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Question: "Resolved, That the policy of Cleveland in regard to the reform of the Civil Service during his two administrations is, on the whole, deserving of praise...
Question: "Resolved, That the policy pursued by President Cleveland in regard to the rform of the Civil Service, deserves praise...
...Recent reforms have been due to independent action where party fealty has failed. (a) Pension Reform; (b) Civil Service Reform; (c) Rejection of unfit candidates. Delamater; Maynard...
...government should not take immediate steps toward assuming ownership of the telegraph, for (1) Civil Service Reform must precede any such action. (2) Western Union Co. is giving cheap and efficient service. (3) Other alternatives must first be examined. (a) Establishment of government postal telegraph offices, and the letting out of contract for carrying messages to telegraph companies. (b) Government control of telegraph by interstate commission...
...Tuesday night at his home, 184 Beacon street, Boston. Mr. Sargent was born July 5, 1848, and fitted for college at the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Harvard in 1870. While in college he was a member of the Pudding, Porcelain and other clubs. After graduation he studied civil law in Germany for two years, and, upon his return entered the Harvard Law School, taking his degree in 1875. He practiced for a few years and then went into business, becoming treasurer of the Lawrence Manufacturing Co., and remained in this position up to the time of his death...