The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-11
THE CIVIL SERVICE KEFoRmH
Continued from 9Th Page).

WASHINGTON, October 10.-W bile
these assessments so generally made
and responded to are in violation of the
repeated declarations of the President
and Of the fundamental principles OF
civil service reform, the committee
hardly feels warranted in severely in
adverting upon the conduct of these
subordinates for violating the policy
announced by the President, in view of
the fact that the policy has been de
parted from and grossly violated by the
President and members of his cabinet
in their alleged and uncontra-
dicted subscriptions of large sums to
the Democratic national committee.
1t is not to be expected that subordi-
mates will feel justified in considering as
sincere the declarations of policy
which are so palpably repudiated by
the author and the fact that the Presi-
dent of the United States in cam
paign in which he has so great a
personal interest contributes notori
ously one.fifth of his year 8 salary for
political use is fairly to be taken by
those who depend upon him for their
tenure of Office as not simply an invi-
| tation, but command to do likewise.
While perhaps not strictly the function
of this committee, it may not be i'm
proper for it to commend to the con-
sideration of the legal adviser of the
| President an inquiry whether such sub
scriptions as made were not in direct
violation of the following provisions:
The provisions of the law are here
cited.
These things are contrary TO the
pledges repeatedly made by the Presi-
dent, both before his election and since
| in his letters and messages, and we'll
authenticated interviews.
The report here makes quotations
from the first letter of accept
ance of President Cleveland, from
his letter of December 25th, 1884,
to the Honorable George William Cur
tbs, from his inaugural address, from
his first annual message and from his
| letter on September IL, 1885, to Civil
Service Commissioner Eaton, condem-
natory to the spoils system and enun-
ciating the Presidents views on civil
service reform. 1t says the investiga-
tons made by the committee show
condition of affairs as Numerically OF
posed to what the President pro-
posed as it would be possible
to imagine. To show "how
Guese pIom1seS nave oeeA hepI, tne
committee quotes the corc'udlng
Association of Indiana, "compo ed
largely of gentlemen who supported the
President in 1884" commenting upon
which, the committee says: 1.-The com
mittee can appreciate the condition of
mind in which these gentlemen of In
diana must be when confronted with
the facts brought out by their investi-
CATION, many of which have been also
established before this committee.
In regard to removals from the sugar
division of the appraisers department
in New York the report says: The evil
dence discloses undue interference by
those high in authority in making ap-
pointments and removals to the extent
of actual violation of the law. The ties.
timony consisting principally of official
documents, was obtained as a result
of the committees investigation,
no charges whatever having been
preferred, but the Secretary of
the Treasury, after having asked to be
heard before the committee, and his re-
and answer a series of charges made
against him in the testimony, but in
stead has seen fit to assume the atti-
tude of an accused, and in published
letter to George William Curtis, dated |
June 20, 1888, to state the conclusion to
which the evidence naturally tends.
Under the head of Civil Service in |
Indiana, the committee states the ap-
poiutment of Aquila Jones as post
master and custo dian of the public |
building at Indianapolis and his whole
sale removals of old and competent en-
ployees, many of whom were ex-sol- |
diers of the Union, and says that Post |
master Jones, in making dismissals or |
in enforcing designations, he repeatedly |
declared that he did so because he |
wanted the places for Democrats or
wanted the places for someone else. He |
declared since this investigation began,
that in making selections for appoint |
ment he had always chosen Democrats
over Republicans, who had passed the
examination. These removals have
been made without the least reference
to the efficiency of the office.
The nomination of Watson, present |
candidate Tor Governor, was Sc
cured by band OF office
missioner of Internal Revenue |
recently made an incendlary speech |
workingmen by insinuating, without
daring to assert the falsehood, that
General Harrison, eleven years ago,
had wanted to shoot them down for
working for higher wages. The EN-
ployees of the Indianapolis postoffce,
came out of the building and hooted at |
passing Republican procession and,
when General Harrison was being |
escorted to his home, these employees
came out and yelled at his escort. 1t is
unnecessary to say that such manage
ment of the civil service had democrat
lied it in the State. From the begin
mig, the; complain 'oundsd upon
actual facts, have been steady and in
creasing, and the service was never in
such evil condition as it is now.
Liberated From Their Fetters
By the helpful, genial action of that
most benefcent of aperients, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, the bowels soon throw
off the burden that paralyzed and
weakened them, and resume their nor
NAL freedom of action. The action OF