The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-25

y AkRePabllcan's Hsgeausus oaase.
iEl Heass

ksHLNGToN, November ia Hem Durman
III Kaion, President Of the Civil Service Com
misston. was asked by . representative Of the
Asskeaated Press tonight what effect be thought
C4ateiand's election would have on the mainten-
anca of The Civil Service law. He replied a.
foilYus: This is very delicate question for
oreXn my position to answer. have taken no
par p hateyer in the late campaign. have NOT
the fsast right to assume to speak for Governor
cleveland or bis party. Having acted with the
kephbican party from Its origin, I can hardly
speHE without some party bias. Ncverthe-
less y will frankly tell you what think. We
shall have an administration absolutely Dem
Ocr4Sc In policy, but whether with q men,
Der rkF The Cabinet representing those without
wheM vote the Democratic party would have
failed, will not guess
Hut the Civil Service act will not be re-.
pealsd. either at the coming session or during
this generation. Governor Cleveland and the
stAtesanen 0f his party would oppose any At
temfA to repeal it. The Republicans ~ body
w04M resist and the Senate would defeat such
40 Hhempt The rules win not be abolIshed.
They Swill be enforced under the new Presidcnt,
{ hpt lpt 4 feaEs with s0ch a enlarRjux breadth.
OF sfblication and snch a0ssI sUppoft ifsm The
pariNIin power as would have been the case
certkinly had President Arthur been Reelected,
andltnobably had Mr.. Blaine succeeded
There Is M public man in this country who
HhS cCuoC va ulOiat Ouit&atIOkto VI OFFICIAL
life, Af who is more certain to Withstand mere
partiian and selfish appeals than Governor
Cleveland This is great element Of power,
and A popularity too, as people now feel. And
lest i1y motives be misunderstood, let me add
that fhe has never done me favor, and that I
cnnlM neither ask nor accept one at his hands.
MAnH officers outside Of the rules and some
withah will doubtless be removed for no very
gooQareasons. But so far as possible Governor
Cleveland will prevent mere political proscrip-
tion.l He cannot attend to everything. Much
will depend on the members Of his Cabinet, and
especially Oh the Postmaster-Geueral. If there
are, u it is charged, some officers who have
usedIsheir influence to enforce assessments and
NEGLECTED their duties and violated the proprie-
ties 0S their stations to engage In party warfare,
the tSte they have challenged may very likely
awaiat them. II persons are to be selected for
publea work irrespective of politics they had
bettelfattend TO that work and not meddle with
electsbns"
What has Governor Cleveland done In New
York 10 warrant this estimate of him? p
R3ffalo was city almost as partisan, lawless
and Badly governed as Cincinnati. Upon being
mades Sheriff Mr. Cleveland exhibited those
qnalhIes which are being more and more needed
and appreciated by the people. They compre-
hended and approved his spirit. He was elected
Mayds by votes from both parties in that
RepuAIican county, entering upon his duties ia
Janusey, 1892 His life as Mayor was contin-
skAuSSiC ict HouCoty ouu Hucilty III OIlC6
againss jobbers, spofsmen and partisans, who
had ksng preyed on the city. He mastered the
situation ana became known as the veto Mavor'
HIS fearless way Of dealing with them is
shown by the language OF his vetoes and other
publir.niterances. both as Mayor and as Gov
ernoE, He invariably opposed and denounced
all nrs;e political, selfish and partisan schemes,
appre3ed in the NEST unhesitating manner the
PRINCIPLES of the Pendleton bill, which Is the
presef} Civil Service law, and vetoed q bill
whose aim, he held. was to secure places and pnt-
ronage for party advancement. In his stateman-
like vato of the Railroad Fare bill, he withstood
the fkrcats, prayers aud cajolemerts of all the
manin4ilators. demagogues and communists of
his pafty. He made man of business State
Supesisatenden of Public Works instead of a
POLITICIAN, against the combined pressue of q
whole army Of partisan jobbers. but he went far
beyouA all this A New York bill, very largely
in tfa identical language of the National Civil
Service Act but, as amended, yet more stringent
had hfs efficient support and received his prompt
signskare
"1fs rapidly growing reform sentiment of the
county, has been demanding more honesty, cour-
age anu administrative capacity, with less poll
tics thi executive places. Governor Cleveland
has .ts distinction of being the first man since
Washington who has been elected President be-
cause ze possessed these qualities in pre-emi-
nent Aegree. They have advanced him moro
rapidlyto the head of the Nation than military
lieya tbat such man with such history will
come sp the National Capital to repudiate the
pledges and all that is best of bis official life. to
heirayahose who have most trusted him, to make
hostiLea Republican journals which now sup
port him. to ruin the prospects of his party and
disgratf himself and his country by sverturn-
ing tfe work of reform, kindred to that upon
which, bis own distinction rests, only to secure q
tree heid of patronage. mongering and spoils-
system, debaucherY; that such an assumption
should be made by any sensible, well informed
man, NJ to me simply impossible
"IflI am mistaken in this view, hope the
rules ~ II be utterly overthrewn before the March
wiqdslere over. If the Democrats enforce the
spoilssvstem policy they must take the conse-
quepcts. No true friend of reform would have
any part in the pcrfunctory and deceptive en-
paris He would rather await their certain re-
surrect!on four years hence, over the graves Of
their sAemies."