The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-06

uH tultl CIlhiOlhHl OF lln NUlnlnlS I
tration by tho opposition iN the Gsser-
ton that its action in appointments |
aud removals sometimes tlEgrantly |
violates sound principles OF reform. !
Tde awakened intelligence OF tina coun-
try watches and judges every appoint
mont and removal in the light of these
principles; and best and most promis-
ing Of all, ths spoill politicians of the
administration party who hate 10 SEQ
the crushing yoke 81 o tyranical sys-
tenn lifted from the neck of the indie
pendent American who ASKS to enter
the public services upon American
principles, by his own proved merit
and NOT according 10 old arislocrGtiC
methods by the favor of q political
"boEs," declare their willingness TO
vote Against any Democratic chndi
date who is tainted with the priuci-
pl0 OF reform. In the presence Of facts
like these no friend Of refOrm need
feel discouraged.
II President Cleveland had approved
this prsctico he would have acted aC-
ocrdingly He Is simple, firm and d.
rect in all his methods. He HIS this
full cOursge Of his convictions, and u
h5 had desired this tradition to BIO ob-
served and the chiel places in New
York to be flied not for efficient pub
lie service, but for tho reward of Dam.
cratic voters and for tho mainton auco
OF Democratic asceudency in admins
all with sklllful Democratic poll
ticians. But apparently he
considers such use ol tho authority
committed to him as an abuse OF IL pub
lie trust. Attached by conviction to
the Democratic party, and doubtless
Silling in every Legitimate and hon
orable Wsy TO maintain its continued
control of the national executive, be
evidently does not think that such
control is 10 DO Obtaip ed at any cost,
and docs not hold the traditiOua!
practice Of tho last 90 years 10 DO just
or OXpadiont or sdauted to promote
the public welfare. Undoubtedly h.
feels the truth Of remark OF ono of
his immediate predecessors, "Ile
serves his party best who serves HIS
country most"
In declaring Offensive partlsgnship
10 be just cause for removal, the
president confirms tho views of Gala
Tin and Webster, as approved by his
predecessors, Jefferson aud harrison,
ana in enforcing those views he acts
upon the sOunqest principles of re-
form. That his declaration is insin-
cere is not proved by Eiugle Instances
OF injustice ia "A service en-
braoing more than hundred
thousand places distributed across a
continent, aud that 1t Us hypocritical
pretense, Is neither consistent with
his character nor with tho fact that tue
great majority Ofplace holders arc un-
disturbed. To remsve a Republican
officer for offensive partisan5rip ia TO
give moral pledge to the country
| that Democratic successor would be
removed for the game cause. lJ is an
! invitation to the seVerest public scru-
| tiny OIL the conduct III this respSct both
o. the officer and Of the administration.
IL will be remarked that the presi-
| dents letter ntates that removal OF
satisfactory incumbents should not bs
made for partisan reasons "duriDg the
term Tor which they wore appointed"
Butitis equally true that such O8csrs
should not he removed for such roa-
sons at the end OF their Terms, The
administration, indeed, may very
properly regard it as expcdieni
Tor reform Itself 10 seize
this opportunity offered by the
four years law TO equaiizO tue
important part of tho service affected
by the law between tne parties II
order that each may have tho SAME
interest in the continued mMutenanG,
of tho reformed Aygtem. This equal
cation, however, could Do accomplish
ed by means of such cnang9s as uugh
10 DO made for legitimate reasona
without the ro uoval OF efficient in
cumbents who ara not Cflenaive par
tisSus, and whom once the equalization
should be secured, the application {
the reform 70 4 much larger range o
, officers would virtually exclude In
further mischief of serious partisan
, disturbance OF tue civil service.
III this prOracted report bo trui
there could bo no more ilagr'nt illus
tration OF the shameful wrong oil Tia
spoils system than this submission O
y branch OF tho executive depertmon
+ OF the government TO the dio.atiOn o
, momber, OF tho Legislative depart
uent. Tho iltorior0nce OF senator
and representatives with nomination
and minor appointments IN the ciyi
norVlCO IA MOB only Win
on. constitutional warrant, but /
, " An Indecent aud dangerous coniu
. sion OF two functions which tho con
J stituiou carefully keeps distinct. TIL
+ senator or representative who MAKE
- himself am Oiiico broke 20 paw his OW
3 parasites from the public purse. shnm
7 stand well exposed in tho pnlo1y q
7 public cOniemps, and by reason OF sue
7 | interference should forfeit ths res pee
I OF tho country and the confidence an
! support OF his c0nstltuenoy.
= A peaceful issue would be alwSy
: doubtful. With tho rapidly iucreGsln
S range OF patron lge aud u highly OF
5 ganigod army Oi party supondiarie
\ dlshibgied about the country and sui
ported by tho public treasury, IA
/, question of tho civil service would M
+ doubleday soon change from ono
- reform TO one OF revolution,
= There is no reason 30 doubt that thl
n tx as plain 90 the president rs II Is
4 ug, aud unquestOnably 10 demon
r atratuS that the security OF refort
,- must be always dangerously threa
o ened until tho four years laws are II
u psalsd. This apes. must ue urKo
# moro resolutsly tbon evosj iorit woul
j. bs q formal restoration Of the coDst
l. tuuonal tenure, md declaration thu
E. removal should be mgdB for legitimai
o official reasons only.
3. Already the thunder OF DemOcreu
70 discomfort with the reform spirit
It tho president is plainly mutsorini
y Democratic senators and represents
Il An Congress- and tho Democratic pres
n With slgnpl exceptions, ara unque
10 tionably hostile so reform rs we IN
:: dcrai.nd 10. Tho c0nstitutlonality
% tho reform law rs denied, and tits ~
r. posed 10 test 70 ia Che courts, anc @
% EFFORT ia Tho Democratic hOuso TO r
Ia real j. ga uotimprObable. On tho oth'
q brnd tho Pennsylvania Republican
70 ganaud fixed torn oil office vii
N ravloyAl Tor cause Leading Roputl
can organs approve the demand. 81
d Used terms iuy tho largor number
"a important ,Mcpsi upon which q
Re minor places ars dependent, slreao
o. exist. Tho passage OF tho laws Whi'
& fixed The terms was ih9 second gre
10 triumph OF the spOila gYsiom. rho 1
rs pell o. these laws i7 thO present l0gi
=. istv3 object OF tho L9nEu
4 10 has been recommend
D, unanimously by tho Coz
4. mitleo in Democratic house, Sud q
10 demand OF tbs Pennsylvania conVe
AZ ton, 81 made general, would array d
e ] -. "a