, 1870-11-18
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

CIVIL SERVICE REF0RM |
Cosoncs E1>l,~r sa,su rhe P1A.cnt oJfsce
civil Saty1ce lsrfarm In the DiIicts
rnt OcE,u sssaet:e>-. Ectx t;nsrs Tross1 |
KeDI 1AF-, .--..t
Fashtn9te1 <Sas-11o tsa,4rsue,d<nat nf he csss.-
:. The .esirement II calaa.i Fisher, COMMITS
bioper OF PAsont<, it ons os tnosn UNHEALTHY
rigns with which tho people hAve become
painfully fsznisis1 lot late. The reasons foc
his rotiguation st this time are simply those
shteh .;'u*s d secret.F Coz. name}y: M
nis.Akablo sieiB Tat the pohssciaus had ut-
umpbed with the President in Ill matters OF
Gva eesylca reform Ths ptssidant's ntsl
tfcp WIZ Ole htoRekhEr, CO 1it1o'a to bin. \
be authorized let;oE asking Vim. T. Bike
yell. Of Pittsburgh, il be wonld take the
tAEen to ths Cabinet lneetiug on Tues
pr p1ssioutiy s.eaItsincd s he fssta "a he csss.
md were able To call halt. This eign Ia not
tired more asncer~iy regrettad than Colonsl
Fisher, either BY the employees OF the Office Or
these doing bneine1s with it.
The eot,rrs pursued by Secretary Coz 10 tho !
department, a. Mhcle, and in which he hid
Coltn,I Fi.har and General Walker, Of tbs
Cc,,eus Bureau. bad lauught Aeout condi- |
ton Of ansi1s ia the Interior that has not |
previously existed. and does not noE e1iat
| in any other Department in Washington I
| In u word, tte cl,Iks had como 10 look |
upon themselves A. men, and feel the intte- !
| ~ u.cncp oE 1~u. Tbs old days wheu ab- |
| Ao1uto sulserslenc5 was insisted upon sosmed
l far IN tho past, and tho ne Z tines when merit
ard edfis,ency wcre tho tents we're vary pleaa-
| 1nt I, cottctMl late. II IL almost necdle.a TO
add that dark Ahadow RestnS to h1ve fallen
| acrors Tie path Of Ill. The chauge i. pain-
| fully apparent.
The fact IL that under ths old lAz nrescEib-
1 ing IN examination for all candidates thars
had been Al earnest at,emrt to introaneo lhe
4 chief fuatu, es OF = civil service reform into
the lntasior Department. There w1s no
| RlaIn about it. Its char&ctaf wan we'll M
| detstood here. All know that it w1a
n1 shi,as !1vs; IT. tue shosonsh ,on 1ast s
! 10 require OF those entrusted with ita bnsl-
| nees. Tho attempt WAS NOT naado in tho othor
depatimenta. This is as veil understood az
,hat it .was made BY ses!esaFy Coz. In ths
I other departments The old methods Tese con-
tiuuea. The ctief use made Of tho rnachiaerT
| Of examinations was to keep those ont who
were rot wanted for thcplacee. It il aearcsly
! an e1aggeration to say that in most Of the
Bureaus outalde Of the 1utarior, designation
for, appointment hss been equivalent 10 IN
appointment
In view OF N official statement printed, Yea-
te1dly, throughout the country, 10 The efcck
that Ill tho departments. wero oqnall: asttrs
with the lntenor IN the matter OF CIVIL service
reform. few anseance. eolleetnt II tew
honss wv oe 70 1ee Posns, ano po1sg,t5 @ ny
'ssss Hss:ssa 1nss can AL 10 ,'sa upon
M a "ae o3aH!nes. e!rots uu.e nt4Tos ~:
VIE view ot o'saas ~! ieiu Io4a,t NV eno
etA.one!y IL ene " 3ae y, .1 -
aheets 10 quire, OF The number Of quires in \
| Yeatn To aarertzin whether he hsd common
sno"leoee y. stl;, ewas. so. en1a., e, No. W.,
tences "e-e 6''en nan ~ eo-Aee'' '-'A'Hs N"o''
us .,,,. h.,,rn rr,d,r,a,.h Nm
n.s.. u s"..et ~ =, ,IInn,;1,, Ia Ia
ME appoln.ea uaea ~. rsn., ,,,,., ,,on IA.
-. ~ r. -. bas. d.s;.,s ID Yo- ~.
PMtment uat 10 ~ ueeG uss'suas ~,
piaet;,n po.nemit; apon M % ,,.,;,ni,r raw d,vs
eAAtu.nyn* ~ Ma.oe sn..n G.M .aa. -. hot3rs
e1pee..ng 20 fseeiSo ~ oioet 70 ,, appe1s os,ose
3aeIe cn 1,. io 1as.a,, nJ s,t;s1.nta,r - ax.sn
LOVE- asMs Ps."G - easass, ~ =.
, .nauo,' s'1 sou 4io APpo'n'S1
elGk .,n,,-,5 h,,,-, .ba ay,,,,rar. !,
NJ aEpesea oele.S ,e,a s io cb.ras,e.
Ia uopa noppa;sa 49,, Jne,s,aJ Tn,r th.r.
ane ehit %. s1cv sT1 .ID''s's" "f"3 ADsA'
VA eet aor.n ~ w., 1oaom anma f-o, Sow F,,,.r5
IAue4' AoN e'uA0 NASA1 -'~"
/ see ann,;c,nt rsss air.
nPpisau' $500 ~.
Examiner y Whit souts:
ApInc:sn, pI:an,,, T!nn ~" a'"H 'Ao't- n'ston o
the otoningtoH an.S
u If ~ you commence ,, work today sour ply w vi
. = 1sEin. .
ne commeCc:1- .-.--- ....-
n chief clerk 10 one bureau was turned on
l. OF tHo u Succession LOT general wortl!r
d he.r ahd lnconpetencE. ana secnrea hia pros
): eht pace because Hes ot poMhc3ans Manta
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