The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-13

est. In the whole catalogue OF our ills,
there is none more dangerous to the
vitality Of our free Institutions.
The observance OF the four years
term Law relating to the presidents has
most conclusively demonstrated from
the utter absurdity and viciousness Of
the law Itself.
Consular Appointments.
Mr.. Josiah Quincy was first assistant
appointments in charge and during the
first months of THE present ad1ninlstra~
ton made an almost clean sweep of that
mg O. Sns ssS ;y When speakng q
ignore the presidents responsibility in
aruhQmzing what WAS done, but Mr.
Quincy. bearing the reputation of q
and became THE defender Of it, / speak
of him asssuch
= am sure ] do d1tm no injustice when
= say sssat IN 20, order 70 ayo;a the 1anssg ,
civil service refornners. he followed the
practice of the ulost advanced spokesman,
Tor no spoil sn1an in Office has even
turned over the consular service from
one party to the other with greater thor
ougthneSs and dispatch.
1t was naturally assumed, that an adj
ADMINISTRATIONS aspiring to the title Of 2. re-
form admlncstra ton would, with regard
TO those places do what IN 1888 the Re
publican platform pledged the party ard
dts candidates to do.
Harrison a Failure.
How President Harrison failed to re-
deem that clear and emphatic pledge was
at the time set forth by my lainented
blessed be his memory in words to
which I have nothing 10 add. 1t was
hoped that President cleveland would
abstain from changes in services not re
hope has not 50 far been fulfilled The
interference of members of Congress
with the appointing power has been
largely tolerated. It must not be over
Ilheadlong overturning of the consular
service, the changes have. on the whore,
been less rapid than under the proceed
Ing admlnistrat The same m MAJ b Dg
the postGnaster-general 10 the fouTrn
class posfInasters.
"But the result of this proceeding: II
further adhered to, will. after all, before
the close of the presidential term, put
all the offices concerned into the nandS
of the parity In power. But the END OF
this administration is not yet, and tnere
are reasons for hoping that rus SECOND
half will be the most productive OF good
Carlisle Scored.
'As TO the observance of the, civil ser
vice law in the several departments Oh
the national government, the treasury
department. under Mr.. Carlisle has. re-
greet to say, won an unenyiaDle dlstinc-
tion. Beginning with an act OF gToS5
uepotism, his management has furnished
the strongest proof of the necessity OF
putting the chiefs of division under the
civil service rules. In this respect the
treasury department 9naeT MI 9s oarnf me
standard maintained by Fis predecessors
since the enactment of the civil service
law. In other departments, very graf
r.f~rr xrcaf|
cdally in the pcStoffice department, which
has been conducted by the postmaster
general, Mr.. Bissell, as to the observance
of the law, in q. manner entitled 70 tne
highest credit On the whole, 1t must, IN
Justice, be said, that its SHORTCOMINGS,
not Notwithstanding President Cleyeland $
second administration, have materially
advanced the reform cause ,.-,,
In New York, there has been a ciyll
service law on the statute book covering
the state as well as the larger cities II y
was enacted in 1888 under MI Cleye1anq -,
him Rim in in good faith. But the lamb was
at the tender mercies of the wolf, wnlle
David B. Hill and Roswell P. Flower oc-
York city it fell into the hands Of Pam
rnany hall, and / need not describe the
sport that band of political sharpsrs mace
of it. The decalogue itself would become ne
farce If left for enforcement " INC
devil. ,,.,,
But the arch-enemy of reform, David
3. Hill, now rests under monumental
mountain of coDdenning votes; on me
first of January next. Roswell P. Flower
viii cease to be governor of the state.
and Tamnany rule viii end in the city
of New York. And then the civil service service
law. revived by the voice OF the people,
viii also become a living and beneficial
force Let the will OF the people be done
let it be done without a, needless delay,
and let the peoples president Igad IL
doing it. Then no more spoilS ard plund CT,
no more removals. not required by public
! interest, no more appointments for partl-
san reasons"
the sneaker being interrupted ut frequent
intervals by en- thusiastic applause.