New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-04
.cr,oNs SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.


ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
sMr. Bayard's defence" one might call the
screed which was sent tC all the newspapers on
Monday morning by some anonymous suooru'-
nate in the State Department Unless on the
ground that poor defence Is better thah none,
II would have been wiser if strict silence had
been preserved by Mr.. Bayard and zone OF the
most prominent officials in the department.
The essence of this defence Is It's vague an"
sweeping SANDER of former Consuls-a cowaru'y
charge against every body in general, by a man
who does not dare to give his own nalne' OF the
name of any one of the men he ISLANDERS. Inc
count,v is not ignorant about what MIR. Bayard
hos done He has removed some OF the best
officials that ever served the country abroad,
whose services have been acknowledged ana
hOnored for years by men OF both parties' an"
this he has done in order to make places iol
worthless political hacks, or for men whose chiei
recommendation was their odlous disloya'y
during the Rebellion. In doing this Dir. Bayaru
has dlsregarded the Civil Service law, ana the
hedges made by himself and his superior
officer. and the interests of the public service.
This will be remembered, as Mr. Bayard Will
find Meanwhile, his anonymous empioye anu
anolopist is likely to learn that politician VINO
deceiyes the public by sham reform will also
deceive those who expect favors from HIM as
the price of their laborious services III whi'e-
washing.
Mr. Bavard's defence calls attention to sundry
other matters In Iowa, it appears, another JAIL
bird has been appointed Postmaster at sioux
CITY. The Democrats of that place are us
custcd and in public protest declare that the
new Postmaster is incompetent to perform the
duties of the office, dishonest, and iall-bnd,
who was convicted and sentenced by the United
States Court in Dakota, while the Postmaster
removed was competent and faithful, ana MS
term would have expired i'll less than eight
months. But what is the use OF these protests
So are the Democrats Of Massachusetts, angry,
because in that State the President makes be-
lieve TO observe the law. They say that II he
can do such things as he is doing i'll other states.
wherever the Democratic party hopes to succeed
Inv the use of patronage, it is hard that they the
Democrats Of Massachusetts,, should be snubbed
and insulted in order to keep up the false pre-
tence of reform. SO the Democrats OF Indiana
express their disgust, because after an unfit
man and an offensive partisan has been placed
vestigate his violations of law in like man
ner the cause of the Democratic party Is alone
regarded in Virginia, where faithful officials
are removed by Mr.. Villas on the preteXt that
they are offensive partisans," and Democratic
editors and party leaders are appointed In their
places.
The truth is that the President does not really
try to observe the law or his own pledges III
good faith This is shown by such acts aa the
| removal of Collector jerome at Corpus Christi.
| Jerome was confirmed March 20, ana has a long
term yet to serve under the law. lie has been
| so little a partisan that Democrats have been
selected to fill vacancies in every case when he
| has had occasion to appoint subordnatcs. NO
| Republican can have any desire, for party rea-
sons, to see such an officer retained. But Mr..
| Cleveland shows his own spirit when he re-
| moves such a man, without cause or the pIctcXt
of cause, in order to make place for Demo
| cratic editor and active partisan. 80 III Pliiia-
| delphia, men are removed without even the
| himsy excuse of offensive partisanship. Old
fashioned Copperheads are lifted to place and
mower, who have no other claim under the sun,
excepting that their disloyalty during the War
was notorious Subordinatcs are also pursuing
the same course thus the Collector of the Fifth
New jersey District has removed all his
deputies but two and has put III machine Dem
ocrats, without any prctence of reform about II.
The Republicans have no reason to find FAULT
with this course, from party point OF view.
The President is helping them as much as he
cam He is daily giving proof that they told the
truth, during the campaign, and that ne did
not. They said that he would use the Civil
Service for party ends. But he wrote to Mr.
Curtis that there should be no removals oil
faithful officials prior to the expiration Of thelI
terms and some persons believed him.