New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
CIVIL SERVICE HIS THEME II.
CARL SEIZURE PRESIDES AT NATIONAL
LEAGUES ANNUAL MEETING AT


CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati Dec 1.-THE sixteenth annual meet
ing OF the National Civil Service Reform League
began a session OF two days here to-day. with carr
schurz presiding. The forenoon session was de-
voted to a Joint meeting OF the General ana hN-
ecutive committees. with closed doors
Among the delegates present were Charles war
rem and Samuel w. Nash OF Boston: Morrill, wy
man. OF Cambridge. Mass; George McAnehy ann
Horace +. Demlng Of New-York: Sherman ,. KoS-
and Thomas Richardson or Bunalo' HeIoe,'
Welsh and C. r. Woodruff. OF Philadelphia; T. j.
Bonaparte Sylvan Drey. Daniel Miller and ~ }.
Gosman Of Baltimore: John J. Edison. A. G Woln'
s. W. Woodward +. l.. Siddons and A. J. CLASSIC,
Of Washington John W. Warrington, Ieopo!d
Kleibote. Rufus y. Smith. Herman Cooper C. g.
Wilby Max b. May. l.. c. Black. II. ~ DAVIS
Lars Anderson and J. @. Schmdlapp OF Cincin-
natl; Dudley Foulko and Jesse Reeves. OF Rich-
mond Ind; Lucus Il Swift. Noble G. Butler Hill
ton y. Brown. Albert v Metzger and FREDERICK
". Dewhurst, Of Indianapolis. Henry NJ Williams.
o. Fort Wayne; John w Ella. Edwin b. smith ana
Ralph 81. Easey. OF Chicago; Henry Hitchcock
a |. Berry and A. p verdier Of ST. Louis. Lafon
Allen and +. n. Hartwell OF Louisville; William l.
Cushing and James Il. Garfield. Of Cleveland.
George w. Ochs. Of Chattanooga; w. r. LORD ana
f. w Peet OF ST. Paul. and John c. Reno OF Min
neapoa
Delegates from municipal organizations are also
present representing the S;. Louis Civic Fedora
ton Louisville Good city Government Club. Ciu-
zens Committee. OF vineand. y. j.; Boston Ke-
form Club. Boston National Municipal League chi
cago Ciyic Federation. Chicago Municipal voters
League. Washington Board Of Trade. Minneapolis
Board OF Trade. ST. Paul Chamber OF Commerce,
Cleveland Chamber OF Commerce and CINCINNATI
Chamber Of Commerce.
at the afternoon session Secretary George Nc
An-ny verbally submitted his annual report. stat
Ing that Pres!den, Mckinley had consistently OBJ
served the civil Service law but that n determined
assault was being made against Civil Service laws
IN Congress The secretary recommended the eA-
tension OF the Clvil Service rules 70 the Con-
gre.sional Library and the Census Bureau. Inc
fourth-class pos:nasters would probably be reached
by consolidation with other postal afars KeieE-
ring 70 tho work by States. the secretary sac
Mas tho general opinion that the Black ClV! Ser
vice law" IN Sew-YoTk would DO TcpeGIeo. Es IL
was considered n failure.
