The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-11
To the Civil-Service Reform As
ISOLATION Of Baltimore.


GESrLENEx: Many Democrats Of this city
and State would ike 10 know whether your
association is bona ride, non partisan reform
society, OF, in reality, a kepusfican annex,
including a few sorehead ex Democrats.
During Cleveland administration, ihFoush
yoar oihcial monthly, IN the newspapers and
from the platform, you ASSUMED to gaide the
President and Cabinet with regard . removals
from and appointments 10 pubic once. toa
bitterly opposed removals Of Republicans
and denounced appointments OF Democrats,
insisting that such removals and such appoint
menis we're contrary TO the spirit q act the
letter, Of the Civil Service Lass. ] has seemed
strange conduct for an association processing
10 be non partisan aud % Be composed o.
members Of both parties, bound together
simply by a common desire for reform es-
nee3aiiv A. President Cleveland found. upou
his Inauguration. az Offices filed BY RePabii.
cans. The only appointments made by him
which yoR isaded we're bis appointments q
Republicans.
But there has come change over the spirit
Of YOUR dreams since the election OF HARRISON.
Never in the history Of our country have oe-
Cured in the short spsce Of two months so
many removals from ssd appointments 10
Office as since Harrison Inauguration. All
fhesa removals have been Of Democrats, aud
an these appointments Of Republicans, with
one solitary exception,
Poor Pearson, though Republican, vas
removed irom the New York poStoihce. lie
had been rcappointed by Cleveland al ihe in.
stance Of Ciyii.Service ksiormers, wh0 urged
that he was the best postmaster New fork
ever had. But, presumably for the crime Of
having been reRppointed by a Democratic
President, Harrison and Nanamaker removed
atHs rFsffss-
cent haste He died before has appointed
successor was ready 10 qualify.
President Harrison has not yet found time
10 6ll the two vacancies ia the Civil Service
Commissioners board. the apparent reason
being that he and his party are thoroughly
satisfied Eith Lyman as the sole commission
err. welding the whole power OF the board.
Harrison, at the requesi q lhIS superservlee-
able sole commissioner, postponed the date
fixed under the civil service rules for extend
ing said rules to the railway mail service from
March Is 10 May /. Then. II having been
impossible TO remove all Democrats in said
service and sili lkeir places with uReNamined
Republicans by Mas !, and Harrison refusing,
though pressed 10 further outrage public
opinion By another postPonemeut, Lyman,
according TO the Baltimore American : Wash
ington correspondent Of April y, advised
hAnHtnAhEE
monuments until We Lyman get ready Just
as n The law had pot taken effect 'Undrr
What authority QuerieG Nspamaker. u n
der the law Of necessity, replied lyman.
How long, think you. would such public
officer as Lyman have remained IN Office uu-
der Ciegeland, who, being the sworn officer
charged vita the faithful execution OF the
civil. service laws, frat obstruets and then de-
fees those very laws, and refuses obedience as
well TO the tardy mandate Of the President
openly for partisan ends?
Wanamasar upon Lyman's instigation,
has apparently surrendered his boasted ''busi-
ness methods to the Law Of necessity IN or
der to fill all the railway postal service with
Republicans, and. as the American puts u,
s.ihe service will continue unhampered.
This is a specimen Of how Harrison admin
istration is fulfilling tbs solemn pledge to
carry out the very spirit OF the eivii service
laws.
Now. in this condition of affairs, what has
become Of the burning zeal for ciyI'seryice
reform which inspired your association before
Cleveland 5 deteaR
The public has heard from you 20 word OF
remonstrance against the total disregard oil
all your prof ed opinions.
The eis,! service laws are openly violated
daily by the aduinistration and made mock
and Jest Of by its Organs. and you are silent
and apparently aequiescent
Your Republican leader, OF French i@pe
raj blood, so far as he is a Reiormer' II any,
is. like the rest of you, IN the soup but
doubtless. be takes comfort IN the TACT that
Republicans are the be.edcieTies OF the null
LITIGATION Of the laws.
Your Democratic leader, of Eastern Shore
blood. no. having a similar source Of conso-
lation. will doubtless continue to seek personal
endowment by venting his spleen in abuse OF
Democrats.
The rest Of you who were once Democrats
ougbt either 10 quit the association, which Is
maniiestly flying i4lse eolors, or else, ~
manly way, notify the pusic that you have
Joined the Republican ranks. bESSGsAT.
Baltimore, May 8, 1889.