Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-22


for publication should be addressed 10 wN. j. MUIR
IAaH, PropTiotor NATIONAL REPURL'uAN, Washing
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CIVIL SERVICE RRrORN-sONB EXPLAEA.
TIONS
Mr.. Frederick Douglass paper, tho ES,D
National Era, In an article on the civil Scr
vice, says;
Hardly ever before were such dlslntsrested
efforts and such large sacrifices Of personal inter
estt and comfort made TO secure tho triumph Of
Republican principles as in the election Of Gen.
Grant. Not one in thousand Of tho men to
whose patriotic and untlrlng efforts the country
islndcbted for tho defeat Of the wicked combi.
nation designed to restore the rebel Democracy
u power under the lead Of Greeley, and to undo
all that a four years war had accomplished,
were Influenced by any mere personal advan.
tage. Not one In a thousand OF them 10 an once
seeker or desire any ONCE.
But while there IL not one IN a. thousAbd Of
the true and brave men who have won this great
victory who desire any Of Its 'Sp0ilS,' or Would
accept any Ofiloe, high or low, we doubt II there
Il one Of them ali who does not believe that the
oHices under tbs Government should be nlled by
the meu who cooperate with them in the great
work Of preserving the nation from the calamity
which was threatening H.
"And yet the practical operations Of the 'cIvlI
service code OF laws that have been adopted for
allng of1oss are to place the enemies Of the Re.
publican party, and even ayoWed rebels, as they
have now all been 'amnestied, on an equal foot.
Ing with Woodworking Republicans, however
competent and honest; and those who have
taken no interest In politics, but have DEVOTED
their lives to tho study Of grammar, arithmetic
and writing, stand a far better chance for the
best once under the Government, like the Phil.
adelphla post Once, than the most experienced
man or the braysst aud most patriotic and clear.
headed soldier Who has become q llttle Tutty In
the technical learning demanded by the board
Of bToken.doWn schOOlmasteTs, to whose IRE.
sponsible caprice is connded the appointment Of
Officers In the civil service Of the country. .
Toe mon, TO whom is greatly due the Rspubh.
can majority iB Philadelphia OF forty.iyO thou.
sand, as we'll 10 the unrlValod majority OF more
than one hundred and thlIty.hVs thousand In
the State Of Ponnsylyanla, came here to urge
the appointment Of postmaster In that oity Of
a man they know TO DO emlnsnt ly compel V ut and
deserving on grounds Of moral character, and
demanded alike by tho business interests Of the
people and Of the Republican party. Bat, re.
commended by such men as senator Cameron,
GoTernOr.olsct Hartranft, Mayor StOkely, Dis.
trict Attorney W. ID. Mann, Sherin SseiG, Uni
tedstatea MAfsnal hefhs, hon, Charies o'hsill
and several msmbsrs-slsct OF tho PsnasylvAnia
Legislature, all OF whom know him, they are
told that the question must be settled BY a civil
service board, and who are to examine the apPll-
matt and s,vo m. on,o. Ia tho SomDs.ito, nhH
passes tho bSst EXAMINATION, though no may DO
10y J ,ani TSo, h n ~ oS ,a,oS, OF
reform works 10 practice. Is that what Penn.
sylVHnians voted fOr''
We na'e uop'eu 'ho "oo'e oe'auSe II 10
scrioes accurately ana suecinctly the FEELINGS
ana IDEAS OF large number oil people In
regAru 10 tue e'''' Sef''ee' Inc pr pc''cai
oper"''on o' Tue e'''' sor'''o ru'o' nas demon
sua'cu 'na' tno Scnoiho Us II a. present
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coiniS"''e sSs''n' lnU cAhuiu"'es ior
o'he' were 10 present themselves oetore a
ooafu anu Suotii' 10 "u examination 10 test
'n'u qu'""'H''on' ''' 'h' POsi''ouS they
Q" NUMBER Oh MARKS tue appointments
were 10 DC made IhlS plan mas now been In
operation Tor some Time ana las developed
the iact tnat inc prlnelple OF competition,
"hile possessing certain advantages Is still
attended Win coh'lu'ra0Ie disadvantages
which more than coun'eroaIanco Whatever OF
Hood II contains
In the FIRST place, mere technical knowl-
edge Is not Invariably the best test OF Ell.
cheney and we know that the officials who
have charge OF tho matter have discovered
that those who pass the best examinations
arc not Invariably the best men Tor the offices
they seek. One case In particular has been
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