The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-07

NEW YORK, April 20 Despite the In
rIamencv of the weather last night, the
complimentary dinner given ~ Delmo'
nico's to Minister George II. Psndlelon
by the civil service reformera waa large
iy attended. The main dining room was
eiaborately iestOoned and draped. Amerl
can flagI and huge baskets I Alwers
were scattered AZ intervals along the
ralsed table at which the president,
George William Curtis, and other dis
tlngniahed people, were seated, Mr.,
Pendleton sat at Mr.. Curtls'a right, ~
Che guest OF the evening, ana beyond
him. on the same side ware Senator Ey'
nfts' Hon. Wayne MicYeagh, j hge
Noah Davis, Hon. William DDrAheimer,
Dorman B Eaton, Sherman 3, Rogers
and ex Attorney General August s S;h0On-
maker On tho chairman's left were
Carl Schurz, 0iwald Otteld 1rfer John
Jay, Senator Warner Miller, Leroy ID
T6omln, Rey, DR., George l.. Prenlisl,
Theodore Lyman and Hon, Roswell 7,
Flower, AmOng those who occupied
aeats nj the various tables were: Con-
0res man Hewitt, General Stewart l..
WoOdford, Collector II RIbertson, y, b. FL
kIns, Hon, James o. Putnam OF Buffalo,
Henry A Richmond Of thr STATE clyi re'
form commission, Perry Belmont, Con-
aressman 0. b Potter, Everett = Wheel
ar. Mayor Low Of Brooklyn, Horace II,
Dsmlng, Silaa W, Bart, Judge W, II
Rawle IL Philadelphia, NJ jOr swalne,
u. X. Pendlot0n, sou OF the new minis
ter; Elliot aud Edward PandletOn, broth
ers OF George H. Horace white, Charles
r. White, Charles Mclean, George HAY
on Putnam, Charles COlin', John II
Schuman, Joseph w. snlphen and about
one hundred aud llfty 0therh
Shortly after o O'cl0ck Mr.. Curtis rap
ped for order and jocOscly opened his
address by saying that "thla assemblage
Ia congregation Of impractica6le yla'
ionaries, amIablesentimentilists harm
less theorists aud political llnatlcs who
have cons TO maka public at0nement
for their supposed fOllies and mistakes
by Offering q sincere tribute Of respect
TO thCt American Statesmen, who has
Identified hls name with the least T0'
mantle OF all things commanding the
public att ntlon-the reform OF the civil
service. We have sqiz'd this occasion TO
offer TO one OF the highest government
officials our honor aud regard, because
that gentleman, ~ q Senator OF the
United States and na o distinguished
leader Of u political party, has declared
In the Senate that he believed tho spoil
system WIS a great crime and because
we believe with him. We are tonight,
Republicans and Democrats alike, 10
bid him G0d.apeed IN HIS new career and
60 pledge ourselves TO him and 10 each
other that neither our interat nor credit
will allow ua 10 fail 10 carry the pro-
visions Of the Pendleton bill fIrIherand
further, until It's spirit ponetrateJ the
whole civil service Of our country, aud
emancipates that service from the de-
graduation OF patronage, even as nature
In bAlmy springtlme Is emancipated
from the paralysis Of frost"
MIR. Curtis said all great Intentions
and reforms were abused Ia their incop-
tion, and concluded thus. "Our object
was not 10 abolish parties, but the ab0'
litlOn Of the abuses which destroy the
functions Of parties"
When Mr.. Pendleton was introduced
the gentlemen cheer d him for several
minutes. Mr.. Pendletln responded 10
the toast sour gqeats OF he evening""
de said In substance:
'"MR PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: |
feel 40 much h0n0red by your Kindness
tonight that | cannot well express my
gratitude for words OF lttiug acknowI.
edgemont fail me. There are emotions
which lind no ready utterance, Dariug
my life haye had graceful puOllc as.
suranc9s OF cordial approval from
friends; have had the cordial good will
OF fellow partlsNns but the highest hon
or was reserved for this evening, when |
receive this mark Of c0mmendatl0n from
my fellow citizens Of New York, who are
assembled without distinction OF po.
litlcal parties, professions or callings In
life, but whose only bond OF union IL
their ret etolute purpose 10 abolish the
civil service eylls, and TO rescue the
country from the pCrlls which these
evils involve, | see many noble names
among those present tonight, many OF
whom | had not known until an hour
ago, but we are assembled brethren nc.
cordIng TO the faith. II IL TO that faith,
and not 10 me personally that you pay
this tribute. AZ | stand among you,
am painfully conscious how much more
owe TO your c0nalderate partallty than
to any claim OF my own. | have been
faithful, persistent aud unillnchlng aud
always ready TO sacrifice tho present In
che assurance that tho people In the end
would SOC the right and thus eventually
win the future | was cropping In the
dark with the Jenk's bill OF the old time
until DOrman h, Eaton explained the
defects % that measure, then success
fully urged the passage OF the civil sery-
leo reform bill II bear scars they are
& honorable insignia, won In an honora.
Bile achievement. will not discuss the
wrongs 10 be corrected or tho methods
of rightlng them. Show me the ap0ils
system and the merit system, aud | will
show you u warfare inevitable and 10
the death; either may live, but the other
must die.
"rhe spoils system gives the offices Of
, the people not those best qualified, but
TO those who have rendered the best
partisan service TO tho successful caudl'
date; II uses public service TO make prl.
Yate debts; II Raises an immense army OF
ofllceholdera, who are enlisted anu paid
out OF the public treasury by the party
In power; II spOils public faith, public
credit, the puOllc service, and In the end
will spoil the public institutions The
system should have no resting place In
{ our government. The merit system on
the other hand has for its simple dogma
"a public Office Is trust, aud men bes
fitted 10 discharge the duties Ot an lllce
should be charged with The responsible.
". The oDe pivotal idea around which