Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-29

ing His Own way-The Chinese Exclusion
Looming Up in Importance-Tariff Revision
Machine Methods in New York Still MuddIed.
| Nrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA, 1901.
1t is we'll recognized fact that the
Presidents civil service reform record
alone would have been quite sufficient
to have prevented his receiving the
Vice Presidential nomination, could
the party leaders have foreseen that
the time would come when he would
succeed to the Presidency. 1t is now
reported that he proposes to outdo
Mr.. Cleveland in his promotion of the
reform, and that, not only has he sig.
niied his desire for designations from
some of the party's favorites, because
OF their violation Of the civil service
rules, but he proposes to extend the
classified list to include the laborers
in the departments and is even think.
ing of including. the entire consular
service.
When Mr.. Cleveland "covered in"
as it is called, the bulk of the depart
ment employees, it was represented to
him that it would appear ridiculous 10
require civil service examinations from
the laborers and charwomen, and ac-
cordingly he excluded these grades of
labor from his general order. As
soon, however, as congressman dis
covered that these were the only posi-
tions which their influence could Sc.
cure for their constituents they insist
ed upon naming all the laborers and
then exerted their further influence to
have their nominees assigned to cleri-
cal work. This custom is now gene
raj throughout the government service
and accounts for Maclay, OF the
Schley-Sampson controversy fame, be-
ing carried on the roles of the Navy
Department as a laborer. Robbed OF
the prerogative of securing appoint
ments for their constituents the men,
bers OF Congress will be compelled to
suffer the hardship of appealing to
their constituents for reelection on
the ground Of their records in Con-
gress.
1t is also anticipated that, as soon
as the required appropriation of &c..
OO0, 900 which the Postmaster General
has asked for, is made, to extend the
rural free delivery service, that branch
of the service will also be covered in"
The regular attempt that's made every
time census bureau is organized, is
now being made TO secure the transfer
OF census clerks to the classified list of
the Civil Service Commission. In the
past, this effort has usually resulted
in the transfer of few whose influ-
ence was particularly powerful. The
claim is made this year that clerks
were appointed in the Census Bureau
only after having taken . competitive
examination. which is perfectly true,
but nothing is said about the fact that
no one who did not present the en-
dorsement Of his Representative or
Senator Was eligible TO take the exam-
ination. With Mr.. Roosevelt in the
White House, it is doubtful if any of
the census clerks will be placed on the
classified lists.
Almost coincident with the unoffici-
al announcement that Secretary Gage
and . number of the Treasury officials
are opposed to the re-enactment Of
the Geary law, because of its detri.
mental effect on American commerce
with the Orient, comes the report Of
Governor Taft, recommending the re-
striction of Chinese immigration into
the Philippines. General Macarthur,
writing on the subject, says Of the
Chinese, "Such q people, largely en-
dowed as they are with inexhaustible
fortitude and determination, if admit
ted to the archipelago in any consid
erable numbers during the formative
period which is now in process of evo-
luton, would soon have control OF
pretty nearly every productive inter.
est, to the absolute exclusion alike of
Filipinos and Americans" just what
action will be taken in the matter has
not been decided.
Representative Henry Sherman
Boutell, who is in the city, said re-
Gently that there was no question in
his mind as to the attitude Of Western
Congressmen on the subject OF tariff
revision, and he predicts that unless
there is decided change of heart on
the part Of the Eastern members be-
fore Congress gets down to work, the
next session is likely to witness very
lively fight. "For my part" said Mr..
Boutell, al stand squarely upon the
utterances of the late President.
There was nothing ambiguous or un-
certain about his speech at Buffalo.
1t indicated clearly, logically and in.
telligently, line of procedure for the
expansion of our trade, which We can
not ignore. The West stands for the
expansion of trade"
Speaking of the war taxes, Mr.. Bou-
tell said that he was for their repeal
that they were enacted as war meas
ure and that the assurance was given
by the party in power that they would