Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-23


l. " CoseH a Nsshlnsfcn = special
esaminef AZ tie cisil seftice de- pa tasert.
L. guest IA The Nston Civil sersips
rfofn l. here L. stss. remarked Mr.
tossl yesterday sftcTneon. ~fressdent
Cleveland l. Al enthusss AT az The sub
iect ADD he MI inslss thai tie reeuls
ilans are strictly .nfofsred he has done
10 thus Far IN his administration snd
all continue Il Dafir< M Cleveland =
fret administration oteF a.tsS offietfs
~ere brought into The eisll service lsst.
President H41risor adde1 s.usN more.
and Mr. Cleveland ~iIl certainly IN
GREASE the number hs % many as liar
r=on dad. Ibat~ make u 90 office.
holders by $50 v no vii not te depeun
ant upon party influences for their is~i
tions. That means ssmetklns Tor The
eosernnert. for the ponpie and Tor The
great pflnripie ii civil service reform i
am q republican. but | am IN hearty
s3mpsths With President Cleveland IA
bis civil service views | pss-ed the en-
animation and ~ent INTO the depart
nlcnt during his first Standardization l
Mas retained during President H&rfi-
sons regime and expect 10 sias A. 'opg
as do honest. erediiable work Reform
AZ INV wv E4LttIF III itF tt'&A%AN ttHE
been the crying necessity fof years
and l Am glad 60 see tie
progress that h. being made.
An Incompetent man can no longer hold
position through Influence III he
does not do his vofk properly. he must
go. and no pos~r in the government
can save his head In the good old
times IL Was almost impo~~ibie Ia dis
charge a government empioye. - scon
AZ you did. you we're walking On the
corns q the Congressman or senator that
secured his appointment. Nov. II .
clerk drinks and negiecfs his duties
during working hours. his bead comes
of. and nobody can demand his rein
statement for political reasons That
is the kind of government We ought
"a have Too. Ny politics do~e not cut
any figure In my work OF course.
there are thousands Of osiiceholders that
do not come under the civil service rex
ulations. but most IL them will ia time.
Cleseland's tendency in that direction
is shown by HE refusal 10 appoint suc.
cessors 10 republican poetmssters until
their time has expired. This is q health
ful symptom" Mr.. Coseii will conduct
civil service examination here today.
The examinations that were 20 have
been held 10 Cleveland. Toledo. Fort
Wayne aud Piftsburg have been aban-
doned. as the lists from these states are
already full.
Somebody around here deserves q
good killing" said L. v. Townsend az
lonia, in The Morton yesterday. for the
wild statements that were made con
corning the damage done 10 the West
Michigan fair grounds by the high
water. One Detroit paper printed a
thrilling account Of the hood and had a
picture II the fair buildings floating
around in boundlees sea VI water As
a matter II fact there was no damage
done. The water did not reach single
building. Part Of the track vas flooded
and the inclosure WAS filed with water.
but the floors Of the buildings were not
even dampened- We came down here
expecting 10 find the buildings floating
out on the quarter stretch. and supposed
a ten mile current had taken possession
OF the track. We were happily disap-
pointed, and wish TO state that the
grounds are an good az new"
Mrs. Leslie Carter. Miss Lottie Col
ling and several other members Of the
Miss Helyett" company are guests in
The Morton
Judge John T.. Nolan Of Saginaw
dined in The Morton yesterday.
MoKTox-. Arthur Gognic. Traverse
City; Gas kitzinger. Manistee; &. l..