The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-24

Executive Manslon Washington Septem-
per III, lS5o.--.Tr hon. Lorlaan Il. Eaton:
ny DEAR SIR:-I am h. receipt nt
your letter rendering your resignatisu
ss a member of the board of civil seq
vice commissioners Icauuot refrein
nom expressing my siucers regret that
You have determined to Withdraw
from O. position IN the public s,ryiso,
whore your Intelligent performance OF
duty has been OF inestimabls valus 20
Inc country. The friends OF civil
sorvleo reform and all thOie
Who desire good government
fuily apprecinte your devotion
to me country, which you early
enlisted, and Jney have seen with sat
iaiaction that your zeal and filth have
not led you to suppose that the reform
III which you were ENGAGED Is us-
suited To She rules which ordinarily
govern progressive human affairs or
nat IL should at ooce reach tho reflaC-
ZION and universal acceptance, You
have oeen waiting patiently to accept
good results, as thev stap BIZ step
could DO gained, holding every ad.
vsuce with unyi0lding sgoGdtness.
Tho success which thus far hhs
attended work OF civil service reform
IN largely duo TO tho fact that its prac-
tical friouds havo proceeded upon
tho theory that real and healthy pro-
grdss can only DO made 80 such of The
people who cherish pernic;Ous politi-
cai tde $, long fOstered and encuur-
aged by vicious craftsmanship, are per-
suaded that the changes contemplated
oy tho reform oErs substantial in
Improvement aud benefit, a reasons-
ole tolerstlon Tor old prejudices, @
graceful recognition of every aid, "A
sensible utilization Of every ins,ru-
mentality that promises assist
snce, and u constant effort To
demonstrate tho advantages ul
no now order vt tNings. sre
the meane. This reform movomo nc
will In TITO future bs luther aaysu, ed.
Toe opposition If incorris,bla sports
men 'endercd Intellectual and the
cause ptacad upon u sure founr alton,
o. coursethere shOu,d pe no surrender
o rrinciples nor back waJ step and all
1--we tor the enfOrcsmopt OF tne rsiuru
shouli he rigidly euecuted, but the
b notits Witch ts Prii ciples promise
viii mt he fully rasis-d. unless She
qute-cenca OF tho people ~ acdea 70
% slorr assertion OF - doptiiue, and tho
vigorous execution OF the laws. IL
l. source nj 60 g'atulstion that
tNere are No mNay friends oi
nv,i service reform matseSlled on the
praciic | SIDE OF the question, and the
nunuer IN no. gtn-tsr OF III 40 whu
p p'ess friendliness for tho cause
ana yet sclievonsly and wltb
supe'cll iou9 self-rigNte0usnons, dis.
credit every tiiOfs not IA sNau,
accord with heir attenuSted idens,
denry with csrptng criticism the labu,
OF th0sa actually In the field of reform,
and ignoriug the conditions which
hound ant qualify every strugglo for
q radical impioySmeut IN the Stldr,
, of the COVER, mont demand compl sto
and Immediate perfection. Tho refer.
onco In YOUR letter 10 the attitude al
Tho members of my cabinet TO the
merit system, established by
the civil service Law, bu.
sisea heing entirely corion,,
eAh,hits an appreciation ~ honest on.
utavor IN the dirSctiou Of reform, aud
disposition 10 do jnetlce aud IN
prove sincerity, whi b Il mnst gratiis
iny. II such tieAtmant of thoas on
esom tho ouiy rests Of administering
tho sovesuor arcordiug 10 the reform
ne, nod, was the universal rule, and
" Tue emharrassmepts and perplexi-
clos at,eu diug such AN al ministration
we're fairly r, gardei by all those pro-
fos.inR 10 no friendly 10 such
nvthnds, tho avowed enemies of
the cause would he afforded less en-
coursg-mt n. believe IN OWL service
reform, sud i's. application In the
mpst praetIc ble torn att ,ipAb,e,
among other roas >ps, because II
olens the door for the rion ami
tho poor slske to . participation ia
nuoiic ufllce hrlding, aud I 'hopo tho
Tim" u NJ hand when all our pcoplo
wiz REQ tia advantages VI a
reliAnce upon such an cp-
portuutsy, upon merit Aut fitness In.
sterd Of . dependenoe Ia caprice or
| sslosh iuterea. Of those who imprr-
IDENTITY stand estween The people and
re mssniuesy O thslR government,