The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
MIR. LYNCH'S CLERKS ARE
 A.TREMBLE He Will Make Several Changes Very
 Soon. Civil Service System at the End of It's
 Rope. Patriots to Be Rewarded for Their Fidelity and Sac
 rificeS.
GROWERS MOVE BALKED
Judge Kirkpatrick's Decision Will Be the Text and Authority of the Col
 lector for His Action.

It is expected that within a few days Internal Revenue Collector Lynch will make sweeping changes in the person. nel of his office, following out his belief that the civil service system does not cover a multitude of clerks in the Inter nal Revenue Department. He bases his belief on a recent decision by Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick of the United States District Court at Trenton, N. J.
 Judge Kirkpatrick holds that deputy collectors of internal revenue are United States officers, and that the power of their removal rests with the appointing power. He therefore directs the deputies to vacate their offices.
 The decision (which was rendered a few weeks ago-haS caused more con- sternation in the Collectors office than did the earthquake of last Wednesday night. The clerks do their work with bated breath and in fear and trembling, for not one of them knows when his or her head will fall into the wastebasket
 Ever since MT. Lynch's appointment as Collector the question of his right to appoint all his subordinates has been studied and discussed. A large and active element of the Republican party of this city and State is said to be op- posed to the civil service system, and
 
 tions, notably the Continental League have formulated and adopted stirring resolutions in regard to the matter. MT. Lynch himself does not believe in the civil service system, at least in so far as 1t applies to his office, and he has held many consultations on that sub- ject with Cashier Hamilton of the Gus tom House and other Republicans, both attached and unattached
 It has been represented. and very forcibly, that there are large number of active Republicans in this city and throughout the State whose services to the party have been of great value and almost indispensable. When the heads of the Federal departments were ap- pointed last year under the Mckinley administration search was made for places into which to install the more active and worthy of these workers, but 1t seemed that the civil service pad lock was on every desk. No Admit tance Beware of the Civil Service Bulldog" seemed to be displayed at the entrance to every department. Cleve- land Democrats, some of whom had fought against the Union, were holding down fat berths where short hours and long pay appeared to be the rule.
 The Postoffice was the most strongly fortified, and beyond the appointment of Benjamin Mckinley, uncle of the President, to the position of Assistant Postmaster in place of R. E. Doyle. since deceased, and the transfer of John l.. Meares, superintendent of city de- livery, to the registry department and the filling of the vacated place by A. M. Cox, no changes were or could be made
 In the custom house department con- ditions were found not so rigid, and Collector Jackson (with the assistance of Chief Clerk Jerome) got rid alto- gether of Second Deputy Tobin and ap- pointed his son, Stanley Jackson, to the place Clerk Beauce was also removed and his place taken by friend of the Collector. An almost clean sweep was made of the Cleveland laborers in the appraisers department and their places were filled with good Republicans of the Mckinley brand. In addition there was created the position of plumber at