Evening star., 1898-08-20
BAILEY is DISMISSED
Civil Service Commission Takes Ac-
ton.
REASONS GIVEN FOR THE CHANGE
Some Interesting Statements by
Mr. Bailey.
EFFECT AT ONCE

The civil service commission this after
noon dismissed Mr.. Edwin D. Bailey from
service under the commission, making his
dismissal take effect from o'clock today.
The following order was made by the
commission:
Whereas the commission did on the 10th
day of August. 1898, notify in writing Mr.
Edwin D. Bailey, an employe in and under
the commission, that the commission had
under contemplation his dismissal from the
position he held under the commission for
the reason that said Bailey had uttered
and used words and language in the pub
lie press and otherwise falsely charging
the commission with having falsified the
official records of the commission and per-
formed other dishonorable official acts.
as more fully set forth in the notice
containing such charges served upon
Mr.. Bailey; and whereas said Bailey
was in such notice requested to ap
of August, 1898, at 3 o'clock pm. of said
day, and then and there make answer
verbally or in writing to such charges as
We're given in such notice;
And whereas the said Bailey having ap-
peared at the time mentioned and filed with
the commission a lengthy statement in
writing, in which he makes no denial of
the charges preferred by the commission
served upon him, but substantially admits
the allegations and charges set forth in
such notice to be true, and only seeks to
justify the uttering of such words and the
using of such language as charged against
him by the commission. therefore the COM
mission now here, as matter of fact, finds
that the charges made by the commission
against said Bailey and given in such no.
tee to him are true, and they further find
that the words uttered and language used
by Mr. Bailey as shown in such notice were
untrue ana unWdrranted touching the COM
mission. and for this reason the commits
sion IS or the opinion that such false and
Unwarranted allega tions made by said Bal
ley against the commission are good rea-
sons for his dismissal from service under
the commission.
Therefore it is hereby ordered that Ed
WIN ID. Bailey be, and he is hereby dismiss
ed from service in and under the commits
sion such dismissal TO take effect at the
close of work, at o'clock pm. on August
20, 1895"
Mr. Bailey's Statement.
Mr.. Bailey this afternoon made state
ment regarding his connection with the
commission. In this statement Mr.. Bailey
makes charges that will doubtless be in
Yesugated at an early day
When the late Chief Examiner Webster
died, more than two years ago." said Mr..
Baley, the link was broken which bound
the new to the old in the civil service com
mission New commissioners had lust
taken hold, and the one man who couId
peSt nave linked them to the precedents
practices and rules then in vogue was taken
away Being next in position to Major
w eoster L became acting chief examiner
under circumstances of the most trying
character
Mr.. Cleveland had made I'D his mind TO
Slgnallze the closing years of his admins
t1atlon by bianketing if the classified serv-
zee practically everything that remained
Culslue. we VINO knew from experience
the difficulties attending extensions of the
class1flc&tion advocated a more conserya-
tive course. l myself submitted a proyiso
to be Incorporated in the new rules TO the |
1HeIt thiit the extension to new branches |
o- lhe service should become operative ONLY |
5 1aSt as the commission was able TO pro- !
Nlde registers of eligibles. 1 estimated thar |
|. would take from two to four wears to |
cof ;plete the classification, if the work was |
pus led vigorously, and d much longer time |
II II awaited the natural course of events |
My proFlSo was Incorporated in the rules |
as originally submitted to the President.
-Alttt Ward IL was stricken out, somewhat |
mysteriously, but L never had any doubt |
IN my own mind that it's omission was dua |
10 the TACT that it would defeat part of |
the OBJECT OF the extension, which was TO |
protect in office the appointees of the Iata |
d- ratio administration
The omission of that proyiso was a fatal
pluhder, because it threw the whole svs- |
tenn into confusion and led to the most vio-
leit lzi attack IN Congress which the merit
system mas ever encountered. Nothing |
stopped that assault but the expectation /
that the present administration would nv |
executive action, grant redress for the |
gleat wrong which was done Ny undar |
standing IS that the Har is responsible for |
the executive delay.
DemoraIizing the System.
Meanwhile, the men who are responsible |
for placing this important and and indis |
pensable reform in jeopardy have adopted |
and resorted to methods which |
to my mind have demoralized the whole !
system. The object of the civil service law |
and rules is to eliminate politics and per
sOnal faNOritiSm from annni III |