Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-22
CIVIL SERVICE AND THe ELEC.
TONS

There are very few who DO not recog-
nize the hypocrisy q the present admin
istrAhoa 10 is pretsuses of civil service
reform. These few cannot. except they
Do it wilfully. keep their eyes closed much
longer. A press Dispatch reads
Ia the States Of New York. Virginia. Ohio
and Pen yivania, where there are elections
this Fsll. Stevenson - bouncing Republican
po-tmastsr- 40 fast that hi. Office force are
obliged lo work night and day, and even
thcn are entirely unable % keep up " Oh the
current work. The appointments average
about hfty per day in each OF the States OF
Oaio and Virginia Stevenson seems 10
have never heard 0f Cleveland public prom
ine not ~ discharge officials sO long they
did their work and did not neglect It fOr pol
tics.
Stevens is she First Assistant Post
master General 90 course he heard ~
Clevelands public promise respecting
the clvil service. tie Is part - the Adj
ministraiion and very near the throne.
tie not only heard of the promise. but
knows Just how much sincerity there was
IN the making % t. He heard the chuek-
hDg iu the sleeves behind the scenes. He
laughed with the Administration at the
ease with which The cou6diug retormers
were gulled THIS action ~ the Post OF
fee Department. under the lead ~ Stew
enson. Is The greatest violation ~ the
principles which govern the civil service.
IL Is sn effort ou the part % the Federal
authorizes % Interfere with aud coutrol
State politics and State elections. The
officers e. be elected this Fall In each of
the several States named ara those which
belong to the State Governments
only The purpose ia the ap-
poiotment ~ postmasters in these
States is to MAKE these Federal
olicsvs powerful in the management of
The internal politics ~ the States. The
uiterior object IS i0 yst the machinery ~
the State governments into the hands Of
these States Is greatly iesired. az it could
be arrested as sn endorsement ~ the AL
ministra6on. To achieve these resuits
AT Thar s left of Mr. Clsvelands sham
reform must ~ thrown te the winds.
Even the shallow pretext ~ 'oif4nsive
pa -tisansnp" has sickened and he'd
under the prsssurs The Republicans
nnst e.. even e the iailbiri and the
horse thief have 81 he called upon to take
sbeir plsees. as they have been in num
bar ~ nsfan 'ee Wa ara not disposed to
grumbie st tae changes Whatever may
b. done by Democratic administration
cannot - worse thar people had right
81 expect '-1m t We do object to the
masquerade ~ tte present administration
A. clvd service refnrmers Take down
vour sign ~ raforn and hana n its
place tbe Democratic motfo. ero tbs vi,-
hrs belong the sroiis. That Is the
tii,.rry npon vhich rou work Your
hambuz vas sf FIRST disgusting Ir
nov ridicul1fs No ore believes lt III
vas uice sssuie bo hee-n but it belongs
=, t,st eisssi Vhieh are soon played nut
rt = rrcsi f.F nothing now bat III hesie
the Eastara nugNumps. Even they w-u
ssron scaieh eu" wben fhey ses tie ofEees
Sling up WITH Ronrss'rs rrle raf1rm
vii demand tast pinces he zven hs these
o-,s.ral aud only ref,rmers. chem there
wiH - no End ~ trouhie.
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n,au al-sf ~ prarftae o. dpceire