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Rh Civil service reform—Continued

after a party victory, 146; classified service, 149; when civil service law was enacted, 149; whose the credit for faithful carrying out of the law, 150; growth of the system, 150; employees still to be brought under the rules, 151; law constantly being extended, 152; Cleveland's views on, 152; what may be expected of Cleveland's Administration, 154; relation between civil service reform and Democracy, 155; what the spoils system asks of a candidate, and what civil service reform asks, 156; England, the spoils system and reform, 158; Jefferson's claim of removing only for cause, 161; four-year rule absurd when applied to business, 163; spoils and Tammany, 170; good politics, 171; Cleveland its great supporter, 174

Civil service reform and the “Black Act,” V., 373; competitive examinations, 374; evils of spoils system and fallacy of plea for discretionary power for those making appointments, 375; Schurz's personal experience in Congress and as head of a Department, 376; instituted competitive examinations for his own protection and the good of the service, 377; only competitive examinations place public office within reach of those without influence, 380; merit and fitness to be decided by different examiners, 382; how the machinery will work, 386; Gruber's systematic philosophy of American politics, 392; duty of the governor, 395

Claiborne, William Charles Cole, II., 231

Clarendon-Johnson treaty, III., 46

Clarke, Enos, VI., to, 441

Clarke, James Freeman, III., 421; IV., from, 114

Clarke, W. H., IV., to, 436; from, 436 n. Clarkson (Postal Service), V., removals by, 140, 171

Clarkson, J. M., VI., made surveyor, port of New York, 381

Clarkson, Thomas, abolitionist, III., 46

Clay, Henry, III., last words of, in United States Senate, 14; entrance into public life, 15; originator of measures and policies, 16; reasons for advocating compromise, 23; end of an epoch, 24; V., and the tariff, 46, 47, 67, 360, 436; urges repeal of four-year rule, 165; compromise, 438; failure of, to become President, 440; concessions to slave-power, 443; a slaveholder but believing in anti-slavery teachings, 444; death of, 446; VI., 362 Clay, Henry, IV., Schurz writing the life of, 156, 308, 400, 462; commended by readers and the press, 479, 481; V., read by Thurman with great interest, 81

Clayton, Powell, II., 420

Cleveland, Grover, IV., and the Presidential nomination, 206-214; stories derogatory to, 222, 223; with Hendricks for Vice-President, 258; can safely be supported by every friend of good government, 262; stories concerning, lack authoritative basis, 262, 272; his honest government made him bitter enemies, 263; his efforts to suppress graft, 264; as a civil service reformer, 265; exoneration of Blaine will operate against, 275; to, 288; friends must shield him from officeseekers, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296; from, 297; to, 297; to, 305; talks about probable Cabinet appointments, etc., 348; appointments criticised, 355; to, 360; from, 363; to, 364; to, 367; to, 401; to, 404; to, 407; to, 408; will vote for Hill, 411; has rendered great service to the cause of reform, 412; to, 414; to, 421; “removals for cause only,” see Schurz's letters to Cleveland, Edmunds, Williams, McVeagh, Bayard and Codman; defended by Bayard, 439; criticised by Schurz, 444; growing popularity of, 448; held responsible for subordinates mistakes, 453, et seq.; to, 463; interview with Codman, 470; irritated at his critics, 474; writes letter of