The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-06
EXAMINATION TO BE HELD
FOR POSITIONS IN THE INTER
NAL REVENUE SERVICE.
ONLY A PRETENsE TO FOOL THE PUBLIC
Democrats Kicked Out of Positions Which Civil
Service Claims to Protect and Negro
and White Republicans Put
in Their Places,

The secretary of the local board of the
Civil Service Commission Of this city an
nounces that there will be civil service
examination held in this city sometime
during the month of October date to be
fixed later. In this announcement it is
stated that the examination will be
held for the positions of deputy collectors,
clerks. store-keepers and messengers.
This is rather q strange announcement
to the people of this section. From the
manner in which Democrats have been
kicked out of positions, which were under
Civil Service, it was considered that that
branch of the department had ceased to
do business.
From this announcement of aU0tfcr
examination, however, the public get
correct insight to the whole matter. 1t
reveals the duplicity and humbuggery of
the Republican party. 1t is one of the
best lessons of their double-deali1g. 1t
indicates that while the machinery of
Civil Service is to be kept up, it is
dead, letter
The revenue doodIes of both districts
of this State have paid very little regard
to the Civil Service. and the department
at Washington has upheld them in their
unlawful course.
Good. efficient Democrats who were
under the Civil Service. and which by the
rules, established by Congress were "pro-
tected'' have been dropped from the ser
vice simply because they were Demo
Gratis, to make way for Republican politi-
clans who never stood Civil Service eX-
animation, and never can, and who were
appointed simply and solely on political
pull. During all these violations of the
Civil Service law, no word, is heard from
President Mckinley. the great advo-
cate" of Civil Service. He sees the vio-
lations. but "says" nothing and reveals
his duplicity. Under the dominating pow
er of Republicanism the poor old Civil
Service Commission humbug. draws its
pay, receives complaints and performs a
second-class farce to the American peo-
pie.
After the manner in which Democrats.
who were in the revenue service, have
been dropped and both white and negro
Republicans put in their places without
regard to any Civil Service law, no one
had any idea that the mockery of future
examinations would be held. In the
name of common sense, of what use are
examinations and also is there in the
district fool enough to waste his time
and money to stand them? What show
ing would a Democrat stand of appoint
ment though he be fortunate enough to
pass? Appointments are not made
from the eligible list, but from political
preferment
Among the positions enumerated in the
announcement is that of deputy collector
and vet nearly every Democratic deputy
collector in the State has been dropped
and his position filled by a Republican or
a Pritchard Populist In this light could
a Democrat stand any show if he got on
the list, or would even a Republican if
he did not have the political pull? The
announcement also says ''for clerks"
There are not over four clerkships in the
offices of both revenue districts of this
State They have been changed 10 dep
uty collectorship, which can be handled
with less qualm of conscience in re-
moval
The position of messengersis included
too, for the coming examination. yet the
Democratic messenger in the revenue
office here was summary kicked out and
a negro put in his place, and without
examination. Democratic general store
keepers and gaugers have been stripped
of their positions and white and negro
Republicans put in their places. And
Civil Service guarantees" protection.
In the face of all of these fragrant
violations the local board of Civil Service
announces an examination will be held.
Such a hollow mockery is ii stencil in the
nostrils of decency and honesty. But it
might be added, it is thoroughly in keep
ing with the rottenness and hypocricy
of Republicanism.