The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05

rho continued intciliscnt execution OF
the civil service law and the lncrcasIns
approval by the people Of It's operation
are most gratifying The recent extenssos,
u It's limitations and regulations 10 the
employees at free delivery postofnces
which has been honestly ana promptly
accomplished by the commission, with the
srai, ( an immensely ifnp sGis's sdrsnce
IN the usenlness az the Hyetem 1 am II
Possible, more than ever convinced OF the
incalcrlable benefits conferred ~ the civil
public service. but also what liz even more
important n rs eicct In eleyAting the
tore OF political HE generatty
iis course or civil service therefore. in
this country IS Instructive and interesting
and Illustrated how strong Il hold move
tncnt gains upon our people which hns un-
DERIVING II q sentiment OF justice aud
right, and az the same time PROMISES n
better Standardization OF their govern
mens The law emho1ylpg this reform
found It's way TO our statute book nero.
tlotn fear Of The popular sentiment yeSiat-
lnE IN its favor than ffnui any iovo for
the reform itself on The. part OF The leg-
isiatu,e, and y bias lived and grown and
houtlshed m spite OF the covaft rs well
ny omen hostility OF spolssnfll Notwith-
stRndlnF the. TarTnlnps cticahIis;iy
Of many saif-coustitutea -ruordlnns be-
meath NIL the vagnries and suhlimated the-
orles which ar0 attracted 20 II there I'M
dcrlies this reform a sturdy common
mundane sphere, hut whose application
orr people are more and moro recognize
Ing to % absolutely essential TO the most
suecesst1l operations Of their Fovern-
mcnt n not 70 its perpetnty. II secmr to
me To b1 entirely Inconsistent With tho
character o. this reform, as well rs with
It's best cnforcefnenta 10 ehlige tho com
mission to rely for clerical assistance upon
clerks hetailed from other departments.
There ought not TO be such a condition ~
any Department. that siarsa, hlred to do
work tlp~g. fit4 EtlAFVl 10 h4hitHUllN
work Mt another place, Ond Il does not ac-
cord with q sensiblo view Of civil sef-vice re-
form that persons should be employed on
the theory thai their labor Is necessary IN
one department, when. ia point OF fact,
their servicea arc devoted 10 entirely diff
ferent work In nnuther department
earnestly urge that CLERKS nsoasssYv 10
carry on the work OF the commission he
regularly put upon It's roster and that The
system Of ohliEtnK the commissioners TO
rely on the services OF clerks hclouping
to nrfor departments be discontinued.
This ought not 10 inerease the expense
20 the government, white II would GER
~ to the efficiency OF the commission.
Econoniy IN public expenditure Is q duty
those entrusted with the control Of money
drawn from the public for public ueea.
II mnGt be confessed that our apparently
endless resources, the fantiinrity ~ our
people with Immense accommodations uf
wealth the growing sentip1rnt among
them that the expenditure OF public money
should IN Some measure ne 70 t'tnif ltn-
mediate and personal advantage. tile tnds
rect and almost stealthy manner N which
n largcr part OF our taxes are ex0cted Aiio
n degnnerated sense pf official accounts
bniiN have led 10 growing GxtraTagance
Ia governmental appropriations W
AZ this time, when a depleted pnhuc
;rraeury confronts un. when many Of our
people are engaRed IN hard gtrufpis
sor the necesFarics o. life Rn0 whcn
forced economy 10 pressing upon the great
mass or orr comntiympn, desire 70 urge
with all the aarnestnees at my cpflmlald,
TINT congressional legislation lie 50 linz
lied BY strict economy rs to exhibit an
epnreciation OF the conduct Of the treas.
ury and n sympathy with the Ftraightened'
circumstances OF our fellow citisrne The
dnLv Of public economy 10 also Of in-
nicrpe Importance N Tie intimate and nee.
essnry relation 20 tho task now IN hand
of providing raveaue % meet government
expenditures and yet reiurlnE the people
burden Of 1federai taSntlDn,