Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07


N4tssa. ia lr-e 81 ~ tn- Grand Zap IS
pos1l1i-s, eelapl .ll ~ ~ tie u --t-e.
done Ar. BAR and erlo.- -lg a.a a, =
eetsrl-sr. he Las. hossger. seen
great EghG Ia regard - r A H1ason.
4ll s4y.. '.N9 ft1.- can ceIta llg o.
---ld sitl t1e acton ~ tae eeaa r.
s..l 81 rezs-d lo toe case " p. a. ia4-
.o4. 1l.sl clerk " tae ra Way anal
.ery.os for tbs d.su e. of tee n,ntA
4 yissou ~ that service. twas certainly
impartial. and AZ thaL tae comm .s.oa
altl Is matted powers could Co." But
Mr B4l Is sad1euet that tae impres-
son las been gwen that tle maaase-
m-nt vi the post-olhce has been nY--l.-
gated although a. tae time o. lhe ,.t
1I tle comm ssloa he considered ana
stated tlat tie charges were made
AGAINST th-s very thing Tie thinks tae
commission and the Nation have been
unjust % Mr. Blar and lays il al OF on
poor Hudson. Ils report lef. Mr
Blair and McCuEle contradict
lg each other aud made 10
recommental9n Ia regard o. Air. BLAIR.
IL could do no res. nuds0a had aa
office Ia the pos--oLAce department of
tle Government building. and all tie
clerks making aiiitayts were accu-
toned ~ report there. lie was 40
stranger 10 the postmaster, and yet M.
BAH, IN his desire % shield Mr. BLAIR
from Hudson's misdeeis, gives the lm-
preston that he Was IA nO way con-
nected with the post-oihre. The editor
oi the Democrat SAYS in hls letter. "1he
Grand Rapids pOst-ofhce was not until
after the VISIT OF the C.v.l-Serylce Com
mlsaoners, at which time a local exam
ung board was appointed, IN any way
under the control of the ClNll->erFice
Commission. The commission, there
fore made no pretense of examining
the management OF the othce." Ii Is j
fact that the office did not at that time
come under ciyil-scrvice rules, as far rs
examinations and appointments are
concerned but even the editor of
the Democrat VIII hardly under
take 70 say that the act of loS5
prohibiting the soliciting OF money
from Government employees by officials
Tor political purposes, making the
penalty, on conviction, three years I'M
..... ..,........ ... -onl e.. 80 l,.h -,
the discretion of the court, did not then
apply to the Grand Rapids Office rs we'll
as now. IL was the plain duty of the
commission 10 investigate rs well as it
could any sworn charge of this kind.
The New York Star, n an article
founded on tine Ball letter, headed,
More of ROosevclrs Partisanslip,"
falls INTO this error also, and says:
Mr.. BLAIR could not, therefore, have
violated the Clvil-Seryice laws"
But il IS when the editor of the Demo
crai begins 70 speak OF Mr BLAIR as
! Cyl-Service reformer that his tears
begin % flow. This cause is dear
ID his heart now, and ne says:
"Mr Blair, since ne became
postmaster in November, 1850,
has scruDulously followed the letter
and spirit of our c.vll-servicc laws, rs
An appointee of President Cleveland.
Changes have only been made 20 fill
vacancies caused by designations or re-
moyals f.r cause. Not single change
has beer made i'm the personnel of the
office for political reason" This sounds
wcll in the Nation and New York. but
it lsa mistake % announce it i'm Grand
Rapids, and T. is received with a smile.
People are acquainted here, and those
wishing information are referred 10
VIII :. Earle, Myron +. Pierce,
Will II. LOom.s, Geo. f. Fox, l..
y. steward. G. W. Moore, c. 3. Rich
mond and the many other employees
vino have been removed. Ask them
what cause was assigned when they
were told 10 60. That s short way
for the inqulrmg mind to get at the re-
cord Of Nr Balls reformcr.
Mr. Bah and the New York S'or VIII
DO we'll o. Tt Mr. Roosevelt and the
Gonna SON alone. Itis apparent that
the law Will be enforced by this admin
istraton without tear or favor. It was
passed ~ a Republican Congress and
start ~ aBcnuh. can admnist-aton
Two National Republican conventions
have s0lemnly incorporated t into the
creed of the party, and Pres.-
dent Harrison in subscribing 70
the strong and emphatic deciara-
ton on THIS subject in 1883, gave
mo- meaningless p.edgs. The commis-
soners are assured that be WI. support
them u 4 fearless execution Of the law,
and they have already given evidence
of their sincerity. AtInd.anaaa taey
smss-d three Republic wao bah
bean improperly appointed aot come
rsrd enc Repa..ran postmaster t1
saro-t ferre Democrats who snor
Save been named Tie w.i3 v.sa1
~ c.vl-serv oe reform under Cleveland
never accomplished anything sa chs.
Uav wag'I chat rr.y hare recerr
tae news that three Democrats were
le s-e' ln Troy they f9anisrra -l-
frars tee arrrrtn of Rcr
can clerks anI compelled tie ro-t-
master to hare q new exsnI altna. Ia