New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01

ticians who run party machines anu h'"e
caucu,e, and conventions upon the theory tna'
"pubc office is a private snap" ohe VI '''o
themes npon which our Mugwump friends nave
always dwclt with JUNCTION has been the eleVa-
t;on and notification of the Civil service ID!
eliminating the element Of patronage aS an III
ccntiye to political activity. The spec'ac'c ~
members Of Congress worrying the fTesi'c.''
life ont Of him by their opportunities ior o'l'''H
for their constituents has always >eeheu -
them ridiculous and disgraceiul; an ap"se
which cried aloud for reform And Nlr. oicVe-
land was the man to reform IT.
But what aIc these whiSperng> that we near
about the methods by which Mr.. Cleveland Is
proposing t. carry through the next Congress
certain legislation which he deems necessary
What is the meaning OF the chuckllng when
one who reads between the lines OF the M"2-
wump press can almost hear over the certllll'y
that the rrc>idcn, elect will bring his part!
10 terms and have a majority III both branches
- do his bidding when the next congress
meets? How is he going to do it? The talk
has boop General that unless this Congress take.
definite artion on the silver Sucsti0n-whch
now seems impossible-hc will call an extra
session with that sole object in view. Left 10
themselves. with no outside pressure put upon
,bom if i pretty well settled that the Demo
cratic majority in the next House will be OF
the same mind they are in this. and that no
legislation favorable to sound finance can rca-
sonably be expected from them. They nave
been elected, to be sure, upon platform which
promised explicitly and in terms the repeal oi
thc Silver Purchase act, but little thing OF
I;.fu,t. tho Marty That
only an antc-clcctOn promise platform plat
itude. If they had had the least idea OF full
filling the promise they would have shown II
in the present House. where they have an alum
dant majority for the purpose. Left t. thcm-
selves there is no doubt in the mind OF any
one that the direction of their legislation IN
thc next Congress would be toward greater III
a,tion or free silver. low. then, does Mr..
Cleveland propose TO influence them t. take all
opposite course?
There is. Of course, but one way. Mr. Glove
land understands it, And apparently 50 40 Inc
MugwumpS. who are chuckling over the GER
taintv that he will have the support OF his
palty for whatever measure he proposes. Inc
only vav in which he can do it i by using the
Federal patronage at his disposal Is "qnId
pro ou,.'' II may be. rs some OF his supporters
saw. the most natural thing in the world FOR
him to do: it may he the only practical method
for carving out his policy And he may bc
able t, d. il in that way. PoSsIbly-and here
the Mucwump Civil Service Rcfcrmcr who hon
c,ily believes the necessity for such legislation
to be most urgent comes upon very TIM Ice
possibly by doing il he may save the business
interests cf the country and the credit OF the
Government from great harm. But what III the
mean time becomes of the Civil Service? How
about such use - patronage? Could there be
= more naglant violation of the principle OF
Civil service Reform, a more open trade ana
decker Of Offices for votes? And what abOyt
a Ialty that has {, be brbcd by the wholesale
In fulfil its own pledges?