Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-12
JTOBIOGRAPHY ofA PENNSYLVANIA
BY Samuel WRe77XooChcr
Ra00SyInoMoS MoSt Jealous
and Eae1Sehc Governor
CHAPTER VII (C0ntinued)
tcopyrsht. 1917. by the Public Ledger company)


WHETHER it be claimed any that he brought
abot the nomination of the President of the United States that
result always being the outcome of the play of forces existence at
the me certain that while three hundred and six sawart
stood by Grant the end Ger began vote o Garfield the
second ballot and continued until hundred had been and
until the convention accepted that candidate In published inter-
view day later he said that Barker chad much
other individual in bringing about the nomination of Gar
fed The league ereupon issued circular, written by
calling independent support of
party After the election Barker looked forward to being appointed
Secretary of the Treasury, and
Blaine who became Secretary &c State giving his the
proposition For several Barker had been the of the
Government in Russia securing the construction
and 1880 after the convention he that country
for the purpose of making build railroads there
and while there the decorated him with the insignia
Of distinction. He MacVeagh him his
while condd his pleased
that in the opinion of acVeag other Gar
field Before they started MucVeagh suggested that they take their
wives with tem which Barker assencd After their return
acVeagh bill for counsel fees and including those
of his wife, and said Barker to 81 did not raise
question with him at that unctu and like fool paid them ALL
Then acVeagh became Attorney General and member of the
Cabinet The of quite plain and it ought to
have obvious Barker Macvcagh identified with
independents participating in all of their councils and at the
time the sonnaw of Simon Cameron and therefore, fitted
both stood by Barker and letter the President
in which, answering the objection to Bar YOUTH sa Though
he is the the
Presidents The letter failed but the phrase struck and
repeated to several persons by Garfield
Civil Service Reform
In 1881 Civil Service Reform Association organized
Philadelphia with MacVcagh president and myself
For long time the records kept and the meetings held
in Office at 200 South Sixth street. and their first conflict with
the outside and wicked world maintained series letters
with Howard NJ Jenkins arward editor of The Friend and
author of "soy of Gwynedd" He conhave and able
fellow friend Barker anxious for the public
fe but he had faith in civil service reform He pershed by
falling log Buck Hill Falls. altogether
in sympathy with associates in this work. The difference
partly fundamental felt that pretty the whole merit of
the system consisted the advocacy Of tenue that
is that Of the ministerial oeodes should be
except incompetence performance
OF introduced Jackson the
belongs the pos They had faith benefit
lmnary examinations which seemed be effective
o.
charged with responsibility The difference partly political
wanted the Republicans make public life better and their
idea have these tasks accomplished by the Democrats
When therefore, George William Curtis president
National Civil Service Reform Association, ndeavored
its weight favor Cleveland and against Blaine fol-
lowed the active members Philadelphia
and wrote letter him. which appeared the New York Tribune
issued campaign document by the Republican National
Committee and all the United States While
active part in the conduct of its affairs that AS
the light shown subsequent development
compelled that Blaine the
statesman OF his PERIOD that his method dealing with other
continents based principles
and generally accepted and that the American dis
played wisdom in their of him.
portan opportunities advance their welfare getting
sympathy with its surroundings, the Philadelphia association
strength has recovered its vitality. When
had the opportunity principles practice
could point the fact that official during ncumbency had
political
civil service reform by the State the association
md to commend and when Woodrow Wilson, who citizen
loudly advocated the SYSTEM President
official the Philadelphia Custom House make
Democrat overriding the request of the association it
tmid to condemn
the platform of the National Republican League,
this plank inserted:
"That the worst of the existing of our national life being
Democratic rule should
local. State and national