New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-26
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
ATTACKING DoRMAN B. EATON.
CHARGES THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
uAsRAYOREp REPUBLICANS.

CHARGES THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
FAVORED REPUBLICANS.
f. Ellery Anderson. chairman of the County
Committee has addressed long letter United States
Civil Service Commissioner Dorman Il. Eaton. which
was made public from Democratic Headquarters yes
terday reply By request Of George Raines. who
was chairman of the Democratic state Conyen-
tion TO the letter on Civil Service reform re-
Gently addressed by Mr.. Eaton to Mr. Raines. The
further of Mr. Anderson for making the reply Is
that he was member OF the Committee on Resolutions
that framed the platform adopted by the Democratic
Convention at Saratoga lie asserts the truth of the
charge that execution of the Civil Service law has
been unfair 30 the Democracy and says:
There Is but of fact between and that IL
Wheeler a large majority of the persons whose names
appear eligible lists for appointment to civil Ser
vice Offices in fact Republicans You do not assert
@ Se srS nGt ysry apro aTy 81 RePabcans
I have sought for Information on TINS , snn,
Mr.. Beatty, the surveyor; from Colonel BnIt'
The naval otncer; and from MT Co GI,nx nj
grse that. matter OF fact. such majority does e1s
and that it large. Such majority must OF necessity
pontment 10 Office It is charged that this majority
has been obtained by prostitution OF your UGe pot
which the Civil Service Commission and tue Examlshg
law When il went INTO effect. in January lsS3 SUB
santiay all Federal public offices were hIlod Dy ne
from these sources The Examining Board In the Gus
toms service in New-York CITY consisted OF SIX hePuo
n nephew OF Hon. James g. Blaine. Can such an eh
eeutlon OF the law If II result In eligible sts whe are
largely Republican,, be said 10 eliminate pohtchi Pd,
sanship from the Civil Service and ttnat SaVo"eu'
its main object.
But the gist Of CONF lant is not 50 Inuch ad-
formulation OF lists III is 10 inc ca
tension the period of eligibility OF those stahdlhs On
the registers The relating TO this matter are as
follows: The general provision IN the rules Tea, , 10
the tvrm of eligibility Is contained In kule 10 auu DO
fore endment was f0iows Nor shall any one re-
main S Of an u snr .p SGn
approved by which II provided that the names OF
ali who shall have successfully passed tnelr ek
animation under the Civil Service rules, previous 10
July 10, 1884 may remain on the register VI 10
eligible for appointment two years from ihe ave , VI
respective registers, unless sooner hppohleu I
effect extension was unquestonaDly 10 retain on
the registers q period which would not expire until
sons whose terms otherwise would all have expired on OF
before the 10th day of July, 1850 Inc rue ABOVE
stated only applied those who had passed their eX-
animation previous July IT, 1884 During the Ihl o.
1884 many examinations held ana large NUMBER
of additions made to the registers Inc persons 50
added were as before, almost exclusively RepuDcaS
This assertion make upon the authority above relerreu
to- On 9th day of February 1852 the gehcial pro
vision relating to the period OF eligibility which, as
have before stated that should remain egoe
more year upon any register, was ahfn9e ~
the addition the words except as may be provided by
regulation The regulations were under me controlo
The commission Can you tell me, sir why this amend
ment was made five days before the lhauSuiation Oh
President Cleveland This power thus secured 10 the
commission a dying legacy OF the OUTGOING A1nhis-
trtion was exercised the Goth day OF june 1882 ny
extending the term of all eligibes not covered by
Special Rule No. o to extend their pcro0s Uhl
tie LIT day of January, 1886. is H. sir mere coin
cidence the time AT which TINS action was TAKEN
agrees closely with the time when Democratic CO-
lector WIS appointed in the city OF New-lorkF
MIR Anderson concludes by demanding that pnbliciy
shall he given to all the proceedings OF the commission