New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-30
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
PRESIDENT HARRISON'S GOOD REFORM
RECORD.
CENsoRIoUs REFoRMERS WHO ARE DlssAIi"
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Washington. April 29.-Some injudcious ana IN
disrrect friendsn OF Civil Service REFORM pro
fess dissatisfaction with the record President harrson
has made In the matter Of Civil Service Teio "es
are disposed, 1t Is said. to charge MN wiz, nv
having lived up TO the spirit OF his promises anu ~
clare that 1t is not enough for him to nave enioe
the letter of the law. He should. In their op'h'o"'
have done more. The Civil Service REFORM be"e'
which has lust held its meeting in Baltimore IN tno
censorlous spirit which distinguishes unpracuCh TO
formers has ignored what the President mas uo"' "
behalf OF genuine Civil Service reform lie ma, NV
have Needed 1t is true, the bosterous ciamor VI ,.o
leacue nor followed It's advice. but he mas /" i"'
own unostentatous, but firm and deterHhou nN''
done more 70 create healthy public sentiment Ill oc
half OF a genuine civil service, and to make th''
service effective than ten leagues anu as n'' VIZ
ventlons OF reformers could have done Ho 'aS NV
proclaimed on the housetops that Win MN 'Ni0 VIZ
tues would die but he has gone to worK quie'is anu
with characteristic modesty TO do what couiu W uo'
with safety TO enlarge the scope of the service
Tins. several branches of the administrative gov.
eminent were added by his direction to me cmsshcu
service and those already under 1t wc~ uens'"'"0"
and rendered more effective. Instead OF wasting en-
ergy in a too hasy enlargement OF thN chissheu e!0
tenn he addressed himself primarily 10 tne uish VI
improving and bringing to state OF elelehcI' "h''
they dd not possess before the different bureaus ana
departments already in the service Instead Oh arms
theories, he performed work. To the little snort OF
impairment inquiry of W. Dudley foulRe nc e'uiie
a dignihed reply. 1t was unanswcraole' Dut ]" See''
not TO have satisfied the friends of Mr.. Foulke.
Recently that gentleman wrote TO the President on
the subject Of recent attempts said to nave been mauo
by man Allen to collect money for campaign
nnrposes from Federal officials. In his reply the Presi-
dent stated that he had knowledge Of the purpose
Of Mr. Allen 10 make such collections that 1t was Done
without his assent and suggested that, II the gentle
men who called attention TO this matter had personal
knowledge of violation of tho Civil Service law, they
should have made complaint to he proper authorities
and have had MIR Allen or any other person part! u
such violation presented for Indictment
The investigation by the Civil Service Committee OK
the House into the Baltimore postofce afalr is, OF
course, directed against the Administration and Will be
Judged by intelligent observers accordingly. But that
President Harrison, who has done more, probaDy imam
any his pretece and certainly more tnan Mr.
Cleveland TO make the Cvil Service effective, should
now be held up by socaled flienas OF Clvll service
reform having done little more than observe the
letter Of the law, is, to say the least surprising