clinton T. Woodruff. Of Philadelphia, reported
that the work 0, the League IN Pennsylvania had
been futile. owing TO Senator quay c9ntso.'"s ~, he
u.aUtilrrn state convention for Civll Service re-
form 50 ter as pp6is senGmsnI IS s IN more
hopeful condition now than ever. John W , Ia OK
chicago. reviewed the adminlsrauons o. MMtgo,s
ri,l service law he sRd, comes now under Mayor
appo!utccs Of MAYOR swift changes are or'Hs untS
rapidly The commiss.ons or ooafuS WI ~ Wa(or
-s Csc, now pcuIrE 10 test the Illinois CivI
Service law IN tho courts, ana u 10 s.r's,a,1od
ney,5 that It's cons,liutonaiiiy viii he sus,dInoa;
Sherman Hogsrs Of B' "a. stsis and on is
.uccess IN Buns!o where the HunicPa! |iyh ser, ser
vico Commission had the loyaA su''o'' -
seyera other Representatives s2.o.kSe on tho SUB
Jet Of civil Service in thel, a0c"es on the pro-
po..d legislation In Congress anect'ns Us "a
Service He coesde!eSS .o1 ns e PrG5eHe ouF years and
ma u Tofd rss Followed on the extension of
I ID
TN no the re need pc Of easscd oee the fur
nromotion and removal orders OF the PresIceh' anu
Department officers. a., 1000, .,,h,.., ~
C@rl schurzs specch on the general su9]sct , OF
civil Service reform was the feature OF the 'AS'
NE so cra, onset has been bravey beaten back by
.b prnsident Instead Of breaking his WORD by re-
scndlng all The extensions oil me rt order on
MS MS, = by which he exempted from the compe'i-
tive . r@Ss eeF cGtended ii. rule over lew oher,
and then ted that no rem0va! na I S,5 iSe
Ion except Tor just cause and upon wIt'+ ~
! charres neG With The head Of me department OF
49, onnolntlnK officer, and OF which the accuH,
Snail have fuii notice and an opporuny 70 WnE.
defence OF the exception IRON thS pv he
sa;d that after full contuitaton tneE "es" ga
upon , US ST. sy~e Commission both being known TO
havc The ca se OF civil Service reform seIousy
Heart Candidates for the places thus excfpted are
INFECT to examinations = ee prescr.oSd ny ne
scSTctsry Of the Treasury Win bch fhs " 10 corr
duct them. 1t is 10 be said howeEet Ions con-
| mon
cerne3 out OF reach OF spells politics. It VIII ne
coInpsh more than has usually oeeh ~ re "a
any rsE in predicting that further experience W n
prove rot only the pracnca6ity pns @is 20 the do
main % me nort OF president Mcfnleys order which
, ts Pbe sreaest attention IS that concerning
removals II IS no exegggrsuor 10 Sa ~ snnIa,se
,bat reSonnded ali over the country The best par'
Of tho publ: press Was a tbe true Ne friends Of
GOOD government In the land fairly drowned LOT
while The savage sc famG had 0T ed he air When
he vitnesscd that spontaneous outbprst OF apprU %
BATON ,bs, hn had the true public opinion Of the
country on his side. and that the In9tey d,shon9r
upon himself and MS p aTty W. WHAT il lacked in
norldy sd msn'n as We'll az in numbers What was Il
shat called forth that loud and genera! appseTse
II that the American peC'e ard 1' speculat lions
that had disquieted them suddeny renew o. az
mnceTonty meet MIS- own and his parys pledees
Tho American psogls AXE i'm ,he right Who VIII
stand Arm as rock against the pressure even %
iis friends when they demand what IS wrons ana
McKinieyr order vigorous manifestation o. NJ hi,
gallotG PurPosSe Sc. TO come MAKE TO 1S MS
Resides the Intelligence of the country reeSSgi,
nroyress Of that reform The time had for
This STEP and President Mckinley resp9nuec 70 u
cizens had long been Disguised al the reckless dis
regard OF the public interest as WI! as OF private
been turned out i their places merely to make
room for the favorites OF influential politicians. IL
| was indeed thought AT first by civil Service re-
formers that arbitrary removals would cease when
| ever the competitive system made arbitrary APP
| nointments Impossible. As our amented leader.
George WI lam Curtis happily expressed It: III the
front door Is well gu :rded the back door VIII take
that the discretion OF the chiefs Of executive de-
partments in the matter OF removals should be left
| entirely unlimited. But this sangulne expectation
did not stand the test of experience. and Mr.: Curtis
himself toward the close OF his life, Inclined
| 10 abandon IT, The Introduction of the competitive
rule IN certain branches OF the service did not at