The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-04

and OF the constitutions adopted IN ench Qt the
OF February ~ 1882 by the Governors OF said
Territories Having, after careful examina.
ton, found that the several constitutions and
governments were " y io.n IN ana Ho
States, and that all the pyoyisons Of the act q
Congress had been complied with, / did 80 Qe-
clare by proclamation In the case OF each State.
Each q these states has & W.nn annv Ia ensr
gieEof an6gie eOmfOrtablc subsistence 70
kre.E population The IsraAlisst Of these new
es.!a o4siApes weliSss' Nm ,oTty.t~o srS Sne
In area. The people Of these States are already
well trained, Intelligent and patriotic American
citizens, having common interests and sympa'
snSs with those q the older S.s.es ana
hold the honor Of tho nation.
The attention OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission has been called 70 the urgent need
i@1'|on Of the lives and iimbs OF those engaged
\. Iperating the great Interstate freight lines
4/ihe country, and especially Of the yardmen
and brakemen. A petition, signed By nearly ten
the commission, asling that steps might
Of automatic brakes and ooupisrs on
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unanimo,usly adopted, q5gipg the oommissiOn
Of life and limb in coupling and uncoupiing
freight ears and IN hAndllh6 the brakes 0f such
cars. During the year ending June 30, 1883,
ever s SnC @ore tssD sgqSs c stod seh L
competent, think, for Congress 10 require
uniformity In the construction Of cars
,nsed In inter State commerce. and the use OF
n,,sl Time viii T be necessary to make tho needed
changes but an earnest and intelligent begin.
ming should be made ~ once. II is a repr9aoh
70 our civilization, that any class of American
and useful vocation be subjected 70 peril Of
life and limb as gfeetas that Of q soidierin time
} The creation Of an Executive Department
was . wise and timely respodse 70 j request
which had long been respectfully urged BY the
farmers OF the country. Much senains 10 be
dome 70 perfect the organization q the depart
which It's creation excited. In this connection
attention is called 70 suggestions contained
IN the report OF the Secretary, which. y
,fhcer for the department. such as Is pro.
sided for the other EXECUTIVE departments is
manifest. The failure Of the last Congress- 70
make the usual provision forthe publication OF
the annual report should be promptly remedied.
The public interest in the report and itsvalue
10 the farming community I am sure will not 30
diminished under the new organization OF the
I recommend that the weuther service be sep.
trated from the War Department and estaR-
lished as bureau IN the Department OF Agri4
culture. This will involve an entire re-organ.
lzation both OF the Weather Bureau and Of the
Signal Corps, making OF the first purely ciYil
organization and Of the other purely military
stan corps The report OF the Chief Signal
0nicer shows that the work OF the corpson Its
"sS SS Ss1sss sSs asS q Ssse Ss SsSSs SsssS'R ne
Columbia should not be lost sight Of IN ihe
the whole country. Having no legislature OF rs
must must i look 70 cOness for ths regulation @ q those
concerns that are the subject Of local contfol.
Our whole people have an interest that theNa
tional Capital should be made attractive and
special order should be maintained. The laws
regulating the sale Of Intoxicating drinks IN the
District should be revised, with q view 10 bring:
Ing the trafhc under stringent limitations and
The proposition TO observe the four hundrcdth
anniversary OF the discovery OF America BY the
opening OF Worlds Fair or exposition In some
one Of our great cities will be presented for the
est OF such On exposition may well claim the
promotion OF the General 0oyernment.il3 fi
On the 9Th Of March last the Civil Service
%,l. Sss sS sS sngs $ s%1s % Msy ss
since then the commissioner have .beon indus
triously, though with an inadequate force, en-.
gagged In executing the law. They were assured
them ia the faithful ana Impartial alien enforcsmsns &
OF the statute and OF rules and regulations
adopted in aid Of it; heretofore the book Of Elf.
gibles has been closed 70 every one
on the requisition Of the appointing onloers.
This secrecy was the source or much suspicion,
and Of many charges OF favoritism In the admin
istration Of the law. WHAT'S secret is always
suspected, and what is open can be judged. The
commission, with the full approval Of It's mem
bers, has now opened the list OF eligibles TO the
public. The eligible lists for classified post
ofnces and custom houses are now publicly
posted In the respective offices, as pre- also the
certihcations for appointments The purpose
Of the Civil Service raw was absolutely 70 ex-
cludc any other consideration IN connection with
appointments under II than that OF merit, ns
tested by the examinations. The business pro.
ceeds upon the theory that both the examining
bonrds and the appointing onicers are nbso-
lutely Ignorant as 70 the political views and as
sociations OF all persons on the civil service
lists II Is not too much 10 say, however, that
como recent Congressional Investigations have
somewhat shaken public confidence in-the i'm.
partially OF the selections for appointment
Tho reform OF the civil service will mako no
safe or satisfactory advance until the present
law and It's equal administration are wen estib.
ltshed In the confidence OF the people. II Will
be my pleasure, as 4 Is my duty, 70 see that the
law is executed with frmness and impartiaiity.
II some OF its provisions have been fraudulently
eyaded by appointing officers, our resentment
should not suggest the repeal Of the law, but re-
view OF the matter, and hold II with q sincerity
that is not Affected BY the consideration that
the party 70 which we belong is for time In
power.
ecutife order 70 take eject March TO- brought
the railway mail service under the operation Of
the Civil Service low, Provision was made that
the order should take efieot sooner In any State
where an eligible list was sooner obtained On
March H. Mr.. Lyman. then the only member Of
the commission, reported 10 me that II would
not be possible 70 have the list Of the eligibles
ready before May 1, and requested that the TAX.
time, which was done, subject 70 the same pro
Vision contained In the original order a. 70
States IN which an eligible list. was sooner
obtained. As result OF the revision
Of the rules OF the new classification nnd OF the
inclusion OF the railway mail service, the work
OF the commission has been greatly Increased
and the present clerical force IS found 70 be In
clerks @ asked by he commission be s spprcprSted S
| for The duty OF appointment Is deyolved by
the constitution or by the law and the appoint
ing officers are properly hold toa responsibility
| In It's exercise.
the growth Of the country and the CONSEQUENT
Increase OF the civil list have magnined this
function OF the Executive disproportlonally. II
can not be denied however, that the lnhor con.
nected with this necessary work Is increased,
often 70 the point OF actual distress by the
sudden and excessive demands that are
made upon an incoming Administration for
removals and appointments. But on the 9th,
er hand II Is not true that incumbency
is o conclusive argument for q continuance In
Office. fmpartiality, moderations, fidelity 70
public duty and good attainment In the dis.
charge OF II must be added before the argument
| Is complete. When those holding administrative
ofees so conduct themaeyes as 70 convince
Just political opponents that no party consider.
alton or bias Affects IN any way the discharge Of
their public duties, we can moro easily stay the
demands for removals Nfil'ff itiF, " tt-'h
| III am ! satlsfied that ttih An ana ont Of the
classified service, great benefit would accrue
| from the adoption Of some system By which the
oncer would receive the distinction and boneft
that in oil private employments como from ex'