Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-08

party, but he removes, Immediately,
the officials who promote tactiOnalism,
He wants Federal officers to attend
TO their business and make their Of
fees business.like in every respect.
Then he has several times impressed
Senators and Congressman with his
objection to receiving their written
re knows how
easy II Is to sign a petition or letter
of recommendation, and that this Is
so often done to get rid Oh persist
ont applicant or to place the response.
biity for failure to secure an office
upon the President. President ROOse.
welt wants recommendations made in
person by Senators and Congressman,
and then he interrogates them regard.
ing the men they suggest, and holds
them to account for the representa-
lions made. Thus an Endorsement to
Theodore Roosevelt means more than
It has heretofore. If, however, he finds
that a satisfactory man has not been
proposed, he insists upon another be-
ing named or selects him himself.
! The President has astonished South
ern Republicans by generally declin'
ing to follow their recommendations
in fact no Southern Republican organi.
ZatiOn can claim to nave had Its rec
concentrations carried out by the Pres.
ident, and If a good Republican is not
proposed or discovered. he appoints d
Democrat from the South. That may
lose him Southern votes in the next
national convention, but, just now, he
Is not giving consideration to his re-
nomination, and will probably never
plan to secure II, being content to
know he has done what he deemed
right and letting the future care fol
itself
Hawaii No Dumping Ground.
The President has been active In
carrying out his theories OF CIvil Ser
vice reform, extending the classified
service over the rural free deliver!
system and over some places in tn,
War Department. removing official!
who have violated the rules and ap
proving rules to make Civil Servic,
reform more effective in operation
When he appointed william Dude!
Foulke as Civil Service COMMISSIONS
he gave notice of ms purposes. II
the present week important change
have been made in the Civil ServiC,
rules that will lessen the temptation
to evade them. Inc Civll Servic,
Commission has now power in tn
case Of a person holding a position
In the Civil Service in violation of tn
Civil Service act or rules, to Certif
to the head Of the department the fac
of violation and II the employe is no
dismissed in thirty days, to have hi
pay stopped. Then there is to be n
transference from one department I
another unless the emplOye has worl
ed six months and in some position /
the classified service. This will pr,
vent the appointment Of men with pt
litical pull to unclassifled position
their almost immediate transferenC
to the classified service and PROMOTE
to a good position. as has been fr
quently done in the past. Again, III
same strict adherence TO the mer
3 principle is insisted upon in the ms,
lar service, so the philippines. Port
Rico and Hawaii are not to be dunn
ing grounds for political favOrites.
So high is the Presidents standar,
and so rigidly is 1t adhered to. that r
appointments are deciaed distinction
and the failure to be reappointed
not discreditable. In the ordinary a
ceptanCe of the word.