Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-06


remark Of one OF his immediate predeces
sors He serves his party best who serves
his country most" But, however this may
be, in strict accordance with his views often
repeated the President has Gisregsrdei the
evil traditions He has reappointed the ad'
mirable Republican Postmaster, thus re.
tanning every meritorious subordinate in
that vast Office and
Lifting it Out of Politics.
He has selected for collector, the term OF
the late collector having expired, Demo
crat who is business man unknown as
politician, and who says frankly that he has
no time for politics and that he is pledged
20 conduct the Custom House on purely
business principles. lie has restored to
naval ohce Republican and a practical
civil service reformer to whom the cause IN
the State of New York and in the country
is greatly indebted, and whom a Republl
can President declined to reappoint a. the
close Of ais term. lie has promoted to the
appraisership a deputy appraiser who has
been for many years in the service, who ls
| confessedly thorough expert and master
| Of the business, Democrat wholly unknown
as Il politician; and to the surveyorship O
Democrat who declares lis sympathy with
reform and who will be Judged, as he would
undoubtedly wish to be judged, By fidelity
10 his declaration.
| Accusations.
Meanwhile, many changes ar. made IN
| the service, and the administration is &C
cused of remoying efficient officers under
the plea OF offensive partisanshIp-a plea
| which is asserted to mean only that every
| Republican is in Democratic eyes an otien-
siye partisan. This is undoubtedly true OF
| the eyes OF both parties in regard TO oppo'
ncntS, and undoubtedly, also, any plea may
ne falsely allc.ed. But that fact does not
destroy its force when ,ruthiully urged.
The tap root Of the evils and abuses which
reform would destroy is the partisan prosti-
tuition OF the civil service Offensive par
,isanship is phrsse which iitly describes it,
ard such partisanship is properly held to be
| 3 luSt cause OF removal.
In declaring
Offensive Part sVnsbip
| 10 be lust cause for removal, the Presl.
dent confirms the views OF Galialin and
Webster as approved BY his predecessors
Jefferson and Harrison, and in enforcing
those views he acts upon the s0ludesl pin
cipals Of relOrm. That his declaration is IN
sincere is not proved By single instances
| Injustice in a service embracing moro than
a hundred thousand places distribu ed
across a continent, and thatit is hypocrit
zeal pretence is neither consistent with his
character nor with the fact that the
great majority Ct place holders are
undisturbed. TO remove Republican Off.
Ger for offensive partisanship is to give a
moral pledge TO the country that Demo
cratic successor would be removed for the
same cause. Ii is an invitation 10 th" se'
verest public scrutiny Of the conduct in this
respect both al the officer and CT the admin.
rsration. Every community is interested
10 watch the vent 20 expose tie o!iense ana
20 demand the removal of the offender, and
no reason whatever has been shown to ques-
ii N The honesty OF the President deciara
tion. Lor the ..deliiy Of his personal oosery-
| n. ci 1t
If however, j. shcull appear thai such a
clean sweep rs IS reported, and apparently
correctly 10 have taken pIac' IN
The Claims bureau
| of the Attorney Genera! 3 OHce, has BEEN
actually made, 1t is evident that tie same
praisr cannot Oe awarded TO tha officer.
| The Claims Bureau employs an assistant
Attorney General aud siN assistant Attor-
ntys. Their duty is the defence Of suits
brought against the t nited States Ia the
Court Ct Claims. 1t is ASSERTED without
contradiction that these officers were swept
out in one day-R, pu1&Cans, Democrats
ard uOn-paTtlsans alike, Tor they were Of
very roitical svmpathy--sw3pt out with
put resonai or Chcial reasons alleged
EArereuced o.iicers were summariiy r.
pl.c,d by inexperienced aud all was done
not TOR ohcial reasons bat in Difference to a
len and OF Senators and Represented YES IN
Cor gress and TO make place for dependents
selected by them.
If,his unccnrgGiced report be true there
could be no more !!ayraut Illustration ot
he sLamculwrong
The sr"ils Sy-tem
ihau tLis subj. .Joiou Of a branch Of he EX-
rtoGye Department Ct the Government 10
The 3icta.iou OF members Of the Legislative
department.. The interference ol Senators
ard Representative with nominations and
minor appointments in he civil sarvic" IS
Lot only without constitutional warrant, but
i il au ind cent and dangerous co.!U,lon
Of NO func;iogs which the Constitution
gartigl.r keeps Gis,inc., The zen.
s.cr or Representative who makes
LimsrN an c,Ece broker 70 pay his own
rs.asi'Cs frOra the pphhc purse. should
t,ud well exposed in The pilIory Of public
20 tempt. ard by reason OF such interiet-
ercc should forfeit he respect ot the coun.
Try aLi The confidence aId support OF l's
constituency. The law which already pro
h,'s his jic'a'ion and interference IN all
cs..s included in the classified sorTlce.
G. - tc amended and sringen:lr prohibit
;E~.a ~ all cases whatever. Such lnte-ter
=, e. IS he peculiar peril OF the ain.!nis'ra
ti,r. Ard Il The course pursued /" he
C'a..-z BurCau should unhappiLy becom~the
g,r,ral policy undoubtedly he Who'll" force
,..H. civil se-vice 'orm seHtimcIt 0: he
country would be strongly #-rayed against
the administration.
During their Terms.
Il all he remarked ;h.t the Presidents )
L..r- states tia; removals Of satisfactory
incgmber's sho.,d not be made or part,
san reasons "iurirr the : -m ter which |
they were appointed But i, ia equally !
t.le that sucn officers shcI.d not be r.
iro:ed tor such reasons At the end Of their |
rerIns. The Administration, lndeel may !
yerv prcp7r'y reE.r! il Is ,ypellcDt Tor r'.
tc-m ilss', 10 s~.ar he opTor'a@tr red |
by the four years law 10 egua'le The IN. .
ro-.apt part Of ,4e service ec ed 81 the .
!aw B. .wten tie PARTIES in order tha' each |
NAV lave tie ..mc Ia; r,s; in tn C2atin- !