The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-09
KEEPING THE PLEDGE
President Harrison and the Civil
Service Reform Work.
OVER THE BRIGHT BLUE SEA
In Less Than Six Days-A Possible Indian Out
break-The Pallium-The
Gar.

Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch
! WsHINGToN, May S-The President ha.
at last done something to justify the belle
that he has not entirely forgotten the civil
service reform pledges of his letter of ac
ceptance. He made yesterday the two best
possible appointments for the vacant places
on the civil service eommission-Hugh S
Thompson, OF South Carolina, for the Dem.
ocratic member, and Theodore S. Roosevelt.
OF New York, for the Republican member.
Both gentlemen are so well known as the
constant friends of administrative reform
that Characterization or praise seems alike
superfuous.
With the courage and ability of Governor
Thompson and Mr.. Roosevelt added to the
long experience of Mr.. Lyman, the com
mission will probably be stronger all round
tnan at any previous time in its history.
Dlr. RoseYelt'S most conspicuous service
| as reforTnef was as amember of the New
Y DIRK Legislature in 1882 and 1888, when he
carried the bills concentrating power in
| New ork city IN the hands of the MAYOR
! Whatever may be thought of his political
course since then, it is not credible that he
would permit any evasion of the law he
VIII take an oath to uphold. He is a mem
~ VI tA4C Slf4I oCIN4CG IelOIm OfgdnlZa-
tlon and made an address at the recent
Baltimore convention.
Governor Thompson has made an enyiable
record as refOrmer both in the executive
chair of South Carolina and in his recent
position as assistant secretary OF the
treasury. There have been systematic and
persistent efforts by certain hotheads TO
defeat Governor Thompson ON the ground
that he was Southerner, and by personal !
enemies of his at home by malicious and
mendacious ibels. 1t looked for time as |
though the President might yield to their |
clamOr and appoint on the commission some
Democrat entirely out of sympathy with |
the essential principles of the party
. Governor Thompson was nominated for
commissioner by President Cleveland when
he removed Judge Edgerton, February 9.
but the nomination fell Enacted on at the
end OF the session. 1t was not because the
hepuollcan Senators were opposed to Gov
ernor Thompson, but because they desired
to leave it to President Harrison to reor-
ganize the commission as he wished.
Governor Thompson was endorsed to
President Harrison with a unanimity with
which few men are honored. His appoint
ment was urged by such Republican Sena-
tors as Hawley, of Connecticut; FRYE, of
Name; Cameron and Quay, of PennsylVa-
MA; Davis, of Minnesota, Plumb, of Kan
'as; Henderson, of Nebraska; Stock
bridge, OF Michigan; Wolcott of Colorado;
ZONES, of Nevada, and Stanford. of Cali
ornia. The Democratic Senators put
,helr names to this statement to the Presi- :
lent. I
Sir: In view of the fact that the civil service -
omIniSSlon is TO be reOrganized. and of the adj
ltlonai fact that the law provides that both DO
ltlcal parties shall be represented on the com
MISSION We beg to present the name of the
Ion Hugh >. Thompson as the representative ,
+ the Democratic party
Thls gentleman was nominated for this posi- =
ION by your predecessor, but his nomination
Ias not considered by the Senate We believe i
hat his appointment would meet the hearty an
roVal, not only of large majority of the Sen :
lie, put OF the people OF both parties in the I
ountry, 1or IN every position to which he has
cen called ne has discharged his official duties q
18th fidelity, zeal and ability =
This paper was signed by thirty-two of
ne thlrty-seven Democratic Senators. Sen q
tor MCPHERSON, of New Jersey, is in F
Europe. The two West Virginia Senators 1,
ldorsed MIR. Richard B. McMahon of their /
late. Senator German, of Maryland, had :
candidate OF his own, and one Senator [
'om the south had grudge against Gov Il
nor thompson because he refused to make h;
4 appointment which he wished. II
The fact that thirty-two Democratic Sen u
lors were willing to endorse so pronounced L
retormer as Governor Thompson is graft Il
ing evidence of the strong sentiment in r
lie Democratic ranks in favor of the re H
rm 1t IS supposed that the new members of
Ill assume their duties very soon. Com U
lssloner Lyman was at the White House =
Saturday, talking over the subject, and
evidently succeeded in convincing the ~
resident that the appointments ought to A.
made at once 10