New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-18
THE REFORMER AND HIS WORKS.
A FRANK CONFESSION
THE PRESIDENTS SOL

THE PRESIDENTS SOL A FRANK CONFESSION
ENN PLEDGE OF BETRAYAL
Christmas Letter to Mr. Resolutions OF National
Curtis 1884 CIVIL Service Reform
I know that they abuses League, August, 1887.
deeply pI rooted and that classified Civil Service is
the spoils system has been great to forebodo
supposed TO be intimately us complete partisan re-
maintenance of party or of the Administration.
ganizatIon, and l am not From The New York Even-
sure that all tn, those s, who ing Post Dem), May
Of this reform will stand The painful truth IS,
firmly among its advo- that we doubt II single
Gates when they find IL Independent voter In this
obstructing their way to State, of the thousands
patronage and place. who supported President
But fully approaching the Cleveland in 1884 any
trust committed to my longer attaches any Inn
charge, such considera portance the utterances
ton shall cause relaxa Of the members of the Ad-
ton on my part OF an ministration on the SUBJ
earnest effort to enforce lect Of Civil Service Re-
this law lorm, or any longer re-
HIS SPONSORS GUAR fuses to believe that the
ANrrE Presidents promises and
ANiEE" professions have been vio-
Geo. VIM Curtis In Harp lated or dsregarded, u
er's Weekly, January great scale, with the ut
10, 1885. most boldness, in sundry
Christmas gift of the best manners, and that men
omen to the American like Judge Maynard and
people, emancpa- Surveyor Beattie have ac-
lion proclamation OF the tually been deta led or
from mere partisan en- much Civil Service abuse
savcment. be readily con-
INDEPENDENTS address, cealed or disguised when
July o. 1884 they are found out and
His personal convictions exposed
proved by HIS Official acts, From Harper's Weekly,
more decisive than any Sept II, 1887
Platform declaration are This defiance (by sfnce-
tho guarantee that In its holders I'm the Pnnnsly-
spirit and In its letter the vania Democratic Convcn-
reform would be enforced tlou) like the notorious
In the national Admins conduct of Hgg ms, Rasin
traon. and Thomas I'm Baltimore
From The Evening Post If it should pass without
(Dem), February 6, ,ss I or reproof nom
No President since the could be Interpreted but
era OF ancpation has N one way, as showing
had a grander opportunity want of the very indie
to be useful I'm his day pendcnce and courage be-
and generation and no lief In which not only
one has formed clearer elected tho President, but
conception Of the duty which has given him
which he owes to his great public confidence
country.
A SUGGESTIVE EXHIBIT.
From The Trbunes record of the Presidents appoint.
ments In the Civil Service July 90, 1888.
The list OF criminals embraces 1877, not including
twenty-five persons guilty of political crimes, or fifty
nal classes. This savory list includes murdcrers
and the tools of two others, FIVE notorious dueliss
by which ne had been imprisoned six weeks 1t In
Guides fvc persons who had been indicted convicted
Of the revenue service It Includes i jury y eS'
dead beat, lawyer guilty of defraudng clients and
contrlving a defeat OF Justice all appointed to DO
judges. Persons were appointed pension agents who
guilty Of robbing the mails appointed postmasters
or mail agentsmone when appointed was in jan for
quorselles. their sons or attorneys were appointed
eoa or An tom state Tsa
forgers-one of whom had served two terms for that
guilty Of robbery, embczzlcmenf theft, malfeasancc,
tapping church till. grand larceny bribery, obi aiming
nH@Sg ana rand o. eP Ps ssmus
houses and houses OF resort for Nh" vile OF both sexes
assault Ut sS gaG sa1 hS and
club, OF wfc,bsains' OF blachmaillng and selling
editor Of a rognes' paper and Brooklyn police
officer who was dismissed for arrcstng IN hor bed at
charge and compelling her TO walk milo TO a station
all these are chosen instruments OF reform.