Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

of the sacred Civil Service Commission.
He was promised protection if he would
tell what he knew, and he did tell it, and
told some truths about the Civil Service
Commission in connection with the restora-
ton of a clerk in violation Of all law at the
request of Secretary Gage, and the only
protection the Rev. Mr.. Bailey had after
telling his story was to, be kicked COM
pletely out The commission never denied
his charges, il could not, but that mattered
little. So firmly entreuched had the system
become that the matter was allowed to drop
and no investigation was ever had.
1t has been noted before and attention
will be called to it again. During the CAM
paign of 1896 there was an interstate Dem-
ocratic club. A number OF its members
were employees of the Government Printing
Office. Several Of them were clerks in the
Treasury aud other departments. One Of
the secretaries Of the club was an employe
of one of the auditors Offices. He was
promptly removed and never could get
trial such as was contemplated by President
McKinley's order, Not single member Of
the club is now an emplOye of the Govern
ment Printing Office, and there is not
single member of the club now on duty in
any Of the departments. 1t is not to be
presumed for a moment that all of that
number Of clerks and employees we're in
competent but they all went. The Civil Ser
vice Commission made no protest. Indeed it
never did make protest when it once
found a Cabinet officer determined to get
rid Of a Democrat
It made no protest when two legal officers
were exempted from examination by order
of President Mckinley, although both posi-
tlous sought by them were in the classified
service. Neither gentleman could have
passed the examination, and the President
knew il, yet the commission made no pro-
test. Men conversant with the facts in Con-
gress made no protest. Patronage was
handled in such a way by the late President
that fagrant abuses prevailed but Congress
men remained dumb.
The Civil Service Commission will take
no notice Of the activity of federal Office
holders in the late convention in Cleveland,
although the civil service law has been
clearly violated. Senator Foraker, so it has
been said, had demanded an investigation.
The Commission has not backed up such
demand and will not For the time being
Senator Hanna has full sway, and he, so it
is reported, has demanded no investigation
shall be had. Which one Of the two Ohio
Senators the Commission sympathizes and
takes sides with is easily known. It takes
sides with Senator Hanna because he has in
this instance the ear of the President and
the Commission will never take sides
against the President
Although Mr. Roosevelt was known as a
civil service reformer par e-r6el2eHt there
never have been more aagrant abuses of the
system than under his administration unless
it was in the Treasury Department under
Gage and Mckinley.
There will be no redress for Miss Taylor
She may protest, but her protest will be in
vain As to the propriety of her remaining
in Office and criticizing the conduct Of the
administration that is one question. AS a
legal proposition she had right to do it,
She can have, however, no redress unless
obtained through the courts. Whether a
case can be brought to issue in the courts
that will expose the rotten humbug is yet
to be determined,