The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-25

of the spirit of the law, paving the
way as we'll for greater improvements.
The extension of the rule fOrbidding
candidates for appointment to seek
to bring political influences to bear
in their favor to apply 10 promotion
also works beneficially in more ways
than one. AS an employe. who now
seeks to improve his position by
means of outside influence, if detected
in the practice, is declared from pro-
motion, departments are no longer
overrun by men endeavoring to OBJ
tain favOrs for clerks, and Congress-
men are relieved from persistent So
licitation to aid in the advancement
of those in whom they have no par
ticular interest but whom they fear
for political reasons to neglect An
amendment, adopted December II.
1901, provides a very effectual means
of enforcing the Civil Service law.
Under this the Commission, when 1t
finds person holding position to
which he has been appointed without
complying with the rules, after due
inquiry, will send notice to his head
of department and, if he is not dis
missed within thirty days, then no.
tice will be sent to the disbursing Of
ficers Of the Treasury who shall cease
from paying his salary. In former
years the Commission has protested
against the appointment Of persons
to office contrary to the law, but with
out avail Comptroller of the Treas
ury Tracewell finally declared in eff
tbot he al tho ola inns
of all those whose names We're on
payrolls certified by appointing off,
GERS whether the appointments were
made according to law or not. This
amendment has worked a great
change, for violation of the rule
renders the disbursing officer himself
liable to dismissal and the Commits
sion reports that since it's adoption
it has not found it necessary in any
case to take action in accordance with
it's provisions"
Another important amendment to
the rules adopted on December II,
1901, was one making it the duty of
officers and employees in the public
! service to furnish the Commission
with information in the course of its
! Investigations. Inc Wdili OL puNSA
to compel testimony had long been
/ felt to be great disadvantage and
| attention had often been called by
| the Commission to this weakness in
/ it's position. The prompt dismissal
of the first employe who declined to
! obey this rule showed that the Presi-
! dent was in earnest in the matter,
and the Commission reports that now
/ it has little difficulty in obtaining evil
! dence.
Some of the appointments which
| President Roosevelt has made have
! furnished Good Government with sub
| jects of criticism in the past as not
| being worthy of his own standards,
| but it closes its comments by saying:
THE policy of the President in deal
| ing with the great mass of the ser
the classified system, for the develop
ment of which he has done so much
| in other relations in the past and
which he is now placing on such firm
! ground has been in the highest de-
| gree admirable This praise, COM
| ing from the organ of the reformers,
! is praise ndeed.-Providence Journal.
! Marie-"I think there's a flaw in this
; diamond Mary-"Well, never mind
dear. Maybe it isn't real, anyway
Detroit Free Press.