The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-11-21
Cleveland aud the civn Service.

We have full faith to believe that The pYedit
ton which Dorman B Eaton, himselfa Reput
lican, makes recording Mr. Cleveland's admin
istration, will he fully justified by events. W
reproduce Mr. Eaton's words In another column
and they ought to have weight with the pcopl
Of this vicilty, who know him SO well.
Mr. Eaton states the fact fairly when he say
that no man ever entered Office more distinctive
ly the representative Of any idea than Grover
Cleveland Is of that Of civil service reform. The
fact that he has been true to the principle II
office, accounts for the "enemes he has made
and the dangerous Democratic opposition thai
appeared against him, in New York.
AS ho refused to prostitute the civil service tc
/ party spoils in New York, as his faithful ad
ministraion has made the civil service law d
success there, SO We may expect him to do In
| the presidential chair. The "hungry and thirs.
| ~" ofilccseekers who are organizing for raid
| upon the federal patronage, who are already
clamorng for ''clean sweep" Of the Republi.
cans in office, are doomed TO disappointment
The Washington sunday Herald quotes what
the governor said to its editor privately las,
summer:
u \ LU M All
slfthere Is anyone matter to which have
given my fullest attention 1t Is to reform and
efficiency In the cvl-service. When came to
Albany as governor \ found nearly all the de.
partments full OF CLERKS whose political predi
iectlons were Republican. The state officials
Shortly after INV access;"n and oaned mp"n t1
were my views In relation to removals from
pubic service I0r political reasons. One gen
imnnrsant ~ ths cantai . I. pe'naps 'na nlo;.
full OF extreme Republicans. appointed by Gov
Cornell. Now, what am to dOi" replied,
sulu uov OieveMno' Iou are respon-
istration of vour off,ce Your cnntiden,ial
subordinates should be selected with great
care, ana those you doubtless will appoint
ah;act;on NV, p',oun ,,snus. nnsIe eau w no
the qualifications. zeal. and ability of yUur Uf.
fetal force. It CLERK is faithful and c0mpe-
ni;,;" o ~ ie.aeo, no I',a'fr Wnat us
term hay. discharred ic emnloyee Irn,n The
executive department for political reasons, and
many Oh GOV Corneirs personal following are
elected president, said Gov 1,,sveIsna with en.
phasis. the clerks in the great departments at
washington VINO are tit for the position will re-
will h Tho anu Iua. ~ ri. TS se ries
OF tine civil service commission will govern ali
minor appointments
His official utterances as governor, and in his
letter of acceptance. are all in the same line
Only this week when his attention was called
to the panic Of the Washington clerks, his COM
ment was, LET them attend to business" The
Pendleton law applies to about 5000 positions,
and though it was grossly unfair starting
point. as regards Democrats. President Cleve.
land will not disturb it, except to abolish the
needless offices and disch.roe tho mon who
draw salary for loafne about the citv. From
one fourth to one third of all the offices are of
this character, and there cannot be even a pre-
tense of intelligent reform which retains them.
For the rest, the present incumbents who are
honest and capable. and who have not disobey-