The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07
MIR. CLEYELAND'S LETTER.
Vice President Elect Hendricks Gives
Bis Views on the Subject.
Secatcr Mcdonald on the Letter
Views Of Auditor Rice and Sec
Rotary OF State Myers.
MP. yENDRICKs.


'IhaVs reed the letter with interest. 1t
is clear statement OF the Presidents views.
1 can not better express my opinion OF its
merits than by giving what l said on for
mer occasion in referring te civil service re-
fUT--- IL tiIe E1fe---n Of or civil service
most heartily indorse that section Ut the
platform which declares that the civil service
O2cEt not Go be ''sZbject ts change at-eVery
elt otion and that it ought not TO be made
the brief reward of party zeal, but ought
to be awarded for proved competency and
held for ndelity in the pR5llc employ 1
hope never again to see the cruel and re-
mOrseless prescription for political opinions
which has .disgraoSd the administration for
the last eight years tprio- to 1861 Bad
ss The civil service now is, as all
know, Il he's some men OF tried
integrity and proved ability. Such men,
and such men only, should be retained in
office, bat no man ahOuld be retained On any
consideration who has proSeituted his Office
to the purpose of partisan intimidation or
compUlsion, or who has furnished money to
corrupt tie elections"
HON. JOSEPH E. n DONALD.
~ an very mich pleased with Presi.
dent-elect CIevelsnd's letter. 1t out
lines iust what had supposed would
be the policy of bis administration
on those subjects, and It ought
party and to the country. WhateYer
may be mems opinions as to
the propTsety Of the Civil Service
law, no one ought to expect hin to disregard
il, especially as the Constitution makes il
one OF the prime duties of the Executive to
take care that the laws be faithfully exc
cutsd.' Most of the officers of the Govern
ment not Affected by tie civil service lsW
hold their terms for feed periods. and are
not subject to removal by the President
during the tezms for which they have been
appointed, except by and with the consent
OF the Senate, and consequently removals
would have 70 be for such cause or causes
as would meet with the sanction
of the Senate. His expressed de.
termination to make examples of
such officers as have prOstituted
their Offices to political purposes will I'M
doubtedly meet with general commentator,
and its enforcement will bring about very
healthy reform in our civil service. All
this, taking the letter as q whole, indicates
sound and safe Democratic policy that will
bring the party fully into power during his
term and perpetuate it many yesrs."
zoE. JAMES Il. E4sE, AUDITOR or STATE,
was seen and questioned. "It's a great let
ter" said Mr.. Rice-a great Ietter-and, by
the way, hash 1.-THE President knack of put
ting himself on paper in a strong way7
have never seen vulnerable expression
from his pen. Bnt this letter is all BUSH
ness. Much as We would like to see
an immediate ascen6ency Of the party to
power, it is expecting the impossible 70 ex-
pect that. Tie party will make haste by
going slowly in making changes. We must
make them only so fast as to prevent confu-
sion ia the working OF the departments.
That is business, and il Is q business Ii ke
administration that the country wsnts-snd
the Democratic party, too, IL it has an eys
to the futzfe."
CAPTAIN =. r. hYE2s, SECRETARY OF STATE.
81 regard Mr.. CIevelsnd's letter we'll
timed and eztiTely Democratic. II is ia en-
tire accord with the National Democratic
platform for the past twelve years, and in
my Judgment will meet the hearty approval
OF every Democrat in Indiana. liz is in per.
feet harmony With our State platform aud
the repeated utterances of Governor Hen
bricks and Senators VOORHEES, and Mcdonald
during the last campaign. My understand
ing is We only promised 10 'tu-1 the rascals
ont Emphasize the word 'rascals, and
any Republican, however dull of compre-
hension can catch the idea"