Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-31
CIVIL SERVICE.
Hon. D. B. Eaton's Opinion
of Cleveland's Letter.
OPINIONS OF ooNGREssMEN
"Goyernor Cleveland Has Proven
Himself a Statesman Of a
High Order

Especial 20 ihe Hsrald ba 4ssocfated Press.l
WASHINGTON, pee. 20 Hou Derman B.
Eaton, President 81 the civil ssrvlce Reform
Commisslon. wes today asked bya represent
ative Of the Associated Press forhisyiews IN
regard 70 Governor cleTeland's letter pub
iishtd tiiis morning. Katou in reply ex-
pressed hlmselias follows: Il would be Al
unpardonspIe presumption IN me 10 Assume
20 speak fef Governor Cleveland, but may
speak freely for myself. ! regard the letter
IS the deliberate significant aud manly Ut
lerAnce Of man who comprehends the sit
uaticr. and has ne courage Of hia confie.
tons and duties Il Il the platform and
subject 70 which Il relates The views q that
letter are not only those common 30 all truo
slsiesInen Of both parties, but are tAe views
most rapidly growing in the hearts Of the
people. The policy disclosed in the lettefis
that by which alone his party can retain
plainly we afe 10 have no mixed Cabinet aud
no nfnid or compromising policy. but
strong. positive, honest, Courageous and
nbsoiufolg Befnocraftc administration. Il
viii be ona IL broad eonirast With the last
Democratic ad1ninlsiraflon. which was weak
erasiye ard soorpfui OF tha noble and grow
ing sentiment fmay do IN jnatiee 20 my pe-
lltic1l opponents, bnt much think many OF
them haye been hopiDg Governor Cleveland
pledges and tribe with hls conSicsions.
This letter ought 70 diepe. all s,ieh illusions,
and Is, therefore, dmely The placo-hnnl-
ers of his party may yet give him much
trouble, and Perhapa may bring their party
neaf 10 ruin by thelf greed for ofilce The
Democratic party nos stands ~ 4 did when
Buehauan was elected--whore two ro.Sa
separate, one leading 10 rand vleia8.
and tho other 10 sfilssne and defeat rs fate
u ~ a
II cared more for my parry than ior my
oDuntfg, I should hope that greed aud
ciamnr fDf place aud Bp0ils would break
through he Ciyi Service law aud
rules. ami engulf the new Pres.
dent. with ali The statesmen qf his party.
Tho declarations Of the letter that lessons
past should be unieafaed my as well ba
ponGered by Republican, a. veil Al Demo
erats. 4 + lust ten yeafs slnes President
GrsDI ID speriki message. WAS asking
hepuhlicen Congress 10 make spiall appro-
priation for the enforcement OF the flYil
Service rules 10 which the Repubiiean party
was soleInuiy pledged. Unfortunately there
Has then no 9tatestden 10 Congress who
potency, IA he n3ar future. we're beginning
to stir fne hearts Of the people In the eyes oi
the Republican leaders The esTiy
1sssas,,. llisaas q ~ the a.,s,s,. sasc were en-
paftlaAn ionfnals especially delighted
to sncur. No member Ia either House cared
to even Gail for the ayes and noes 90 the
appropriation amid The iesfA an1 hug ateg.
The t5iril Seftire reform. In the UpiuiOn OF
tho aeader. and ~ enemies was Consigned
TO the toub ~ the CapnleLs About thar
time the Republican party entered upon
slow dscllna, jobbery and patronage.
nnngaring more and more hourisbed. Al
that tune, 100. began on. = deliberate
method, aud soon afterwards waa carried
for8nrd. thronxh many affiliated orGani.
zstions thst broad sypeel to the
virtue aud wisdom Of the ooun-
i reluctant Congress that DE reiorni seni.
nent must b. headed The clsil service
Reform bill vas prepared Courageous end
patriotic Demhcrats ffndieton In the Sen
afe aud Willis Ia the House, 50 whom the
country owes lnach. brought n that bnl,
which Republicans contributed BY far the
most iu speech, earnestuesz and votes 70
make law. but their retnrn 70 auand pflnes-
pi On THIS subject was rather late. and
. sass was raiher feeble aud t saaiyocM con ci
their deis & rhss thus gave the
Dem0cfaIsa change to capture that cause.
grown 70 be grsat political fefes. having
captured th4 Empire state and under the
Leadership ei Goveru1F Cleveland shaped It's
Administration 70 reform methods, speaks
10 arm. decided aad unmistak kable iau.
xaaEe through tle letter oi the President
eieei. whem that ssDtisneni has thus early
ia tseourse brought tothe head 81 the nsliaa
n these facts We may see thai past lcEz1n
% be unieArned u seems 20 ME pltln where
the new President stands, aud which road -
regard ~ lic tfne road to honor aud dnty.
But Will his party unleAru the lessons Of its
own folly, or gain wisdom from the folly OF
~ opooneaisy VIII !. praise hls wise leader
ship nndet the new nivil seryi1e laws A
Republie9u administration. with magma
ntnify Unprecedented IN our history, has
given oiiieiai plaeeS to from 500 90 1000 Of ils
political opponents. Niil the Democratic
Standardization have The patriotism aud The
courage needed to follow thai example
These are vital questions which that letter
suggests aud which impair TO Il profound