The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-19
q rnE rnEnDrrr,s OPPORTUNITY
TIE Leading Advocate OF Nce-pert,sss once
hetdIne Urres Ms. Cleveland a 20 Carry Ont
the Plan OutiIned IN Wednesday, SIM.
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ho,aInr Urres ssr. srry.,,,s \, &C., O,,
the r'i.n ouuIned d. wednesday, san
f5on u, se, Tor. Tin, q, y.-,,s,v
THE SUNS Washington aeen,,cbo. vos,or,.,
contained a report Of changes n, ths civil ssr.
vice methods CONTEMPLATED br tho President.
Among other things, Il wns snid.
Mr.. cl.v.ispd,, .xper,,no. uo-. ,,,...u. u.,.
the ia.t two months. hs. set him th,nt,,v nj h,,n,.
thought ike a man di.eustea with the idea Of public
patronage In return for political services. It is report.
60 That IN bis own mind he has advanced considerably
w.. aa !. plsn o employing In the Government ser.
political enn',, u are pest ausihsi, regardless OF
ascertnIned by !. Eo,rs no, r""u = . "
san Influences and con.,ss,,,,on. ,n.n a., sVu 49,
Court. The service ia 10 ;. s,rsnssa IN sr.a a. spa "n'
der the best rules known in the business world, where
by Illness moral. intellectual and physical. will be
az INTO me account! Politics never.
u,,n.ns ss"s hnro'n'meh's Save those OF Foreign
,cu,,ys ~. p. 49, nlsa onclals nearest to the Ex.
tenure will yi,,n,,ir n. 90. ,,a " . sos anu ,ne
Provision will be mad. 10, ron,,,n, 80.
service. with a view to keopins n mn 10 m. h,ghs.,
standard in all respects
II was added TINT horo,a ..u.LA
are within the novor n, tha Ex.art,n. a. q.
Mr.. Cleyeland's intontion IN sphmit na-toin
| other changes reouirino l.,,si.tion - g
gross, and that bo ia con eJont thatt ~. n.naraI
purpose a, Tho nI,n lii aNeNsu" y horn
| best opinion OF both ~nolit;cai nort,o.
Tho regulation OF annointnon ,o n all oe,..
in the civil seryice of tbe Irni,ad SET. nnt >.
curing the ndvice ana ,on.ont =, a. 60.
Is unquestionabIy within IN. controi -, ar
President. The law Of lsa3 nrovida. The ma.
chinery by which sucb onno;ntmont. m.1h.
regulated on tho oonera, nr,noir,os -, .hs
merit system. Ths ~aervica car ho hro,,ht
under those prineinles At a,v Tim. nv o,ss.i.
fication and by the exten aim ~ tho r,,,o. ~
the discretion Of tina pras,dant srhora a..
however, a material rsstriction ,non ri.
power in tho very small onnrorri,+inn. ~ ta.
made by Congress- for tbs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -,
the law OF 1888 II wouId Ia In, nroc.icoh lo "a
apply the methods Of com native .rnmIno.
tions unless the expenses Of the eramin.tion.
were provided for. and IL ia M mi. not,t t,,.
the Intervention OF Conrress IA rsoni,aa
That Mr.. Cleveland should h. nroforns,v
disguised with the plan of distr,hutine ~,
pointments for political reason, Ia inev,tahl.
The WEAKNESS, ANNOYANCE. humiliation ana
anxiety that have been imposed mon him IN
his effort to reconcile tho domands OF bia
party friends with his dutv m tho neon,o boy.
been intolerable. Hia rocart soo,ar,t,on .h,t
he would no longer submit IN na-sonoI AZ.
llcitation for political favors was An emnbotjc
protest against the p~racticc prt tbo ra.ta -,
his own time and strenpth ia tbo ouo,Ia., 49,,
Of the evil: much worse than That ,a ,bs "n.
forced neglect Of public dutv. and aron go.
than either ia the damoraiiyotinr $500 Ss
the complete reyersal NJ tha nr,n.tnhaa 80,
ad administration. the use of nuhlio .nnoInt-
ments for partisan or nersonoi advartna. ~
stead Of for the obtaining of nuhI,c .srvic. n
return for the public mon.v TIL 80.
injury to n President wbo ,r,sha. ~ - IT,.
SELF to the fulalment Of tho trnst r.nos.d =,
him by tho poople are yerx gr..t snJ go
shameful. But tn. in Jury and wronn =, 81.
people whose service ia thus narv.rt.a 81
prostituted. and whose action n, ~ no,. q.
thus subjected to mislirection mis,.rr;nn.
or actual nullfncation. are Tar moro &c.,
full. MI. Cleveland could in no otbar NV go
fer go wide and so lasting n beneet on ths ~
public as By the reform n, thIa widasnraas
deeps eated, and subtle evil.
Nor can Nj. Cleveland be blind r. N. ,.o.
that no President since tbe Tina NJ Ardr.v
Jackson has been in a nosIt;on 70 daoI tel
this evil SO efectually az he. Ha vas tnorn
by the wboIe country at Tho tino =, III. ~.