worth for office, 32; on election
of 1800 and interference with
elections, 41, 42; circular of, 42;
on division of patronage, 73, 205;
on removal, 91; mistake of, 98;
conditional assurances of (note)
100; on 4-years' law (note) 160;
'opinion' of (note) 165; refutes
Mr. Ham, 205.
Jenckes T. A. bill of and humor of,
8, 62: New York Independent
on (note) 8; not a plagiarist, 202.
Jenckes joint select committee, re-
port of (note) 210.
Johnson Andrew, his removals, 86;
his comparatively conservative
course, 87; power removal liable
to abuse, 93.
Johnson Cave, on postal reforms
(note) 12.
Johnson W. S. power removal, 159.
Jones P. H. competitive tests, 37.
KASSON J. A. bill of, 8; introduces
Eaton's bill in the House, 214.
Kent James, power removal, 164.
King Caucus," death of (note) 105.
Kingsley Mr. on competition, 222.
Kinney W. alleged remark of and
note on, 83.
Kleiner J. J. experience of, 60.
MACAULAY THOS. BABINGTON, on
corrupt English elections, 47.
Macon N. resolution of and note on,
100; a typical reformer, 203.
Madison J. on appointments and
removals, 21; mistake of, 81; on
the spoils of victory, 92; power
removal, 117-120; on 4-years'
law (note) 160.
Marcy W. L. speech, humorous let-
ter, use of word spoils, 81, 82;
letter from Jas. Parton about, 82;
his speech correctly quoted, 207.
Martin Wm. A. P. on Chinese civil
service, 189-192; note on, 193;
refutes the Encyclopedia Britan-
nica (note) 193.
Massachusetts, civil service exami-
nations in, 16; veteran soldiers
triumph in (note) 53.
May T. E. on English officeholders
in American colonies, 176.
McCormick J. R. warning of, 215.-
LALLY T. A. note on, 158.
Law, the civil service. See "Civil McDuffie G. on removal, 169.
Lawrence John, probably antedated
Burr in advocating spoils system
(note) 72; on removal, 127.
Lee R. B. on removal, 132.
Lee R. H. on removal, 156, 157.
Lewis Sir G. C. on adapting laws to
the people (note) 25.
Lewis W. B. on Mrs. Jackson (note)
74; on danger spoils system, 75.
Life tenures, no danger in if based
on merit, 66; will be rare, 66.
Lincoln A. preaches one thing and
practices another, 83; remarks
of to Lamon, Summer, Schurz,
Wilson, 83, 84. 213; Lamon's
dark picture of (note) 84; Swett
and Trumbull corroborate La-
McKee S. resolution of (note) 66.
Metcalfe Thomas, non-partisan ap-
pointments of (note) 81.
Mill J. S. on competitive tests, 30.
Miller Senator, on Van Buren, 78.
Monarchical power, inherent fear in
Americans of, 166.
Monroe James, views of, 92.
Montesquieu Charles de, on climat-
ic influences, 194.
Morehead James T. report of, 113.
Morrill Justin S. opinion of, 213.
Morton Oliver P. inquiries of, 212;
on competition for office, 222.
Mundella A. J. on English civil ser-
vice before the reform (note) 64;
after the reform (note) 198. 199.
Murtha W. H. good example of, 56,
NAPOLEON I, official rules and an- Poindexter G. on Van Buren, 77.
ecdote of (note) 114.
Nicholas John, assurances of, 99.
Nicolay and Hay, description of of
ficesecking scenes by, 223.
Norway, civil service and govern-
ment of, 188, 189.
O'BRIEN H. on laborers and Bos-
ton's labor bureau (note) 16.
Office brokerage, 39.
Office, insolence of, remedy for, 70.
Officeholders, ignorance of some,
55; favoritism shown by, 55.
Officeholders' salaries, too much dif-
ference in. 64-66: readjustment
of, 66: N. Y. C. S. C. on (note) 66.
Officeholders, able-bodied should be
soldiers (note) 28; politically am-
bitious, how checked, 29; should
be protected from mistakes, 114.
Officeholding, why sometimes un-
desirable, 55; ordinary, some-
thing better than, 90.
Officeseeking, pictures of by Cox,
Dawes, Quincy, Nicolay, Hay,
58, 59, 60, 87, 88, 101-106, 223;
interferes with Cabinet officers,
82, 217; affect of on Lincoln. 223.
PAGE J. power removal, 145-147.
Paley W. on patronage, 108, 109;
woman suffrage (note) 110.
Parton J. on Mrs. Jackson's death,
affect of on Jackson, Van Buren's
tact and secrecy, 74, 75, 79; let-
ters from, 80, 82; a reformer, 80.
Party spirit, danger in, 225, 226.
Paterson W. on removal, 157.
Patronage evils insidious, 89, 212.
Patronage system, the, fairness of
only apparent, 72, 73; undemo-
cratic and un-American, 86.
Pearson H. G. competitive tests, 35.
Peiching (a Chinese examiner) put
to death for fraud, 192.
Pendleton G. H. unique civil ser-
vice record of, 216, 217.
Phillips Lee, letter of, 15.
Planks, civil service, of all national
Democratic and Republican plat-
forms (notes) 94, 196, 197,
Poles, political views of, 121.
Potter H. C. on Washington, 227.
Potts Wm. report of, 16.
