Show IBI SERVICE churlis address to the na 1 1 1 dional league I 1 ARMED THE administration I 1 reuses causes carulla carusla ot of and w appointment abuses in the do dc f commendation for the j postmaster general calls david g 33 hill tho the archenemy arch enemy of reform gl glad no he Is dead politically R I 1 chicago dec 12 tho the anual convent hon on of the national civil service itei form league began with a session for or the transaction of business at 1030 today to day in the rooms of the commerce club the delag a tea art rived in large numbers this forenoon hind band went at once to the commerce clun club the li session Ee ion was quite I 1 As protracted one and the visitors adjourned for luncheon shortly after I 1 A public meeting was held in the t Con amerce club at 21 0 the i size of th tb aud audience audlene lenc was limited only I 1 efcy by the as peat lna capacity of the p priors triors among KAmo cs tho the prominent men who were present at the opening of 0 the conven were carl schurz president of the ila orue richard ii darla dana of 0 roston boston herry welch of new york mayor k walbridge of st louis william A Jb Aitken of connecticut henry A richmond richy y ex member of the civil service commission new york charles J bonaparte of baltimore judge william i dudley foulke of 0 indianapolis charles SI 0 obrien brien of cleveland J C alton ot of I 1 jamestown est own 24 Y end william potts rot of new york local civil service reformers were I 1 largely represented at both meetings J I 1 the gathering is oj exceedingly im one for it itts As brought together distinguished advocates of good gov K I 1 from all over the country and practically marks the i eo pening of a B vigorous civil pervice campaign f k throughout the land y CARL SPEECH i the alie evening session of the von ton was held in central music liall hall which was wag packed to the doors the K principal feature of the ev evening enting was mas the speech of the ron hon carl schurz r who spoke as follows t the condition of things to be re formed Is so obviously unreasonable so eo flagrantly absurd arid and vicious that we should not believe it could possibly 1 exist among sensible people had we n not at become accustomed to its existence t among ourselves the spoils system that practice which turns public office high hig higland hand and low from public trust into objects of prey and booty for the victorious victoe lous party parly may without extravagant language Ian gage be called one of the greatest crimes in fit our history it if not ills greatest in the whole catalogue of our ills there Is none more dangerous to the vitality of our free institutions the observance obber vance of the four years term law relating to the presidents has most conclusively demonstrated I 1 from the point of view of the public interest 1 the utter absurdity and niclous fiess of the law itself CLEV ELANDS responsibility PE mr air josiah quincy as first assli assistant i secretary of state who had the consular appointments in charge had bad during the first months of the present administration made an almost clean sweep of that branch of the service when speaking of mr air Qu quincye incys doln doings gal I 1 do not ignore the presidents cespon in ili authorizing what was done but mr I 1 quincy hearing bearing the reputation deputa ilo of f a friend alfriend of reform was the official claI advisor and became the defender 0 of fit it I 1 speak of him as such I 1 1 I am sure I 1 do him no anju injustice lice when I 1 say that in order to avoid the danger of following the ideas of the advanced civil service reformers he follot followed med the practice of the most advanced lisman for no clemen in office have ever turned over the consular service from one party to the other with greater thoroughness and dispatch pa tell it was nati naturally rally assumed that an administration aspiring to tho the title of a reform administration would with regard to those places do what in line he republican platform pledged the party and its candidate to do how president harrison arrison II failed to redeem that clear and emph atlo pledge was wag at the time lime set forth by mv lamented pre Mo cessor george william curtis blessed be his big morgory memo in words to which I 1 have nothing to add it was hoped president cleveland would aub nb otann aln from changes in the services not required by the public interests hut but hope ile lias bag not so far been fulfilled the reference ferenee to members of congress of athe e appointing power has haa been largely tolerated it must musi not be overlooked however brever that excepting the headlong overturning returning rt of nt the consular service ho a chances have on the whole been ss a rapid than tinder the preceding ministration the same may be aid d of the application of that rule by hc c Postmaster General to the fourth ass as a s postmasters ROAST POAST FOR CARLISLE but tile the result of oc abis proceeding it if urther adhered to will after all be the close clohe of the presidential term aut ut all the offices concerned conet med into the lands andi of the tha party in power but the nd of this ad administration in Is not yet nd mil there aro are reasons for hoping that ts is second halt half will be the most pro active of good As to the observance I 1 B t tile the civil service law in the several of the national government ent the treasury department under m fr carllile Carll Ble lias has I 1 regret to say won in n unenviable neri viable distinction beginning to an ail act a of gross nepotism his nina gement has the strong at t proof of the necessity ot of putting he 0 of f division under the civil en rylee lc I 1 ule in this respect the tha treas I 1 ry iry department lie 1 artmont art ment under mr mir ca carllile Carl r lisle lale J ia as fallen below the mandani tin daril maintained by his big I 1 10 since the enactment of the civil vice ivice law I 1 1 I in 11 other departments department a very grad yie progress Is n to be observed obier ved en ea bialy ei aly in the noe decarti department ent 0 aich ha hi bee been beel l conducted by the post amter general mr mir bissell Bl esell as to the se lice at 0 t the e law in a manner entitled I 1 te I 1 to I 1 the e highest I 1 hest credit on the I 1 it t mutt t in fit justice be raid paid that f a I 1 r 0 in a notwithstanding nott standing r ae t second adminis atlon tl hag R materially advanced the form 1 C cause ause W ILL THE C in 11 I 1 new yoi boik k the theo o has baa bm n LL a civil bato Bf To law on the statute book bok cover I 1 alb 9 I 1 till lh BIBLE an ell as ai tho the larger ait wait wa enacted in 1985 under i 1 1 1 4 1 |