Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-17
now TOO old
Are Civil War Veterans for Posi-
tiOnS Of Waichmen.
so THINKS SUPT. BlARD
Of tho State, War and Navy BuIIding-Dfior-
ent In The Good Old Times Before We
Imported Cannucks and Eng.Shmen as
Appointment Clerks Tho Sample Case Of
WalOhman Wright

There is a naval engineer officer
named Biard who holds down the snap
OF Superintendent OF the State, War
and Navy Department Building, who
has no use for a Civil war veteran, 9s
watchman. at least. An applicant
with this disqualification Of having
served his country i'm the field during
the late misunderstanding having met
the approval of the captain Of the
watch. who exclaimed, you are the
kind OF man / want was incOntinent-
ly turned down by this naval autocrat
With the counter declaration, "Have-
MT ! told you and frequently said that
I have no use for these eX-soldiers
here"
Perhaps a few quite moments in the
presence OF the Soldier President
might be beneficial to this individual,
who thinks veterans of the Civil war
too Old for Government jobs.
If the veterans Of the Civil war are
too old for service as watchmen then
Naval Engineer Biard is disqualified
himself for service as superintendent.
1t is a poor rule which will not work
both ways.
The superintendent aforesaid, 1t is
alleged, served i'm the navy during, at
least a portion of the Civil war His
age, therefore according to his own
ruling. disQualifes him for a Govern
ment job.
A recent case illustrative Of the dis
elimination I'm favor Of young men for
these positions of watcnmen, etc,
came off in the application Of Watch
man NJ. S. Wright to be promoted to
the clerical force. Mr.. Wright is a
young man, filing a position more
suitable for an eX-soldier than for a
lusty youth, but he was not satisfied
with It, He wanted promotion to the
clerical force and took the Civil Serv-
ice examination. Mr. Wright knew he
passed. of course, and became impa-
tient at the delay in his transfer or
promotion to the clerical force. He
finally visited the Civil Service Of
fee and obtained his rating when 10!
and behold, he had received but sixty
per cent. This necessarily disgruntl-
ed Watchman Wright, as such a per
cent precluded the possibility Of his
promotion as clerk. But not so, Mr.
Wright's pull" has induced Chief
Morrison, of the Department Of Ac-
counts to give the young man trial
as clerk When he next takes a Civil
Service examination his experience as
clerk will give him the necessary per
cent of rating, which will ensure his
safe passage by that useful and dread
tribunal-selah!.
And so the old thing works. The
Civil Service Law is used TO turn down
Congressman and other influential or
importunate individuals who endeavor
to get their constituents and friends
a place at a Government udder, but
chiefs Of departments and appointment
clerks find no trouble in beating the
game and monpoolizing the snaps. In
fact the Civil Service law manipulated
as they turn the trick is a perk and
source Of revenue which would seri-
ously deplete their annual incomes, be-
sides diminishing the number of beau
ties in their respective harems should
the law be repealed and the old Jack
sonian qualifications again be substi-
tuted, lis he honest. is he competent
But this was in the good old times
when we had a Republic and Ameri-
cans filled the positions of chiefs and
appointment clerks, instead of Eng
lishmen and Cannucks naturalized
and unnaturalized, such as we are
straddled with now i'm the various de-
partments, and when the Hydes,
Fords, Lymans, ct ais. were singing
that soulful and inspiring anthem,
Half a loaf between four of us?
Not half enough for two Of u.s.
Long may she reign over us.
God save the Queen