Word: clevelands
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Question, "Resolved, that President Cleveland has violated his pledges to further Civil Service Reform...
...Cleveland's pledges-(a) Guarded, limited and moderate; (b) to obey civil service law; (c) to make "no removals for partisan reasons solely": Transcript, Dec. 30, 1884; Nation, vol. 43, p. 68; Civil Service Record, June...
...President Cleveland has promised that under his administration civil service offices should not be the reward of partisan activity: Letter accepting nomination, Aug., 1884; letter to G. W. Curtis, Dec. 25, 1884; inaugural address, March 4, 1884; letter to heads of departments, July 14, 1886. (Extracts from all these can be found in Senator Hale's speech in the Senate, Jan. 12, 1888.) Text in the newspapers...
...President Cleveland has kept these pledges-(a) No immediate clean sweep; (b) comparatively few removals; (c) many vacancies are due to expiration of term, resignation and death; (d) new appointments in the main excellent, especially in the diplomatic service; (e) President is not responsible for character of candidates recommended by congressmen and respectable citizens: Nation, vol. 41, 216; vol. 45, 61, 144, 103; Public Opinion, vol. II, 255; Civil Service Record...
...President Cleveland has favored civil service reform-(a) has supported Civil Service Commission, and favored an extension of the rules; (b) has resisted constant and enormous pressure from office-seekers; (c) owes a duty to his party; (d) neither political party favors reform; (e) he has established a good precedent, and made a return to the spoils system impossible: Civil Service Record...