The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03

hhh Ahe FFea'dNhif afcfFiAhee OIL W Was
made publlc last night
wasnisafgs, u q iuiy mn, les
"fn-siH pteUuflnu W pufpuae Of which 4
fHfpffnNd YETI atVeFHi weeks since I yefy
respectfully ienlUf mf resignation as Clvll
service tummls4l1nef but out " ietereno 2
~ yeuf wishes viii nat uffu ltH ae epiaHra .
uDiu such time IN The autumn ~ yoh may
md convenient Tor a new appointment N
may noi, hope, hr Thought nlsapprppfiate
ntd some words " explanation
service sr", 70 's y, p',,r" no,,e s no cs it,b
ltsl had held under three earlier preal'
dents. AMI was then holding Under ifes dent
Arthur. an nfirial position closely anaio.
Eoua ~ my present ofiice ~ Civll Service
Commissioner. ior nearly the whole ppfipd
] had served without compensation. aud
hai been compelled 10 bear my own travel .
tng and other eNpenaeA, including those ~
Journey 70 Europe and the preparation "
one Of those Presidents, but printed by Con.
gross I had taken an active part,
hy which my time was largely tassd, In con.
nfctlOn With the preparation and passage ~
that Law. and when the Tina arrived for
executing itaprOyialuns, II seemed 10 me that
further sacrifice of my private interests IN
aid Of civil service reform llesdes, tho
enemies of reform were 30 kind ns 10 charge
that had promoted the act for the treble
salary Hut President Arthur, without tho
least intimatlon to mo OF his purpose nom.
inn,ed me, aud was confirmed hs Commits
soner when ] was about TO decline, the
friends Of rotorm, with whom ! had
labored Tor many years In its behalf,
insisted that was IN duty bound
60 accept aud these enemies with amiable
consistency, made clcar their purpose ot
charging any refusal ON my part, aa n COW
ardly shrinking from the speedy aud dis.
Qruppful fulinYp IN fOtlpW uflrtuftt
to execute 20 chlmerlcnl and impractical a
statue. In such n situation ! had hardly
liberty of choice, but entered upon my
Official duties with the declared purpose of
remaining hardly more than u year, within
which nc least tho constructive work
OF making rules aud regulations and OF
enforcing new system Rt ia most
difficult stage could be accomplished. AZ the
end OF that time had become moro deeply
than ever interested In the practical applica.
tion OF the new system Its great utility ana
easy processes had gained the commenda.
ton OF the President. united more largely
the party In power IN Ia support, and Sc
cured from n committee Of thirteen mem
bers Of the Democratic House OF Repre-.
Hentatives unanimous report declaring tho
great usefulness of the law and rules, and
commencing what II described rs tho I'm
telllRent, efficient, non partisan and aonsci'
sntlous work OF the own Service Commits.
sion.
/ could then see no obligation 20 remain
longer That had bean done which the enc.
mics Of reform had declared to be impossi
bic. The law and the rules were vlndicated-
but there were Important practical methods
which were not fully maturcd, and | re-
maned to take part In their further dovel'
opment When, few months later, was
about to insist on being relieved those
friends dlssuaded me by urging that there
would be n critical period In case q new
party should come Into power; aud saw
plainly from hostile Journals. that
should be charged, " re-
signed, with fleeing from the perll'
| OF that crisis. II was clear enough that nc
excuse from my long service, and no docla
ration OF my confid ihoo IN the reform policy
OF the Presidential candidate and statesmen
| OF tile Denocratlc party, would relieve me
| from the damaging plnuslhility Of such 4
charge. Asa private citizen ! could scorn
| tho imputatlon. but Ms a public offlcer, and
A. being In n private way somewhat idtntl
| ned with tho cause OF civil service reform,
had no right to make an opportunity for III
natural enemies In either party 10 use sucb
| q charge to Its injury.
| There was another reason why could mol
| tender my rcslgnRtl0n-and should have
! refused To do 80 had n been rsquosted-A
| or near tho time OF your accession 20 ofilcn
| For should regard II asa pernlclons pro
| ncdcnt-utteriy rrpuRnant TO the spirit o
| tile civil service nct-t0 treat the ofilee o
| civil Service COMMISSIONER ns political, and
honcc AS one to be iilicd at tho beginning oI
1
tons constrained me to continue In my place
| The reform polcy OF your administration
90 clearly defined In your dccnrations
should 10 na unmlstnknbiy developed u
/ Your acts NJ President ~ II had been In youl
acts as Governor OF New York.
