St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20
The CIVIL SERVICE,
Secretary Fairehild Gives
Some Pointers on the
Subject,
And at the Same Time to Pay
a Glowing Tribute to
Manning.
Clarkson Thinks the Chicago
Affair Will Be a Second
Choice Convention,
But Will Be Harmonious and
the Nominee Cheerfully
Supported.

BROOKLYN, May 19.-The Brooklyn
Democratic club, of which Banker
David A. Doody is president, enter
tanned Secretary Fairchild at sump-
tuous banquet tonight in the assembly
rooms of the Academy of Music. Quite
number of distinguished gentlemen
were also present as guests OF the club.
The spacious rooms were handsomely
decorated, and around the walls were
arrayed the coat of arms of the various
states. A handsome silk American flag
was gracefully draped directly behind
the chair occupied by Secretary Fair
child. President Doody sat at the right
of the guests of the evening, and Con-
gressman John P. Adams at the left.
The other prominent gentlemen at the
table were: Gen. FL. w. Slocum, j.
Edward Simmons, ex-Mayor W. h.
Grace, Mayor Chaplin, Collector Mazone.
Gen. Franz Sigel. United States Treas
urer Alexander McCue, Register Will
lam 81. Murtha and Rev. Charles A.
Hall. When the cloth was removed,
President Doody delivered warm ad-
dress of welcome to the guests of the
club, and took occasion to commend the
present administration for its successful
conduct of the
AFFAIRS OF THE NATION.
Secretary Fairchild, in addressing the
association after reviewing the organl-
Zation and function of the treasury de-
partment, complained of the RESPONSE
bility and power imposed upon and
given to the secretary of the treasury.
'.The want of balance between govern
ment receipts and expenditures" he
said, "make the will and judgment of
the secretary at times a most potent fac
tor in the business of the country" This
was unnecessary; 1t was wrong, ana IL
should be the mission of the Democratic
party to do away with the wrong.
''When the head of department OF the
government" said he, ''is charged with
the conduct of the business so compli-
Gated and important, and with RESPONSE
bilitieS so heavy as those which L have
tried to describe, it will readily be ad-
nitted that it is most important, not
only for him, but for the country and
the party whose credit is involved IN
his success or failure: that the subordl-
mates upon whom he must depend, and
by whom most of the actual work must
be done, should be skillful and acquaint-
ed with their work, and 1t
that they should heartily desire the sue
cess of their department and of him who
NAV be it's head.D This, he said, pre-
sented the problem of civil service re-
form. and in his Judgment the right to
remove subordinateS without question
and without the presumption. until the
contrary is proven, that removals are
made for other purpose than the public
good, should be conceded and main
tanned. Any curtailment of this right
would enfeeble the public service and
drive and dissipate official responsible
ity. At the same time no officer. with
due regard for the success OF trust
eonfided to him, would use this power
except with care and after grave con-
sideration. The civil service law, as it
is found upon the statute books, has not
only been rigidly enforced, but its ap-
pfication had been extended by eXecu-
tive rule and its spirit had been OBJ
served, without formal rules, since the
advent of this administration in certain
large branches of the treasury depart
ment, in some of which most fragrant
abuses of the power of appointment and
removal had thereto prevailed.
SPEAKING OF TARIFF REFORM,
Secretary Fairchild said: "The presi-
dent has done his part; his advice is be-
lUIc COuAbiys 4u1. pAN iiio
part bravely and ably ;all Democrats love
to honor his memory; how better to do it
than by nonoring his teaching? The
Democrats Of the ways and means COM
mittee have done their part by framing
conservative, careful bill, following
in it's general features the advice OF
your president and of your great Demo
cratic secretary of the treasury. The
Democrats of the house have supported
the bill in debate with rare ability and
unanswerable logic. The question in
volved is not free trade, but free gov
ernment, free people. Democracy has
principles, it has convictions which can
not be satified by merely filling govern
ment places with men labelled Demo
Gratis. Let US trust the people; let us be-
lieve they know as much as we know,
and in trusting them let us be true to
our Democratic faith. No party de-
serves success which is not willing to
meet defeat rather than give up its
faith. Let us be thankful that the
Democracy of to-day does deserve sue