The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-26
He bricks AT BOSTON
HIS BAY STATE CLUB SPEECH
How Reforms in the Government Ser
vice Are Brought AboEt-Attt-
tude OF Offensive Burchard
Other Political,

Boston, June 25.-At the Parker
House this afternoon Vice-President
Hendricks was rendered a reception
and driven by the Bay State Club.
Plates were laid for 800, and about that
number gathered to do honor to the |
"war horse" from Indiana. Promi- |
nent among those present wore ex-
Governor CASTOR, Colonel Taylor, |
Congressman Collins, Hon. Edward |
Avery, CharlesP. Thompson, ex-Mayor
Prince, Mayor O'Brian, Hon. John |
Quincy Adams and Josiah G. Abbott
and numerous State and municipal
officials.
At the Bay State Club dinner given
to Mr.. Hendricks, that gentleman was
received with three cheers and was
introduced to the party by Colonel
Taylor, president Of the club. After
thanking the club for the honor done
visit to Yale and Harvard, touched
upon the political result in Indiana
last fall, hoped Massachusetts would
fall into line as a Democratic State,
and then launched into civil service
reform. After stating that he was APP
pointed by President Pierce commits
sioner general of the Land office and
| found the work in it four years behind,
and describing how in less than four
years he brought order almost out of
chaos and got The work down to
within four months Of date by insti-
tuting radical reform in the
working force and methods
of the office, he proceeded
TO say that when you men that give
your votes at the election and pay
your money to the tax gatherer want
to understand the particular point a.
which civil service can be brought
about, will tell you: II
is not with the President
In detail; it is not with
the secretaries in detail; 1t is with the
bureau office that has to deal directly
who perform the work. l am
GU E with the bureau Of
ticers employed by the secretaries
at Washington, but believe by their
own judgment and force will bring
about civil service reform in their do
+ partments. [Applause.l thiuk
ana safe in saying that 81 know
they have already taken steps in
that direction, that the people
will not be sold out by them,
(spplause), and tuaJ the admlnistra-
ton, whenever and wherever it shall
, be, will ill all the bureaus in Wash
ington City will capable men
at the head and tell them
that the work devolves upon them and
: holds them responsible. This will
bring about certain and prompt reform
| think we are going through fright
, Il was . good while that the
Democrats were Kept Out--a quarter
3 OF century, The sentiment Of the
country had been forced with Cruel
prescription, such as never
, advocated toward the opposite
psrty, for 1 know there are
l honest men among them, and would
3 not say, if could do it, take the charge
of this entire Government away from
+, The opposite side. They p8y theil
taxes; they contribute to the support
Of the country; they help to fight the
battles when horrid war comes upon
up, and it is but fair that they should
share In the honors, but it Is
not fair and never has been fail
D that they should clutch them all auC
, say to the young men of the Dem
: ocracy: lyon are not to be trusted
i you shall not share in them.'
! Applsuse.l He closed by saying
r that after the next national election
a in which he proposed TO have nC
personal interest cries Of "hesd of
4 the ticket next time" he wanted to
come back and meet the Bay Stat
club, bringing good news from Indi
ana TO Massachusetts.