Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-30
EASTERN WIS.
President Elect ClGVGland'S Ideas Of
Civil Service.
Ne APPRECIATES THE TRUST COMMITTED
TO HIM.
Efficiency and Devotion to Public Duty
the Conditions.
GRANT ToTEE FRONT AGAIN WITH HIS
FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
A Woman's Head Severed From
Her Body.
ESPECIAL TO THE sESrIKEL.l

ESPECIAL TO THE sESTIEEL.l
President-EIect Cleveland on civil
Service Reform.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The National Civil
Service Reform League on December 20
addressed a letter to P~resident-elect Cleve-
land, in which it announced a fear that the
new administration might not carry ont
the provisions Of the Civil Service Act, and
expressed the hope that this would not
prove to be the case. To this Mr.. Cleve-
land replied as follows:
ALBANY, Dec. 26, 1884.
Hon. G.. VIM. Curtis, President-Dear
| Sir: Your communication dated Deem
| Der 20, addressed to me on behalf Of the
| National Civil Service Reform League has
been received. That practical reform in
| Civil Service is demanded is abundantly
| established by the fact hat the statute re-
ferred to in your communication passed in
| Congress with the assent Of both political
| parties, and by the further fact that the
sentiment generally prevalent among pa
triotic people, calling for a fair and honest
enforcement OF the law which has been
| thus enacted. / regard myself pledged to
this, because my conception of the true
Democratic faith and public duty requires
that this and all other statutes should be
IN good faith and without evasion enforced;
and because in many u~tterances made
prior to my election as President, approved
by the party to which it belongs,
and which l have no disposition to
disciaim, l have, in effect, promised the
| people that his should be lone. am not
unmindful of the fact to which you refer,
that many Of your citizens fear that the re-
cent party change in the National Execu-
tive may demonstrate that the abuses
which hsve grown up in the Civil Service
are ineradicable. / know that they are
deeply rooted, and that the spoils system
has been supposed to be intimately related
to success ia the maintenance OF praty or
ganization, and l Am not sure that those
who profess to be friends will stand firmly
among its advocates when they find i. OBJ
structing their way to patronage and place;
but fully approaching the trust committed
to my charge, no such consideration shall
cause a relaxation on my part OF earnest
effort to enforce this law. There is q class
of Government positions which are not
within the letter of the Civil Service stat
ute. but which are so disconnected with the
policy of an administration that the re-
moval therefrom Of the present incum-
bents, in my opinion, should not be made
during the terms for which they were sp-
| pointed solely on partisan grounds, and
for the purpose ot putting in their places
| those who are in poiii.c.l accord with
the appointing power. But many se~
holding such positions have forfeited all
just claims to retention, because they used
their places for party purposes in disregard
Of their duty to the people, and because,
instead of being decent public servants.
they have proved themselves offensive par
| ,isans and INSCRIPTIONS manipulators OF
local parties in management. Lessons Of
the past should be unlearned. Such Off
Gals, as well as their successors, should be
taught that efficiency, illness and devotion
to public duty are conditions to their con-
tinuance in public place, and that a quiet
and unobtrusiye exercise Of individual
| political right is reasonable. II / were ad-
dressing none but party friends I should
deem it entirely proper to remind them
that, though the coming administration is
TO be Democratic, q due regard for the
peoples interest does not permit faithful
party work to be always rewarded by APP
| pointment to Office. and to say to them
that, while the Democrats may expect all
proper consideration, selections for office,
| not embraced within the Civil Service
rules, will be based upon sufficient inquiry
as to fitness instituted by those charged
with that duty. rather than upon persist
ent importantly or self-solicited recon-
mendation on behalf Of candidates for ap-
p~ointment. Yours, very truly.
GRovER CLEVELAND.
Gen. Grant Financial Troubles.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-It is reported here
that an inventory has been taken OF all
Gen. Grants possessions under the judg-
ment entered against him in favor Of W.
H. Vanderbilt, for $3.50. 900 and interest.
The execution covers houses in Washing
ton and Philadelphia, and farms near st.
Louis and Chicago. The farms alone are
valued at S65. 900 and s25, 900 respectively.
Cyrus W. Field said Gen. Grants swords,
medals and relics OF the war may be sold
any moment under mortgage to secure the
debt of $3.50, 900, which he borrowed from
Vanderbilt. This morning / went to see
Vanderbilt about 1t. He promised 70
throw off $50, 900 OF the total amount
which is now about S160, 900 with interest,
il the remaining 500, 900 is paid. I have
taken the matter in hand, and think /
shall have no difficulty in raising the
money"
General VIM. It. Sherman, George W.
Chiids and A. J.. Drexel held q conference
at the residence OF Gen. Sherman's son-in-
law. Lieut.. Thacker at Philadelphia yes
terday. The result OF the conference was
an engagement for the three gentlemen to
lunch together tomorrow at Drexel's
banking house, for the purpose of discus
sing ways and means to assist Grant out OF
his financial difficulties, in which he is
involved under the judgment entered
against him in favor Of Nm. Fl. Wander.
bilt for $3.50, 900 loaned the General when
he was trying TO save the firm of Grant d
Ward from failure. Gen. Sherman went
there from this city last night for the pur-
pose of consulting with the gentlemen
/ nnnaaa IN tha uuhiant.