Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-21

testimony taken with respect to New
York, Pennsy lvania, Maryland and Indi-
ana, and points made in the majority re-
port are discussed at length.
The report concluded by saying: II
this proof, taken from four cities or from
four States, is to be accepted as evidence
of the present condition OF the public
service throughout the country, intell:-
gent men will realize, and honest men
will admit, that to day, after nearly four
years OF Civil Service rule, there are ten
Republicans holding office aud drawing
pay from the Federal Treasury
where there was one Democrat
in the service on the 4th of March,
1885. Under Democratic administra-
ton it is not wondered at, the conditions
being equal, if preference has been given
to Democratic applicants for office.
Plato declaimed of the ideal Republic,
but the world has not witnessed its
realization. No system of government
nor code OF law had ever been devised
by human wisdom that was perfect.
Whether the Civil Service law be good
or bad, truth and candor compels the
admission that it's execution has been
more just and fair under this administra-
tion than ever before. Whether the
fidelity with which the President and his
subordinate officers have sought to OF
serve this law was wise, may be dis
puted, but the honesty of pur-
pose with which he and thev
have endeavored to execute it, cannot be
truthfully denied. An army OF Office
holding Republicans is to-day drawing
its maintenance from the Treasury OF
the country, and if the current report be
true, contributing from their salaries to
the effort being made to dislodge from
power the party by whose suhierance
they hold their places.
Iu the light OF proof, suppressed, ard =,
in many instances, distorted, as the
majority report is shown to be, the ques-
ton naturally arises: Was ever more
desperate effort made, employing more
reckless and desperate methods, to serve
or save more desperate cause? Candor
will not permit the claim to be presented,
in every instance, that every officer
of the government, superior and
subordinate. is exactly and judically fair,
and has acted without regard to the nat
ural and inevitable bias that comes from
sincere convictions, but fair-minded men
will take up the record and will declare
that this administration has not been
lacking in honest, earnest, persistent
and successful efforts to execute the law
and good pledges that it and its party
gave the American PEOPLE.
In respect to removals from the New
York Custom House for political reasons,
the minority says: Conclusive proof is
given in the testimony, not only of
Democrats but OF Republicans, that no
removals were made for any political
consideration whatever, and that in
every instance where a removal was
made, charges were fled and sustained
against the man removed.
OF the Indiana inquiry the report
says: The testimony cannot properly be
so named as the aim OF the Committee
was satisfied by calling but two persons,
who cannot be styled witnesses, and the
production of certain essays based on
newspaper reports. That such a matter
should be accepted as the basis of grave
charges against the President and other
public officials, to the scandal OF our
Government, is most giaring exhibit
ton of the blind and reckless partisan.
ship which the committee ostensibly
condemn