Mohave County miner., 1889-10-19
WASHINGTON LErrEn.
Correspondence OF The MrxEa.
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Correspondence Of TIE MrxEn.
WAsIMaTox, Oct. is, 1889.
The Washington Post has given lie
manifesto In its fight with the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners. In Z four column
review Of the history Of the commission,
the Post establishes undoubted testimo-
ny that clerk in the employ Of the Com
mission, one Campbell, brother-in-law
Of Commissioner Lyman, sold through q
second party lists Of questions to be used
In examinations to fakir, who "pre.
pares candidates for the civil service. p
The ingenious purchaser drove spirited
trade in preparing" at : high price and
- long - the game lasted his candidates
acre strangely succossful.
The true state Of affairs were revealed
to Commissioners Obssly about two years
ago, but At the earnest solicitations Of
Ccmmissionsr Lyman, who said that
such Disgrace would ''just mortify his
wife to DEATH, the dear brother-in-law
escaped with only q reprimand. Com
missioner Lyman says that the Campbell
even wept bitterly when the error Of his
way was pointed out to him.
II was probably To keep this soft head
ed rascal from crying his heart out, that
Commissioner Lyman-then the sole com
missioner in Office had Campbell, sever
81 months after, promoted from II 600 to
81 200.
In view of Commissioner Lyman's ad-
missions on Saturday, his bold assertion
that be courts the fullest investigations. ("
sounds like bluffing. To have righteous
contempt for ones enemies is justifable,
but il Mr.. Lyman hopes that Congress
viii! not investigate these charges he
hopes vain thing.
The man who is charged with having
brouht the questions says that he does
not really need to purchase questions
that are going 10 be asked. He says that
he has hundreds Of lists Of questions that
have been used snd the resemblance OF
the questions asked In each kind Of exam.
ination is 10 strong thata candidate can
be trained in Z week to answer oil the
questions that arc likely 70 casked. He
adds that the questions are 20 carelessly
prepared and 20 seldom changed that the
identical questions asked here in general
examination may be found in st. Louis
or Chicago doing service three months
hence. He says in substance, that the
questions are very long lived. He does
not deny having received advance" cop
les Of questions.
That this man Is right regarding the
general looseness in the preparation OF
questions and the stupendous neglect TO
provide precautions against their theft
- tho constant repetition Of the
same question, no one will doubt who OBJ
serves the character Of many people who
successfully stand these examinations.
/ have known men TO pass who could
barely read and write. i have known
persons who had failed twice most igno-
minioualy to spend three evenings with
one Of these papers" and 60 through
with flying colors. II is not necessary TO
understand every branch, it Is merely
necessary to remember the answers to
ahauf f,rontv Ut,oatinsne
II these things are even in part true
Congress should take early and decided
action. In retaining Campbell and even
promoting him after his detection in a
notorious betrayal oftrust, Commissioner
Lyman betrsys his true character as a
reformer. A man who finds that his
Felstiye has betrayed him in private
business has right to forgive him. A
public official who discovers that his
relative and subordinate has de-
bauched his Office il not better
than the original offender, II he does not
at least discharge him. And Commis-
sioner Lyman says that he did "repri-
mand" him! Mr.. Lyman would pour
out the vials of his wrath udon any one
who doubted the efficacy Of the present
administration Of the civil service laws.
but he would ccndone the thief who
bartered the integrity Of the system-if he |
were his wits brother.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt |
is devoting his young energies to an inves-
tigation Of the Baltimore post-ofice and
what he has discovered Is mighty inter |
esting reading. Mr.. Brown, the present
postmaster, admits that In total cf 367
carriers and clerks comprising the force
Of the Baltimore Office, there are now only |
employed who were in the pub
lie employ four years ago. This 30 far Is
the records show, is large proportion Of
removals than ever occurred, even previ-
ous to the days Of the civil service com.
The Commission will recon-
mend thst these removals be regarded
n sufficient cause for the post-masters
removal.
Maurice Adler, the young rounder shot
by Frank K. Ward, the well know dairy
man, over three months ago IL dead.
Ward, who was out On bail, WAS re-arrest-
I'd and will be tried - soon - possible.
was without shadow Of excuse
and was due to drunken freak Of Ward,
Who had besn on . spree for months. and
Who shot Adler when Adler was retreat
ing to avoid bar-room quarrel.
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