New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE
THE "REtORM7 ADMINISTRATION
AND THE PALPABLE IN>INC:KGTY OF ITS PROBES
SIONS.

To the Edftor o. The TrfbHne.
SIR: Il is TO b. hoped that tho Republican
ators OF the coming canvass Will u"t f I" hh'" "P
the hollowness of Civ servca reform prrte'S"hs
OF the President. Tie prnOs or thH are esn NJ ha"'
This very evening the Mnswump Er'nhIJ P-st ~ al ~
count of an Interview the Collector AMI Surveyor OF
the Port with Mr. Clegetld rrm'rSs /" lf the spells
systeu can he kent out OF the House ~ It has
been thrust nt of the Past nee la Nrw.iork during
one Presidential tern, II VIII nav" "
ceivoI y stunning blow" etc. Now
the President really desired to Keep the si"''
system out Of the House, why dId he not ap-
ront men wac would mt ucrI proliin FROM W"hlnY-
ron 10 kee them up tp ttcir work Collector ROBERT
son never required this n the d"'rc Wa rTrat to con
TIME his faithful interpretation 81 thr law. hc. or at
least a man like him. shoIl nave been NJ mr C"'i"ct"r'
EVERYDAY iu Ncw-Ynrs who knpws ANYTHING Of affair"
knows only iot WON'T have expected thit the
Nnw.York Custom House would he kept ont OF poli-
tics nm Ter Mr. Hilbert .. Thnnp ''n'E r'g at" IN VI O."
Of this fact the accounts Of the rn iovors II" The Pros
dent TO keep NJ netten and Ar. Battle in tn Ct"l
serycc reform lin" affecting Tor ordinary read
ing A dol,t will creep over oucs mind. III spite
of Mlgwump protests and cotinc aa to thr
Presidents sincerity.
Asan whv have nearly all the Internal K'vcnn' Chi
cctors in the country been removed! Egnn Mr. Everett
=. whrrrr's irgcuio1s explanation. which
las had so wide Circulation
amnng aNoushrl Connecticut iD9epant eit7. INT
one.haf of offices must hn in rsmnrr1ti' ha@s D.
or,, the r-a' Of iv rvice reform l. he IN, III
mar /, account Tor The sweeping rrunral "f tbs" on!
rial- mn nf idcr irVueS IN the Nd eal LIlnlIihs
Boards % the rous.on Bureau nlsn my rh iue't law
p.n made rr;r violation nf tnc princiri"' WHEN our
Mngwuur friora' pr,mi'd us sn"ui Obtain under VT
Cl,vela IDS Admluisirtt Hih watch hn diralru ~
his letter to the civil Sry'rr Reform Association TAKE
au Instance In this CITY, ani. from n" cNaiHPr
learn all: From nf tho bnHrlS h'r"
f,,rf,"r medical ofrcr of tn Navy. VIII
served during the War and who since then has akr u"
active int.rc In politics. Hnd WIN Is an cXcodiugli
competent of National reputation aS shrs"'''
Was rnIn vel pitCr To- - yu ing Suut""ri piFS
Ian with mum confederate r"' ttlves, who va
era ltlIt-d year. tg, S1rh ihlng- can y"
,us ANGEL IN great niurr IIcy give tho II" to al t
rurWunp rls fr sincerity " purpO'o Oh the part o
ibis Administration fu CIvil service reform.
all t.ut Ia Democratic iarty ~ such dote'ts
rh ,,vu NJ theories. Nov. II we tut prove. We
easily can that tie Al illustration Tor which the MIG
vr,un organs are wacjug Huch y defensive CaWpl-H.
with their uAusoat!rg cKp nations Of the ircHuN-r".
cic- OF ihir singh minded aLd strong Ni"r'
man." is at heart IN fuIl sympathy
with It's own party "ae N"l'rS ,rNr'
rs bogus SWIVEL srryirc reform prctcnsou- viii b"
nyerwhcnfag For whatever the Democratic parry
and Ita heal may 4 sire the iitiity ~ I'll" p""po 81
IN. cuuiy really wi, for hc coat nuatiou Ut the re-
form in trc civil scrvtoe which tir Republican party
m which warmly rurI.u udd ia turr li "rin
aua which Their CHl lat"-. hid they been allowed
would have sICc---fidy utHt lnd Hmp.irI
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