Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-01-11

examination had It in their case be-
9 required, and the proof ID their !.
Pacity, Of which the present distl1
= tion is the evidence. The Commi
sloners say, in concluding their :
: port:
I'VE do not, indeed, suppose Ii
the adoption Of any rules, howev,
skillfully framed, would at once res
edy the evils IN the clvil sersic
. which are universally acknowledge
and experience, will doubtless sho
how every method Of reform may
improved; but those evils will ce
tainly not be remedied without an q
fort. Those who are content TO d
mand civil service reform, but VII
oppose every practical attempt I
Il promote i. must be suspected !.
noving little real hostility % the q,
tenn which they decry. Fortunatel
however, public attention was nevl
more resolutely turned to the sul
ject, and there was never . more 1.
yorable moment to begin ref6rm.-
The party isstles Of the past fsv
years are gradually disappearing. Tn
perllous questions Of 1undamsnts
policy have been determined, sud th
paramount interests Of the eountr
are now those Of administrations.
Honesty and efficiency of admiu
istration, - . settled national policy
will now be the chief demand Of eve
~ party: but nowhere can that pur
pose be shown 90 plainly as . reform
Of the civil service, so ss to secure in.
tegrity, efficiency and economy"
After quoting from the recent
speech Of Gladstone, to show that Z
similar. reform has been made and
has succeeded in England, the Com
n::;;ssioners continue:
ave prccnose also. that in thi.
country places N tiee public service
shall be restored "a thccse who are
found to be fitted for then, ssnd II
any one is disposed to think tis:.
IN abuse Of forty yesiEa i : law of
Ronphliean avafofn a llffIA f0oacfiOn
v;if .hnS him III error IfSh~ -.
lieye, reform to be impossbls, Is
marelv stows that he 4 the violim g
the abuse, and forgets that in Amer
ica every reform u possible. The en-
foroement Of the rules that we sub-
mit for approval, depends. Of course,
mnon thA slesaure of the Presix3enf
yet should they receive the sanction
of Congress in the form OF law, thei-
enforcement would become, until re-
pealed, not only q pleasure, but q
duty, OF the President. That sanc-
tion, whether to the rules now sub,
mittad or to any scheme, will more
surely promote . purity aud effcien.
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cnlsss W. A.o - .,rS,.s.. 49, ;tself to,he
Iorm wou.u .sa % aonr..v ,h.t the
goou selse a,..S. :. ~. .snnid rs;ect .rv
people tneinseiseD ~ous- ~
party or any candidate tina. ProPo.eu
10 relapse into the present rAc.ace.
The improvement OF the civil service
Is emphatically the PeoPles cau'
he peoples reform, and the Aamm.
stration which vigorously neesn, y
will acquire . glory only less tnan
hat Of salvation Of the Tree Union.
(Sianed),
GroRoE w. CuRrrs,
ALEX. G. CArrsLL,
JosEpH MEDrLL,
DAvlDsox G. WAIKsR.
T.. B. ELLlor,
JosEpH H. BLAckroRD,
DAVID c. Cox.
The following ara the rules sub.
n;ttad IS the Comm,ssioners.
!. No psrsoi, shall be admitted to
NV positton in the civil service with.
! The anno;ntment Of The President
,r beads Of departments who is not
J citizen OF the United States, who
hall not have furnished satisfactory
nvnsns finn m rQAAnn<y 0MQQklnO. and