Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-24
honor of being, with the highest respect your
obedient servant, DORMAN B. EATON.


Try. The friends Of civil service reform, and all
those Who desire good government, fully appre
ciate your devotion to the cause in which you
early ENLISTED, and they have seen with salts
facuon that your zeal and faith have not led
you TO suppose that the reform in which you
were engaged is unsuited TO the rules which
ordinarily govern the progress of human affairs.
or that II could at once reach perfection and
universal acceptance. You have been willing
patiently, to accept the good results they step
by Slep could be gained. holding every advance
Wlth unylelding steadlaStuesS. The success
winch thus lar has attended the torb Of civil
service reform is largely due to thc fact that its
practical friends have proceeded upon the the
DRY that real and healthy progress can ooly be
made as such OF the people who cherish perni-
cluuS political ideas long foSteTed and cncOur-
aged by vicious partisanship. are persuaded that
the change contemplated by the reform officers
promise SUBSTANTIAL Improvement and beRe-
MS. reasonable liberation for old preiu-
dleeS, ia graceful recognition of every aid
a sensible utilization OF every instrumentality
that promises assistance, and u constant effort
TO demonstrate the advantages of the new order
OF things, are the means by which this reform
movement will in the future he further adj
yanced, the opposition OF iucoTigible Spoismen
rendered Intellectual, and the cause placed upon
sure foundation OF course there should be
no surrender OF principle nor backward steps
and all laws for the enforcement Of reform
benefits which It's principles promise
will not be fully realized until the ac-
quiescence of the people is added to the
sttih asstIlllu St Il uOclFilC ana the vigorous
execution OF the laws. Ii is a source OF con
graduation that there are so many friends of
civil service reform maUShaled on the practical
side OF the question, and that the number is not
greater of those who profess fTiendlness for the
cause, ana yet miSchieVOuSly. and with SrIDer-
ciiiOus selfTghteousness diScrcdit every effort
not in exact accord with their attenuated ideas
and deny, with Carping criticism thp labor of
those actually laboring ia the field Of reform
and ignoring the conditions which bound snd
quality every struggle for a radical improve
ment Of the affairs of the Government, demand
compete and immediate perfection The ref
erence in your letter TO the attitude of the
members OF my Cabinet 10 the merit sys-
TEN established by the civil service law
besides being entirely correct, exhibits an
appreciation of honest endeavor in the direc-
tfon OF reform, and disposition 10 do Justice to
proved sincerity which is most gratifying If
such treatment of those upon whom the duty
rests OF administering the Government accord
ing to reform methods was the universal rule
and If the embarrassments and p2rplexities at
tendihg spch an administration were fairly re-
gardGd by all those protesting to be friendly 10
such methods the avowed enemies of the cause
would he afforded less encouragement. | be
licye III civil service reform and its application
in the most practical form attainable, among
other reasons because it opens the door for the
rich and poor alike 10 participate in public
place-holdlng, and l hope the time is at hand
when our people Will see the advantage
OF reliance for such an oppOr-
tunity upon merit and fitness, instead of
dependence upon the caprice or selfish interests
of those who impudently stand between The
people and the machinery OF their Government
In the one case reasonable Intelligence and edu-
cation, which is freely furnished or forced upon
the youth of cur land, are credentials to office
In the other, way is found into favor
secured by participation in partisan work Of
ten uniting person morally, if not mentally
and physically for the responsibility and duties
OF public employment. You viii agree with
me, think, that the support which has been
given to the present Administration in its efforts
to preserve and advance this reform by the party
restored 20 power after an exclusion for many
years from participation in places attached the
public service, confronted with a new system
precluding redistribution of such places in its
interest, called upon to surrender the advan-
tageS which perverted paTtisanshp had
taught the American people belonged to sue
cess, and pe-turbed with suspicion, always
raised in such an emergency. that their rights
in the conduct of this reform had not been
scrupulously regarded, should receive due
acknowledgment, and should confirm our belief
that there is sentiment among the people
better than desire to hold Office, and the pat
riOtie impulse upon which may safely rest the
integrity OF our institutions, and the strength
and perpetulty OF our Government. | have de-
termIned TO request you to retain your present
position until the first day of November next
at which time your resignation may become
operative. desire to express my entire conf
dence in your attachment to the cause of civil
service reform, and your ability to render it
efficient aid, and indulge the hope and eXpec-
tation that Notwithstanding the acceptance of
y
which YOU have labored so aSsiduously viii
continue beyond the official term which you
Yours, very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The New York State Republican Conven-
tion.
SARATOGA, September 23d.-The second
day of the New York State Republican
Convention opened cold and stormy Dur
ing the night there were many conferences.
The Committee on Resolutions heard sew
eral delegations during the night and la
bored till a late hour. The Chaplain of
the Senate Rev. DR.. Leech, urged the
to take square and bold stand
on the temperance question, and recon-
mended q constitutional amendment regu-
latng or prohibiting the liquor traffic.
Some members Of the committee favored
The proposition, but the great majority
We're opposed to formulating any temper
luce plank. It was not until 1880 to-day
that the Chaplain offered PRAYER Imme.
diatelv thereafter ex-Assemblyman David
tealey, of Monroe, was voted permission
to address die Convention in behalf of the
labor interests. He warned the Convention
that mere promises were useless. The
Democratic Convention that meets to-
morrow might outbid the one that adiourns
today. General Sharp rose at the close of
Healey address and moved that the Com
miJee on Resolutions be instructed to con
slider the points raised by Healey, and. if
deemed advisable, TO embody them in the
The Chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions, Colonel Geo. Bliss. replied
hat 4 platform had already been agreed
upon. lie believed that the laboring men
would find on reading il that the points
'aised by Healey had been fully renognized. /
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported the platform. Many passages in the
platform were applauded, notably the one
to convict labor The platform
Vas unanimously adopted.
No,IINATIoN OF CANDIDATES.
A ballot was then taken for Governor,
when Ira w. Davenport of Steuben county,
received 215 votes, and Joseph B. Carr f95.
in the next ballot Davenport was nomi-
lated amid great cheering, and the nom-
nation was made unanimous. The whole
then yelled, " Carr for second
place General Carr was quickly nomi-
lated for Leutenant-G Governor by acclama-
ion. Anson S. Wood, of Franklin county.
vas nominated for Secretary of State by
reclamation. James w. Wadsworth, of
Livingston county, was nominated for
by acclamation.
The ticket was completed as follows {;
For State Treasurer. Major Charles Ulrich !
u -NNN YIN &AAiOiiiCJ al; dlb /!
3. Thomas, of Chenango county State |
Engineer, VIM. 2. Van Rensselaer,
Adjourned sine die.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform adopted to-day by the Re |
publican State Convention says:
The Republican party of New York, in |
represented, declares:
First-That the provisions of the exist |
ng civil service laws of the State and nation
should be strengthened and extended to all
,rades of the public service to which they
nay be applicable, so that the selection of
officers in civil service shall, |
70 far as possible, be governed solely by
:apacity and fitness. We insist upon the
Of these laws by all public
officials, not only in the letter but also in
he spirit. Honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, who have shown by cornpeti-
i've examination to possess the necessary
requirements, should be given preference
n certi6cation and in appointment.
Second-That the laws affecting the gov
ernment of cities should be siiapliiied so as
10 enable the people to fix the responsible
ty with ease and certainty.
Third-That we demand Of Congress the
passage of an Act putting an end to the
to the stock OF money formed
Of silver or based on silver. The main
tenance of standard on parity with gold
re all kinds of money in ttse is essential tO