New-York tribune., 1884-12-31
tBt NEw RffoRMER

Governor Cleveland has writ ~ letter o'i
hp sNbipri UF civii seftice itfUiih whl eh
10 matte atfBli sBme shipWl rUltitiaiii
Is, mote rtneipRepi ihaH ST. cleveland hin-
spif VHinUhphif gave SHARE W. ihis tAiiipssiaf
at his 0pininn A faf DO u 10 p0ssle fni ana
hndY % satisfy bl PROMISES ileepnpapli hes'ilr
interests, this sin gUar letter aims to satisfy The
spoils hunting Democrats, ana the owl Service
relorners. 70 the relOrmer he says, p" have
in effect promised the people fair and honest
enforcement of the law already enacted bnl
to the hungry partisans he suggests sufficient
reason in his mind for the removal of avery large
proportion of the Republican officials who now
hold Office. They have forfeited all just
"claim TO retention" he says, "bccausc they
:" have used their places for party purposes, III
disregard of every duty to the people, and
because, instead of being decent public ser
wants, they have proved themselves offensive
"partisans and INSCRIPTIONS manipulatcrs OF
party management
There are several ways of regarding this
singular utlerancc Ii may be asked, for exam
pie, whether any creature on the face OF the
earth has ever proved himself more offensive
partisan or "unscrupulous manipulation"
than Mr.. Thompson, Governor Cleveands
especial friend. Yet such behavior as that of
Thompson, altogether shameless and corrupt,
does not appear to him disregard of the public
interest because it is forthc benefit Of the Dem
ocratc party in general and of Grover
Cleveland in particular On the other hand,
unquestionably he would look upon a very
large proportion OF the Republican officials
with intense hostility, holding that their par
tlsanship was offensive" and their manpula-
ton unscrupuous,' because it had been
against the Democratic party in general and
Grover Cleveland III particular moments
reflection will satisfy any Democrat that this
beautiful distinction is broad enough and far
reaching enough to serve the purposes OF the
hungricst Further on, ,lorcover, the Gov
ernor says that officials and their Successors
must be- taught that the quiet and unoblrusive
exercise OF political rights is the reasonable
measure Of their party services" That is to
say Republican may possibly hold oflce II he
will consent 10 be merely voter, 90 hold his
tongue, 10 iorcPo altogether whatcy'r influence
he may have as n citizen. l,nt If he does not so
consent, bis conduct will not be- rcgaro ID as
sufficiently "quct and unobtrusiy",' and he
will BE- inc0l tincntly kicked out n an "oilcn-
Nyc partisan and INSCRIPTIONS manipulation
But, on the other hand, Democratic oilcini
whose partisanship rises as high as that Of
Hubert o. Thompson, for example. or Daniel
Manning or Sheriff Davidson, need have no
fear he will not be regarded by the President
that Is 10 be as an "ofiensive partisan or
unscrupulous manipulation" because he is on
the right side.
This letter is well worth reading and presery
ing II j. 20 be hoped that the Civil Service
Association, to which it was addressed, will
understand it, 9nd will not be disappointed In
The future if they find the Governor removing
absolutely faithful public servants of long
experience, whose places It Is impossible fairly
TO M, Oh the pfetext that they have been
unscrupnous pattisans.' Nor viii they hnye
any fight 10 ind fhnlt II they see him appoint
iie 10 places thus ihnds vacant, cttatuies
aiteady ihaieted tof shshteless e5tfrption 5t
itiaiH8as abase ot 8iticai B8Wef; fhs g0t-