New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-08
SHIN CITIL SEETICE EfFOEM.
Az AccoUNT OF FLAGRANr ABUSES ~ 1nE Gus
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AZ ACCOUNT on FLAGRaNr ABUSES ~ I'M Gus
TOM HoU-F.
An address o., Civil Service Rclorlo wa, delivered
,frc the Constitution Cluu at ite rooms, No 81 Mad
i,onayc. la,; cgcuiug by Professor Marcus Benjamin
rsIcaking of aEtiopatious Of just treatment under
the Ciyl Service rules which tie promises OF VII
Cleveland bcfor, hs election To the Presidency had III
duccd in bin hc gave history oi his cwn eer'ces N
th SUGAR laboratory Of the Appraisers D"iariilcnt,
to which be bad been appointed after CNl Service
examination. and tie duties wlIcL hc pcriorM'd Tor
Two years without eyer having charges preferred
,,,a,t him or any exceptions taken to his conduct.
tie was tie only specially trained and graduated
chemist connected with the sugar laboratory. But
hc continued oil The aNaiioL lac nothing Tie Dem
oc,otic Administration came into power fLd went
,tu ilcrclstel IN ill., traton Of tic manner in which
,;ptmeuts utc made in the Appraiser Department
- ot urcSrut conducted, the toll 'Wlig iuci1eht 80 II
y -aid thai the protcgc 4 pr2mIucIt political leader
OF the County DcmorracF at TINS city "hs ''-f"u' oi
..ifi,n ,u he -uar I,l lorHtOTy. Well recommended
ly the trade he auPoalct TO the Appraiser, Mr. Nc
MulIeu who curtl, informed him ihdi ho vacancies
existed and that civil Service examination was
requisite for admission INTO Llr .cINIcr \ u" ""l
lu.r armed with short note from the prominent
uolitcan previously aluCCd 10, The gentleman hdH
himself mos; courtconsly received by tue Appraiser
and Il told that his orucr application has been favor
ullv considered lie IL ~ once appointed and without
examination. Rep!Ovals are bCnSLt about lne
NAN
nnt the newspapers say that Mr. Cleveland Is Just,
am told that ne work formerly performed by myself
il now performed by the appoltce just referred TO-
Great ia the advantage conferred uy the lrtr or per
-,nal udorscinc!.t vi n prominent wircPnler It Is
,nrc valuable than many tiyl service examinations.
rrpics.or Brnjaniu said that he wrolc 10 Mr. Man
nino asking Tor IN investigation ot his case ana oi
certain ABUSES ia the department. ana huBBcet-
mo- that "A committee OF scientific gentlemen De- re-
nrstcd TO invcstgato the laboratory III order that
m, Lurcau hight bo established oE scientific basis
50 that IN future its reports might be received win
meet ,lnung tho community instead OF frequently
br,ng tho laughing stock Or many or tho llI-
n.rtrrs whose goods pass through tho hands
nT tho 80 called experts This letter tailed
~ otcit any response Then hc wrote TO Dorman u.
ruton chairman OF the Civil Service Commission, who
rrped that executive officers having tue power Oh
removal ire tho judges of the prop causes I]r 3 cXer
else and hence II would bo useless ana
nropcr for the commission to enter into any discus
sion OF tho cOntr0yerted points" Finally nc
wrote to President Cleveland and received
i'm return photographic circular tellhB
him that his communication had been sent to the secre
t,ry of the Treasury for cOnsdcfatl)n. Again
me wrote to Mr.. Manning and IN reply was informed
thai his letter had been relcrrcl To Mr. McMulien
s"cond letter to the President was treated hke
tho first Tho speaker dwelt upon the violation
nf the spirit OF the civil service laws III
numerous cases with which the public - familiar ana uo
cnTd that the pledges Mr. Cleveland before MS eee.
tinn had been most shamefuy broken by tho hthds Oh
ain tho departments Of the National Government