The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-02
CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.

#. II. Bayard, Secretary OF State
High character and In sympathy
with refO m, Daniel Manning, sscre-
tary Of the Tfeasury-Excellen char.
acLer, but strong partisan. ". Q. En-
dlcolt, Secretary OF War OF the highest
character but not an active politician,
W. q, Whitney, Secretary OF the Navy
Good appointment. A. IL. Garland, At.
tOrney General Excellent appoint
ment. w. II, Vilaa, Postmaster General
Strong partisan. l., Q .. Lamar, Sec
retary OF the Interior Man OF good
public character.
The above is the way the Civil Service
r cord estimates the standing OF Presl-
dent Cleyelund's cabinet, ana IL a pretly y
fair example OF the hypocrisy Il those
who live by preaching civil service 70
form, The best thing II can say OF Sec
rotary Bayard, after his long and hon
Orable career q publlc man, and In
no face OF the way In which he has
raised our Diplomatic service by the ap-
pOlntment Of such men like LOthrop
Pendlet0n and Cox, aud the determined
means he has taken TO put an end 10
fraud and dishonesty with which the
consular system has been honey combtd
IL that he Ia q man Of "high character
and In sympathy with reform"
The Record admits that Secretary
Manning ls gentleman OF excellent
character; but In the abuses and frauds
In the customs service no has un arthed
and put an end 10, In reforms resulting
In the saving Of many millions yearly
he has Instituted, and In the appoint
menta he has made, none OF which are
open 10 censure, II can llnd evidence OF
nothing but his atrong partiaanship.
Secretary EudlcOtt, who has already
struck a deadly blow at the system OF
fdyoritism which has long been u sluT
upon our army, and IL doing much tO
bring the military back TO the high
grade Of tillcial honor aud integrity
which II boosted twenty-five years ago,
Is the man "of the highest character
hut not an active politician"
Secretary whitley, who has done
wonders toward Ieclalming the Navy
Department from the thleyes and Job
bers Into whose hands II had fallen, and
has shown that future appropriations
for tho rebuilding Of the navy will be
expended honestly, wisely aud economl.
cally, Is only "a good appointment
Attorney General Garland, the ablesl
lawyer and the most efficient head
the Department Of Justice, has had since
the days OF Judge Black, is an excellent
appointment.
Postmaster General Villas, who has
formulated the wiJest aud mOst econ
Omlc policy by which the PostOllce De.
partment has been governed In years;
whose appointments have been OF the
very highest grade; who has cut OIL
many thousands OF dollars OF needless
expenditures, and has proven himself u
reft rmer In every sen 0 OF the word, IL
nothing buta "ttrong partisan"
Secretary Lamar, who has put an end
to the Wholesale raide upon the public
iands and demonstrated that tho PEN
sion and Patent Offices eau be run AZ
business concerns instead Of political
machines, IL merely "a man Of good
public character [Plttsburg Post,
Compared with the fulsome llattery
which II heaps upon men like Pearson
and Pnelps, the Records estimates OF
tho members OF the cabinet show that
that Journal IL edited either by shal.
low domagogue or canting hypocrie.