New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-15
GENERAL HARRISON'S LETTER
CIVIL SERVICE REFORMER REPLIES TO SOME
CRITICISMS ON 1T IN 1.-THE TIMES


To Edftoro Of The TribWnc.
Sir: That Democratic publication. Tho Ncw-Yorl1
Tines has to-day long cdroHal upon Mr.. Haui
sons admirable letter Of acceptance. The writer Of
the editorial sees little admire in Mr. IIarison-
production, finding 1t wanting in the lucdiiy Of The
laborcd pcrfOlmarce Of Mr.. Cleveland In the Opaque
ness Of the atmosphere which surrounds the Demo
cratic party It is probably difficult 10 distinguish the
winged beings Of the upper air can not explain ln
any other way the fact that Mr.. Cicvclaud's letter
should seem any moro Lucid than Mr. lIar-
rlson's Nor do ! think The Tines more happy In
IFS other discoveries These. however. DO not seem
10 affect cquanimtv until II speak, Of The surplus
Then In IFS ravinc it discovers how ericvousy n Is
hurt "Thc positively vicious assertion Of Mr..
Iarrson's letter. shrcks The Times is this
Tho surplus in the Treasury should be used IN the
purchase Of bonds Man could not devise moro
sncaklng, dishonest and Infamous way Of preventing
the reduction Of protective than 10 recommend
that the money wrung from the people should be- used
In paying the public debt in adv ance Of maturity
This IS the rayng Of one VINO Is touched upon a
very sore place. II The dear surplus should once
be ont Of the way. what would become Of the con
dltion7 that Mr.. Cleveland finds 50 much nom inn
portant than even the theories which have carried
THE Tines into the Democratic fod' That all hon
est men believe that money not be better used
than In paving ones debts, and that all over thi,
broad country not one individual has yet risen 10
complain that he personally feels oppressed by Fed
cral taxation-au this IS mrcognizcd or forgotten.
The condition IS III danger; The dear surplus may
vanish even whilc It flights Could man devise
aucht more sucaklng and dishonest than Ibis PROPOSE
ton really 10 remove It by using IT 10 pay our honest
debts? The Mugwumps, of whom ] am not ashamed
70 say have been one, have arrived at sorry times
when such rawlings these essential 10 their cause
Mr. Harrison has approved Civi service reform In
words which even The Tines thinks are admirable
and sufficient 1t appeals from these words to " The
broad record Of actual performance by Mr.. Cleveland
Now / am Civil Service rciOrmcr and in that carac
uy have assiduously read the civil service Journals
for the last four years. Prom their columns alon
| have obi aimed the impression that Mr.. Cleveland
record is such that no civil Service rforncr who r.
members the Presidents promises when candidate
can ,cicntiOuSiy vote for him. 10 thdt Gomez
sion l. for one had come many months ago. NJ liar
,isons letter ha, carried me a step further diiic
from The Times" which says that what the RcpubH
can candidate processes ~ respect 10 Ovil service re-
form should not lead any Irformcr f. prefer him o.
that ground alone To the Democratic canidaie
think on the contrary. that the professions OF
man Of unsulcd reputation should weigh mountain
I'm the balance against the record of the man VINO DION
the promises which lie made 10 compass his hle
election i'm order secure hi, nomination ioi a sec
ond As Mugwump and tivil SERVER ieioimcr !
for one rise from pcrlisal OF HI lcitcr nearby Ut
favor Of Ben amin Harrison, OF Indiana for The mex
President Of he United states. &. ". WATSON.
EasthamptOn, l.. J., sept Il, lass.