New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23
RIG VOTE FOR THE SPOILS.
BLACKS CIVIL SERVICE BILL PASSES
THE SENATE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Albany April 22.-The Senate passed to-day Gov
ernor Blacks bill TO take 1.-The starch out or the
civi-service examination system of the State the
nil reintroduces the old spoils system Of filling pub
lie offices. That fact was frankly admitted by the
Senators who passed It. 1t was also confessed by
,hA Republican Assembymen. who had a caucus
tonight at the Capitol and by vote or ~ to
made the bill party measure. The passage OF the
vii nv the Assembly tomorrow is certain. I'm
fortunately for the State. it is also certain that
Governor Black will sign it,
Tho debate on the measure IN the Senate
earnest Senator Cantor declared that the bill was
,,orsed TO abolish the competitive system of fill
49,. ,,lio offices and OF substituting for IL the old
s,cro 81 having the political party which hap
800 n be in power fill the offices from the ranks
OF It's adherents
eve simply believe" said Senator DAILY OF Chat
non, Four Corners. that there plenty of men
,n each political party 10 All the offices"
"T,h,s bill is unwise." said Senator George A.
Davis Of Buffalo. but l have a high admiration
FOR Governor Black, and, he wishes 1t to pass
and # has been made party measure, vote
Tor st."
MI, was not meant TO improve the Civil Service. but
IN dee~ade Il. Merit alone should be the test for
holding. This bill introduced political con-
alterations. THE bill is purely political grab. he
said and I therefore cannot vote for it,
Senator Grady made an astonishing speech. He
said that he voted against the Civil Service Re-
torro law Of 1888 and had always believed that II
cave man who had a college education an ad-
vantage in getting an official place over one who
had not such education. Yet he added, i
would make the prediction that the real Simon
Pure Civil Service reformer who is now kicked by
all political parties and seems an outcast at our
doors Will return to power within two years. AS
soon as YOU put this law into effect the eligible list
will disappear and the Republican boy VIII get
office and then the Civil Service reformer VIII
rome back Mark my words-he will come back
81 fha
with 20 per cent Of political pull he said will get
Office before the more mertorious Republican or
,he more neritorOus Democrat That Is not fair
and is in disobedience of the Constitution
senator Brush said he deeply regretted TO have
q mari from his Republican brethren on the bill.
,This hill he said lis in violation Of pledge after
,Iedre made by the Republican party that in letter
ond sprit il would uphold the competitive system
OF examinations for the Civil Service. IL gives th7
appointing power authority TO appoint whomsoeVer
he will 10 office. In other words, 1t re-estaollshes
the spoils system Of filing public Offices We'll
gentlemen YOU may cast dust in the air. but you
1rrl not blind people to what you are doing. and
they will surely punish YOU 1t Will brlns oh'y
shame and disgrace upon the Republican party.
Senator Tibbits who represents Governor Blacks
legislative district said the bill was pain VIOLA
ZION Of all the Republican partys pledges that II
uro,,ld sustain Civil Service Reform This Dill,
he said is sap in the face TO every independent
voter who voted for William Mckinley ana FRANK
s Black In this State last fall II there is an eIe-
,nent in politics which should be respected, II is
that element 1t gave the Republican party the
supremacy which il now enjoys 1t can take away
,@ IN The NewYork Tribune Of to-day
Inent that | said last night that my Conscltr ny
fact is that | discussed this bill last night from
the point OF view of policy, and That IL was curing
n si 10 Vote Tor it, merely wish to hold my party
20 us pledge 70 SUPPORT Siyi iii service heIoi' anu
senator McCarren, Democrat, frankly expressed
tp s syiiem AZ am glad OF it," he said and
graduate Governor Black that ne had tne sI'e ~
10 prepare and push such measure through the
Senator Ellsworth defended the measure; 1T is
on" ne said, which should commend ltseIt 10
every one The method OF examination OF appI.
e 700 iecbncai II does not disclose mems aptitude
70 perform public work look upon the selection
Of politicians for public Office also as an eXGeLen ~
political feeling. instead of sneering at it, We have
government by party and Know oil no eVA "hch
We might listen all day SAID ds Senator nat h Pave Ss
simple meaning Of this bin is that it is a grab FOR
crafts YOU Would not think OF passing this bill This
measure is in no sense a party one seeing mat 1t
The biz was passed by a vote Of IS to u. fol-
Yeas-Brackett Brown, Burns. Chahoon coese-
shall Daley, c. Davis. G. A: Davis. Ellsworth.
5ord Grant. Harrison Higbe. Higgins Humphrey.
Johnson. Koeher. Krum. Lamy, Lexow. Malby,
Martin, McCarren. Mullin. Nussbaum, Page, Par
sons Raines Seibert. Sheppard, Stewart, Strana'
nan White Weiman and WncOx-35
Nays-Brush. Cantor corey Featherson FoIey,
Gallagher Grady. Guy, McNulty, Pavey' Tloots
and Wray-l2 !,
caucus and the action of the Senate to-day, the
Republican Assemblymen in caucus to,nght by va a
vote Of 81 10 agreed pass the civil Service Dill
Assembymen Mathewson, Armstrong and Wagstaf
cast the three dissenting votes Assemnlyman ROD
bins, who is styled independent Republican,, went
into the conference. and, after he mad spoken al
length against the bill on the ground mat 1t vo-
lated the spirit OF the Constitution withdrew mas
much as not one of the Buffalo members was pres
II is believed that they refused to enter the
caucus.