New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
OFFICE HOLDERS At WORK.
REFORM IN THE GOVERNMENT HIVE.
STRIKING RESULT OF THE PRESIDENTS FAMOUS
"wARNING" TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS.


Washington, Nov. 2-On July ii, 1886, the Presi
dent issued an executive order, addressed to tho
heads Of departments In tho service Of the general
Government This executive order, among other
things, said
deem this proper time TO especially warn all tho
subordinstes in the several departments and all ONCE
holders under the general Government against tho u
their onlcial positions attempts control political
movements IN their localities. onicehoders tho
agents o. the people, not their masters Not only IL
their time and labor due 10 the Government but Trey
should scrupuously avoid in thciI political action. as
well as in the discharge Of their official duty offending
By display obtrusive partisanshD their nelRhbors
who official relations with thea as public officials
Tho following is from editorial In tho local
Government organ, which exultantly points 10 tho
offensive craftsmanship displayed by members Of
the Cabinet right under the Presidents nose:
The President is in favor Of Civil Service Reform
Deep down In his heart he Is IN favor Of his 20
election And why shouldn't he BET He has Cabinet
also each member IS less Of the Presidents
way Of thinking. Civil Service Reform they shan
not help themselves The Lord has said ho will not help
those who do not help themselves Thus do We sec
Civil Service Reform arayed against divine command
Civil Service Reform IS therefore. SIN But Mt Cleve-
land wish to sin Willingly; neither docs his
Cabinet Therefore they 60 out to help themseivca
Secretary Bayard has been making speeches in various
places. He is obeying the divine command. secreSJ
Villas IS at work in vineyard OF the West: the LORD
will help him. Secretary Farchld is on the Ne"'f-ns-
land and New-York stump; he is not asking heaven %
help him for nothing General Dickinson 10
wacng the battle Northwest: he is not hepiess
INDECENT. Secretary Endicott has Endorsed the Benes
circuIar-not much perhaps. but something hepiu.
Secretary Whitney has not been active In WORD bu' 10
Is active in work; he is follower OF 81. James Az
torney General Garland has done his share by dong
nothipg And Mr. CIeveland-has he been idlef Has
he let Civil Service Reform between him and ths
divinity that shapes all endsl We would scarcely care
assert that he had
Here IS partial list Of other offensive par,lsans
who like the members Of Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet be
lieve they obeying the divine command' when
they harangue Democratic mobs:
state Department-Waller, Consul General to Lon
don Bragg. Minister to Mexico. , .,..
Secretary Muldraw, Assistant secreary Cpshaw.
Assistant Commissioner Indian Affairs; Black, Com
Of Pensions: Hail. Commissioner of Patents Palmer
private secretary TO OF
of Public Lands Dawson, Commissioner OF Edqeston
Faane Chief Of DvsSR 6en GSt Bq cerk sy
Chief Assignment Division, Patent ONCE Hume, pr
vate secretary to Villas Walker, Chief Clerk Land
Post omco Department--stevenson, First Assistant
Postmaster General Ray, Chief CLERK; Bell, superin
Treasury Department-Maynard, Assistant Score
crans Register Of tho Treasury Youmans Chief Clerk;
Durham First Controller; Morton, COminlssoher OK
Ssgae Ea% Of H nGna %S
Deputy Controller; Swtzler, Chief Of bureau OK
Statistics, ONlell Chief Engraver bureau
and Printing Thorn. Chief OF Coast and Ueodeto
Survey Chenoweth First Auditor
Interstate Commerce C0mmission-Morrson, CON-
missioner: Schoonmaker, COMMISSIONS.
Public Printing Ofice-Beneiict. Public Printer.
Agricultural Department-Coleman, commissioner
This LIST might be enlarged until It would include
slmost every prominent head Of bureau or chief OF
division. No account Is taken of Federal ohcehoders
outside Of Washington The latter, II Is safe to say,
are all actively engaged in tho campaign. Every
Collector Of Customs Collector Of Internal Revenue,
for instance, is at work. "whooping it up for
"CIeyeland and Reform In tho Pension Bureau
every chief of division rs understood 10 have left his
post and the bureau IS managed by the private
secretary of the physical Wreck 1t would be In
teresting know what the President thinks OF this
state of affairs ard precisely what is tho amount which
the Government IS losing account Of the time and
labor due TO tn and which these offensive partisals'
are dovoting to efforts to reclect Mr. Cleveland