The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-24

exclusive right OF great officers Snd
great politicians TO use all of tbs hru-
dred Thousand places they can con-
troll, and all Of the assessments they
eau exiort, to bribs voters, to buy the
press, 10 elect themselves ana 10 keep
their party In power sgains. the
viii OF the people. Between the SO
over or new sfiicsrs from the other
party there hss caused no reason for
bel,sving the merit system Is NOT well
s1med as a greet benefit 10 the public
service. A great iuilaencs for hon
osiy 10 politics aud great relief IN
The head OF the office. Nov shat
the principles OF justice, upsn
which that system is based,
its tendency to Suppress patronage;
wrong doing aud offieiSi isvoritisin;
It's great encouragement OF tae public
schools and It's support OF high charac-
ter ard msnh nd In policlcs ara nav
being more rspldly compronended by
the people than ever before. ,teel
ssre thst il is the nasr faturo 20
have not only gfs&,ly enlarged
settled pnrppso OF your administration
to faithfully enforce both the law nnc
tse rules In tho future. The faw
changes you made lie the rules have
bus added 10 their iustica and Ell,
cienoy. So Tar ~ have bsen able 70
learn, there is not ~ member Of your
cabinet who has not, rs
The result OF his experisrce.
In ofilca, q higher senso than bsfors ui
the nsad OF enforcing that merit ava
ten. 10 the public service, which the
civil service act and the rules have
tnblished, aud from these uuhesrc-of
tho many Offices In tho postal and Gus
toms service, TO which the exainips.
ton eXtord III sll parts
of the Union, and whether
thoy DO Republicans holding
the suppression OF political aSseas.
ments are fatal. President Grant az.
proved a civii service rule to arrest
that iutermo6dliug. Concsde To- tho
president and other appointing officers
the liberty which the constitution ana
laws contemplate, all thnSe wko have
tho best m.Sns Of making wise
chsice between q spells sysleul
and merit system, 10 be judges
and l repest the final decision
| 10 already given, and the cabinet is
alresdy Que. President Grant decided
that ia no and his last otiicla, dsclars-
ten To Congress- on the subject de.
clareG 1t ~ source OF msrtltcagion,'
That Congress had refused an appro-
pristiOn. He had in special mes
| sage requested aid OF the continues
enforcement Of the merit syst N
which his declared to have
bsen beueicisl. Tho president
Arthur in easn annual message, after
tha civil service act raaiiirmed that
Jndgmhnt or the executive depart
| meutq n judgment which no declared
espressed Tho views OF every
membcr et his cabiuet. Ii
daily acts of the presidentia
administration, tho lame judd Smen6 i,
sppr wed and endorsed. 1t is sossibl,
number Of congressman and poll
tlclans of tho pr0ninsnG par
NY, with considerable fol-
lowing OF oilie--seekers, may
Notwithstanding the vastly augmented
| strength OF an enlightened publ,
opinion, repent the t0lly of those q
Well-matured judgment and the def
SO ninisjration In rhs reiorr
issue. II such is TO be the fact, this /,
not the place for showing VIM such AZ
attemps would be far more uisasJrou
than tho Republican restora
ton OF the spoils system
against tho advance OF PgesidoB
Grant. Such = course and the oonlliu
1t would preclpitato would be, regard
Teas Of tho good results OF tho civil ser
Vice act, or any experience IL its ad
mlnisrHtiOn, Il in any part
inigo6 haye in such con
tess, / o,uld far better serve rhj
cause of tina reform in che exercise o
that full liberty whico il hardly com
plets With the propriesors of INV pres
ont office aud have the honor o
being with tho highest respect you
obadtent servant.
DoEMAN 3. EATON.
70 the President.