Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-25
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE,
Report 1T the Communications - Interestiua
Facts and Figures,

Facts and Figures.
WASHINGTON, July 1s.--The fourth re-.
port Of the Civil-service Commission
shows that between january l8, 1855, and
june 30, 1887, 1856 examinations were held
in various parts of the country for tho
whole classified service; 1895 men ond
1,SS7 women were examined and g. 40 mon
and 1855 women successfully passed.
The total percentage Of failures was
81 per cont men and 1875 per cent women.
OF the successful applicants 1904 men and
100 women received appointments. It Is .
notable fact that since the enactment of tho
Civil-servioe law no women have been ap.
pointed from the following.named States
and Territories: Arizona, Colorado.
Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New
Jersey. Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming: &'
The report discusses the subject of an.
portionment and makes an argument
against the suggestion that appointments
should be apportioned among Congress.
sional districts; recommends the extension
OF the classified service to embrace
employees Of the railway mail service.
the field employees of the India and Labor
bureaus, the Indian schools service, the
graded clerks in the several departments
OF the Quartermaster-Ge Generals Office In tho
War Department, and certain other posi-
lions In the civil service. Schemes
OF uniform departmental customs and
postal classifcattons are submitted,
which have In view the bring
Ing Of all the employees of the several
branches Of the civil service under the
operation Of the Civil-Service law and
rules. Many of these suggestions have
lately been adopted by the President and
put into operation.
Among the concluding paragraphs of the
report are the following:
The not entitled An act to regulate and i'm.
prove the civil service of the United States has
been IN force now nearly four years and halt
part OF that time under the administration of
one party and part under that Of another.
That there has been accomplished in the ex-
ecution of the low all that its sanguine
friends expected is not claimed; but with.
out any degree OF inexactness In statement
1t may be said that in the results of its
execution 10 shown the wisdom of the princi.
pie of divorcing the subordinate officers
of the Government from politics and
elections and making continuance in office de-
and good behavior. In this respect the law has
produced results which are not extravagantly
described US surprising
1.-THE demoralizing methods OF the patron.
age system Of appointments have been re-
placed, within the classified service, by the
better methods Of the law, under which the
demands Of common justice are compiled with,
30 that, In so far as practicable, all citizens
duly qualified shall be allowed equal oppor.
tuntty, on grounds OF personal fitness, for SO.
curing appointment and employment in tho
subordinate civil service.
The patronage system is utterly at variance
with the genius and spirit of our institutions,
which will protest against the surrender to
any party Of the interests of the Nation and
refuse to consent that this Government shall
ever become, what the patronage system de-
veloped into full fruition would make 1t, Gov
eminent Of the ohice.holders, by Office -givers,
for ice-seekers.''
The report was prepared by Commission
or Oberly and is signed by the three men,
bers Of the commission, Mr.. Lyman dis
senting from the regulation Of 1857 requir-
ing the certifcation to the head Of an Of
fee of the whole list Of eligibles for pro-
motion.