The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-17
DEMOCRATS MUST GO.
APPOINTMENTS IN VIOLATION OF CIVIL
SERVICE REFORM.
Politics Are Paramount Party influence
an Indispensable Factor in Procuring
Office for Candidate.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-1nere are
plenty of signs that the administration
does not intend to allow itself to be
hampered much by the civil service law.
Men are occasionally appointed without
civil service machinery to places in the
classified service, but this is such an
open violation of the law that it does not
occur often.
A much better plan is for the politi-
clan to get his friend examined, and,
when he is on the eligible list, get his
name certified the next time there Is a
vacancy, regardless of the fact that the
candidate is at the foot Of the list and
his States quota is full. If the appoint
ing officer wishes to oblige the statesman
by appointing his friend, this scheme
can be worked very well.
Commissioner Tanner has made 1t
understood in the Pension Office that
the Democrats will be weeded out as
fast as practicable, and about a hundred
discharges are awaiting issue. II is only
Justice to Secretary Noble, however, to
saw that he was miSrepresented in an IN
terview in a local paper to-day. The
Secretary never spoke of eN-Confet.e-
rates and had no disposition to single
them ont for removal. Nor did he speak
of the $50 special examiners and say he
understood they We're all Democrats and
that they would haye to 60. What he
did say was that incompetent employees,
whether Republicans or Democrats,
would be removed, and that in making
appointments ne should appoint only
Republicans so far as the civil service
law left him free to make selections. In
the Treasury the appointment division
is making up lists Of clerks, the dates OF
appointments, by whom recommended
and their political proclivities.
The place of superintendent OF the
cabinet shop in the Treasury Depart
ment is under the civil service regula-
tons, but three men are seeking it with
purely political influence, and there IS
every indication that one of them, who
is backed by Senator Quay, will be sue,
cessful.
In the railway mail service, however,
the Congressman are getting little bene-
fit from the postponement Of the appll,
cation of the civil service system. Re,
movals are being made rather slowly,
and good many things besides political
influence are requisite to procure appoint
mentS.
Superintendent Bell will not reappoiut
men who were in the service and dis
missed by the late administration if they
!, are over so years of age. He will moi
make any original appointments of mer
above 35 unless they are old soldiers
when he will give them few years
grace. Butthis cannot amount to much
as there are few survivors of the civi
war under AZ years old. The chance:
are that more original Harrison mer
than ever will ROW come to the front.
There has been an active fight for the
position of United States District Attor
new for the Western district of Missouri
Finally man named Kimball was Sc
lected for the position. His appoint
ment papers were prepared at the De
partment of Justice and only needed the
Signature of the President. While mat
tiers were in this state man NAMED
Neal, from Osceola, No., concluded ht
would like the position. His only CLAIM
for the place was that at the Chicago
Convention, to which be was a adelegate
he voted first, last and all the time fol
Harrison. while the rest of the Missouri
delegation was scattered. Meals claim
appears to be convincing, as Kimball'S
$ papers are being held up, and the Mis-
souri, politicians expect that Neal vii
get the place after all. 1t sometimes
helps man to be from Indiana, even il
he be Democrat. a number of In
diana Republicans have asked that
Colonel McLain, First Deputy Commis
sioner of Pensions, who is an Indiana
man, be retained in his position, and
they understand that this will be done.