New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-01
THE REFORMER AND HIS FORKS
A FRANK CONFESSION
OF BETRAYAL
THE PRESIDENTS SOL
FNIN PLEDGE.

ENIN PLEDGE OF BETRAYAL
Christmas Letter to Mr. Resolutions OF National
Curtis, Iss4 & VII service heiorDi
know that III v ABUSES League, August, 1857.
in the civil SERVICE are The changs In the I'M
deepIy rooted and that classified Cvil Service Is
the spOs system has been 50 great a. 10 ioreDOds
SUI posed to be intimately rs complete partisan re-
related 10 success n the constructilD by the close
maintenance OF larty or of the Adm niStratiOn
ganzaiiOn, and am not From The Newi oTk Even
sur: that all those VINO ins Post (Denij, May
Of this reform will stand The painful truth Is.
firmly among It's adv3. that we doubt II single
cat when they find IL Ind pendent voter In this
obstluciins Their way to state, Of the thousands
but fully approaching the Clsvelaad in 1854, any
trust conn tied 10 my longer attaches any TN
charge, such c0nsdera lance to the utterances
ton shall cause ieaAa OF tn, members VI tie Nd
ton on my part OF an nlinistraton on the sub
earnest effort to enforce iect Of Civil Service Re
this law. form, any longer re-
HIS SPONSORS GUAR fuses to believe that tho
ANTEE. j rof ssions favs been vio-
Geo VIM Curtis n Harp lated or sre gar,led on a
er's Weekly, January rleat 5. ale with tho ut.
TO- 1855. most bodness, In sundrv
His letter q places and I'm divers
Christmas gift of the best manners, and that men
omen to the Am rcan Ike judge Maynard aud
| people, new emanc a. surveyor Beaite have &C.
lion proclamation Of the tualy been deta led or
| freedom of the pen, &c told of TO d. actsc as
| from mere partisan en- nuch Civil Service abuse
say ment. be readily con-
Independents address, cesled or disguised when
July o. 1884 they are found out and
His ers nal convict ons exl osed
proved by his oiic al acts, From Harpcr's Weekly,
ore decisive than any Sept II, 1857
| atfDrm declaration. are This defiance lby Office
tie qua antee that In IT'S hold rs IN the Prnnsly-
spirit and IN us lett the van Democratic Conven-
reform would be enfor ed tior,. Ike the nOiorlou;
IN the National Admins conduct of Higg ms Fasin
tration. ami THONGS I'm Dalfimrrs
From The Evening Post If II should pas, without
tDem), February q, notice ~ reproof from
No President since the could be interpreted bui
era of emanc patton he's n one way, as showing a
had a erander opportunity want of the very inae-
to be useful IN his dag Lcndence and courage, be-
"S ss 'ce e, tho %' P Sr 0 my
conception OF the duty which has gwen him
which he owes TO HIS great public confidence
country.
SUGGESTIVE EXHIBIT.
From Tho Inbune's record OF the Presidents appoint
ments 10 the Civil Service. Jug 90. Isss.
The lis Of criminals embraces 1877 not including
twenty-five persons guilty Of Political crimes hlty-
hne 1hcf persons directly conn cied With the crmi-
nal classes Tbs saVOry Isl includes two muidrrsrS
and the tools OF two others, five notorious duelis -
and three rioters to be Judge Of the very court
by which ne had been imprisoned sx weeks. II In.
Guides i've persons who b been indicted or convlcted
i9r iraus asanSt The revenue arp nted to b. officers
dead beat lawyer guilty of deranding clients ami
an attorney who had cleared notorious bandits bs
eontrlyne a dcfca' of justice. all appointed TO b.
}ndagts r@rsons were sppon'ed pen ION nts who
nan Deeh lhaclcu tor violating pension laws. Persons
guilty of r0bning he mails were az pointed postm
or mar agehts-ono when appointed IN jail for
Lquor,selers their sons or attornevs wrr. sppont y
internal revenue officials. An Impcachad state Treas
forgers-ons OF whom bad served two terms for that
oIenco nnt Knew Cleveland personally and men
t"'S VI 'Hlucfll'n"nt tltal. duN ..
tapping church I'll. grand larceny bribery Ob'anD.
money under false prctences, OF printing steal, a
nil'age steal and a patent fraud Of hopping gambling
houses and horses Of Tor tho vile OF bo'b seN
OF assault and battery hsfhehtirg and Insulting
women OF assaulting lady temperance lecturer WITH
club, OF wif"-hea'ng Of blachma'linc aud selling
offices and of selling Official Information with aD
editor OF rogieS' paper and d ookyu poles
officer who dismissed for arles'ng In her bid az
a. m. a Sick woman against whom therr was M
charge and compelling her "a walk milo 10 a stafion
all these are chosen instruments of form
full alphabetical list Of these appointments has
hcen h'fors IT. public for ~ two months WITH,
quotations from papers that support Mr.. Cleveland
for reelection auth ntIcafng more than three ths
of the charges. and accompanied by The Tlibune's
promise to correct any and ali errors. Just one cor.
recton has been ashed for and made
GRACEFUL TRIBUTE FROM \ DEMOCRAT.
c. j. Pcndleton, of indiana, at Pawtuoket IL. ~
Slly
am member of the same Grand Army Post a.
General Harrison. Personally We arc friends: po-
htcaay we dier, and always have. Personally
General Harrison is the peer OF amy IN tho nation.