New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-13
CIVIL, SERVICE METHODS IN NEW-NORk.
OVER 700 DEMOCRATS TAKE THE PLACES oF 400
RrpTBIICNNS.


u,.shirc+on Anr IL (srccian-The recent letters OF
thc s.crcorv Of the Treasury. transmtiing In response
IN tho Senate resolution of Nav l. 1855 lnior"a"on
relative 10 cmplo-es in the customs service al -o"
York Is interesting reading for ali true lovers ol 'N
e.rvicc reform and s an interesting hcV o'
oons of which 10 dccipher tho c inwaitness OF Nir'
-r1rssacc 10 Congress upon the same
sulscct Said Mr.. Cleveland
The na,h of Civn Service reform has not at all
times been pleasant easy. TIC scope ana 9"rp"'e
Of the reform have been much misapprehcnocd' anu
This has not only Given rise 10 srfOnE opDoSioh D'
has Iod to its invocation y friends to compass oo
..cts not in the least related TO H. Thus. par's"hS o
Ito patronage system have naturally cohdcmh'o I've
Those who do not understand It's meaning either mis-
trust It. or when Disappointed because IN lts picS'n
stag, It is no applied every toal or imaginary ILL.,
accuse those charged with It's enforcement OF fahess
ncss to Civil Service reform It's importance mas
frequently been undcrcstimatcd and the support oi
GOOD men has thus been lost by their ac1 OF interest III
its success Besides all these difficulties, those re-
sronsie for the administration Of the Government III
its executive branches have been and still are oen
annoyed and irrl aed b. the dsc-alty TO the service
end tho insc,cncc OF employees who remain In places
ss the bcnncarcs and the rocs Of the vicious system
0. anpOintment which Civil Service reform was lh'ocu
10 dsulacc And yct these are but the noueh's o an
advance movement, which is radical and far-rachine'
Tho pcopo arc moi wlthsandnG, 10 he congratulated
upon the progress which has been made and upon the
er rractical and sensible foundation which this
rofC m now rests
II would seem that the advance movement Is
indeed adlcal and farrcaching' for IN that portion
of the Ncw-York customs service alone which COM
,r,scs tLe Collectors Office OF the port no less than
a3s Rcpublcans have been discharged and the goodiy
number OF 733 Democrats appointed since March 4;
1855, follows:
CLERKS % temporary %. inspectors OF customs ll"'
night inspectors OF customs 3o, nspec'lesseS o' ds
sistant weghcrs "a, tcllers g. acting assistant en-
q II "A, DOrerS ~,
superintendent OF WAREHOUSES l. assistant boOkbnGef
l. forcmen of assistant wcghcrs !, floor bookkccpc's
G. measurer of marble l. engineers ., coastwse In
spcctors L. United States weighers 3, elevator men 81
0roncn D. assistant engineer l, stOTckeepers 20, cei
clerks g. carpenters g. watchmcn 81. superintendent
of labor l. United States eaugcrs =, floor orcineh 4
usher l. detective /, weigheTs ianitors B. supcllh-
tordcnt Castls Garden Bureau 1, stcnographer l. IN
teIprctcr l. confidential clerk and acting deputy
collector J. ch ri Of watch l. chle1 cltIA
of customs l. assistant gaugcrs q total 436
Democrats appointed under this " radical ana idi-
reaching adNI nosomon arU ] 10 ,s, S T IN
spoctors OF 50. assistant welgheis 20 foemcn
OF assistant weghcrs assisi ant gaugers = walchmen
90 messengers 03 foreman !. pOrters "a. acting as
ssant gncers o elevator mon IL tellers g. assist
ant auditor engineers ,. deputy collectors 10 pay
master and acting deputy collector % .; neRu,y % COZ c0.
rc.ares g. storckeepcrs 40. superintendent OF ware
houses g. coastwisc inspectors l. United States
wcighcrs @ assistant engineer l. actlhg nrcien :,
chief clerks superintendent of labor j. assistant
bookbinder forcmcn s. detectives 4, wcghers Jani-
TORS s. nspectrcsscs IL superintendent Castle Garden
bureau l. carpenters A. sicDographers 3, foreman Of
portcrs l. custodian Internal Revenue stamps l. ushcrs
janltor !. assistant superintendent Custom House
ographcr Q, confidential clerks and acting deputy
Collectors g Interpreters O. floor booklecpcrs ., audi
iSp ,o1,rs snperntendent Of SUPPLIES searcher
cashier /. assistant cashier l.; total 733.