SCHURZ ON CIVIL SERVICE RE- FORM. Share full article. Dec. 13, 1894. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 13, 1894, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Civil service protection is a bedrock principle of how our federal government works. It dates back to 1883, and over 140 years we have generally broadened and strengthened those protections.