The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-08

of 10th November, 1920, but 1t is equally
certain that he would not have advised a
disregard of the statute By the Executive il
bis opinion as TO its enforcement had been
expressed. The power CT removal vested
in the President by the constitution. can
net be destroyed or impaired By statute,
bet the manner in which commissions
they shall issue, may be regulated by
law without impinging upon Executive
power. AS matter Of policy, however, 1t
is uuwise and improper TO remove officers OF
tie United States during statutory terns OF
service. unless Tor good cause. pablo or
personal, snd the announcement snd en-
iorcement OF rule against it by the Elk
ecutive must, IN view of modern abuses of
The appointing power. be regarded as step,
and an important STEP in the direction eli
genuine reform.
What shall be regarded SIS good cause for
removing an officer Of the civil service is
question Of profound interes. to the student
of American politics, and one of continually
increasing Importance
.. His opinion against nepotism, or the
appointment OF relatives to Office. is strongly
expressed in his letter OF March ~. 1901, to
George Jefferson. Works 4 1897
6. The celebrated New Haven letter of
july j, 1901 Works 4, 4o2) asserts or i'm
plies some Of the foregoing points OF policy,
but IS more remarkable for a vigorous state.
ment OF The ultimate object az which he
aimtd-the condition of things which he
greatly desired ard longed for. No
modern rsf0rner OF the civil service has
ever more terselY ans hadEomely ex-
pressed the hopes or aims of those
1bo would prescribe prescription" and es-
tSbllshiDg utozian perfection IN the man
seenent OF public appointments. Bat We
must remember, as we read, that the words
are the words OF man of sympathetic ma
8 2 q "a nd ha
Sc in his great FIRST Inaugural, he is stating q
principle or rule without its necessary limi.
tstlons. BE says: II shall return with Joy
10 that state Of things when the only cues
ton concerning q candidate shall be: is he
koness is he capable is he faithful t. the
Constitution? Bat il We turn to his letter
TO Levi Lincoln, written the day before, and
10 ether writings OF his earlier and Of later
Gate, We will discover the sense in which be
used those words, faithful t. the Constitu-
tioD." They did not, IN his view. describe
the chiefs, the teachers and the believers OF
the Hsmilton school OF opinion, who taught
and held the doctrine of strong government
by construction Of constitutional grants and
whose oistrUst of popular intelligence aud
iscom was aFowed and incorrigible. He
who hsbitually gave to those persozs blows,
and not favor. was the last among living
men to invite them to nestle IN the posts
OF government, thus enabling them TO
power.
But he had not only "the courage of his
convictions" bat also the zeal of mission.
ery for their propagation and defense There
was IN biz scheme of public conduct no
room for compTomiss with error or for sur
render of advantages to defiant and impla.
cacle foes. But IN noble sense be was
willing, like the Apostle TO the Gsntiles, "to
become all things to sll men," to win them
10 his faith aud to the organization by
which that faith was upheld. Hence the
spirit of tolerance toward this mass Of the
party opposed to him at his election. He
sought for their conversion to Republican
principles By exhibiting before them an ad-
minisiEstion OF public affairs in which puri-
ty. high ability and wisdom were cOnspica-
QUE, and by c5ncilBtOry course toward
them in making renewals from Office. And
he thoroughly accomplished his purpose.
At the end OF his public service he lett Fed
eYalism PROSTATE, his party triumphant and
the future of his country secure.
There is plain distinction bstwesn civil
officers OF mere service, and officers of direc.
ton aud control. The Cabinet Secre Iaries,
certain Commissioners, and heads OF Bureaus
at Washington, Collectors of Customs, Post.
masters in the principal cities and some
other officers, hold Offices OF the latter class,
while the great naSs Of officers bslOng 10 the
former.
Officers of direction and control are In
special sense the SCENTS of the President in
the execution Of the laws. He selects and
appoints them. aud is responsible for their
performance Of duty. Besides. they either
select or are concerned in the selection OF the
numerous subordinate officers and employees
who serve uEGer them, and in other respects
their powers are varied and extensive. II
is, therefore, necessary to efficient and sue
cessfnI administration that Presidential
power over their offices should be continuous
and complete. IL folloRs that the Tenure
of.Office laws of the United States, which
limit the Presidents power over those officss
must be as pernicious in operation az they
are offensive and unconstitutional in form.
G. r. BUCKALEw.