New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-16
CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM.
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT.
National League ApproOes ar
RooseOeIts -4ttstWde.

,,u.,.ru.a Dec 1s-DapieI C Gilman. of Balti-
more was to-day reelected TO the presioe"cs 49,
the National Civil Service Reform League 0
cficers elected were as follows;
vtce-presidents-Joseph H Choate S eToe oE ~
Grover Cleveland Princeton. gt eha1I PSnce
Blot camhTdgse Mass a asTFy New 4 i Haven
Henry Charles Lea, Philadelpha her Panki;n h
MsoTsash, hieago George 4 PoPeR I Bai Phs
Bishop Potter Roson ana Thomas n
amy. BSsfso; Arthur Brooks essrgs Bf snPn
Charles BurlipghaI New HorR R,rt gNleSr-York
Pam 4 BufIer- milwaukee; Edward Cary New
b peTK "i NeWYoT john y dson
Henry Y EaFn9 an,,oonS md; Richard Watson
Glider New-York Henry W HaTdon NeT TeIk 9Ts
BsgfoR JaG IoRn ~ Iee Louis: William g
Low eeoEgs MeAq William Ssw AReh
HerWch Conn Harry Milligan Ipp5dianpsR9liS
s@ M0Pl,0n p SsieaSTS :w s3%Gs Fq Re
sn Charles Rsha5dson or, s PiiaaelR2e ew
H ReT E a. nih z shePard SeETork sd
dSRs 3 sWfft Indianapolis Henry Van Kleecb
Denver; ". W vaughan Boston I9I Eo onfnnafi
Ansiey wilcox Bualo G p Willa5f| Los Si,n tom
Eess Ransis ps M0Se end Morrill, Wy
man jr, Cambridge, Mass
Resolutions were adopted IN part as follows:
The league notes with apprehension the G0n
ttnuance of the practice OF making special
The league gTeets with satisfaction the recent cen,
ssefaon of Mr. Root the Secretary q State pro
Sding for increase Of the eelensy OF me empiox
To- asoertainng the qualifications of candidates by
ttS; tSe service on the basis of merit and for
eaiarging the scope Of the exemptions. 4.,,,6u ~
the President and the Postmaster General regard
Ing the TetentGn Is eoe 0f se TRf CLASS
The league regards as precedent OF f 4he
ppes,dent in dismissing IRON the service william
Le6 lately IS psIase8t evasion T Of the CT
Service law in the matter OF appointments ~. me
e eo recent os stances Of the enforcement of the
spsT7icous political activity order a,,,+ ,,,o, n.
appointment of Mr.. Bonaparte to the Cabinet
At the closing session of the convention Richard
Henry Dana. of Boston. read a paper on The
President the United States Senate and Merit
System which IN part as follows;
For three-quarters of century, the Presidential t
doaSon q @ "a f Lo5 @ being the higher post
executive officers Of the country. With the excep:
KIN 81 ad possibly the District Attorneys the
duties Of these officials are in no way political
eanizsion in aid Of the political ambitions tons Of sena
tors is not oy an to add tends 10 political cor
r7Iption and party despotism ,, ..,
two kinds one a personal one, and the other insn
tutional The first is for the PTesde EN- ls f
establishing Of definite methods of aiding the Presi
dent in making appointments. ...,, - ~
But after ALL would it be constitutional lor m
President Systematically and aToWedly 10 TghC IN
United States Senate and compel IT 10 TeIa 10 b n
-zishes in amendments? l think We all agree Ina
the system Of Senatorial courtesy by wnich the se
etors s11nport the wishes of their co-Senators IRON
he stafa in which the Office is situated and oppos
ali other nominations made by the PRESIDENT r
gerdIess Of the character of the selection maze r.
fbose Senators is contributory TO the spirit or IN
PRESERVATION and TO the oath of office OF the Sehd
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NJ the particular State should know, better thaa
any Other Senators. who are best quailled 10 II
the offices that State, and IN an equal W ~
az cases the other Senators know very HttLe OF VI
persons selected by Senators of other states, an
hence we see that this bad system mas some NATURE
reason for lis origin; :, ,-o11,- .,,re Aha
.ha Sense is breaking its oath OF office IN st8nolil
~ he Senatorial courtesy, is the unconsututioIie
80 dsenofic remedy of Systematically fghtlnS ~
Se1afe and bringing it into supJecIoh. 70 III
.5iHLes the one we should advise his adoptlnS
MS then face the facts OF the consul 10
-o1-eions regarding Presidential appoint 1nents IN
prac-icaI difficulties of PRESIDENTS seieCLloIls d
aIar +ha country without aid from soneW mere, an
tte danger of substituting Presldentlai MAJ 20 III
80 PRESIDENTIAL patronage for a Senat II ~
P-eeidenT should once absolutely and fulIy wTes
tre enDointing power from a defeated senate L =
tesr ~ increasing the power of the Executive