The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-08
HUGHES SPEAKS In BUFFALO
ADDRESS BEFORE TEE CIVIL
&gRVICE REFORM LEAGUE.


OBJECT OF CtVAi Service Reform, He Says
10 MOI 70 Hamper ANY Legitimate
Political Activity Nnt % Have the
R,,ulneua NJ an. se,aa w.al roaduraraa.
.RuRvAIO. Nov AT to-niwbt'a meetins
~ktha Natlooal C,,,I aav,,sO. aoe0ruo r ~a~ns
49, 49, S.~ - - 49,. 49,
~ S%A sSVos ""s ~
uey-SVnor@i oohAP@rCo ProO0uou eng NOv-
ernor with A oroi speecn' HoV' hush"S
spoke az follows:
Wa ara . vovernnsnt M law. and not M
men and most ,ronortan, "a n RAT yve .houId
csvSr 90 signs - thss 80 rhs Cow
Srnr,srt Jarsnds "non Dr,Dc;Dla ,non the
will ~ the peonIe "a nrero5bsd m the funda-
vnentaI Iaw ia An Iogisl.fion Enacted ac-
oordiDg In nonnlar dsaIrs and Aces NOT de-
Vcspd nncn IN vvish ~ csnr,ca ~ indiv,dnals
ant IN another and aou.iI, ,ronortane aeDaa
- 49, : 100000. - n"n "a 49, I'm
nave no yo-vsrpUoant o,har than the men who
admipIster N
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the uDtrammsIiad .x0r.ssioD ~ Inc DeouIe
a. "a. -Saa.n sISI..a-
srS A. ~ aSan 80 Ia%,s,stnrs ,shc
Snss. 49,. 80 I" ~
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ro,,,icsI ac.s",,,r rha-e I. : ~.s, .mc,,nt
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80, 10 .ohi.va .hsoh is -. a. .ha -rorIS
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a. ~ ~ ~n"u.HIon ne !. 49, a.
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thcas go ST. RE- ~o, 80 ,rna Jsmos
.-.tIo aov.rnmen,
rrhs ohiac, ~ civiI s.rv;>s r.sorv "a nm,
b., hanonar y i.,,i,in,s,. no,,,ieaI No,
81 n~o,sot = ia. - naonIa ~ harDan % bs
$1,000 An ths S,a,a ssrvio. ,Ths "hisc, ~
- -. A. hu.,uo.. - - S,.,a .oaI.otn5
a. veil a. 1, caD ~. conS,,nt.d
y % VI "
SenI .. east tMee VnInss' cap3c'y' U'''""
'eIestedness anG s~ceountaolnty.
sh'pOu'0u y, /" NO"''Nu'lOn VI
= o'sse. We HaveN WIleVen ~ peOp'e y a
a. ,ua' aypO,n.ne"ss w She clNl' SoINico
u.L.ion q. u 0'a'e snah De scc%unns 70
nsH y "tness - = az piaS.tcso'e ~ 20
Sna,,nns a. "a -" mr.c,In,SIs =" no con-
usu ~ }" Z" '" Fl" NN"
peunlts.
!" tneAe : ~ VLSuse |" tnT ConsN1uuon
49, unore Eie1s cau1es gmOouyluE VuL
NNN ILknus : Nilt.1n Nmon ~
~ $500 20 ~ .
mkn s'anuatuS Oi aunnnsIra'Ich 'nsn .nSt
SsuSe, IVY Iun SOVpe y" ~ my"
nave nVt yet Deen iuny de.ermlheu Oy the
~ D' "m
pleasure 70 saw thai from the VIEWPOINT
of Office We have nothing more imDortant In
relation m the adninistrotion oG goVsrnment
than a ~svStem-the best that has val been
dsvissd 81 ..c,,riDn m.n ~ tha 1890
S.r.I.. o~-a~..." 49,
Sap"o,s ~ ""e'e
suUn sIO = plaO.,Jaone.
! "shSSe W ,naU SUI ! t"O'ousnIy 1huorse
y, ana ! hope to see It extended through the
states OF the Union;
] do not attach undue importance to exaDi-
nation papers. But as compared with the
system Of making public Office a partisan
encampment, the system Of competitive
examination il so far in advance that there
IN no debate among reasonable men upon the
question.
I have said that we must have capacity and
disintprest pdness. but we must have ac-
countabiH,y. Therefore from sucb obser-
vstion as ! have hesn able 40 make 7 bavo
vs-r ut,,o conedsncc ~ sChamoas -,
@ ~" W O wmSn
- 70 leS1l', az IesponsIonny oi the
oBwer WI" h""us tue power oi appointment
OF removal
would nave MIN. Wherever practicable,
compelled to choose disinterested men
who. according to the best tests, have shown |
their capacity for the place. I would have
those men held to disinterestsd service, and
inspired by the fidelity Of their chief. and l
would have that chief in a position 10 cali
svsrv one IN accom-, and b;msoIS accov",I
~ Tor The .racisncv og x. oDDoiD,n,sn,
Politicians were named and their alleged
misdeeds recounted in the annual report
Of the Council Of the National Civil Service
Reform League, read az q session OF the
league this afternoon al the ITOquois Hotel.
Richard Henry Dana read the report in
the absence of DIR. Daniel q. Gilman. presi-
dem Of the league. who Ia III.
After referring to civil service rules
tsHs srn =, emP pOSS;SsDt me eo rspOrI called a..