Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-10


than ever calls for its completion and
| control by this government; and it is be-
lieFed that the next session of congress,
after receiving the full report of the com
mission appointed under the act approved
March 3, 1899 win make provisions for
the sure accomplishment of this great
work
Merit System In Civil Service.
During tine present administration as
occasions have arisen for modification or
amendment in the existing civil service
law and rules they have been made I'm
portant amendments We're promulgated by
executive order under date of May %.
1899, having for their principal purpose the
exception from competitive examination OF
certain places Involving fidueiary response.
bilities or duties of strictly confidential.
scientific or executive character. which ii
was thought might better be filled either
by npn-competitiye examination or by
other tests of fitness In the discretion If
the appointing ofiie er. 1t is gratifying that
the experience of more than Il year has
indicated these changes in the marked
improvement of the public service.
The merit system, Us far as practicable
Is made the basis fol- appointments to of.
flee in our new territory.
Those who profess to distrust the lib.
eral and honorable purposes of the adj
ministration in it's treatment of the Phil
iFPt'tVH 81 liNt JuHeihed iihPNii"liSih h"s
no place in its creed or conduct. Freedom
is rock upon which the Republican party
WAS o1llaea ana now rests. LiDefly is the
great republican doctrine Tor which the
people went TO war anu Tor Whlch n mil
lion lives were "HeFea ana bllhonS OF dol
iafs eApehued TO make II HWIul legacy
81 all WITHOUT the consent OF master or
slave. There is strain of illconcealed
hypocrisy in the anxiety to extend the con
sfffnfIonal guarantees to the neonIe of fhe
fhtHppihes' WINE their huitiheation Is
openly advocated al nome. our opponents
may 9lstfnSt themselves bqt tney nave no
right TO dlscFeait the goea lalth anu pa
tfletlsm OF tue minority q the people whe
are OPPOSED 70 then the9 may rear the
Wfst ioflh ol iilpeil3Hsh WIN the help,
less niplloS III taelt nahass pul IL they 90
II y oeeauSe thVF nave pafted win the
squirt "hd taith u Int lalheis anu nave
iosi the flrihty OF tue Founders of the
party Whlch they profess TO represent
me kepuohclh party does not nave to
assert rs devotion 10 the peciaratloh OF
independence. lhat immortal instrument
q the fathers remained uheAecuted until
the people under lhe lead 81 the Republican
party in the awful clash of battle turned its
promises INTO Imminent 1t wrote into
the constitution the amendments gnaran-
teeing political equality to American citi-
zenShip and it has never broken them or
counseled others IN breaking them 1t will
not be guided IN It's conduct ny one sci
81 principles at home and another set in
the new territory belonging to the United
States
If our opponents would only practice as
we'll as preach the doctrine of Abraham
Lincoln there would be no fear for the
safety Of our institutions at home or their
frightful influence in any territory over
which the flag floats.
a., r,,.o r 1,,,,a,,, oe So,,ouo;o.
Empire has been expelled from Porto
Rico and the Philippines by American
freelnen The flag of the republic now
floats over these islands as an emblem OF
rightful sovereignty VIII the republic
stay and dispense to their inhabitants the
blessings IF liberty education. and free
Institutions. or steal away. leaving them
to anarchy and Imperialism?
The American question is between duty
and ertion-the American verdict will
be for duty against desertion for the re.
public against anarchy and Imperialism.
he country has been fully advised of the
purposes of the United States in China and
they will be faithfully adhered to as al.
ready defined
The nation is filed with gratitude that
the little band, among them many of our
own blood who for two months have been
subjected to privations and perls by the
attacks of pitiless hordes at the Chinese