested. Beyond tnis
OF assessments for party purposes. grant
APplguse.l would not have you pause with that
we could get at the TIME. The bl Is too narrow IL
applies only TO 10000 ol the 10000 olhcehoders. We
must lar broader measures before the evil can be
uproOtud
Sir. Cook then reviewed the condition of China
and of India under II competitive system. and
pointed out the good 1t had worked III England.
Then he reviewed somo OF the objections to 1T.