The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-12-19
clvlL-sERvlcE LEAGUE.
I A.pT&
Old O6acsrs Are Reelected ~ 1SGams OF
l4 lr \. 3 Resolutions Passed.

Old Omcsrs Are Reelected a 1Ssums Of
%# Resolutions Passed.
Washington. Dec. 14.-The Civil Serv-
ice Reform league Friday reelected all
it's present list of officers and approved
the budget OF the finance committee
for the expenditure Of $4,000 during the
ensuing year. The report Of the spe-
cial COMMITTEES on extensions. ofwhich
Charles j. Bonaparte = chairman.
showed great number Of additions
to the classified service, by order Of
President Cleveland, and discussed at
considerable length the executive order
concerning,sthe consular service. The
committee agree with Secretary
OIney's letter to the president on this
subject, in which he says that the
order should be considered as "in no
sense final or exhaustive but rather
as a mere; step in the right direction.
At the closing session Of the conven-
ton, Friday evening resolutions were
adopted of which the following il q
synopsis: y. %sS s$$S, 8 # ls
After congrn tulat:nE the country on the
continued and remarkable progress In
civil! service feform. as attested not only
by the large extensions made by the presi-
dent to the classified service. but BY the,
appreciation with which those extensions
have been received by the people, attention
/ ia called to the fact that there "are unmis
taxable indications that at least the char
acter of the civil service reform ~ being
recognized in the great cities Ut tie cOun-
try, and that any attempt to remedy the
evils which aff1ict. and to remove the scan
dals which disgrace municipal life must
be futile SO long as its public service Is in
the hands of spoilsmen. Tho magnificent
popular victory in Chicago for civil serv
Ice reform is the herald Of like victories in
all the other great cities Of the country.
Tho adoption by the state Of New York OF
q constitutional amendment giving to the
competitive system the sanction and Sc
cur'ty OF, the organic law has been fol-
lowed by q marked Improvement In the adj
ministrat ton Of the civil service law in that
state. Only an honest recognition by APP
pointing officers OF their plain duty under
the constitution. in the appointment and
retention Of suitable officials, seems now
to be necessary. in order to give that great
state with its numerous cities thorough
| and harmoniously working system of ap-
rointment to ONCE upon the ground of
merit and fitness alone" = :,
The league commeSis the order of the
acknowledgement requiring that no let
ter carrier shall be removed except for
cause and upon written charges. and 1t
urges the application Of a similar rule to
other branches of the classified service:
the league renews ity demand for the re-
peal of the law limiting to four years the
term Of certain administration officers an
unjust, !impolitic, a prolific sources Of de-
moralization and mischief to the public
service add toour whole political life: It Is
| recommendedt bat the present law against
soliciting contributions for political pur-
poses from federal employees be SO amended
as to prohibit such solicitations In any
manner or place: the paramount impor-
lance Of securing the adoption of the merit
system OF appointment Is urged upon all
| seeking good government for our Cities
| and congress is asked to extend the system
to the District of Columbia; the country
Is congratulated upon the recent order OF
the president authorizing the postmaster
general to consolidate with the principal
| offices the smaller ones surrounding them
| so as to make the latter mere branch Of
| fees, and to place all persons employed
| therein, including the postmasters of those
| branch offices, within the classified serv-
| ice, and it Is hoped that the authority con-
! ferred by this order may be exercised with
| energy and courage. so that it may receive
prompt and general application.