Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-04-07

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II The expected changes Ia sur
system IT eivil sersiec shall secure
half the good re=ul'a tina, Mes.sa'
Eyar,s and schurs psomiss, no ons
will fad faul, with them. hat 50 iat
ns We have been informed, little
mere L. contemplated ., rvssns
than revival ~ the disesfsi'
"a competitive examination ~
amn,'- term. Tha, system may
I've readily understood fsum lsisf
explanation. Each Department hal
IL. Board ~ Examiners. Win pre-.
pared question. b. lie answered Wy
applicants fur places, os ior ps"sao'
ton, Beyond the answering ~ .
certain percentage ~ the questions,
n gnol moral character was required.
The f" system" VAS defective, pa.
Slnarily inasmuch ~ tha, the ssleesion
~ questions invsr.shls gave schael'
bay fresh FROM be lsaoka an advsn
,agc over experienced men, ~hiie
the need of the Dsl'aItmsn, was fof
business mon and no, for sehs's'l
boys. Treasurer spinner eould mss,
have passed successfully the ssa'n
nation required iot the admission ~
I'M clcrk in,o biz bureau u
) may H. -aid That ,hls was The fsai.
If those Who prepared the aasai,"ms.
bat the suilieien, answer ~ that -
tha, these gentlemen had MI osi,
! ability and experience themselves,
! bu, they we,e assisted D, alle ,sen
-ieachers, philosopher, business
men, from all sections. The fault
Is In the ~ys,em itself. In The nssiea'
: al imra,ienee which will ns. wait
, one or two generations fos any good
the a,s,s'a may develop.
Another groani ~ complaint was
that in some mysterious manner .
portion II the applicants we're sar'
: Piled IN advance With the questions
they we're 81 snswev iadeed on.
man ewsahli she'd himself Ne I" trainer
for Treasury applicants. aud his ps'
ril- we're 80 Rsnesall, saee~~sial
and hls .aurae ~ instruction. wss
kept in such aeeosi with the ekasg
: ing questions III the Essm,aefw, that
there was no doubt ~ eulissian be-
tween them aad him The. the
/" moral character s.qasss,aens wss
too often waived u ths applicant
Fad great pol,.iesl ~ othss lsaaeaes.
Then with like inauraee I" ,smpes.
AIRY" place coali slwss. ,se fosad IN
some Departures, until The sisi~ssssi
. candidate bail prepared himssli
again. IL short the competitive
, examination was aisays a isslase
, and anall, beeams q scaassai "
Mcnsf.. Hayes. hsas,a AMI nehsss
= can give "a. noshlsa better than this
Il will he well b. turn uat al The
Buirau officers aud eiesl. new IN
the Department.. aud ssa., ~ lask
In filling their places The writer
1. neither an osiise hci,iss. mes m
Office. seeker. bu, still writes fsem
abua,laa, know ledge.
The Ssns,s aiiosrnsi em sasas.
day. leaving q few nominations ~
the Acting President chiefly Ia
, the South unconhrmsd fwd,
Douglass. certainly the ioFesssss
ncgro ~ Li= dsy. AMI wrsesess.
ing the better class - them. wss
CONFIRMED NJ Marshal ~ shis dee.
trict Democrats and Hepai,lsesn.
alike wished h. see sssass serawHssiea
of Mr.. Douglass. bee, there seemed
! 10 he q general agreement thai bis
4. selection fos this rsssiealss eiNee
' was unfortunate, iiia sesas#s,ssa
| could NO, have i@sa secured wssh.ai
. Democratic Votes,
The rre-,dea, has ps.asssa Ia
issue nm erier es Wednesday ks
the removal III United ssasss ,suers
from i.oaisiana aud s,ash Cssolsss.
. 80 that the people II ,h.ss states
may conduct their state affair. ~
they choose. In oihss wvrss, he
will no longer pveseai ,hsm fs.ss
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