Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-04
CLEyELAND'S LETTER.
A Talk With Commissioner Gregory
on Gov. cleveland's Civil Ser.
vice Letter
Nothing Can be Read Between the Lines
The Final Dea.h Blow Dealt 10
the spoils System.
Vice President elect Hendricks is
Very Pavorably Impressed With
the Letter.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 Tho recent
criticisms by some Of the Republican
members OF congress- upon Gov. Cleve-
lands civil.servlee letter were made
the topic Of an Associated Press inter-
view with Prof M. Gregory, civil
service commissioner, to-day. In
response TO the Iirst Inquiry lie said:
"Nss, have read carefully Gov.
Cleveland's letter 60 George William
Curtis. and IL seems to me an honest
expression OF sincere aud settled
conviction, with no hidden mean
ing and no contemplated after
thought. Tao paragraphs relating
to those who have used their places for
party purposes, which 10 some OF his
critics appeared TO be designed as a
! loophole FOR wide partisan prosorlp-
tiOn, are altogether too large and plain
! for such construction. They are 80
open, frank and fearless as 10 forbid
all thought Of any hidden meaning II
is true that by u strained interpreter
| ton OF these paragraphs there are a
large majority Of Republicans IN Office
who might be brought under
condemnation and onsted from
their places and this would probably
be true also OF thousands Of Democrats
who have doubtless gained Office al
ready under the civil service rules, and
who are probably supported by the
word and vote Of the candidates. OF
their party. To charge the PRESIDENT
elect with intending tuch n prOscIip-
tlon IL TO accuse him of using words
most ironichi In letter addressed TO
some Of his late Influential supporters
who are, for the mot, friends of civil
service reform and Of his prospective
administration
"Has not this letter done much to
quiet the apprehension OF clerks In the
governments employ|p
Most certainly But " is most
welcomed by The earnest and patriotic
friends OF this great cause of reform
who look with dread np0n any return
10 the spolls syatem IL a natural that
The persons II office should see la IL
only promise OF protection, aud that
tho otilce.aeekers on the oiher hand
should regard ltas hostile Co their hopes,
but It's true significance iR iRl
above the personal alterations
of the ins and the outs. 10 plden4
that the hateful and dRnEefane gpaiii
system of ofiice-2etting ntd otioe
holding can be rooted out only by per
+, aistent Efforts OF successive AdministIa
lions and, perhaps, Of sue essive par
ties. II was glgen 20 the Republican
.administIatien to begin the work, anC
aIesidunt Arthur and his cabinet de
e tne 9ood will Of the country, Ia
Rms fhcy hsre so nohly met the de
lIn.ad iRada by The people Without
be.itatin,A thay have opened Their
departri e4is Il tte large offices ? thC
country t. is moss meritortous WI
ont questionl0fo tlelialafl1 uheIaete
PRESIDENT Arthl htpHg Aa ma
unanimous support " tlia felDh
make his adminieiraa0n az lauoua ~.
history as N has maa popular
among his best living country
men, hnt it needs the
equally hearty and magnauimous
efforts and sacrifices Of his success
and OF the Democratic party in 81
turn 10 fully extirpate the accuraea
upas.tTee Of the patronage eystel1.
These eilorta Gov. Cleveland's letter
fairly promises, and In this light
accept II ia the full breadth OF its
frank assertion. II IL Is carried out
In It's letter and spirit, IL Will place the
name Of ite author high Ia the list of
the best presidents of the republic"
IueNDRIcKs ON oLEvELAED's LETTER.
INDIANAPoLIs, IND, Jan. s.-Vice-
Presidentelect Hendricks was asked
his opinion OF Mr.. Cleveland's letter to
the National Ciyil-Seryiee Reform
league,
HWell, really y remarked the COVER
nor, with somewhat puzzled express
sion, II did not examine II carefully
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