New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-20
THE REFORMER AND HIS WORKS
A FRANK CONFESSION
THE PRESIDENTS SOL

THE PRESIDENTS SOL A FRANK CONFESSION
EMN PLEDGE OF BETRAYAL
Letter to Mr.. Resolutions Of National
Curtis, 1884. CIVIL Service Reform
know that they (abuses League, August, 1857.
in the Civil service) are The change In the I'M
deeply rooted and that classified Civil Service IS
the spols system has been SO great as TO forcbode
supposed to be Intimately It's complete partisan
related TO n the construction by the close
maintenance of party Or Of the Administration
and am not From The New-York Even-
sure thad an IN, ,hos s, VINO tne Post (Demj, May
OF this reform will stand The painful truth is,
firmly among Its advo- that we doubt II single
Gates when they ma IL Independent voter in this
o0structng their way 10 state of the thousands
But fully approaching the Cleveland in 1884 any
trust committed to my longer attaches any I'M
charge such considera portance TO the uterances
ton shall cause relaNa- Of the members Of the Adj
ton on my part of an ministraton on the sub
earnest effort 10 enforce 1ect of Civil Service Re-
this law torm or any longer re-
HIS SPONSORS GUAR fuses to believe that the
ANTEE. r Isuei prom ses AUG
Geo. VIM. Curtis in Harp iatei or dIsreraried, on
ers Weekly, January great scale, with the ut
III, 1852 most boldness, in sundry
y, ms letter places and In divers
christmas gift OF the best manners and that men
omen TO the American like Judge MAYNARD and
people, new emanctpa- Surveyor Beattie have
lion proclamation OF the tually been deta led or
from mere partisan en- much Civil service abuse
slavement. as can be readily con-
Independents address, cealed or disguised when
. July %, 1884 they are found out and
His personal convict ons exposed
proved by his Official acts, From Harpers Weekly,
more decisive than aDy Sent IL 1887
laifom declaration, are This defiance (by Office
me guarantee that In It's holders in the Pennsly.
spirit and I'm Its letter the yana Democratic Conyen
reform would DO enforced toni Ike the notorious
ia the Nationaf Admins conduct Of Higg ms, Rasin
ua'oh and Thomas in Baltimore
From The Evening Post II It should pass without
tDem.l, February Il, notice Or ,reproof nom
No President since the could be Interpreted but
era OF emanc patton has n one way, as showing .
had grander opportunity want OF the very inde-
TO be useful In his day pendence and courage, be-
ana generation, and no lief I'm which not ony
one has formed clearer elected the President, but
conception Of the duty which has given him
which he owes TO his great public confidence
SUGGESTIVE EXHIBIT.
from Tho Trbunes record OF the Presidents appoine
mcnts In the Civil Service, July 30, 1888.
The list of criminals embraces 1877. not including
wentytwo persons guilty of political crimes, or my
l!ne other persons directly connected with the crmr
lal classes This savory list includes two murderes
md three rlotcrsone 10 be Judge OF the very eout
y which he had been imprisoned six weeks. II 10.
udes FIVE persons who had been indicted convicted
or frauds against the revenue, appointed to BE- officers
y the revenue service II includes jury -fxer,
lead beat, lawyer guilty. of detrauding clients ana
IN attorney who had cleared notorious bandits BY
ontrvins defeat Of Justice, all appointed TO %
ad been Indicted for violating pension laws Persons
ulty OF robning the mails were appointed postmaster
obbing the very office to which he was appointed;
.iquof.scllers their sons or attorneys appointed
Internal revenue officials. An mpcached state Treas
rer, defraudlng county town treasurcfs. se.en
orgcrs-one of whom had served two terms for !has
en 4 but Knew eyelsnd al,rasanec.
appng church til, grand larceny. bribery obtaining
money under false prctences, OF printing steal; :
Mileage steal and patent fraud. of keeping ganOhus
ouses and houses OF resort for the vile OF both sexes,
4 assault aud battery, fist hghtig aud insulting
women, of assautng lady temperance lecturer MIN
club, OF wifebcatng, Of Matchmaking and sehnS
ilees and Of selling official information, WIN ~, ~
ditor OF rogues paper and Brooklyn pony
Nicer who was dismissed for arresting IN her pea -
a. m. sick woman against whom there was s,nv
barge and compelling her 10 walk mile 10 stat"n
all these are chosen instruments OF reform.
full alphabetical list OF these appointments hS
een before the public for nearly two months win
quotations nom papers that support Mr. CeveiA@.
or re election authenticatng moro than thfce-iors
( tho charges, and accompanied BY The Tri0u~
romIse to correct any and all errcrs. just one W
cotton has been asked for aud mada