Show THE QUESTION OF p REFORM p M of subject which have been written about dilated upon find and about which public men have troubled 1 th themselves civil service reform occupies c alvae z j ii a conspicuous I 1 position it is ia oue one of th the c pi gi eat cat political ques questions t tons ofilio clay the president of 0 lite united states lias has given it considerable I 1 1 al I 1 lention yet not as much as somo ot his advisers desire and at tle the sinic saine time more than others endorse dorse the position of tile the chief executive is not an enviable one when wheat questions of great importance are to bensted be acted upon the ideas of 0 parti member sarc so vastly different S concerning 0 katlic luca measures that j it is no easy task to act so as to please the majority and yet be consistent with self president cleveland b has already dearin during his short experience in office met many any peculiar views and no little opposition d re ardin some of his I 1 for or it a number of years past corruption tion fit office las has been no uncommon occurrence influences of various A 1 kin kinda s baya h ive been used to lo put pul men in in I 1 I ollice office as also to lo displace bipin in briber bera ahas lias became a power in political men have been ap pointed to lilt fill positions position s at request I 1 politicians willit outha out having yina 0 the requisite qualifications i i A reform lievin having in view the lac ing of cf men in 0 office who are arc fiad alic knowledge ability and i honesty necessary to the proper I 1 performance anac of the dt dubies ILI III of tile the i office has become a necessity hence 1 the subject is being agitated and the I 1 present adminis has to meet it I 1 in an ail article in a recent number of tile the noi hortet ih american review a few I 1 j statements nrc presented in connect tion lion i ith civil service reform which I 1 C show in a limited degree that influx I 1 I 1 ence is brought to bear bea r to secure ap 2 point ments to profitable and sometimes distinguished positions under 1 the government A sini ilir influence I 1 I 1 boil i on a perhaps smaller scale is brought I 1 ato J to bear frequently tit in tile the united 11 1 states slates by persons aiho exercise the X J i right of franchise francala se i I 1 tills advertisement is from a leadin leading h al ton journal ot of al april 1 at 17 ti 11 1 I 1 n lit give lor for a bof position 1 lion in in auy 1 ol of the government service that CA will evade the civil beniac address I 1 plato idilo blar office the inci aber of 0 lon loares re res s aiom the lie 01 odilo 1 I 0 di aili 1111 theall me to sa EIT that lei in two instances within 31 lew few wei weeks Is lie he lis ian been tottered it il one thousand dollars Io lars fur for his hii influence tor for proc ail a office I 1 h have a letter dated london march 7 issa by I 1 H it i of that city alamed chat leg 0 0 olson lo ili tile lion hon J copold c ot of I 1 boston in ili chich ail 10 offer Is made of 1 tile cubing I 1 g these are arc only a few examples il if it is transpiring for ilic 1 I I 1 1 S I 1 of re forni lu in tile hie au I 1 I 1 t service are arc employed Thou santIs of persons they nicy may k w c found in iii the various departments itaf I 1 tf I 1 V bashing ton lit in the alic custom ports porta I 1 atel if II 11 is claimed by tile the ad advocates I 1 it re reform borla that thai tile clicc facos i 1 auly I y if baij bij 0 ae ft 11 ll thed on istir luceila laid and I 1 hattal lial s arc topo to po ci Jons i tie lie so appointed liei bauzo jause they ire aru qualified having jadeed au all examination I 1 it il N n that thai the question of I 1 1 I 1 goliti N ill ive jio weight 0 but i aliat a diat lumir 1 only oldy should lie on upon chii in it il is I 1 raid aidt that lial the present postmaster ot of I 1 ew cw ork city a was i cap pointed to this position by jires acut cleveland 1211 lie ile lias has been in hiie I 1 lie new anew york post office for a num car r of various poi having it licchi coil from froia tie lie to another on oil iiii ili inci its until lie he I 1 I 1 the chief position acut cut clui eland was severely ariti 46 i I 1 ased baert k I 1 ertain A ain parties for his action i 4 tills this matter mailer it seems conever I 1 i harnica harmony ny with civil service refo itu I 1 11 illis great gi t 1 bork oric I 1 lite strong a 3 r I 1 V lent that to tile vors victors belong lie ii le mill have tu to be bc act fact iwuc inc the of nil all things will gw biow tile democratic Dein cieri tic ill ad fins la tile the coula 0 O 11 I 1 ic mill to I 1 enforce a strictly civil bijil nice rv ref reform orm it II has in lite various r ft t pepsi inputs at tell i girdled li caled improvement 1 and I tile course 3 1 f tile the president Ples ident seems to be to lo coil coni I aue ii 11 I 1 klinl line lilac A 1 timber of i ail lul service irr I 1 vicc reformers who met let at j newport jew port recently adopted a resola I 1 I 1 ii j on it to tai effect that thai the president I 1 nt his eueral course was faithful I 1 I 1 1 nid ni 11 iu to tile reform I 1 f thet pit ilic illic ser Y I 1 in I 1 I 1 |