New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
BOG US CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMERS.

HOW MEssRs. CURTIS. sCHUN. GoDkIN Er Al
WORKED" THE NEw-YoRK ASSOCIATION IN
AID or TlIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
To fhe Editor OF TIE Trt6une.
SIRE Ii seems to be in order now to considcr
influences which tended to increase the Democratic vote
ut the late election and II Ia to be regretted that among
them must he casscd the action Of the managers OF the
Civil Service Reform Association OF this city from liza
office at No lnost. II circulated. during the campaign
"a we'll "a before Tse Cir serrice Record. ghtpagc
sheet from which the following extracts are quoted In
its June ssue aa referring to the Republican Nation
~ Convention,
Tho Republican Convention having prc'cntcd to tho
people OF the country ~ is choice Tor the twu hkheN
nccs IN the gf of tho people "a two moe conspcaoas
representative ot that s"t o politics whmn ~ w wv
adjourn A.
fhc Republican party haa changed front, :. ny
Ia nominations W thrhso II hnH elevated 10 no w. eeu
crs aud standard bearers two ~ thu n"Nt notorious W
ihosc political "robhcr hatnns" a.,
On tho accession II Garfield tho oNl srhluh OF ln 'tc
publican party .oon turned mp e hS p,"s ., p" Ns
81 a mssneJic and seductive rcitarskor. which began
with prostitution ot tho power OF patronage and ended
The cycs Of Civl service Retormors are now turned
,owardhc Democratic party Fortunately they can look
All things considered, 1t IA likely that reermers WIN
feel To bo safer 20 trust Democrat OF hsn on"'er
and right principles td resist tie pressure Tor place
In the July issue referring TO the Democratic National
Conve q ion, II declared;
The character Of the convention was high ana
the tone which dominated the proceedings was e1ceeht
Administrative reform the first time the direct issue
In the Presidential Conventions OF both political parties
met defeat In June In the Republican convention, out
won signal victory in July In the Democratic CohVeh-
ton. ,., ,,,,, NJ,
Hendricks Is believed 10 he man OF b0noapIe Character
and record. ,,,,. ,ou.,,, -,
sound Civil Service principles might appear TO spring
from the motive which is always moro or less dominant
with even the best OF poclansa desire lor h Soas
httff In hard
the country strongly contrasted with the record o inc
Democratic candidate
In the October it stated that "should Mr. Clcve-
land be elected it but be regarded as direct t
umph OF administrative reform" 1t refers to his adVo-
cafes AS "the patriotic speakers and newspapers VINO
have presented him to the country as the lmpersohao
of the principle needed IN practice" Under pre-
tence of Civil Service Reform 1t arenly advocated the
election OF Cleveland and Hendricks and opposed Sir.
Blaine Meantime II was and Is the organ OF the new
York Associations subscribed distributed and paid for by
the managers ont OF the funds raised from Republican
members and subscribers. This has been done in bold
disregard of the constitution Of the association article
w. which provides that neither the name nor influence
of the association shall be used behalf OF any party or
for procuring Office or promotion for any person" 1t
has been in disregard OF tho rights of the Republican
members of the association The printed form of the re-
ceipt given by the for received states
that II is received for furthcrng the work OK the asso
citation "a act forth in the constitution IL mas Dce9
done in disregard of the best interests of the cause OF
Civil Service Reform which needs and ought to have the
hearty support of good czens without distinction Of
party
The president of the association ia George william Cur
it's Everett p. Wheeler Is chairman Of the Executive
Committee. L. T.. Gyikin IS chairman OF me fpi'dton
Committees OF which Mr. CIrti, and Horace W htc are
members Carl Schurz j. chairman OF the Committee on
Tn,Islatio, George Walton Green. who was secretary
of the lndcpendcnt" National Committee Is chairman
OF auotl, r OF the standing committees =, .
The ,ni,nrs of the association elected May J,
1854 The Republican members of the association VINO
participated IN that election naturally suppose tncy
as 10 prevent any partisan bias or action III
the coming caInpaign They could NOT nave suppooS'o
that hc gentlemen elected Republicans would allow
the name and Influence OF the association 70 DC se on
behalf OF the Democratic party ana FOR procuring once
and promotion for candidates In cOntaycntioh OF me
constitution. 'iN""h'
Netc- York Nov. IL, 1854.