New-York tribune., 1885-07-12
GENERAL WARNER ANGRY.
vuAr HE THINKS OF THE KELLAR CASE
.xx,ous TO INVESTIGATE THE ACTS OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION.

.xx1ous TO INVESTIGATE THE ACTS OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION.
TBr TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE,
WASHINGTON, July 11.-General Warner, OF
min has taken the path and declares that he
IN not bury the tomahawk until the scalps
~ KelIar and the Civil Service Commits
soners dangle from his belt His proclamation
ana more than a column OF The Post In 1t
No asks If tho Civil Service Commission lis to be con-
derod sort divine trinity. whose actions are neces-
.arly immaculate lie declares that 1t has violated the
surt OF the law by its assumption OF authority In the
Eellar case and says;
not in Congress: as has been SAID; hn;
! have steadily supported the principles
ocv Service reform and SUPPORT them stu but Not NOT
do agree that shall not crtcise or question is WORK
gs omo am free ,so to ao;@y y that the Ges hSfS Suse
10 inquire into the methods and workings OF the Com
iso II might atr be rs TO hp@ SS Cow Cv Service
Commission since It's organization, ana whether ls ac
70" viii has be Seu at a sny rse S mako the
people Of Noble County believe that inc
politics of Mr. Keilar wholly unknown to the COM
mission or its examiners.
Perhaps If General Warner had been IN Congress wbch
the law enacted he would have refraned from as
scrng that Civil Service Commission has transcend
ed lis Jurisdiction and IL he had read the reports
of tho he would have hcsitatcd to declare
even in his wrath that has presumed 10 legisate as
well as to examine candidates for Office" Tho law re-
onires the Commission TO aid tho President as he may
request III preparing suitable rules to carry
tle act into effect, and provides that
when said rules shall have been promulgated
II shall be the duty of all officers Of the United States
IN the departments and Offices to which any such rules
may relate aid in all proper in carrying said
rules into effect The law forbds. under a severe
pcnalty, the furnishing. wilfuny or corrupty, py
auy person of any special information for the
rnynose OF promoting iuring the prospects OF ap-
pointIent promotion OF person examined or TO
Sc examined. General Warner may not have violated
this provision, but he charges by lnnucndo tlat tnc
fact that Mr. Kcllar Is Republican was known
10 "the Commission Its examiners ana
that he thereby gained an unlawful advantage sun
affect only his personal character. condition and NJ
ness This is exactly what Chcnoweh and Higgins main
tain, and yet. for some lnscrutable reason,
not one of these three WORTHLESS has
seen fit TO make public these dreadful charges Is this
omission the fact that the charges are pnerc or
so well sustained were the formal charges preferred
ty responsible Democrats and Republicans OF
Baltimore against Higgins himself before he re-
ceycd tho appointment he now holdsf Audi
Tor Chcpowcth doubtless made the most or
the charges against Kella when he called to nc
did not seem take the view Of them that Is held
by General Warner.
If the Ohio Congressman realizes his desire for an IN
vesgation by the House of the political preferences OF
the clerks thus far appointed under tho
Civil Service law. he need not be sur sur.
al least half them Democrats; but OF course his
main desire is TO break down the Commission unless IL
can be turned into machine TO grind out Democratic
clerks only.