The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-06-28

.,,rosa that the competitive featyre
| vou 20 imil - I'M II cases
ps gotio1ss Hes there wels
nl,,,e wisstsvsr; that ths woaldss
some modification Of tho rules ON this
point that greater weight wenld be
piyen to the efficiency, character and
business capacity Of the applicant. l
then inquired by whist method it was
prOposedg " dl1govsr SssSs qsslinss-
tiops, and wasinforsnsd that fhispo'nt
was considered tobe the hardest prob
lem the Board was called upon to
solve. The members see very dis
tinctly the difficulties attending the
method pursued under the present
rules, which 10 simply putting the
matter into the hands Of the chief Of
the bureau. A list Of the names Of
all the competitors is handed to the
head of the bureau for information -
to the efficiency Of each. He grades
them as he wishes from nothing to
one hundred. If all bureau officials
were perfectly honest, altogether un-
baised, and incapable Of being swayed
by outside personal or political inau-
ence, there would be no better method
Of discovering the efficiency Of apph-
cants. But the Board does not seem
disposed to assume that the integrity
or the nature Of q bureau official is any
more reliable or Trustworthy than that
Of members Of Congress. The design
of civil service reform is to avoid ia
voritism. Bureau favoritism il likely
to be as great an evil as Congressional
favoritism. It is only shifting the
evil from one point to the other. The
members Of the Board and the Presi-
dent and Cabinet oil admit the Diff
Guilty here encountered. This matter
may, therefore, be said to be still
under advisement and the rules that
may be adopted will be of q temporary
nature.
l then stated that / was quite con-
fident that large number Of prom
inent politicians and journalists have
been expecting the whole movement
to break down; that it was very evil
dent that it would receives very mea-
ger support and a strong opposition
in Congress-. He knew that such an
impression was general, bnt that there
was never y more mistaken idea; that
the movement never had more strength
than now; that while President Grant
remains at the head of affairs civil
service reform will not be abahdoned;
that the President was never more in
earnest and never more hopeful of
success in this measure of his admin
istration than now. Whatever may
he the feeling in Congress, President
Grant is thoroughly imbued with the
idea Of reforming and purifying the
public service. This gentleman stated
that he and other members of the
Board had had frequent consultations
with the President on this subject and
that he knew whereof he spoke when
he mentioned the Presidents views on
this subject. ~ 4 eT
This will not be pleasant news to
certain politicians who desire to re-
tain their influence with the appoint
ing power, but it will be. quite salts
factory to the people who are DESTROYS
Of being served by honest and efficient
public officers. The people may con- |
yratulate themselves upon having a |
Chief Magistrate who dares to divorce |
the appointing power from the cor |
ruptions of political influence.
The Democratic press "neyer tiresn
If charging the Republican party with
The responsibility for the Credit Mo-
oilier swindle and the back-pay steal
But the people Of the Republican party
'efuse to be saddled with anv srch