Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-15
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Shortly after tho meeting Of congress
ono OF The Representatives Of The .lueor-
riglble spollsmen brought forward a bill
70 repeal the civi-seryice-reior law 10
was fitting and TO Je expected, that the
author Of the }ll to repeal should be
! from Ohio. There are other members,
probably, who want the protection Of the
civil service agsinst ignorance aud organ
tied Incompetence Done away with, but
not-onc of them so we'll represents his
constituency as tho member from Ohio.
The bin was left TO him by general con
sent and kindly impulse Of The other
members They Knew 1t would make
him solid with the "machlnop at home.
The bin was referred to committee
to take the usual course Of legislation.
1t has Just been reported back to con.
gross adversely, with the rcc1mmonda-
tlou that It, lay on The table which Is the
legislative expression for laying bin IN
It's grave The committee reports that
''the principle Of dlyorcing the subor-
dnate officers OF the government from
politics and elections, and making the
term Of Office derondent not on party
service but upon merit and good be-
hayIor, is a good one So far as this
principle is sustained by the presentlaw
the committee thinks there should be no
changed
There are only two classes of people
who oppose the Nilservlce-reform law
The 1rst is composed OF the men who
take to politics for the opportunities IL
gives them Of plucking the public, and
who cannot lind way to mi the Offices
with their strikers and dependents as long
as the law remains as Il Is to protect
reputable and worthy officials. The
second class Is made up OF another branch
OF the first class-men who want TO yet
easy places in government employ, and
are not intelligent enough to pass the re.
CURED examination. The motives Of both
these classes are selfish and unpatriotic |
They look upon offices where the bust
ness of the country Is conducted as
nothing more than system of rewards
for party service. The public welfare Is
not considered. And so long as they are
ineonsidorate Of the public welfare, there
Is no reason why the public should be so |
eonsi9erate Of them as toremove the safe
guards against ignorance, incompetence I
and unworthiGess in the civil service, |
pAgrely because they ask 90 have the
desirableplaces to reward their friends, or |
advance their own interests. A man may |
have "innooence" to carry a ward mob
for or against this or that candidate, and
elect or defeat him as he chooses, and yet
that man may be, and too often is, igno-
rant OF the commonest rules Of business,
Is not always honest, is generally unedu /
Gated In the rudlmentary branches Of
knowledge taught in our public schools |
aud the only claim that he has to consld- |
Grafton "a that nc can control SO many
votes. And that man, because OF his value
to Tho political leaders, generally had the
pick Of the Offices when the rewards came I
to be distributed, lie took the best for
himself and gave the others 10 his friends I
The oivil-sorvice law, by requiring de-
monstroton Of ability 70 discharge the /
public work, rules out this class They
can't pass the examination. Now they
ask the public, which they plumber, to re- I
peal the only law that guards It against .
them. The impudenee OF the demand Is
only oqualed BY the emphasis with which
the people reject It.