The San Francisco call., 1904-12-20
A NEW DEPARTURE.


is apparent that there is new tone purpose politics
country The derided civil laws have begun
public opinion old idea OF the vcors taking the
given impetus idea The victorious party
begins understand that duty give proper ad
mnsraon than every official position sight for
the benefit OF the workers. Roosevelt has in this been the
partisan Presidents practice forth in his
letter 10 Representative Gardner OF massachusetts, has set the pace
Under system which happily passing away
country ample provision defective and ndi
faer unfortunate This given
number of public Institutions of them under State
law and many municipal control These institutions the
the the blind the aged and the INDECENT the ncorrgb
ard the criminal require large oay and many saaed posi-
II the of their taken they
require also the service OF specialists in professional
There gone up past complaint by organi
cations interested charities and correction penoogy and in
ac. that there lack OF such specialists needed in these
ion change institutional Specialists being
assured o nanecy going hand IN hand with cency OF service
have been dsncned take service places that had security
and where service how skful and useful
no protection against removal Tor no other reason than that the
place wanted for partisan favor reward for
rendered politician who had the power pay Of
The public pocket by giving place the public The in
legion which the appontees rewarded had
ing fitness adaptably for the places they drew prizes in
the political lottery. In this system have originated the painful
das which the odum of administration this country. We
have had them in California and they have offended the moral sense
OF the people in nearly every State in the Union
IT these changes occurred only when the partisan administration
changed they would not be frequent bad But they habit
men in the State adnisrato9 with friends who have aided their
bad this cause of internal feuds and
factions that disturb legitimate partisanhp impair
of party organization
Worse than all this, the injury
haes public Taxpayers through
their representatives supply the needs of humanity Not
would subject civilization and Christianity repoach
DeeNoe purpose constantly nuhed by treating the patronage
Of such institutions part the pos personal party victory
no part OF the field OF public activity has reform been
needed and nowhere welcome
promising results gratifying the humane people
one OF the States that has suffered most acute from the spo
applied State institutions Indiana Time again
ons that State brought high efficiency by faith
OF distress rather than relief their inmates by vicious par
n use their patronage All the country the people
have right ideas this subject hope upon seeing
the light Of better things appear Indiana
e mere & & Inc Sa ten institutions were preparing Tor their usual
when they the word from the got
the word but it is not what they expected.
Governor Hanly has published the Indianapolis
News independent which supported him. which
rank with the highest influences
No person holding position any institutions whose
services have been and efficient satisfactory
during my adninistraton sought to make position clear
cernng this before the election and the policy outlined
@ no % ee nave htue PatenGe with the sugges
ton that faithful and ehcien officials in the penal correctional char
table educational institutions of the State shall be
make places for others. This will be however
great my personal obligations may be to the applicant how
dear he may be to me-
hung on the walls OF executive office the country
come finally to be demanded by convention nominating
ddae for Governor that appear before take pledge
out that policy Them indeed politics would upon
The News commenting says: Hany entitled to all the
credit for his attitude in of the in any
of the offices under the protection of civil law The Gov
rcoud make clean sweep he he has the
and the character understand that the
State be carried along lines
elected the Governor of the Republican party State
Of Indiana that he is the servant of all the that their
and interests he safeguard that they right
insist upon efficient Further than HanIy makes
clear that he does believe that belong to the
people ought be used personal political
charge the obligations of friendship We have dav
clear and honest of great principle of
civil service reform"
the other Governoseect Will thew fo
low the old plan the new If they choose will feel the
hand of rebung public opinion for entered new and
needed epoch