The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-04-03
WANTS To- KNOW.

and clerks they apply. We will brief,
answer our friend. These laws apply
only to the appointment of clerks ia
the government service as follows
They regulate the appointment Of clerks
in each customs district Of the United
States where the clerks aud personi
employed by the collector, naval officer
surveyor and appraiiers, or either ol
them number City or more.
The customs districts whore the EN-.
pioyed number fifty or more at presen,
are as follows: New York City, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Balti-
more, New Orleans, Chicago, Burling-
ton, VT, Portland. Me-, Detroit and
Port Huron.
These laws also regulate the appoint
ment Of clerks and persons employed,
or N he public service, at any post
Office in the United States where tbs
number of such clerks and persons
equal fifty or more. The post offices
which now employ City or more clerks
and persons and which fallwithin the
law are, Albany, n. Y, Baltimore,
Bostor, BroekIin, Buffalo, Chicago, Gin.
cinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indian
apolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Nil.
waukee, Newark, New Orleans, New
York City, Philadclphia, Pittsburg,
Providence, Rochester, s.. Louis, San
Francisco and Washington City.
Thsse laws also apply to the appoint
ment Of clerks and anbordinatea in the
several departments at Washington,
such as the Department Of State, De-
paI.ment Of War, Department Of the
Treasury, Department Of Justice, Post
Office Department, Department Of tho
Navy, and Department of tbs Interior.
Bot our friend is anxious to know just
how or in what manner these appoint
ments arc controlled and regulated by
the civil service laws. Under an act
Of congress, approved Jan. 10th, 1888,
Civil Service Commission was author
lied to be appointed by the President,
BY and With the advice and consent OF
the Senate. to be composed Of three
members, not more than two Of whom
shall be adherents OF the Same political
party. This commission appoints a
Chief examiner and xtmining boards
In various parts of the c e,1ntry, where
those who desire to make application
for any of the clerk.hips mentioned in
this article, may go before said board
to be examined touching their qualifi-
cations and fitness f,r the particular
clerkship for which they make spplics-
ton.
These applicants srs examined In
orthogrAphy, penmanshiP, arithmetic,
book keeping, Enslish grammar, letter
writing, geography, history and gov.
eminent of the United States. Il will
be seen from th. above that very few
relatively speaking, Of those in the eo.
pIoy of the United States, are appoint.
sl under the civil service laws of ths
country.
The appointment of none Of the fol
lowing officers is regulated by these
laws: Clerks and other employees u
the Senate aud House Of Representa-
tives, clerks and employees in the Exc
cutive Office, assistant secretaries, chiei
clerks au.l heads OF bureas and divi
sions in the several departments men
toned above, Cabinet officers, judges
of the Supreme, Circuit and District
Courts.o of the Courts Of Claims, ,Suprem,
Court of Gbe District OF Columbia. mar,
sLals and clerks of these several courts
diplomatic, consular and ether officer
of the United States in foreign coun.
tries, collectors of internal revenue
postrna nasters of all classes, clerks Ant
employees of postmasters, unless tb,
number of snch clerks and employees
equal or exceed fifty, United States
district attorneys and raarshals in al
the judicial districts of the Union ,rsgis
tars and receivers at all the United
States land Offices, Indian agents, gov
ernors, chief justices, associate justices
and secretaries of the several terri
tories Of the Union, superintendent o
! mitts ard fhnn-atd and one othel
| officials 10 auiBrious now to mention
Our correspondent will see from tn,
above that the civil service law applieI
oaly to very small portion CT th'
government service, and that exclusive.
ly to subordinate positions, aud thai
when our Republican friends talk about
being pleased with President Cleve.
lands civil service views we simply
hear the rejoicing of those whose hearts
are made glad at the mere opportunity
of holding on 20 few clerksbips. They
are entirely selfish about the matter
They would not enforce the princiI le o
civil service reform when they were il
power, and would set it aside il the,
should ever come into power again.
The Republican party has expert
enced too many disgraces and re
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