Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-12-30
NEWS OF THE WORLD,
President-Elect Cleveland
on Civil Service.
MURDERS By TWO FANATICS.
Francisco Martinez to be Hanged
in Los Angeles County Muir
der in New Jersey.

ispeciat 10 the Herald bR Associated Pres
Nsw yonx, Dec. 29-rhe National civil
Service Reform League, under date Of De.
cember 20. addressed a letter to President
eleci Cleveland, Ia Witch It announced the
fear that the new admlnisiratiou might not
carry ont the provisIonso 81 the Civil Service
act. and expressed The hepe that this would
not ir3vc 10 be the ease. 10 this str. Clcys
land replies as follows:
albany, N. r.. December Is. 1884.
~ ~ Honorable Georss William Curtis
frgsidfnt.
DEAR siR:-Yonr Communications dated
Drcembe- Goth, addressed 10 me on bohal (
Of the Sntional Civil Service Reform.
League, has been received That pfactioai
reform In the civil service Is demanded IS
nbund tntis established by the fact that the
statute referred 70 10 your Communication
passed IN Congress With the assent Of both
peiitioai psFtIes and By tho furiher iee.l
thatthe ssntlmsnt is generally prevalent thar
retrietic are people alline for Il fair aud hon
Ell enforcement OF the law which has been
tms en9cted. ! regard myself pledged 70
ttfs, because my vonceptioh OF true Demo
trAtlc faith and public duty requires tnat
this and all other statutes should be III
good faith aud without evasion enforced
aud because IN N my utterances made prior
TO my election gs President IL was approved
BY the party 10 which II helones aud which
have no disposition to disclaiin. I have In
effeet promised the people that this should
be done. am not uniiilrdfni Of the fact to
Which you refer that nstIY Of your citizens
National executive may demonstrate that
anasss have grown up In the civil service
which &re iDeradleable. I know they are
deeply rooted aud that the spells system has
been supposed 70 be Intimately related 10
success ~ the mAintenaree Of party organ
.xAiiun, and ain pct sure that those Who
Profess 10 be ifiends 70 that form win stand
nrnIis among IT. adfocates when they Ind
a. Is obsirneung their way 60 patronage and
place; but, fully approaching the trust com
;.ssstt;ed ~ iii5 cilnrge, no suen consideration
<14it cause relaxation on my part Of an
t4fpeSt et0yt TO enforce this law There is
ci1.< pi gogarnmenf positions which are not
Within the letter OF the civil service statute.
mt Which are 80 disconnected with the poll
cy 81 an Naturalization that removal there
trfm ~ she present iueumbsnts, In my
opinion. should not be made during the
terms for which they were appointed. solely
on partixan grounds and for the purpose Of
putting In their places those who are In pc
litical accord With the appointing power
bat many now holding such positf0Hs have
forfeited all Just claims to retention, because
they used their places for party purposes. In
disregard Of their duty u the people and be-
cause insfead 81 being decent public ser
fanias they baye proved themselves often
sive partlxans snd interruptions manipu
lators of local politics The lessons OF the
past should be unieArncd. Such olfiefais as
we'll as their successors, shouid be taught
that efhciency, tluezs and deyotiea to pub
lie duty are the conditions Of their centlnu-
ruce IN public place, aud that the quiet and
nnobtrusise exercise Of individual political
rights Is the feasonRble measure Of their
party service. II were addressing none but
party friends J should dcenl Il entirely
proper 70 remiud them that, though the com
Ing admspiatfstion Is to be Democratic, adue
regard for the peoples interest Goes
NOT pesiuit faithful party work to be
Always rewarded By appointment to Office
and % say 70 them thai. while Democrats
rnas expect az proper Consideration. selec-
tio1s for ONCE, not embraced within tue
civil secgice rules will be based upon sun
GENT Inquiry as to ntness, instituted by
these charged with that duty rather than
upon the persistent Importantly OF self
solicited recemmeudetions on behalf Of can
didates for appointment
foursNery truly,
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