Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-01

leave the pillow at the call of the state, iorgedul
Of self. and enter upon civic dutesi and greater
honor 10 them when not enamoreu win the
thirst for Office they return 10 tue Ih"W AT 'Hc
conclusion of their service coh,en' WIN 0ieal
cansciences that they have served their STATE and
their God OH Fora generation which snail
work for the public good according 10 inc nc
tates Of theii enlightened consciences; genera
ton which shall demand that every citizen,
colored or foreign born, shall act INDEPENDENT OF
the dictates Of bosses ana rlhs-leH"eIs' gen
Grafton Of professional ana huslbsS7 mon VINO
will sacrifice time ana money LOT 'n' 9.%'e H''ii-
ont one thought Of what inc reward WIZ re- or
implying that such work gives the least elaIil
for Il sharing in the sTons: reno" c'ti1eh7'
Show your appreciation on INC pas. ny >" IaEin ~
this grand block Of sacrrn-d eitI1enshlp INTO
it's place in our temple OF liberty.
On The second block, WAiy' mus =" NrA. w
the one marked too" NL'@ehsn.P' ,rE, ,'Y
the words 'tlUl service N,'" NJ
service includes all those VINO ltdls"t' 'He .. az
nary business Of the government, Jh7I as h"i44eIs
are included in the military stf'ic'' an" satl'is'
etc, are included IN the haNh ser lSe' A'''lo
are probably more tI"h nan IL H,i''i|" t''i@-
employed in tie civil service OF ll' """'e ' ouI-
try and its parts. rory 'hIee 'H"'i''i' a. "a
ready in clusslhed service pio'g" az -
to merit. by the REFORM 'L ''.' - -
is meant that every competent cl'Izeh oI me
United States shall have an eguaI chahce 10 en-
ter the service, ana uul ~ Sh''i' H., ~" i'"6''
kept for the support OF ltI'1 Poll'l'''HS' 'i'"
in order to enter the service d "t'ii ii'''e -
that he Is compeltn.' ',"' W." '' - -
the service he shali ne KEPT .Nei' '9 Us 90
faithfully ara tilcieh'Il ~ ~;
his Office, ana not De CON- el'S" w. ~
position because 1t Is W'hI'u Ior any nnt
or the henChman of boss. IL shouiu upPi' 10
all lower HppolhuFe Offices lihs 10 I" M "
tween the merit system anu "t f"'i'H's'
tenn; battle between punlc once d. " 'loii "a
public Office as trust Il pa,t!e Dol"eCH 49,
purse as pIunder LOT inS P0li'ioiels Va "9 -
wider Tor the people ne iisi'o t..ti'+.,s 80
to foster the eesehuaIy Hi'eli 1oH -. IT,,
self-reliance, independence anu Ia
der it Il man gets office because ne mas si'o"n p1
fair trial III competition WIN ilis & 80
that he Is the one presumably pe7C n''e'i ~ ~.
it, and gets IL without muI'nb " ~" 81 ~:
pay service to any Poil'lo'an "a w a. 6I Us
derogatory L" ms dignity ana Hi",'l'U -
private cluzehe must lie' l,"'i' Do lei
poliuCs II IL - 7"i' ''" " -. ,,t, ,,-;tL
scramble for plunder, where victory [esl7 WIN
the most greedy, the most CUNNING anu tils ~
brazen. lhls reform az present eho"uii,ct" "
jeers and bitter opposition OF ihos'
or would-be Iolluciahs' s'i''g VI uf -
a strong recommendation TOT 1t. 1ne la,oiiO9 s
attack IL mere loose assertion anu
Of perfectly Nhgue anu i"oll9i, 'l"l
on the other mana II receives tne 6loHis ur:-
dorsement of statesmen sech as cecIe'arle9 " N
dom, Tracy and Noble. furthermore our pun
lie school system demands 'his Iei''iii ~! - y
ems to every Young man or woman Iesi,iin"'o
governmental reward lor '"'or' M ,r w oon
and daughter OF soma poor man hnc ny O.
quick mind he Is sooo au[
but physlcally ne Is no. H'Uu ~,
By struggle ana prlNauoh we emu u So! 500
good mental training. thoroughly equippeo
he
luenuy fatal lack-no tTlehos OF lhliuehoe VIZ
put. You all know what an almost hopeIees manu-
leap the latter Is. Here the government 'lroush
its civil service steps IN ana says 1o1ng m"h'
rich or poor, white or plack' ie"alu I'M pa
TALLY your lhdusuy' your training en'o.
service II you can not upon tne poilu'o Puti 81
he local boss, not upon the pahk account VI
your father or your father friend, put enter my
service by proving your merit ana as long as
you are faithful and competent serve me, me
government, the people, bending TO no pohtlcal
BOSS, kissing the hem OF no henchInah grlnlJ
-,-,
But, objects someone wheh the peoPie through
their ballots demand chanse u PuiI0S' N"H
you expect the newly elected ofhcers 10 carry
hat policy out unless all departments OF tle
government are in sympathy l Will answer py
isking You a question. The government Is well
,alled the Ship of State; change IN government
S a change in direction and speed 10 cnahse
he direction and speed OF sleaH sIIP mus JOu
,hange every deck hand who scrubs the decks
lot caring whether he sails east or west; must
you change every steyedoIe who is stSWlns away
Eases in the darkness Of the hold lhese men
nave absolutely nothing to do with the speed
direction and management OF the slnP' 'hGlt du-
les do not change whether they san tor iapIautr
or the South Seas. The great bulk of the offices
IF the government are purely administrative bus
ness Offices. The appointment and retention IN
office of every man should depend solely upon
whether in doing his duties he serves the whole
people without distinction of party well and
His position should depend IN no
10 perform his duties has not the slightest ref
,rencs to his opinions upon the tariff, the cur
rency or any other of the great questions upon
which parties divide. There are properly very
few of the many offices in the gift of the govern
,a,t ,[icb ore really poitical in character after