The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-18
CIVIL SERVICE RefosA

In declaring that Territorial officials
must refrain from Offensive paTtisAn-
ship Governor Dole simply applies In
Ha~aii the ~ei-understscd principles
Of efvu service reform OF which Presi-
a-ut Roosevelt has been n lifelong ex-
.unrsar. Very lately the President
I'D an order upon these lines. ap-
plying u To United States officials. and
because OF AZ Marshal HendFy resisned
FROM the secr-taryship OF the Republi-
can Territorial Committee. II viii Be
pleasing 10 the Federal Executive.
though p~rhaps not unantIcipstsd by
him. 10 sns the Territorial administra-
ties OF Har.a u accord with the rule.
regarding the active work OF local OF
fee-aolders In politics. which he. him
segf. has 30 lately enforced and has 50
long supported
Tne question OF what offensive part-
ssnssip u. viii now come In for Discus
sion Certainly thc new rule does not
lrhffst the exercise OF the political
rixhts OF n citizen. among which In the
prsvne<- Of speaking and writing for
hss rsrty at tines when he n. not en-
edtx rul-s out the official p~rpetuation
q tricks which have made 30 much
sro.hse an politics II Hawaii dur
Irx ths tazt Two yedrs office-hoid-
or may eolonlEs primaries. ios-roIl con-
lssssisns. spsff Up tobs pcpiaee the par
~ minority where the majority belongs
ma make factionnf bargains with the
enemy. and expect TO hold his Job. His
lop~raftons along such lines can only
Lad TO hIs dismissaI- Nor can he
plnnss into the. general canvass. how
ever patriotic his motive may b.. and
use time for which the taxpayers Of all
parties pay him In an effort to secure
the victory Of one
Under the old spolis system public
ONCE was invariably a political ma
chine and At that time the efficiency
and honesty If the public service were
at their lowest ebb. Men were put into
Office AZ a reward for political services |
and their tenure there was determined |
by the further services they could rem
der. Fitness Was not the main thing: |
sizhonesty. ~ not too public. was over
looked or condoned: and IL a man could
carry n primary or a convention. his
chances OF promotion In Office were far
better than they were when his skill I
exhausted Itself In showing a clean bal
afce sheet As an instance Of the
spofis system. whenever a campaign
began 10 was the custom TO stun the
payroifs with men who were bribed. I'm
hat way. TO vote the ticket. The abuse
became 50 swollen and far-reachins
that the civil service reform movement
of the latter seventies took shape with
results which have elevated the public
service TO a plane which. II not yet
Ideally high. at least commands respect
and confidence.
IL II natural to expect from such a
man "a Governor Dole an adherence
10 the highest and purest forms OF pub
lie administration Hence his course
IN regard TO the offensive use of polit-
cal opportunities by office-hoiders
,auses no surprise As to It's party ef-
'ect. one may rest at ease upon the old
maxim that he serves his party best
Who serves his country best. IL Is bet
ter for Repubiicanism I'm Hawaii 10
prove It's representatives are giving the
Territory a sound and useful govern
ment than ~ 10 TO turn any Number OF
brilliant political tricks. Politics as a
game means little to us: good govern
ment everything
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