Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
Or. David's Liver Pills.
Baltimore SUM-

one issue which should not bs
| overlooked by the Presidents Cabinet
Whatever may be done I'm regard tC
others, Is straightforward declare Tor
as TO the Presidents order extending ths
civil service. That order was couchct
In very plain terms. IL made certain tx.
ceptions in the internal revenue service.
extended the classified service 10 custom
houses which had not heretofore been
included, and altogether was regarded
| as a substantial advance toward pract.
cal civil-seryice reform II was express.
| ~ stated that employees should nor be
removed except for cause. and after they
mad been given an opportunity TO defend
| themselves from such charles as mieht
be filed against them. No one questions
President McKinley's sincerity or doubts
the good faith of Cabinet officers who are
entrusted with the enforcement OF tho
order. Although" az the Washington
correspondent OF the sun says I'm a dis
patch printed in to-day's issue there
has been plain evasion or disregard OF
the civil-seryice law by the appointing
power, it would not be Just 10 accuse
the administration Of ignoring IT," Sc
cretaries Gage and Bliss. tho dispatch
adds, have given frequent proof OF the
sincerity OF their utterances
Colonel James ID. Brady, Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Second Vir-
ginia District, stated in a letter uub-
lished I'm the Sun that Secretary Caae
approves his action I'm not retaining the
services OF efficient employees who were
by President McKinley's order. entitled
to hold on to their positions unless re-
moved for cause. Colonel Brady justines
his course under the provisions OF the
internal revenue law, which gives 10 col
laa ~ .N..l.s
ties. Perhaps this technicailty might es-
tablish his contention from a legal stand
point but both President Mckinley and
Secretary Gage know that the civil SER
vice law was designed TO do away with
this form Of appointment and Pros-
dent Mckinley specifically excluded from
the protection Of the classified service
only few deputies IN each internal
revenue district. The inference Is plain
that he did not. when he wrote his order
intend that faithful employees should DO
removed. whatever the internal revenue
law might be. Colonel Brady says thar
when he discussed his action with SEQ
rotary Gage the latter "made statements
which would be exceedingly interesting
reading" II cannot be possible that See
rotary Gage said anything at the inter-
view that was hostile 10 the cause OF
civil service reform. and yet Colonel
Brady's statement might be thus COM
strued without doing him an injustice
The whole question narrOws down 90
the enforcement OF President Mckinley
order I'm regard TO removals from tho
classified service. In the argument SAT-
urday before Judge Cox, OF the District
Supreme Court, In the Woods Injunction
case. Dstrict-Attorney Davis. represent
ing the government. said the President
of tho United States was really the de-
PENDANT. In other words. the President
issued an order protecting men In office
who were capable. and now one OF these
men, who has been removed from a re-
sponsible position 10 one Of much lower
grade, seeks an injunction TO restrain the
President from violating his own or
der. or course, Mr.. Mckinley will not
enjoy being I'm such an embarrassing p0-
sition. He can very easily extricats
himself IL he will follow the suggestion
OF Assistant-Attorney- Boyd.
who. I'm the course OF his argument,
maintained that the presidential order
limiting the power OF removal vas not
binding upon the courts. THAT order"
he said, operated only upon executive
officers. and disobedience ~ II could be
corrected only by the action OF the
President himself; or II might subject
the executive officer TO discipline by ihe
President" If the President viii make
il plain to all executive officers that fi'
order means exactly what II purports 10
mean; that 1t has mo string attached
to it." and that IL must be observed
under all circumstances, none OF his SUD-
will dare 10 put him IN me
position I'm which he Is nov forced 70
appear through no fault OF his Own