The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-09

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Naeional Csyh gervsoe Reform League. Of.
doe 4 Pine strept, New York.. Deo. afl 1874 =
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nsnor "a address you on behalf OF the national
civii service rpfotM league, a,i assooiatidn com.
poeed OF ciasens OF ~ parties, whose sole pur-
pose u nMeased by IT. name and which takes
no part Whatever il party Controversy The
vast tntreas6 Id the humber 81 persinS en-
gagged ID 9itif s8ftie9 Ind Tie hfsvS n,iSc}isfa
and dangers arising from general pfo-
century has followed changes Of psrty G ontrol
Of the national administration, have produced
30 profOtnd An iinureasinn finnn ttHa f1,thiic
mind that The first efSeutivs stops toward reform
were taksa With the CO. -operstion Of both parties
n The passage Of the reform act Of Jan. ID
1883 The abuses which that act seeks to. to cor. m
rect, however, are 90 strongly entroncheil IN
the traditions and usages of both parties that
there ID, naturally, Widespread snxiety iest
the pArty change Iii the national executive az.
fected ~ ths late, election shrtjd shoN them to
be ihsepae86le. But, believing, Is Te do, thst
the reformed system cannot be held to be . So
curely established until It has safely passel
the ordeal Of such party change. and recallino
with satisfaction and confidence your publie
expressions favorable, to reform. and your
Official acts as chief executive Of tho state Of
New York, We confidently commend this course
70 your patri2tio care In tile exercise If Tic Efcat
power with which the American people have
entrusted you Respectfully yours.
Geo. W. Curtis, Presft. VIM Potts. Secretarv.
John Jay, Moorefield storey.
J. Hail ffeasants, W. ". Montgomery.
Morrill, Wynian; Jr, Carl Schurz,
Eilas ". Burt A. r McDonoticE.
William Carey Sanger. William " Niken'
Executive Committee
PREsiDENT-ELEcT c1EvE1AND's nEpLY.
Albany, n Y, Dec X5 l8N-HOn. George
Your communication dated Dec. 20. address ,ed
10 me on behalf Of tho civil service rerorm
league, has been received That practical ra.
form in the civil servlce is demanded il sburH.
sntly established by Che fact tIkt ths sta tnte "a
ferred to in your communication 10 secure
such fe6ult has been passed in congrass With
The assent Of both political parties. and III the
further fact that sentiment gcnerslly prs.
walls among patriotic roopio calling for tho
fair and honest enforcement offhe law which
has been enacted. regard myse,f pledged 10
this because my conception Of true democratic
ill other statutes should be i'm good fsitl, and
without eyasion enforce,i And hccssisc n N" nv
Gtterances made priof 10 INV election "a nresi,
dent approved bv the. marty tn vhfch +
belong, and to which hnye no tlispOsition tn
iisclaim, have in ofrect promised the nennie
that this should be done am not ,"v nnnioIFmI PrS
Of the fact to which Won refer. that many ~ nnr n
citizens fear that the recent marty CHANGE in the
national executive NAV demonstrate fhat tho Tho
abuses which have crown up in the civil ser.
vice are ineradicable. I know they are deeply
rooted, and that the spoiis system , n has BEEN
supposed 70 be intimstely related to snccess in
the maintenance of parfy orrsnizstion And I i
am not sure. that slf those Who profess r. be
friends Of this reform will s,snd ArmIv smonv
its advocates when they find Il obstrnctins
appreciafing the trust comtaittetl to nv I chsrrs @
no such consideratiOn shaiI css,sA a re,s1st ticn
On my part Of earnest afIort e, enforca th;a
law. There is q class Of royernment nnsi. s
tions which are not within the Icttef n
the civil service statute. hit which ara
90 disconnectei with tha nol,cv ~ sn
administration that the removal thcrofrom ~
the present incumbents. in INV opinon shoni