The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-07

our shores to swell the in uriuus int1u-
euce and to extend the evil practices OF
auy association that d"tieS our laws
should not only be denied citizenship but
a domicle.
A LIBERAL PENSION POLICY.
The law now provides pension foi
every soldier and sailor who was muster
ed into the service OF the United States
during the civil war and is now suffering
from wounds or disease having an origin
in the service aud in the line of duty.
Two of the three necessary facts, viz,
muster aud disability, are usually sus
ceptible of easy proof; but the third, orr
gin in the service. is often difficult, and
in many deserving cases Impossible to es
tabllsh. That very many OF those who
endured the hardships of our most bloody
and arduous campaigns are now disabled
from diseases that had real but not
traceable origin i'll the service | do not
doubt Besides these there is another
class composed of men many of whom
served an enlistment of three full years,
and of re enlisted veterans who added a
fourth year of service, who escaped the
casualties OF battles and the assaults OF
disease, who were always ready for any
detail, who were in every battle line 0i
their command, and were mustered out
in sound health, ana have, since the close
of the war, while lighting with the SINE
indomitaole and Independent spirit the
contests of civil life, been overcome by
disease or casualty.
am not unaware that the pension roll
already involves a very large annual ex-
penditure, neither am deferred nv that
fact from recommending that Congress
grant a pension to such honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the civil
war as having rendered substantial sci
vice during tue war are now dependent
upon their own labor for a maintenauce,
and by disease or casualty are incapacia
ted from earning it. Many of the men
who would be included in this form OF
relief are now dependent upon public aid,
and it does not, in my Judgment concist
With the national honor that they shall
continue to subsist upon the local relief
given indiscriminately to paupers instead
of upon the special and generous provision
of the nation they we'd 50 gallantly
and unselfishly. Our people will, | am
sure, very generally approve such legisla-
ton. Aud am equally sure that the
survivors of the Uuion army and navy
will feel grateful sense OF relief when
this worthy and suffering class of their
comrades is fairly cared for.
There are some manifest inequalities in
the existing law that should be remedied.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Heretofore the book of eligibles has
been closed to every one, except as GER
titcations were made upon the requisi-
tions of the appointing officers. This Sc
crecy was the source of much suspicion,
and of many charges of favoritism in tho
administration of the law. What is Sc.
cret is always suspected; what is open
can be judged. Tue commission, with
the full approval of all its members, has
now opened the list of eliglbes to the
| public. the eligib lists for the CLASH
| fed post offices and custom houses are
now publicly posted i'll the respective Of
fees, as are also the certitic ltiOns for APP
pointments. The purpose of the Civil
Service law was absolutely to exclude
any other consideration i'll connection
with appointments under it than that of
merit AS tested by the examinations. The
business proceeds upon the theory that
| both the examining boards and the APP
| pointing officers are absolutely ignorant
| as ro the pniIfic.,I yieyS aud assnniatinns
of al persons On the civil service lists.
l. is not too much to say, however that
| some recent Congressional investigations
have somewhat shaken public confidence
| IN the impirtiality OF the selections for
! appOutm :nS
| am satisfied that both in and out of
| the classified service great benefit would
accrue from the adopfion Of sotnc system
| distinrt;op and ha,.fr tb,, ~ oil mi
yate emnIovmepts comes from axcan-
tinna1 faithiuIuess and affoiercv in tho
| performance OF duty.
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