Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-20

concerning the indulgence by sppointees unuer tne pr.sen administration ID
 perpici"us activity" in politics against wnicn my Warning vas directed dId not intehd so condemn the making of politic4l speeches bv federal oficIhl to ms n-iRnOors sud friends, nor a. any ume and place where 1t was merely in ! cidenisl. l b lItys in divorcing the con duct or el'lzen from the use os off .isl influence 10 DO Itical campaign, illus. trsting st si' times that oficial duty is paramount to par iran service. The state meht ID your letter showing that you dl not permit campaign engage ments 10 interfere with tne performance of your oticisl duties, and my belief ID the truth Of your slIegsti D that you honestly supt osed you mIght properly 10 all tnat WAS sctu Fly d me. have Iu- duced me to re -cind the ord. r srs oeud- iog you from office and re nstate Sou to the same. Yours very truly,
 Slgned. GRnvEs CLlyRLAyp.
 AUGUsTA- Maine November 1.-The following letter vss published here to- day:
 AUGUSTA, November IT. To the Editor of The K nneb.c Journal.
 thsbk you Tor c,liIpg my attention Co circular ls~ued by the eo-cA,lsd IT, deI epd~nt oomu Iitee during the recen, GaDvss ID MaSsachu~etts, touching my position on th question of civil service reform My absence from home for sey- -ral weeks has prevented me seeing IL sooner.
 The circular emhodies & singular per vsrsIo1 of Shzt l said and a stil m ,re ,inRular perversIOn O' uhas I quoted in ny speech On the l9 h oi O :tober a, u DfIog'on, Pa 1 rend you herewith my rpeerh of October l9 b. ss 1t appear Il h the prs-s. and res .ectfu'ly ssk you 10 puhlIsh 1t ID eur columns siiu by iie vi'h the circular is-ued by tn M 4ss. chuaetts indepebdent committee
 that k you further Tor submitIi1g L., Oe the public let'er of OI. 26sh from Mir. Martin Bummrr of Boston, m which am accused of repudistIng the reform If the civIl serv'cs with a sheer. Per hRps Mir BrImmer inconI ersfely rAs' bis remarks upOn the CT cular of he independent committee and Las thus heen led into put fishing q statement which d"es me great Il justice. IfI my supposition he correct. Mir. Brimmer VIII hr kcutlch1dus WlAuIhdN Els lhu" <uSge.
 It i= scare ly necessary to say that have never repndiAied reform ID the v. service nor Hhsted my interest ther-- 70. nur have 1 ever regsrd-d the sheer Is a forcihle argument. Were I tempt d tO resort to r, should direct it no, against reform of the civil service. nut against the hypO 'risy of those who wish he conditions Of that service enforced | against their political opponents hut not l against their political friends. My ar Slment implied snd Ess Intenied to ] imply that the republican party had | 7een ui-e in no adopting the English | -ystem with it's life tenure ard it's large JeDsI D lI-t and all tue stteudapt eV.ls, 'n shorr. tn Jugh l dId not say SO in words, meant tn convey my b, lief that he very worst leaders snd guides for 'he republic are those who persist in sec ing the perfec ion of humane govern ment ID an insu'sr monHchy whose con JitIons are ID II respects ideally dlf- | 'erent from those of our own land.
 The Massachusetts Indeper dents | +hould learn that American inspiration | ends where imitation of Engiand begins. |
 Very respectfully.
 JAMEs G. BLAIsE-