New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20
Why s. s. ROGERS SUPPORTS MR. BL1LyE.
GIVING TyrRETT p WHEELER SOME GOOD REASONS
WHY CIVIL SERVICE EFFORMERs SHOULD MOI
DESERT BLAINE FOR CLEVELAND.

GIVING EVERETT r. WHEELER SOME GOOD hEHooN9
WHY CIVIL SERVICE RFFORNERs SHOULD NOT
DESERT BLAINE FOR CLEVELAND.
To Ereren T. Wheeler, esq:
DEAR beg 10 assure you that II mas peeh ny uo
nten ona neglect that your Of the tn instant re-
mains unanswered. Engagements In court ana absence
from home have prevented from giving II attention
This morning, however find the letter in Tbe Times
and as it seems. therefore, to have been intended AS
campaign document complement 1t at once
You have not stated quite accurately what said TO you
and other Civil Service Reformers al Newport aboat
Mayor Cleveland did not say that he was a man OF
great executive ability tie had occupied posi-
ton which, far as | knew, called for the
exercise OF great executive ability, and GER
tanly knew nothing of his possession Of it,
Nor did say that he practical Civil Service Re
former for had occasion to believe such to be the
fact. on the contrary have TO believe that
upon the whole subject OF Civil sery ice reform 10 the
time OF hls nomination for Governor, Mr.. Cevclands
mind careless and uniformed the mind Of any
other intelligent who had given no attention TO the
subject.
But now to your Questions. You ask me: How then
does it happen that you r. not supporting for the
Presidency tie you / advocated two years ago =
find the question very easy To answer. As recOneci
situation. Ny Clvc and not running for Iresi
dent two years ago, and It would have required
stretcbof the imagination to fancy that he would be now
advocated h election Governor in that year because
thought the Republican party management in the state
OF NewYOrk needed brief OF heroic treatment
not FAR he destruction ne pa bit far rs cure and to
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1854 with Your party. 20 far | know, this the
l,ult NJ al the mon who ro,,rIia.e ed tbe action of the
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saratoga Convention whether we were riSht or wrong
j., now OF no moment. We thought however that the
conditions tbal evi.tn. iustifed our course but for
one eu that Of those cOudit ions IS met
10y thc present situation l"u are party man. and
am | assume therefore, that. while you
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