The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-08
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corsssponde nesS nstwssn George william
Cnrtar md THEIRS and Presidens Hleos

: Groves cnevell aaa NJ
The following ondence explains itself
Nationsi civil Service Reform! League, Of
ice 4 Pile stiNet New York, Dec 20, 1884 ..
n Hon 10 Groysr Que Selsad, Sir. We have the
honor " address fgou on behalf ofthe national
civil service mleague, an association cons
posed OF citisepa II all parties, whose sole pur-
pose ia ndicatsaS BIZ It's name and which takes
no part whAteye1S id party controversy. The
vast increase IL ashe number Of persons en-
gagged a. evil 80 tioe and the grave nisohiefs
ana \ myers EN- rising from general . pro-
scripton IN Ihe I Service which for half
re- century has 1llowed changes Of party ontrol
o. me national Administration, have produced
soproiound an Impression upon the public
mnd That the hrSt effective stops toward reform
were taken with NE CO. cooperation Of both parties
1858. The abus3 b which that act seeks to cor
rect however, tare SO strongly entrenched in
the tradltlons and usages of both parties that
there is, NATURALLY, wide spread anxiety lest
me party ShafEe in the national executive Of
b inseparab But believing, as sa we do t that
the retorme3i system cannon be hold to be se-
cureiy established until it has safely passed
me ordeal 81 Such party change, and recalling
Wlen Satisfaction and confidence your public
expressions favorable to reform, and your
Cul61 A6AtCutlS0 VI bLhl6 VI
New York We d6nfd IDENTIFY commend this course
70 your pa91oEh care in the exercise Of the great
power with Which the American people have
entrusted ut YOU Respectfully yours,
zee GeSn M; ourhsI PresSs VIM Potts Secretary,
Everett 3sler, F Il; d Cromwell
Morfilt ii sgir. 81, Ii Carl Sohnrz, Il 3Si
Snas ". " Z y p a. r. Mel onough,
William OIL ssssnger,. William ". Aiken,
| ~ Kxecutiye,C Committee
| $M PRESIDE ahLECT cLEyELAND's REPLY. z s 50
Albany, Del. Is, 1884 Hon. George
| William CAtAtsF Presi dent, etc-Dear Sir.
Your icorhImnn fcat ton dated Dec 20, addressed
to me on behalf Of the civil service ref rm
league, has been received. That practical re-
antly established by the THAT the statute re-
ferred to in your comnunic cation to secure
such result has been passed in congress with
the assent OF both POLITICAL parties, and by the
further fact that seniment generally pre-
walls among patriotic people calling for the
has been enacted. II regard myself pledged to
this because my conception Of true democratic
faith and public duty requires that this and
al other statutes should be in good faith and
without evasion enforced, and because in many
gtterances inside prior to ~ election as presi..
belong, and to which I have no disposition to
dlsclaim, u have in effect promised the people
that this should be done. I am not unmindful
Of the fact to which you refer, that many OF our
citizens fear that the recent party change in the
national executive may demonstrate that the
abuses which have grown up in the civil SCR
vice are ineradicable I know they are deeply
rooted, and that the spoils System has been
supposed TO be intimately related to success in
the maintenance ,of party organization, and !
am not sure that all those who profess to be
friends fsthis reform will stand firmly among
It's advocates when they find IT lobstructing
their way to patronage and place, But fully
approaching the trust committed to my charge,
no such consideration shall cause a relaxation
on my part OF earnest effort to enforce this
law. There is class of government posi-
t,tions which are not within the letter of
the civil service statute but which are
30 disconnected with the policy of an
administration that the removal therefrom Of
the present incumbents, III my opinion, should
| not be made during the terms forwhich they
were appointed, solely on partisan grounds and
for the purpose Of putting in their place those
who are in political accord with the appointing
power. EBntmany now holding such positions
have forfeited all just claim to retention, be
cause they have used their places for party
| purposes in disregard Of their duty to the peo-
pie, and because instead Of being decent pub
lie servants, they have proved themselves Of
fensiye partisans and interruptions manipu-
| iators IN party management Tho lessons Of
the past should be unlearned, and such OIL
i CLhLd, ds Weu ab tuelf BuCc6SSOr6,t NJ 6l0ulQ
be taught that efficiency, fitness and devo-
i ton to public duty are the conditions Of
their continuance in public place, and that
the quiet and obstrusive exercise Of individ-
/ 1al political rights so. reasonable measure of,
their party serfisfe Il II was addressing none
but party friends II should deem It entirely
proper to remind them that, though the COM
ing administration is to be Democratic, q due
regard for the peoples interest does not por:
| NIT faithful party work to be always rewarded
lh +, mt to Office, and to say to them
| t.i-s ne Democrats may expect all proper
consideration, selections for Office not em-
braced within the civil service rules will be
based upon sufficient inquiry to fitness, institu-
ted BY chose charged with that duty, rather
than upon persistant or self solicited recon-
mendation on behalf Of candidates for appoint
ment Your obedient servant, 80
GROVER CLEVELAND,