The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-24

hence as one to be filed at the begin
ming of each presidential term.
"Ihese considerations constrniue,
me TO continue in my place until tn,
reform policy of your administra
ton, so closely digncd in your decla
ration, should be rs nnmistakably de
VeiopeG III your acts rs president, nj
hau been In your acts ms governor
OF New York That time has ar
rived. No candid man could Ion gel
pretend TO regard that polio,
MS indefinite or doubtful
Every one of the five month,
of Your administration. duripa
whiuh the civil service act has becn
enforced with as much breadth, firm
ness aud solidity, as under that OF
President Arthur has not only added
new evidence of the utility of the new
system, on which | congratulate the
country, but also had the more dcfin.
tie aud settled purpose of your adj
ministration to faithfully onfOrc. both
the laws and the rules In future.
| "Ihe Few changes that you made In
the rule have but added TO their JUS
ice and efficiency. So far rs | have
been able to learn. there is not n
member of your cabinet who has not.
us n result of his experience In Office,
said that lie knows, more than before.
Of the need of enforcing that merit
system in the pnblic scrvi @ which
the civil service act and the rules
have established, and from those
al the head of many Offices
IN the postal and custom SER
vice, TO which the examinations
extend, in all parts of the union, aud
whether they be republicans holding
over or new officers from the other
party, there has come no reason for
believing that the merit system is not
welcomed as great benefit to the
public service, a great influence for
honesty in politics aud great relief
10 the head of the Office.
Now that the principles of
justice upon which that
system is based; its tendency to sup
press patronage, wrong doing, aud
official favoritism; it's great encour.
agemcnt of the public school aud its
support of. high character aud man
hood in politics, are now being more
rapidly comprehcnded by the people
than ever before, feel sure that IL
is in the near future, to have not only
"a greatly enlarged hut an almost un-
challenged enfur cement.
at is really All issue between the
people and the politicians /:
a contest for spoils system of oiii-
GERS on one side and for u merit svs-
ten of Office on the Other. The
friends of the latter contend for the
free opportunity of every citizen TO
win an Office Tor himself by his own
merits The supporters OF the for
ltlas G6r talf 'Bf 'hiSP ifhTdftd1 'ri5nsahd
places they can control aud ali
the assessments they can ex
tort to bride voters, TO buy the
press to elect themselves, and TO keep
their party in power against the will
of the people. Bctw cen these two
extremes there Is unquestionably a
large number of candid aud patriotic
citizens.
ii do not refer to these facts, 80 de-
cisive ct the pcrpotuity OF the merit
syetem, with the vain eOnceit that il
they were otherwise or the prospect
was discouragiug, my remaining n
u commissioner would avail
nything, but wish to leave
no doubt Of my absolute
faith in the continuing triumph OF
the reform policy and no friend OF
reform has the least reason for think
ing ought to remain i'm my Office
Indeed, the triumph OF that policy is
now absolute, aud he contest already
over in that part OF the government
TO which the legitimate authority and
responsibility for appointments und
removals belong, ANA in which alone
tho thorough information needed fni
u correct Judgment rs TO of ths
now system exists.
Those who oppose IL will, with few
exceptions, be thost only whose parti-
C patton in appointments and reInOv'
als,i IN abs olule usurpation and inter
mrddl ny, by which the cOunter-pols.
of the government has been im,iaired
and lis perpetuity is being threat
ened. To that usurpaiinn, to the sci
i-h aims Of those who promote il, Il
the gathering of the spoils snd III,
distribution of Offices which ar,
/ its motive force, competition
for appointment are odious. Presi
, dent Grant approved a civil-sorvic,
rule TO arrest that intermeddliDs
! and concedc to the president an,
: other appointing officers the hbert,
g which the constitution and laws con
, template. Allow those who have tn,
: best means of making wise chUiC
!, between the spells system and mer
4 1t system 10 be the judges
: and repeat that the ina
C decision is already given AM
4 the contest is over Presiden
u Grant decided that issue au
h his last official declaration TO col
Il gress on the subject, declared 1t "
s source of modification that congre,
= bad refused an appropriation wmc
y he had, in II special message, rcques
II Ell in aid of the continued enforce
" menl of the merit system, which |
n declared to have been beneiiciJ
d President Arthur, in each annu
a message after the civil service act, r
Ly affirmed that Judgment of tho exec
W tive depari men., Judgment whit
Is. he declared expressed the view
ed every member of his cabinet.
at In the daily acts ufthe present a
at ministration the same Judgments a
CO proved aud endorsed. II is possil
zee that number ofcongrcssmen a
ST politicians of the prominent par
ITS with a considerable following of oil
re- ,ockcrs may, Notwithstanding
sa- vastly augmented strength Of au
Ate lighiencd public opiuion repeat
On, folly OF tlose of my o
lg. party in 1874, by resist
led well matured Judgment
no the definite policy of their own
its ministration ON the reform issue
to such is to be the fact
5 not the place for showing v
sucA an attempt would be far III
md disastrous than the republican
4 II storation of the spoils system aga
, of the advice of President Grant. 5
uld course aud the conflict il would
MT oinifata wnuil he regardless