Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08


ley promulgated an amendment to
Rule II. restricting the power Of re-
moyal from competitive positions.
which, as further amended on May %,
,oJ9, reads as follows:
mo removal shall be made from the
competitive classified service except
for just cause and for reasons given I'm
writing; and the persons sought to be
removed shall have notice and be fur
nished with a copy Of such reasons.
and De allowed a reasonable time for
personally answering the same i'm writ
ing. Copies of such reasons, notice
and answer, and Of the order Of re-
moval. shall be made a part Of the
proper department or Office; and the
reasons for any such change Of rank
or compensation within the competi-
tive classified service shall also be
made part Of the records Of the proper
department or Office
VIII some friend of Commissioner
Evans tell us why he does not observe
t.ese rules? He transferred Jerome
b. Burke, Don c. Cameron and Oliver
p. Wilkerson from the classified serv.
ice i'm the Pension Office to other De.
partments without assignable cause.
They were not furnished with a copy
Of the reasons nor allowed a reason
able time for personally answering the
same. For some reason. known to the
Commissioner only, they were removed
without their knowledge or consent
and sent to other Departments. where
their names viii be put on the black
list and they will be accorded treat
ment i'm such cases made and provided
OF what earthly use are rules re.
stricting the power Of a bureau officer
if he can ignore and trample on them
whenever # suits his purpose,
When the President promulgated the
amendment to Rule II. he evidently
meant that it should be strictly OBJ
served, and probably had in mind such
petty tyrants as II. Clay Evans.
Is it not the duty of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission to call the attention
Of the President to these violations Of
the letter and spirit Of the civil service
law? If not, what is the use Of having
such a Commission?
Efficient and industrious clerks sal
aries are reduced i'm open violation Of
civil service rules, and this august com
mission never even protests or calls
attention Of the proper authorities to
these infringements Of the law
Congress passed a law directing Mr.
Evans to rate applicants for pension
under the act Of June 27, $50, on the
aggregate permanent disabilities for
the performance Of manual labor, and
he pays no more attention to it than
If it was never enacted. He is above
laws Of Congress and Executive or
ders.
If he will not enforce the laws enact
ed by Congress and give force and ef-
feet to it's manifestation then he
should resign, and If he does not re-
sign Congress should impeach him.
Impeach him in the name Of the
yaIor and heroism of our soldiers and
sailors whose fame he has attempted
to besmirch.
Impeach him in the name Of the
widows and orphans Of our nations de
tenders, whose rights he has trampled
on and whose interests he has disre-
garded.
Impeach him in the name Of the Re.
publican national convention, whose
pledges he has violated and whose
promise he has broken
Impeach him in the name Of the
President Of the United States. whose
rules he has violated. whose instruc.
tions he has disregarded, and whose
policy he has perverted.
Impeach him i'm the name Of the
merit system of administration which
he has destroyed and produced the
lass of anarchy where discipline and
public order prevailed
Impeach him in the name Of Repub-
lican institutions that he has attempt
ed to destroy and on their ruin estab-
lIsh a brutal despousm.
Impeach him I'm the name Of our.
glorious military and naval heroes
Grant Sherman and Sheridan; Farra
gut Porter and Schley.
Impeach him in the name Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, whose
rank and file he has grossly insulted.
An Ancient Theory Redivivus.