The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-12
measure Of the rewards Of frugal indus

tains an account of the manner in which |
the civil-service law has been executed |
during the last year, and much valuable |
information on this important subject.
81 am inclined to think that there is
no sentiment more general in the minds
of the people of our country than a con
viction of the correctness of the principle
upon which the law enforcing civil SER
vice reform is based In its present con-
dition the law regulates only part of
the subordinate public positions through
out the country. 1t applies the test of
fitness to applicants for these places by
means of a competitive examination, and
gives large discretion to the commission
ers as to the character of the e1amina-
ton and many other matters connected
with its execution. Thus the rules and
regulations adopted by the commission
have much to do with the practical use
fulness of the statute and with the re
suits of its application.
The people may well trust the COM
mission to execute the law with perfect
fairness aud with as little irritation as is
possible. But of course no relaxation of
the principle which underlies it and no
weakening of the safeguards which sur
round it can be expected. Experience
in its administration will probably sug
sesI aliieholh Iii Vi tne netnoos OF It's
eAecieion' c,sr1 out venture W nope that
We sila'' ne'1' aSaii oe re"lI,eu 10 tne
en' "tiion u''' P"oi.o posi'
'ioiis PURIFY do ie"arus ioi partisah ser
'ioe. houo'e iii"y wen oe eICertaineo
"he'hei oui so'ein'hen' couiu survive
Tue straiii VI continuance OF thls sys-
teHi' "hicn upon every chahge Oh admin
1sta.l"n Gus an Immense army oi
.' ~. ~. oineo w ."S 'ioso ~ tne
- ti;ss ,,;a ens ioee'ns Ine
t,,nit;a, srraod;,,le nh,oaS ., en .ppoi
ott,.' W .na;n daniS, aoio"u a .ao eunIasion
III, ' ,;th tha tnn,,I, ~ ,ta;" 'Hu a;n nns tne
ar .Tt,m'. l.A H. ~. VI .n:li ~ ~uieoonIen''
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i;I,.'.;',a aI'aDno.an Th" gu, 'ui "uu ue-
lioi a.i'o VI .n", .t "o' ne e'il "ould in-
' oleaso wiz. @ 'lo iul'iplioatloh vi oihces
oons.qnen' upon ou, eA'ensiol' ana the
.i":,l', 'pt ooo nou'n =, sio"lns from
,',; -, moa,u pei v"ue our popu-
.ha ,..,on su ac vna' pa'iiot'c purpose
~ ,,tI;a Ino uesiie ior
- ol'"uo ,oi JUG
,1 n".'1n r I,"'e "oulu oo neally oah-
nn.u ii9"' .no aI'i'iiy vi our party con
.es's anu onuse .! Ile'ii 10 ueseherate INTO
lsnoole' SELFISH ana oissraceiul struggles
lor 'he p'ssess'oh Oh once and public
p'aoo
,,,o ,,'i., ~ ie'oi III e"iolIeo ny la"
o1'h "a n"no .oo eoon " CHECK the progress
Vi "eIhofa''Hat'oh.
~ vi i's eh1o's' noC enough re
s"iueu' Is tne ireeuom II orings to the
poli|roai ,a ac.lon @ oi 'nose conservative and
,a III. .on "nJ; III le"i y, the CONFUSION
',nu s i,'h ".'cnuins ah aroitrary ana SUD
uen oh"nse III al 'iie puolic olnces with
on"nse Vi parry rule' Cast thelr ballots
against such chahse;
Iartles seem TO De necessary, and
Will ioh9 continue TO exist; nor can it be
no" oehieo Ili"I 'here are legitimate ac-
sansases' hoC disconnected with Office
mo,'ins' nWi "Hlch ioiio" party supremacy:
w nnne par, pal t's"nshlp Continues outer and
p,onou"oeu t;. anu supplles so much OF mo
I'VE W se1'l.hent 5 ana action' IT Is not
;, IAN ~ noia puoi'o oiliclaiS, ln charge OF
.Ip1. Ian' ,insls' iesPonsioie ior 'ne otsf
iosuits ~ 'ne performance Oh thelr du-
ties' ana yet Insists that they shall rely,
III coi,hdehtai ana important places,
upon the WORK OF those not only opposed
70 theni III poilcical animation, bnt SO
sLe.pIu IL, par'lsau preJualce ana rancor
'ii"' 'ney nave no ioyaity 10 their chiefs
anu ho ueslre LOT thelr success. civil
Service reform does not exact this, nor
aoes IL require tilat those IN subordinate