That timo has arrived. 40 candid maj
/ ian longer pretend to regard that policy ~
indefinite or doubtful. Every one OF the i've
| months OF your administration, during
which the clyii service act and rules have
| hmm aufafaaH tlIfll a. Iutlrtt HfHaHfl. firm
ness and idrlIty as under that OF President
| Arthur, has not only added new evidence ol
the utility OF tile new system upon which ls
| congratulated tile country. but has made
| more definite the settled purpose OF your
administration TO faithfully enforce both ths
llw and tho rules In the fnture. The few
| changes you have made In the rules hnv'
but a'ldod 70 their justice and efficiency.
80 far ns have been able 20 learn there 4
| not q member OF your Cabinet wli0 has NOT
| ~ the result OF his experience In 0ficn, Q
| higher sense than before Of the need Of cn
forcing that merit system In tie public ser
| vice, which the civil service act and the rule
/ have established, and from those NJ the heaf
Of the many offices In the postal and custom
service, TO which the examination extends II
| al parts OF the Union, aud whether they bi
Republicans holding over, or new officer
from tie other party, there has come no rea
son for believing TINT the merit system II mol
welcomed ns n great benefit 20 the publi'
| service. great Influence for honesty II
politics, and great relief 20 the heas
| ~ tho office. Now that the principles %
Justice upon which that system Il based. ~
| tendency 10 suppress patrOnnRe-nDnRerin nj
and official patronage. its great encourage
| mcnt of the public schools and It's supper
OF high character and manhood In polltlol
are being more rapidly c0nprehended b.
the people than ever before, feel sure tina
IL sin tie near future 70 have not only
| greatly enlarged. but an almost uncbal
IenRed enforcement II II really an Issue be
tween tho people and the poliileians-a con
test for spo 4 system OF office on one side
aud for . merit system OF ONCE on tn,
other.
Tho friends OF the latter contend for thi
| free opportunity u every citizen 60 win NJ
Office Tor himself By his own merits. Of th'
former for the exclusive right Of great on
GERS and great politicians 20 use all OF th'
| hundred thousand places they can c0niro
aud ali the assessments they can extort 4
| bribe voters, TO buy the press. 10 elect them
selves and keep their party 10 power aRalns
the will of the people betvcen those ex
trefneH there II unq stionably large mum
Der OF eandii a1i patriotic citizen. I dom
refer 20 thssi facts, % decisive of the per
| petuity of the merit system. With the vail
roneelt that " they srrc otherwise or th
prospect vas dlsconraEing, my .rcmainlnk
commissioner would avail anything. lut
wish TO leave no doubt 0f my absolute faltl
| In the continuing triumph ~ a reform poi
icy, and no friend of reform has thu isas
reason Tor thinking ought 10 remain In ml
| oiilee.
Indeed. the triumph Of sha, policy l. nos
ABSOLUTE, and the contest already over Il
that part OF the Government 10 which ai0nl
all leKimsts authority and responsibility 10
appointments and removals rest, and u
Which alone the thorough Information need
~ for a correct Judgment az 20 the utility o
the new system exists. In other words
we're II not for the Interference of Congress
men ani politicians Win the eonstltuuona
dent, and Of other offirers havinz tie ap
pointing power, there would nov be no %
pos tlon worthy Of notice TO merit system
ofofilce. Thoss who oppose II viii, With fe'
exceptions. he those only whose pariicipa
Ton in appointments and removals is q
absolute usurpatlon and interfnedfling b.
which the conntefpoiss of the Governmen
has bteu Impaired aud lts perpetulty " be
Ing threat To thEt usnrpation, 20 W
sfiHsh aims Of those shD promote " 90 tn
Of offices, which are lts motive force, ope
competitions Of merit for appolntuisn
and the suppression ~ political assess
ments are fsiai. President Grant approve
scivii service rule 70 arrest that intermsd
uoncsds 90 the Psesldsn, and other an
pointing officers the liberty which the con
ssifution and laws contemplate tho.
she have the best means 0f making a vis
snolee s.. b.,se.n me sp2Ns system and
hnsi decision is already given AMI the con
| test II afeady over Treadanf Grant darl1
ed that issue, and HE Last ofirial deriarstlo
TO C1nEftss on the snbi ert declared a "
sourrs ~ mobilization that runrrss o. ha
refused an appropriation he had In q sreeil
message requested In al Of the contlnne
enforcement of the merit system. which
fefiared 70 have been bsne hciai Fffslie'
Arthur in each snnusi iasssazs after n
| civil service .ct fea1ffne1 that indxmei
ofth Esefniise Bcparfmeut-s t1dFmei
Every member q hIs Cabinet IN the dali
sets cf the present sfmin ssfafIon the can
| iadam-ns is approved ard IadoK<ea Il
fc<<lt.f< st-s -rrHtr= ~ BH4fzas men a
| ps,itirssn- Of me dnminans PARTY Win