The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-12
Has Ignored System in Making
Appointments Oftener Than
Any Other President.
LONG LIST OF EXCEPTIONS.
Rules Waived or Requirements
Modified in Many Cases 10
Take In Persons Executive
Wished To Favor.

Wyatt Building. iith and Streets.
/ Washington. De-. 1i-More executive
! orders have been issued by Pres dent
( Roosevelt authorizing the appointment of
individuals without examination under the
civil-seryce rules than by any other
Pres!derD
. This fact was admitted AZ the office Of
the United States Civil-Service Commis-
sion yesterday. Examination OF the files
of the commission develops the fact that
I long string OF executive orders We're
/ Issued during the past fiscal year direct
ing that persons named in the various
orders either be appointed outright or that
certain prohibitions and restrictions of the
rules be waived for their benefit.
Inc ciVil-service policy of President
Roosevelt has been brought TO the front by
/ attacks on the system in the House and
, the severe criricism Of Nelson :. Spencer
OF the National Civil-Seryica Reform
League OF the large number OF exceptions
which the President has lately made.
While it Is conceded al the commission
mat Mr. Roosevelt has lifted the rules
number of cases than any other President
II Is declared that fewer places have been
excepted during the present adminis.ra-
non than IN any other.
RooSEVELT'S METHOD.
As explained by Commissioner Cooley.
the old method was to take an entire class
or positions out of the protected service
sion or no end OF people without examna-
lefl- NOW when ii Is desired TO get L
certain person into the Government serv-
Ice without examination an executive or
Der Is issued authorizing the appointment.
dozens OF orders of this sort have been
issued by the President within the last
year Formerly instances OF this kind
were rare.
Many of these cases are what the COM
missionets term sympathy" appoint
ments; That IL. the rules are waived. in
order to find place for an unfortunate
person Commissioner Cooley said to-day
That he thought mistakes had been made
In the past when the commission recom-
mended appointments of this character.
sion IN aStfsng ts ,hs sgqrse Of the commits
The whole theory OF Mr.. Spencer. who
mas criticised the policy of making excep-
ions, ions, is based on the remark OF a Federal
Judge TO the effect that the duty of the
court is TO administer law and not Justice
The commission so far az l know, has.
In no instance, been Influenced by political
ing exceptions"
SoMD OF THE EXCEPTIONS"
Some Of the exceptions ordered by the
President were for tine purpose OF getting
into office men who were badly needed for
specific duties. Other beneficiaries had
taken examinations but were TOO low
down on the list to be reached in the usual
oraer Here Is a typical order under
"n,Gh !a,G these appointments were, made:
Mrs. Julia NJ. Wellborn may be perma-
nently appointed clerk in the Geological
survey without examination under the
cfvfi-service rules
In every case of this kind there is a
statement of the reason for the action,
which Will be printed later in the annual
report. A great many persons were ap-
pointed without examinations during the
organization of the Bureau OF Corpora
tons and other bureaus IN the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor,
For instance. E. Dana Durand of Cali
fornia was appointed without examina-
ton TO s. 800 position in that depart
ment- Five messengers were taken in in
one block because of their Integrity and
ability to do the work required'' >.
Clarence A. Cook secured 81 900 posi-
tion as special agent in the Bureau of
Corporations as a result of the issuance
Of an. executive order. and Frank /.
Hawes got $1,000 position of the same
kind in like manner