The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10

partisan politics: the practice Of ap- I
pointing when possible. ex-army OIL
GERS or bonded superintendents to the
vacancies that occur Is working well
Attention Is invited 20 the wide
spread illlteracy due 20 lack OF public
schools In the Indian Territory.
Prompt heed should be paid 10 the
need OF education for the children ln
this Territory.
Safety-Appiiance Law.
In the matter OF the appliance
/ law much good has already been ac-
! complished. The Law should be v!gor-
| ously enforced.
| Pensions.
No other class OF our citizens de-
serves so well OF the Nation as those I
to whom the Nation owes It's very be- 1
ing, the veterans of the civil war. Spe- /
cial attention is asked 10 the excellent /
work OF the Pension Bureau in expend-
ing and disposing OF pension claims.
During the fiscal year ending puly /.
1903. the Bureau settled 25l .9S2 claims.
an average OF S25 claims for each work
ing day OF the year. The number OF set
tlement since July !, 1903. has been in
excess Of last years average. approach
. ing l 900 claims for each working day.
and II Is believed that the work OF the
! Bureau will be current at the close OF
: the present fiscal year.
: Civil Service Extension.
During the year ended June 80 last
1856 persons were appointed through
5 competitive examinations under the
] | civii-service rules. This was 1872 more
: than during the preceding year, and 10
r per cent OF those who passed the ex-
: animation. This abnormal growth was
j largely occasioned by the extension OF
e classification to the rural free-deiivery
y service and the appointment last year
: of over 5000 rural carriers. A revision
: Of the civil-service rules took effect on
y April Is last which has greatly i'm
: proved their operation. The completion
) of the reform Of the civil service is rec
II ognized by good citizens everywhere as
IL a matter of the highest public import
d ance. and the success OF the merit sys-
le tenn largely depends upon the enec-
al tiveness Of the rules and the machlh-
h cry provided for their enforcement. A
l. very gratifying spirit OF friendly CO.
l. operation exists in all the Departments
< Of the Government in the enforcement
and uniform observance OF both tht
letter and spirit Of the civil-service act
Executive orders of July 3, 1902; Marcf
u &c. 1903. and July s. 1903, require tina
=. |
Us ~ ers. both in the Departments at Wash
s.. 81 ington and in the field service, shall
a. be made with the assistance or IN
a United States Civil Service Commis
y. sion. under a system Of registration Z
~ test the relative fitness OF applicant
~ for appointment or employment I'M
w o system is competitive, and IS open |
70 "a all citizens of the United States quail
r ne fed in respect to age, physical abiilt!
80, moral character, industry, and adal
" liability for manual labor; except tn:
-. - in case of veterans OF the civil war u
- element of age is omitted.
for Board of Charities.
the The report of the Board OF Char
Iial ties for the District OF Columbia
arn submitted for the consideration
ind Congress. 1t is qualifying statemen
nd, The Army.
I'M The effect of the laws providing
re- General Staff for the Army and for Il
OH more effective use OF the Natlon
Guard has been excellent. Great II
provement has been made in the er
to cheney OF our Army In recent yea
,ht- Such schools as those erected at
the Leavenworth and Fort Riley and I
institution Of fall maneuver work
lin complsh satisfactory results. L
ing good effect OF these naneuvels up
has the National Guard is marked, a
v to ample appropriation should be ma
ON TO enable the guardsmen OF the seVe
, IN States to share in the benefit. The Gt
ests ernment should as soon as possible
the cure suitable permanent camp sites
The military maneuvers in the various S
n us tions of the country. The service the
of by rendered not only to the Regu
aise Army, but to the National Guard
high the several States. will be so great
| of to repay many times over the re
thew lively small expense. We Snouio
and rest satified with what has been DO
n in however. The only people who
the contented with system Of promot
nent by mere seniority are those "no
thty. contented with the triumph of
the diocrity over excellence. On the OF
and hand a system which encouraged
noli- exercise of social or political favo
con- ism in promotions would be
teral worse. But 1t would surely be easy
while devise a method Of promotion II
and grade to grade in which the opinion
with the higher officers OF the service
eople the candidates should be decisive u
more the standing and promotion OF
pinos latter. Just such system no" uDI
ds. at West Point. The quallty OF
years work determines the standin
| that year GLASS, tAO A!iNAA
heral ned or graduated into the next clas
were @ the relative position which his I
IoI,- tary superiors decide to be warra
80, 10 by his merit.
-. The Navy.
2 the Shortly after the enunciation OF
tn of famous principle OF American 1or
u 1886 policy now known as the monroe
been trine." President Monroe, in a sp'
ul in Message to Congress on January
their 1924, spoke as follows: The Nav
so in the arm from which our Govern
m de- will always derive most aid In sur
cases of our srights. Every power
court ga ged in war will know the streng
work our naval power. the number OF
til all ships OF each class. their condl
| re- and the promptitude with ~hlci
may bring them into service. and
vision ,ay due consideration to that
crept inent"
andals heartily congratulate the Com
ley be upon the steady progress In bui
up the American Navy. We can n
ford q let-up in this great wori
We re- stand still means to go back.
IL that Isthmian Canal.
'eatens By the act of June %, 1902, the
gest 70 gress authorized the President I
'ent OF ter into treaty with Colombia 10
judg- S,,;,d;n. ~ the canal across
Isthmus Of Panama; it being pro