The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-04
What Professor Gregory Thinks
OF Cleveland's Civil Ser
vice Letter.
Randall Receives an Ovation at Points
On the Chattanooga Road, and Also
at Chattanooga.
Several Places IN the United States
Shaken by sn Earthquake
Friday Night.
CLEyEasSD's LETTER,

il Meets With the Approval or Professor
Gregory, or the Civil Service Commits
sion.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s--The recent criticisms by
some Republican members OF Congress upon Gov
eruor Cleveland's civil service letter were made
the topic of an Associated Press interview with
Professor j. M GREGORY, Of the Civil Service Com
mission, to-day. IN response to the first inquiry
he said:
"Yes, have read carefully Governor CleVeland's
letter 70 George williara Curtis, ana it seems to
ne tie honest expression OF sincere and settled
conviction. with 40 hidden meaning, and no
Contemplated aite-thougbt, The paragraphs re-
lating to those who have used their places fol-
party purposes, which tosoe OF his critics appear
10 be a loOphole for g vide partisan prescription
ore altogether too large aid plain for such con-
as to forbid ali fbonsht of their hiding sny SIMS
ter and malignant mesring. II is true that by
a strained Interpretation vi these paragraphs
majority Of the Republicans in Office might
be brought under CONSERVATION and ousted from
their places; and this would probably be true
also, OF the thousands of Democrats who have
doubtless gained Office already under civil service
rules, anu who, probafugs supported by word and
vote the candidates OF theta party. To charge
the Presidentelect with intending such pro-
scrption is to accuse him of using the most heart
less irony in q letter addressed 70 some OF his
most influential supporters and foremost friends
OF civil service refozn, and of his prospective ad
'Has not this letter done much to quiet the ap-
prehs nsions OF clerks IN the Government en-
pIoy?'
'Most certainly. B516t is most welcomed by
the earnest and patriotic friends OF this great
cause of reform, who look with dead upon any
return TO the spOils system. IL Is natural that
persons in Office shOulos see in il only a promise
OF protection, and thHt ofEceseekers on the other
hand, should regard il as hostile 20 their hopes
but its significance rises far above these personal
considerations OF the ms and the outs. 1t is evil
dent that the hateful spoils system OF oce-getting
and Office holding can be rubbed out only by per
sstent efforts OF successive administration. and
perhaps successive parties lt was given 10 a Re-
pnbltcan Administration 70 begin the work, and
President arthur ana bis Cabinet deserve well of
their country that they Ia g so nobly net the de-
mands OF duty. Without hesitation they have
opened the great Department. and large offices OF
the country to the most rleritorious without
question as 10 party character. President Ar
thurs hearty support Of II reform viii make his
administration a. fama't IN a3s.ory as IL has
trymen.
But 1t needs equally hearty and Mountainous
efforts and sacrifices of his SUCCESSOR and OF the
Democratic party il its tlrn, to fully extripate
the accursed Upss tree Of the patronage system.
These efforts GOEtifis< .Slevelard's letter fairly
promises. aud in this lIen accept it, in the full
breadth Of its fank asstTtion. If IL is carried out
in s letter and spirit Ii viii place the name of its
author high in the list OF the best Presidente OF
the Republic"