President, the, status of (note) 151.
Principle, voting for, 39; carrying
the democratic too far, 202.
Probation, trial by, uses of 27, 28.
Promotion examinations, compulso-
ry, 10; should be carefully con-
ducted, 28; note on, 28:
Prussia, civil service of, 183.
Public business, fundamental rules
of, the same as private, 19.
QUINCY E. on Macon (note) 100.
Quiney Josiah, characteristic prop-
osition and speech of, 101-6; rule
of law laid down by (note) 106.
Quincy Josiah, jr. maxim of, 106.
RANDOLPH J. on patronage, 174.
Read G. on removal, 158.
Reform, civil service, "surest guar-
antee of the safety and success
of American institutions," 97.
Reformers, civil service, invite dis-
cussion, 199; not insincere, 203.
Removal, importance of power, 112.
Removals, danger of sweeping, 56;
number by 7 first Presidents, 93.
Republics, cannot stand multiform
and long-continued corruption,
40; Holman on, 216; besetting
sin of, 225; rocks on which they
have fallen, 225, 226; natural
tendency to party spirit in, 226.
Reynolds J. views of, 83.
Rice E. Y. plain words of, 215.
Robertson Wm. H. on competitive
examinations, 35.
Roman aristocracy, depravity of, 63.
SATTERLEE HENRY Y. plain, direct.
courageous, truthful words of, 52.
Schenck R. C. views and prophecy
of, 211.
Schurz C. bill of, 8; conversation
with Lincoln, 84; not eligible to
the presidency, 221.
Scott Thomas, on removal, 134.
Sedgwick T. on removal, 131,
Senate, great power and use of, 116.
Sherman John, testimony of, 211.
Sherwin H. letter of, 14; civil ser-
vice examinations form a part of
a general educational system, 18.
Smith S. deposition of (note) 100;
removal for opinion's sake, 172.
Smith W. on removal, &c. 137-39.
Southard S. L. favors repeal of 4-
years' law, 161; on removal, 170.
Spoils, a military and bad word, 82,
85, 86; definitions of, 207.
Spoils, a pandemonium of, 86, 87,
88, 200, 201, 223.
Sprague P. on effects of Jackson's
proscriptive policy, 170.
Statute, the civil service, 228-232.
Stone M. J. removal, prophecy, civil
service rules, 148-152; cringing
disposition requisite for an office
held at will and pleasure, 151.
Story J. opinion of, 24; on remo-
val, 164; solemn warning of, 225.
Sumner C. bill of, 7, 202.
Sumter T. removal and note on, 153.
Sweden, civil service of, 186-188;
tyranny in (in 1789) 121, 143.
Sylvester P. on removal, 135.
Systems, civil service, none perfect,
TAZEWELL L. W. on executive pow-
er, 175.
Tenure, advantage of security of. 56.
Tenure of office law, failure of, 115.
Thomas J. L. examinations by, 37.
Thorburn John, letters from, 180-2.
Tilden S. J. gift of, views of. 33, 94.
Tree of Liberty, what will kill it. 41.
Trevelyan Sir C. (note) 18.
Trumbull L. author § 1753 U. S. R.
S. 7; bill of, 58 on Lincoln, 85;
on Johnson's removals (note) 86;
on Sherman's revelations, 212;
on evils of patronage, 214, 215.
Tucker T. T. on removal, 152; con-
stitutional amendments, 152-53.
Tyler J. on regulating and restrain-
ing removal, 93; on 'spoils,' 170.
VAN BUREN M. adroitness of. 71;
on drawbacks of patronage, 79;
harsh words (uttered in the heat
of debate) concerning, 76–79; a
good word from James Parton
about, 80.
Vest G. B. on patronage evils, 215.
Veteran soldiers triumph (note) 53.
Veteran soldiers and sailors, pref-
erence for, 10, 53.
Vining J. on romoval, Sweden, Po-
land, 120, 121; on aggregating
political knowledge (note) 177.
WASHINGTON GEO. on officeseeking
burdens, 29; maxim of, 32; on
national university, 32; lays the
foundation for civil service law,
91; solemn warning of, 225, 226.
Waters E. F. note, 176; civil ser-
vices of British India and France,
182, 184; letter from, 185.
Webster D. on legislative powers
(note) 20; maxim of, 36; public
virtue the principle of republican
governments (note) 40; depreca-
ted high salaries (note) 64; pre-
diction of (note) 79; criticises
Madison (note) 119; criticises de-
cision on removal, 160; 4-years'
law, Jackson's nominations, evils
of patronage (notes) 162, 163.
Webster W. H. letter from. 13.
Wheeler E. P. views of, 18.
White Alexander, on removal, 136.
White H. L. on office-hunting, 172.
Whitridge Fred. W. on the end of
old Council of Appointment, 71.
William III, election laws of, 47-8.
William and Mary, election law of
Williams G. H. on decision of first
Congress on removal, 165.
Willis A. S. ringing words of, 216.
Wilson Henry, conversation with
Lincoln, 213; on Fisher, 213.
Wilson Justice, on patronage and
appointments, 110, 111; Wash-
ington on and maxim of, 110, 114.
Windom Wm. on "beneficial influ-
ences of civil service law," 213.
Wise Henry A. on Van Buren, 79.
Woman suffrage (note) 110.
Worcester J. E. on competition. 222,
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