Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-15

of all officers OF the government above the lower
| grade except as would fairly be regarded as ex.
| ponents OF the executive and principles OF the
dominant party, to afford encouragement to faith
ful public servants by exciting in their minds the
hope Of promotion II they are found TO merit ia
much TO be desired, but would it be wise to adopt
rule go rigid as to permit no other mode Of sup
plying the intermediate walks Of the servantss
There are many persons who I'LL
SUBORDINATE POSITIONS WITH GREAT CREDIT,
but like these qualities which are requisite for
higher posts OF duty, and besides the modes Of
thought and action II one whose services In q
government bureau has been long continued, is
often so crampod by routine Of procedure Us a.
most TO disqualify him from the changes required
by public Interests, an infusion of new blood
from time 0 time In the middle rank , the Ser.
vice might be very beneficial to T. ,dits .fhe
subject under discussion is one OF gi.at import
ance. The evils which arc complained " can not
be eradcated at once; the work mU gradual.
The present English system il grown d years,
a. d WIS not created by single siroks Of geou.
tive or legislative action, lts hCCinrinTs are
fonnd in ar order In council pr0mulci ed IN
1855, and it was after patient and cautious scrutiny
of its WORK 'ngs that fifteen years ~ r took its
present shape. Five years after Il issuance Of
the order in council and a. tilno men resort
had been TO competitive examluatl, u as an ex.
pertinent much more extensively ,lIr has yet
been the case In this country, Sc C, committee
Of tho house Of commons made rcTWt 10 that
house, which, declaring It's approval { the com.
Any precipitation in III general adopt, Is likely
TO endangeT Its ultimate success d ring this
tentative period the results OF the tyY methods
of examination were clOsCly watch and com
pared. 1t may be that before We cor d. ourselves
upon this
IMPORTANT QUEsT'-'
within the stringent bounds 'ory enhct
mcut, we may prOAtably await -, Offurther
inquiry aud experiment. The .sion OF q
portion ol The nominations tot Tll board OF
tx miners selected solely for test ne quaihca-
lions Of applicants NAV perhaps Ft.hout resort
10 the competitive 70 I, put hn cal to the mis-.
chief which nttcnd the present Hyf' IN OF ap.
pO ntmeui-, and II may he eRsibc 10 vest In such
lcrisilcs and att inmenis uf candidates in these
particulars which have already refer ell 10 ~ be-
IN no lc mpO tant than me intellectual ~.
anmcrt II congress should deem II advisable
lt the present session 10 establish con pciitive
Tests 70 rdmission 10 the service, n thing sha
deter me from giving the measure nv earnest sup
port, and urgently recommend sh01ld thc7e be
failure to pass nny other act upon this subject
hat an appropriation Of S25 90 per yoir may bo
eyiscd stntGtsa. With tie aid thus afforded nc,
shall strive TO execute the provisions of that
aw according 10 its letter and spirit
! AIN unwil ing Ia Just &c 10 The present civil
cryAnts Of the government t0 dismiss this sub.
cCt tlOat dc clArnt nv disson' from ite sew 70
md Almost lndiscr inmate ceneuB . With which
hey have been recen ly HESailed, thai they are, as
class, INDECENT and Inefficient oorrup iOnists, q
istcment which has been often mace, and vi ely
redted When the extent, variety deli acy and
Importance OF their duties are considered, tho
,reat majority of the employees Of the government
re, in my judment, deserving Of high common
atOn