New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
" For CAUSE"

"FOR CAUSE"
The reports that come from washington 10
the effect that Southern Congressman are dis
couragcd al their lack OF success III SeulhS
cf,iocs for their constituents and are proposing,
~ they saw. TO "rctire from the ollcesccRihs
husin s." because the President insists on hav-
mo charge, preferred against present inc'lm-
bents. :, that they may be removed Tor
cause' instead of for political reasons. PM the
President in rather awkward po'I'ion. lheSe
Conpres,nen have presented the claims oil Their
cou.tjtuen;, for Office with great irankncss'
ofrerinc as the sole reason for the removal OF
nrcscnt ncumbcnts the fact that they are Re-
nublioans. and that the Offices under Demo
cratic Administration belong by right 10 Demo
crafts. That has been held sufficient under all
Domocrltic Admins; ions. they say, ana Is
in accord with all the party traditions. Natu-
rally enough. they pooh-p1oh at any reference
70 the Civil Service Reform professions III the
party platform in answer 10 their requests
And well they may. for the same platform de-
Glazed in favor of a tariff for revenue only AMI
for the speedy repeal 81 the silver fufrha%
act. ard nothing in the future Is more CERTAIN
than that the Democratic majority III congress
elected on tha: platform will Mt pass revenue
ta,;ff such rs the platform describes. ana nom
ing is more notorious than that Che mn III!
Of the party is not in favor Of the repeal Oh
the Silver Purchase act, and can only be
brought T., vJtc for it BY some diSgra ciu trad"
and dckcr with the Office. Why. I'll II. should
the President attach any more importance I"
the Civil Service feature OF the platform thal
70 those relating to the Tariff and silver?
From the published ut'eranccS OF some o.
the disappointed Conglo >>mcn 1t appears 'ha'
the President * nj unwilling to make ihe
changes requested. but i anxious 10 have some
prctcxt for it to free himself from the inpu'i-
ton of making removal, for political r'a> IL
in violation of the platform and OF his own re-
peatcd professions. Cant You MAKE !""I
charges a little stronger than that he i rc-
por,cl b have said in >uggcslivcly ln.inu
atine wav to a member who asked for the re-
moyol Of n Federal oflic,h ldcr in his dl>;ri'i
on The ground that he was IAN a";ivc and
aggressive Republican, The iniant Of such an
;noliiry could hardly be mistaken. The answer
of the member was such IL might b. expected
from a gentleman who had any sense oi per
son,l honor "Thaf should b, sufficient under
Democratic Administration" Sad he, land
tina, is a far as ! will 60 in this matter. III
may use your own pleasure about II. VIII
no, prefer charges against the in. CITY Of the
incumbent, and have advised my ,ricn'lS noi
70 d, So" said another. spanking Of the in
cumbcntS whose rcmova. he had sought ::
Some of them are good men, and know
them DC. sonay They dill everything in thcir
power fiom political standpoint - defeat MS
and they expected {, be rem wed a soon n
the Democrats came into power told the
Pre- idcnt very frankly that | was MOI ready 20
blac,cn fcl)w mans reputation for the cake
Of getting a petty Federal office f.: one 81
nv own people, Conversation, 81 this clar-
motor. while they scgvc Z, throw light upon the
method, of the Administration IN dealing with
The Civil Service, do not reject crclit npon the
President They cause hi, sincerity 10 be
di,nlstcd.
As between the brutal fr1nkncs> Of the men
who urge sweeping changes N the lcdr.lI
Offices without regard 70 platforms or pro-
fc lions or promises solely IN poli'icll grounds
and the policy which seek I, blackcn char
actor and destroy regulations III order to furnish
prc;cxts for putting D,m)ciai, in oiii~c. all
honorable men will choose the former - the
lesser evil That has the mcri; Al ltat of
bo.dncS,. 1t is, to be sure, disclosure 81 the
partys dishonesty, but it throws of all dis
suiscs ard dos not. like The other, seek 10
justify trcachcry and falsch cd by sneakln@
attack, upon personal Character. The APPOINT
mcrt Of tho mm- >nn t. inyC i gat, the Nov
York Custom House and the course the invc Il
CATION has taken appear +, be- in the SAM In,
of policy a, thu; which the Pres dent =, in
sinua,ingly suggests to southern Ccn2rc'
That there mus; be sweeping removals seems
nc cssary. But the President says they must
be - for cause" And if there isn't any cause
one mus: be invented. Party Consistency is +,
be preserved. but at vha' a Sariicc # homer,
sclf-lc.pcc' and common dcc2ncy