The Writings of Carl Schurz/From President McKinley, March 16th, 1897
FROM PRESIDENT McKINLEY
| Executive Mansion, |
| Washington, March 16, 1897. |
I have received your kind letter of the tenth [fourth] instant in behalf of the Civil Service Reform League whose interests you have so long and ably represented, and can assure you that even in the limited time now at my disposal, I have given consideration to the ideas which you advocate.
In the near future I shall hope, with the assistance and coöperation of yourself and others interested in necessary reforms in this branch of the Government, to develop some practical plan of progress which will be satisfactory to the friends of good government in all parts of the country.
In due time I shall take pleasure in considering the ideas in detail presented by the gentlemen who have made a special study of this subject. Allow me at this time to thank you very heartily for the promise of prompt and continued co operation on the part of the strong and progressive organization over whose deliberations you have the honor to preside.
Thanking you sincerely for your good wishes for the success of the new Administration, and trusting that your expectations may be fully realized, I am,
Very truly yours.