Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-05
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
,,R EATON SPEAKS ABOUT THE
COMING CHANGES.


hv scbeming PoIiticians-All the Com
,,,.sioners Probably Not to be super
& Tod simultaneously - Congressman
n.vfdson on the Presidents Policy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. An answer to the
.,,nest Of a reporter Of the Associated
p-ass for his opinion whether the Presl-
5ant would soon reorganize the commits
.ion. and as to how he would reorganize
commissioner Eaton said:
81 will give you my own views frankly
uitbout in the least assuming to speak for
,bs President. My successor will, pre-
,nme be ready to enter upon his uties on
N Nav l. If the President, in view of the
unreasonable iealousies which exist, shall
dsem il wise to supersede one or both of
NE other Commissioners, think he will
Al so deliberately, freely and at the proper
dme.'
NOT TO BE COERCED.
He will not be coerced, either as to the
time ar the persons to be selected by the
imnudept demands of noisy intermeddlers.
Those who clamor most about reorganIZa-
don are not the friends OF reform, and
,bpy have but TO continue their clamOr TO
make their feebleness as manifest as their
hostility Ii he shall place members OF
his own party on the commission he Will
not allow any laXity Of administration or
suv fayortism on their part to open the
wav to patronage and spoils, which are
the aim of so many OF those most anxious
10 nelp him to bring about a speedy re-
organization. He would, am sure,
M dqprecato making a precedent for treat
ing the office Of civil service commission
er as political aud to be filled anew by
every succeeding President.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Yet something must be conceded, per-
haps, to the exigency of the new expert
ment, and to an enlightened public opin-
a ion on the subject. Knowing, as the
President does, that the work of the CON-
mission is both new and complicated, and
that 1t is not, like the work of other parts
Of the service, explained in the familiar
regulations, think he fully appreciates
that a new commissioner will gain much
hY serving for a time with one or more OF
those familiar with the work. No dis
guised enemy of reform could deal it a
more disastrous blow than TO bring about
an immediate change of all the commits
soners.
A GREAT FAVOR.
One Of the Sunday papers here has dis
covered that the L esident did Washing
ton a very great service when he publish
ed his Cole letter to Civil Service Com
missioner Eaton. The paper in question
says. at is safe to say that President
Ceyeland's letter was worth millions of
dollars to Washington, The clean, hOu-
est sentences OF the Presidents letter
have dispelled all illusions and dissipated
all doubts. For the period of his admin
istration the workers in the departments.
the merchants, the house owners, build
ers, and all the manifold interests which
depend upon the stability of the civil SER
vice for prosperity, are assured that no
N cyclone is to pass through our Govern
q ment buildings. This knowledge is worth
much money to every business man in
THIS District. 1t Will give confidence to
every tradesman, mechanic, manufac-
luTer, and merchant, and the credit
abroad of every one Of them is from this
time established on a frmer basis. The
hnal result to all is more houses built,
enterprises increased, and safer business
operations.
CONGRESSMAN DAYIDsON's VIEWS.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 4.-COl r.
Il. NJ. Davidson, Congressman from the
FIRST District, has been spending several
days in this city with his brOther-Capt.
". u, Davidson, superintendent of the
correspondent met Col. Davidson, and, in
tle course of pleasant chat. the CONVEX
saton naturally drifted to discussion of
affairs at Washington.
Col0nelP
Well" he replied, 81 had not at first
intended to return there until Congress
inet so devotedly attached am l to my
Hl.'e 5a. native home at Quincy,
put lind l will have TO
nasten back by Nov, 1, in order that 7
uay personally attend to a few matters of
pressing interest TO my constituency
"uich nnd / will not be able to attend
Dy letter. There are some changes
~ feueral offices in my district, which l
nu'e urged, that have not been made as
Se., ana l am going up to look into the
retormP '-00
believe in civil service refOrm-hOu-
~ eiYI service REFORM" That is what
M Cleveland, believe, is honestly and
earnestly trying to give the country, and
tllnk ne will succeed.
r Doh you think that he has been lit
We slow in remoyipgW
4, ~ YES, but we must not be impatient.
'uinE IL very likely that Mr.. Cleveland
las ra5 oeen somewhat hampered by Re
h.oHCau civil service commission, al
sagug9 ne himself did not seem TO think
so W. III MS letter to Mr.. Eaton, but he has
,nj' rJm on VIII soon getrid of that commits
ta..on tt,..slon and the changes will be made
iaaSf.eI' l think. A commission working
i,i iG harmony with the President and ia po-
niigal sympathy with him will straighten
t,'uss out. At any rate as long as we
on. ro" tne President is doing his duty 10 is
ns,t s, palt TO support him, and am in sym
ali, nat do you think Of Senator CalPs
Ny.ea antagonism to the administra-
ho.".eei have heard good deal about
mo'.slince elas since came TO this city-a good deal
Ti.e5 man did in West Florida--and !
rand.. ,un mere is really no foundation for the
p"' mat he Is hostile 10 the administra-
d.. J. never believed It anyhow. He
A npt believe in civil service reform as
lI.a.a' ueen carried out under that Repub-
,s, commission, with it's tactics, but to
n M 'uat be Is opposed 10 the principles of
ibe r.,'li service reform, and is fighting
'oahent, Is mistake.
c. stephney Riley's Funeral.
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