New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-30
a MINISTER ON CIVIL SER VICE EEFoRM
ITS RELATION TO RIGurEoUsNGss-ARGUM FOR
ITS EXTENSION.

IT'S RELATION TO WORCESTERSHIRE MENIs FOX
ITS EXTENSION.
Civil Service Reform in Relation TO Right
eousuess the subject OF lecture last evening III
the Protestant Episcopal ChurchOf tho Messiah brooklyn
by the Rev. A. Mackey-Smth, OF ST. ThomaS9
Church. The three points OF the lecture, when MI
smith said would be wholly secular in tone upon the
surface, related what the civil service was, how 1t
was to be reformed, and how this touched the to OF the
Nation in relation to law and righteousness. CNil SER
vice reform intensely interesting subject, ana
from it would flow National happiness, prosperity ana
progress.
The lecturer sho yea the difference between the
civil service in monarchy and in republic In the
former the civil service Included all the non military
scryans OF the king. and their first duty was to him.
But in republic the civil servants OWED their rst duty
TO the people. Each citizen entered into q compact
with his fellowctzons, giving up some OF his rights
and money in order to gain protection and to nave
duties done for him. The 10000 Ohce holders were
bound to servo honestly and well the whole Nation
great wall had grown mp between them and the people,
and behind it the old system of appointment for partisan
service hourishcd But there the most crave Oh
iccons to giving money to reward party
services. No right existed to get a party in
power except by arguments addressed TO reason
The object of civil service reform was to give up
the spos system and to back to the pnrcr methods
OF the early days of the Republic, when men were
personally to select all olcehOlders fair, noo par
tiSan tribunal should have the matter In charge ana
then let the best men While imperfect this systcm
was the best that could he secured at present An
impartial angel would make the best seecOns,but there
was no impartial angel to do this. -.
After answering the objections or sp0lSlnen 10 Tue
reform, and claiming that they were sentlinrht"7ts
than the rcfuruerS the lecturer SAID thAt
civil service reform tended to pat In Olice VINO were
NJ for 1t and to keep them there. and this practically
concerned righteousness. II justified the common
school system to pat before the community the moral
effect OF than halt the offices being hrd by those
educated In them. IL would Gnu bO7ssm tho curse
OF politics the power Of men who made llNug our
AZ t,ff rf1 fpt ar
from many thousands OF experienced and wei -htteI
Inc reform melt dcd 1000 ohceh0lders
and Its work would not be complete until tho whole
10000 under its provisions. It's entire tendency
toward good government and TO raise the crcdt 81
Government abroad. where everything 10 our as
credit carefully watched and made known. MHch
~ the low private business AFFAIRS was due Z"
the splils system in luhlic ne Ferdinand ward was
growth ~ tlis General Grant nawloss q, ae was
IN hi- private character. accustomed 70 such hru
IN Nasniue.on and knew he must accept tem IN
fact. lac woHl ucyc" have been President u he hid IN
gurcd To closely concerning the men about hH': Iir
knew they nu-t manage caWpii.ts ana make laws
All this corrupted business life and led men To- seek 10
take short 20 FOR Much ain ana misery lay W
the door OF public iudIH'rruc - what WIS pure, up
night, uul ol good rCputc Ia government