New-York tribune., 1885-02-20
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CLEVELAND NOT A REFORMER.
ATTACKED IN THE BROOKLYN CIVIL SERVICE A''o-
CITATION AND NOT DEFENDED.

CITATION AND NOT DEFENDED.
The annual meeting of the Civil Service ne
form Association of Brooklyn was held last eVen"5 "
the Directors OF the Art Association, IN Mon"suo
st. william G. Low presided score.a' .
Potts read the annual report reviewing the worh "
year I'm Brookyp and elsewhere in the country Inc re
port said .ho
"During tae recent heated political campaig" '.o
most extreme care taken by the As'oc'A''o. ~ :,
avoid partisan action, and with entire success So ""
We are still able to congratulate ourselves upon men
bershp including earnest adherents OF both parties "
well IA those upon whom party ties sit lIshty' -
1t further set forth that under. the CV' 0oi''
rules All persons had been examined and 10 iou'u
eligible to appointment, Of whom niheiS W .
had been appointed. or the 2lo' 10
had only common school edncat'"n'
" Pass examinations had been given up and competi-
tive examinations substituted. The total expense ' tae
Civil Service Commission for the year hai been ne
report OF the State Commission which commended
Nj. Cleveland's relation to Civil Service reiorhi
arriy dne to his Intelligent Interest in the subject his
hdeiiy to its principles and his prompt ana
When the motion to adopt the report l,a,l had
been made by Thomas r. Ban: ,rSnTs,Srnt sNn,t'
Of Mr. Cleveland Cyil Service reforner The hoies
the state Capitol were appointed only ON parsi i
grounds. Governor Cleveland did nothing lor Cnd h
S ryice reform I'm shielding Hubert o. Thompson anu
Sheriff Davidson He rrutcc ed those two men, corrup.
nomination at Chicago lie had made no appoint,
menis In the State except Oh PARIS grounds. III nm ~,
County he appointed man to high ana responsive VI
lice vino had been convicted of crime. Civil serNSc
reform about 70 have trying ordeal anu us l'' i
wouid be disappointed. There already appeared e'l-
dcnces that civil service reform itself would soon nav
tn he reformed. iic referred To the recent
examination Tor inspector In ths city. ana raid t
the appraiser had appointed the man VINO galhed tho
In the examination But tie hai bceh
ten years u farm. and protest elIlOIying TUG u,"
that the questions had been furnished him before tc cA
amuat,n had been sent TO the secretary of the Treas
ury who yesterday refused To cOnrm the appointments
No one said anything TO defend Mr. Cleveland agAlhst
Mr. MmslOws statements hut the secretary ekpl'n,u
that al tha related to the Governor In the report was
du0eJ and the report Adopted and ordered printed
Jne following officers were cl,cted President " lilhh
c. Low; cc-presIients, David IL. Cochran irrde'IV
Cromwell Ethan Allen D0,y, Richard IL MANNING
Thomas H. tod nan. Edward VI. Shepard. Johu lrdsloW
John B. WoOtwHri; executive committees, fidnhIlH
Allen, Thomas l.. Ball. David a BoOdy. John NJ Com
Stock George II. srr. william H. 4 eeuai. AleNaihet
Furnian Henry ". Maxwell. Thomas :. Moore, fi"!h
Packard Gc1rsc 4. Peabody jonathan !, froui, William
Cary sanger, Augustus Van Wyca and Alfred 4. "hc'