Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-24
| AIM EATON!
The Head Of the Ciyll-Seryce Com
mission Finds That the Tail VIII
Wag Without Him,
He Sends In ProliN Resignation e.
the President and Grover Kindly
Accepts The Same.
= Review os Civil scrVicc from Its First
inrpicncy the MERIT system
Is Growing Ia Favor.
a LETTER OF WINS AND WHERE.
IOVtsS

a LETTER OF WINS AND WHERE.
FoRIs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2a.--l'he following
letter Of resignation by Dorman u, Eaton,
chairman of the clyil-seryicc commission,
aud the presidents reply thereto, which
was received by Mr.. Eaton this moruInu,
have been furnished the Associated Press I
for publication;
uNlrEn STATES tNit. SIuvnE COMMISSIONS 4
WASiIiNWroN, July -, lssA. \ I
SIR IN execution oi Il purpose of
which | informed YOU several weeks
since, very respectfully tender my
resignation as c,yil.seryice commissioner, !
hut out OF Difference 10 your Wishes |
win not urge Its acceptance until such
time In the autumn as you may
lind convenient for a nov
appointment. Il may not, | hope, be
thought Inappropriate II add some
words OF explanation,
Prior To tile passage of the cNll-scryicc
act OF january 10, 1889, had held under
three CARRIER presidents, and was then
holding under President Arthur, an OH
clal position closely analogous 20 my
present office Us clvil.Seryicc commits
sionor. For nearly the whole .petloslI--
( had served Without compensation
,,y own trovelng oud othrr
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