The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-12
He Takes Violent Spasm Over
the Civil Service Reform Law.
Forgetting the Shortcomings of HE
Own Party in His Attack.
The Story of the Mote and the
Beam Beautifully Illustrated.
Although an Exponent OF tho Doctrine,
ITO the victors Belong the spoils,"
the Rasoals Are Turned out
Too Rapidly.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-Among the
bills Introduced and referred in the senate
were the following
by Mr. Mandcnon: To establish two
additional land offices in Wyoming Terri
tory; TO enlarge the jurisdiction OF the pro-
bate courts in Wyoming; and to provide
for minimum invalid pension OF ~
month.
BY Mr.. Salisbury: Joint resolution de-
claring that no further effort can properly
be made by the United States To obtain co-
operation OF European governments in
establishing common ratio of values be-
tween silver and gold as money. Laid ON
the table.
Mr.. Hoar oncrcd resolution requesting
the President to transmit To Congress the
report Of the Pacific railroad commission.
| Adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr. Hale on
the 18th Of December Tor u select commit
tee TO examine fully into the present con-
dition Of the civil service, was taken up,
aud Mr.. Hale addressed the Senate in cX-
PLANTATION and advocacy OF IT, lie declared
that his object in offering II was TO secure
an investigation. with sincere purpose Of
bringing before Congress the present actual
condition Of the civil service Of the coun.
try, and also the performances OF certain
high aud low officials OF the government.
| At tho commencement OF Mr.. Linz
coins administration the public
offices were filled with the adhcr-
cnts Of that party. which was the
| exponent Ol the doctrine that 10 the Nctors
belong the spells. Under that adminisir-
ton the chief test oi fitness was LOYALTY.
Not few Of those then appointed had
within the last thrcc years been turned on
The cold charities OF the world to make
| place for men who never had any sympathy
| with the principles Of which Mr.. Lincoln
| had stood ns the great representative.
| Cen. Grant and President Hayes had, dur
| ing their administrations, recognized the
| growing sentiment ol the country in favor
~ civil service reform and had underworld
IN confirm appointments ~ the reasonable
demand of that agitation This koyty-
seventh Congress il,cpublcan) hal err
acted the civil service statute and Prcsi-
dent Arthur had with sincere good faith
appointed the civil service commissioners
and gave support and encouragement Ia
] lllfil lWA iN wis fhllfll W Nh " w u
quiet way. Ii he tllalc) were to make any
contrast between President Arihur's coursc
on that subject and the course which had
since been pursued. Il would be simply Ia
coll attention to the Gct that President
ARTHUR made No. proclamation, nopromiscs,
M pledges, lint cunicntcd himself with
carrying out the law according Ia H. pur-
Iusc and spirit. Both the great parties in
1884 declared themselves IN their plat
forms IN favor Of civil service reform, but
M the campaign progressed Il was seen that
| q considerable bOiyui men who hal beinc
that affiliated with the Republican party.
hal determined IN Oppose H. candidate,
aud II soon became clear thlt not only was
| that body ui men bent ON opposing tho
Republican PARTY. hut was looking about
lnr reasons a. support his opponent, Gov.
cleveland. Tho candidate " the Demo
crat party hadu't failed to observe this, and
be- accordingly pruicsscd adherence tn
civil service principles In his letter ri ac-
cuptancc.
Mr.. Cleveland declarations In that re-
spCci hal their effect. In the close States
they had influence enough ON the voters
Ia bc decisive II the result. aud Mr. Glove
Land was elected President. Nr. Halo
quoted from an interview with Mr. Clcye-
land. published la Boston In 1881, IN
which Mr. Cleveland u represented ~
saving ~ have tried a. d. true a. my
own pledges anl the pledges of my party.
We both promised % divorce the ohirrs of
the country inm being used ior party SCR
Vices" There thry had a. clearly ~ Worls
could give them, the pledges Of thc civil
service rrfuim,N. That administration
has been elected. as Mr.. Geo. W. Curtis
and others had frequently asserted, ON the
Il IL .s.I s.1.slsaUa IIa IllulNN hua
never believed IN the sincerity oi these
pledges, because, u the Democratic party
believed In any one thing morc than an
other, II was Ia the doctrine "In the Nic-
tons belong the spoils." lie had before
him table showing the sweeping changes
In all the departments Ot the government
up 10 the nth 81 June, 1857. The table
showed that out II 2.37p Presidential post
masters thcrc had been 1000 changes; out
OF d, Gu1 luufth.rlass pOstmastcrs there
had.bccn 10000 changes. out Ut thirty
three foreign ministers, thlty-tNo
changes, out ul tWcnty-onc sccicNuc- oi
legation, sixteen changes; out oi
Inn collectors OF customs, lOu
changes; thiHy-two surveyors oi
customs ven nll changed, not one oi tho
six naval officers remaining. Oi ihiriy-siN
appraisers, only two remained; OF thirteen
there had been eleven changes, the ninc
assistant appraisers were all gOnci OF tho
cighty.Ryc collectors Of internal revenue,
cighty.iour had gone; Of the eleven I'M
spccton oi steam vessels, eight were gone;
oi seventy district attorneys (a semi
judicial oficel, sixty.iiyo wcrc chnngedi OF
; thirty Territorial judges judicial otliccs),
twenty-five were changed; OF Territorial
q Governors all were gone; OF eighteen pen.
sion agents, two remained; every one OF
, the sixteen sufycyougcncral was gone;
of pa local land officers, 100 wcrc gonei OF
! ten Indian inspectors and agents, but ono
= remained. Of fii,y.nine Indian agents, but
eight remained, andoi eighty-ihncc special
agents OF the general land oilicc but four.
AZ this time June 1851 the Demo-
cratic administration had been but little
over two years In power The best com
! incnt that he Hale could make o. .hy
! table referred 10 was 10 quote the cdloriai
) headings Of leading l'cmoerl',c h.xs,
. paper when II cxultanily pnblislra mat