The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-31
ined under it in from eight to ten

years.
No complaint has been made to
the commission by any person exam
ined, or desiring to be examined, that
any discrimination has been
made on political or religious grounds,
or that has suffered any prejudice b.
reason OF his aifiliation with any
church, party or faction. The aahe-
rents of each Of the great parties be-
ing nearly equal il number, it would
seem to be Just to infer that about
two thousand Republicans and aboGt
two thousand Democrats have secured
places in the public service under the
Civil Service Act.
AS bearing upon the probability OF
discrimination, and also upon the
character and capacity Of those :p-
pointed under the rules. it may be
stated that during The past year, the
six moths probationary term of 35S
appointees to Departments ct Wash
i0gton, and most Of them appointed
under the last Administration, expir-
ed during the year ended the 10th Of
January last, and yet every one Of
them except eleven has been given
permanent appointment, and one Of
the eleven, not at first so appointed,
has been restored.
The report says also that it seems
to be thus proved by experience that
the examinations are so adequate a test
of business capacity that only about
one out Of forty of those who are ap-
pointed are rejected after a trial Of
six months in doing public work.
The report states many particulars
of evils that were to be removed and
how far they have been remedied un-
der the new system, based on free, op-
en- competitor Of merit. Political as
scssments have been in a considera-
bic measure suppressed. Solicitation
and pressure for appointments have
been greatly limited. Members Of
Congress have been relieved from
much annoyance Those administer
ing the Government have had their
time much less taxed by ofice-keep-
ers formerly, and have consequently
had much more time for doing public
work.
The ability to dictate appointments
and enforce assessments, which has
been the strength and profit of parti
san manipulators and demagogues,
has, the report says, been diminished
in the same degree that faithful study
in schools and good character and re-
putation in private life have been en-
couraged and rewarded. Partisan
activity in departments is much less
than it was before the Civil Service
Act was passed. Each Of more than
fourteen thousand subjects to exami-
nations is, the report says, so much
taken from the spoils to be dispersed
by patronage mongers, and so much
added to the prizes to be won by the
most worthy applicants.
The report shows how examina-
tons strengthen the school system Of
the country, and that the general re-
suits have been as salutary in New
York and Massachusetts,, where the
system is now established. as they
have been in the Federal service. 1t
sets fourth the details of the trial of
the new system in these States as well
as in Canada.
The commission declares that it
has 10 patronage and no power to
grant favors. 1t says that the num-
Der of those who attempt, according
to the old spoils system methods, to
secure favors at its hands. is as moth
ing compared with the numbers who
made such attempts during the first
six months. They have found their
efforts useless.
The growth Of sentiment favorable
to the new system is declared to be
rapid all over the union.
Miss Cleveland OH Dress.
Miss Cleveland has been sharply