The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE

Again, or rather il may be said, sill does the
question OF Civil Service Reform claim the asten-
ton of the PEOPLE, or OF those who. beyond all
prefermeni, are laborins to build up the instl'u-
lions OF our beloved country Among prominent
thinkers and writers upon this subject. perhaps
no one has been more IN advance OF the times
than Prot. John. I. Wier, 1.-THE arJist) Of New
Haven. son Of the distinguished artist, Robert
w. Wjer. Prof. Wier contends that nothing
less than clrii Se-uioc education and training Will
place civil service upon a right footing, that II,
upon equal ground with military service, and
measurably rob whatever party happens To be
in power of its ability To misuse the governmental
favors. England pensions and retires her civil
officers. and one bureau fas shown IN a recent
letter. OF our own civil service has lately been
put in a distinctive uniform, q The Railway Mail
Service" but 10 has taken q step beyond all
other nations in that regard, and has established
a school for the study of political science, or q
chair in certain colleges where students may
graduate in studies which particularly ft them
for and entitle them TO consideration IN the civil
service. This Is doubtless the only just and
trustworthy course. Prof. Wier concludes his
fine argument with the following clause The
recommendation of schools and grades of promo
ton for civil service Is on the ground of securing
greater efficiency and of maintaining a prestige
or morale that will render this service IN all its
departments honorable as a profession"
GUESTS.
The city is rapidly filling up with the returning
lawmakers and their retinues. " RetInues Is
not a very republican word, and yet 1t has been
estimated that on an average each Senator and
each Congressman brings ten or more attaches.
Otherwise the additional fifteen or twenty thou
sand of our city population during the term
cannot be accounted for satisfactorily. These,
however, are annual guests, and not q sufficient;
novelty to engage our attention, while the CHI
nese Embassy or Dean Stanley are attracting our
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Celestial Kingdom | will not speak-uutil later
until | have taken tea teih them, perhaps, bur
conclude this long letter with a little talk about
that celebrated divine and eminent scholar,
THE DEAN OF WESTMINSTER,
Who was only in Washington a short time, and
unfortunately not well at all while he remained.
Every attention was shown him very cordially,
as was his due, in consideration of his eminent
official position, though 1t is quite difficult for
Americans to get the obligation arising from
the union of State and Church through their
understandings. The Department of State ex-
tended to him an official reception, and private
citizens of position called upon and entertained
him. New York and Boston, however, surpassed
the capital in feting this dignitary OF the church.
The last day he was in New York could not bear
repeating often in one mans life, unless he
be blessed with an 90 iron-clad - constitution.
Mr.. Field, of that city, was his cicerone, and on
that day he took q ride in the rapid transit rail-
way, visited GREENWOOD cemetery, especially tue
grave of DIR. Robinson, the eminent writer upon
the Holy Land; visited the Museum Of Art on
Fourteenth street,; took lunch with a party of
friends at the residence of Prof. Barnard, of CO.
lumbia College, where he was received by the
'' American Academy of Science spent an hour
at the magnificent Cathedral Fair; visited some
Of the polling precincts to take a glimpse of the
outer working of American politics; was the
guest Of a number OF eminent gentlemen at dinner
at Delmonico's s; and from nine O'Clock until
midnight accepted a reception at Mr.. Fields resi-
dence, Gramercy Park, where the elite of New
York crowded to be presented. l fancy he con-
siders this a : rapid transit country. 1t is said
the Dean is writing a comprehensive book upon
America and her institutions. 1t will be warmly
welcomed, for we can trust his kindness and his
honesty as well. We would be glad to say as
much of other foreign pens. E. b. j.