The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-22


Suffolk county the District Demo
cratic convention assembled TO
elect delegates to tho State
and Judiciary convention this
afternoon. Congressman Perry
Belmont offered the following:
Resolved, That tho Democrats of
Suffolk county do hereby declare that
VIC will stand by aud ,eiterate the
declarations on tho subject Of civit
sorvico reform, made by Democratic
National convention OF 1876, 1880 and
| 1854.
We demand tho power OF removal
from office cnniided to the President
Of the United states by the constitu.
| tion,be ro-establishod, aud TO that end,
tenure OF Office, laws OF 1867 and 1869
be repealed immed stely and entirely =,
az we'll NJ tho Legislation Of 1870, known
| IN tho "four-year law" We insist
'hero should be "A prompt displace.
M Mt OF oil those in public service,
shown tn have used their official
power or influence in recent elections
| az "offsneive psrtisanS" and uDscru
pulOus manifold msnipulnt0rs of local
exercise Of power of appointment OF
iafsrior Oilicera as distinct from the
nowor OF renewal, We approve of the
civil service law OF 1883, which
provides fer the classification of
cortain portion OF tho civil service rs
is calculated to aid tho executive in
selecting and appointing tho moas
meritoriouD Of suGh officers; out we in
slst that rnles for carrying that law
into effect aud tho Interpretation OF
them shall not impair
the constitutions, power Of
choice oi selection and of
appointments OF such inferior Offices
that Ia vested In the heads Of depart.
moots. We also Insist that the civil SER
vice law shall not BIO Interpreted, or ia
any way be pros,itutes, 40 AZ 10 pro.
scrge to the appointing pos-
or only Republicans upon
the liatl OF eligible candi-
dates already having passed
examinations, aud thus to promote no
very objects which IL was the true iu-
toni anu spirit OF this law TO condemn.
Neither civil service law nor nny com
mission has anything to do with re-
novslo, except the ooramia-
sionera themselves, who osn
by thst Law DO Displaced
by The President without tho consent
OF tho Senate. Competivo sxominatioa
has not boon and cannot be, applied TO
nominations and appointments to be
made ny tho President, or advice OF
Senate. The existing civil service rule
EXEMPT from examination con-
| hdonual clerks, IN any de-
hnt Il
| MONEY s or accOun ats under tho security
oil bond; ali those in professions
employ mant,aud ali chiefs OF bureaus
deputy collectors, chief clerks auC
chief weighers IN tho custom house
In Il short speech Mr.. Belmont asked
for tho adoption Of III,
resolution saying tho right way e
deal with an important public cues
ton, such as the civil service, WIS Ia,
di och way. lie hid voted for til,
civil service law, and tho Democrati,
national convention had on three oc
cations advocated civil service re-
form, that President CLEVELAND
was elected on that platform
anu wps CARRYING out that
law. ES.Judgo John Il. Reid
or Babylon, uov.u TO amend b,
adding that tho sentiment of tho con
yontlon was In favor OF tho total obj
: lltion of the oivll-sorvics laws, and tina
president should turn out Republican
aud appoint Democrats. A lively dis
cussion onsued between the tw
speakers, after wlioh the res
oiaiion was adopted, with bu
one dissenting vote, that {
Judge Red. A resolution strougl
endorsing the administration OF Pres
dont Cleveland and Governor Iii
was thou passed, aud the Uonventio
adjourned.