The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-28

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mo fs.w York Custom House. si.
emugwump editor Of Harpe's Jpestig
iseetting q good dose q the reform hsso
ABLY. advocated in the last campaign. The
appointment q Hsdden as Collector Of
the Port Of New York was not a happy
sons ii. any means, "a Il was emerged at
the time that heiwas only the tool Of HUI
bsrt o. Thompson. Harper Psesly has
this 10 SOY in regard to recent develop
menis:
When the Collector and Surveyor Of
NEW York were appointed by the Pfesi-
dat,t. although they were not generally
Snnwn. and The Surveyor was the secre-
tary AZ the political association known as
tie County Democracy, tie friends OF re-
form, updeist anding the peculiar ditncu !;
ties a the Presiaents pos! Jon, even y
tlieymight have referred other selections,
didsnot doubtthe Presidents good faith
toward reform, while the TACT that the
suoils politicians who sought tho places
we're not appointed, the plain declarations
ofthe newiyappointed officers Of dheston
toithe reformed syetetn, and the restora-
finn AZ the former Naval Officer, one o.
fbetnost practical freformeIs and best OF
iiesrs IN the country-all showed Q salts
factory and promisipg chang In the ira
tlitohs Of the Custom house management
underb III parties: !. -
Recent events In the Gussom-house,
however, naturally excite dissrttst. Iney
are hardly conaopant with sincere belief
inIfhe reformed systetn, nor with desire o.
cordial a. operation with the Civil Ser
Vice Commission and the Board Of Exam.
iners. tThe sympathy and purpose Of Off.
GERS in the position OF the Collector ana
suryeyorare shown less BY Migrant eva
sious 81 lit, and conduct intended TO %,
strnet and, thwart Its sIlc cesstnl operation.
The action Of the Surveyor IN regard %
the sauges who had passed an exatnina'
zion andth been appointed upon ptobs'
tion was extraordin The rules OF the
President under theGlaw provide thai
after the examinati ion is passed, the ap-
pointment q the selected competitor
s'shallb for tho probad onary period 81
sfx months. at the end OF which time, ii
tiie capacity and conduct OF the person
appointed have been found satislgctofy,
tf,s probatioier shall be absolutely up
pointed or employed. This plainly in.
tends capacity and conduct es shown by
the probation. But the Surveyor inter
prets It 10 authorize O further Examination
after the prescribed Examination and
probation, which further examinati onsi IL
finally TO determine the appointment, SO
that after a satisfactory examination and
probation Of 5six months, which the law
declares shall be followed by ointment,
the appointment ia, after all, to depend
upon an anRwerlto o few impfomptu'ques-
tons Of the Surveyor. This 10 palpa.
bIysa view which has nc; warrant In The
Law, andswhich may be easily abused to
the defeat Of the purpose OF tho law.
Under the circumstances, the presnmp'
tive object Of such q conrEe Is not reform
ofthes benefit OF the service. 1t would
seem that II the object at the Custom
House were simply to- enforce the lawn
itsown spirit aud not 10 obtain some kind
ofparty adyantsge, its atfairs would pro
ceedsas TRANQUILITY and with as little tric.
ton ordtstuibance as d the POST dice,
whers the sole object 10 efficient and salts
factory public service
The coufse Of events at the Custom
house inIegafd to the fair management OF
theylaw, and any efforts that may be made
practically to annul and eyade II, in order
20 te.invisofatei the abuAes that the law is
designed to correct and 10 make the Gus
tom5honse q d Democratic mac Cline, will be
watched by pertsc city Intelligent eyes, and
exposed most plainly and widely 70 public
attention. 4 u & II
Atthe time of the appointment Of the
Collector and Surveyor Haspas Weekly
smothered its indignation in the follow
inglapgusge have no doubt what
ever that should the Collector, rs the tool
oil Mr.. Thompson, or Mr.. Manning, or
Nj. Whitney, orforlh isown purposes, az
tempttofuse ior political and partisan OBJ
jects such patronage as he may command,
hewould be promptly called to account
blythe President
The s.journal Of civilization clings to
itsidola and asserts that 1t still holds the
above views. II may be that some fine
morning the editor willlwakeup and find
outthsthis idolshas been broken.