The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-20
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Causes OF Failure to Participate. One
Section orthe Country Where
There is Shortage.
The discovery made through the
personal investigation Of Commis
sioner Greene, Of the United State;
civil service commission, that Demo
Gratis as class refrain from partlci.
pating in the civil service exanina'
5ions In the South serves to explain
in measure point which has puzzled
the cmniSsion for long time, name
| ly, the difficulty in maintaining regis
ters Of Southern eligibles sufficiently
large to enable the Southern states to
receive their proper quota in federal
appointments. This information was
obtained by Commissioner Greene
while In Kentucky, North Caroslr a
and Tennessee on cthcial business.
Commissioner Greene lost no time il
making public the results OF his In
7estigatior, and now the civil service
commission is doing all in its power
10 rectify this condition OF STAIRS.
Various causes are assigned for the
reluctance OF Southern Democrats to
enter the lists for federal pluns. MI.
Greene obtained the impression that
the main cause was the prevalence OF
feeling that, despite academic as
surances to the contrary, the spoils
still belong to the vicsors, and that,
therefore, a Democrat, no ~eVer gooo
showing he might make in con-
pebit:vs examination, stands but little
show OF appointment. To correct this
impression Mr.. Greene has used the
columns Of several newspapers OF the
North to c.ll renewed attention to tbs
non partisan character Of appoint
ments made under the civil service
act and to cite the fact that the only
reason why Republicans are in so
large a majority In the minor federal
onhses Of the South is that Democrats
have steadfastly declined to take the
examinations thereby leaving the
commission q list composed entirely OF
Republicans f1om which to make the
federal selections.
The average rating obtained by
competitors from Southern states is
lower than thst OF the Northern
states. The Democratic party, being
the dominant party, Of course com.
prises the better intelligence as a
whole OF the community. It is there.
fore evident that il the Democrats as
class should enter the lists OF federal
appointment the standard OF eliglb!es
would be raised and more Democrats
than Republicans would be appointed,
because there are more Democrats
than Republicans in the South who
have the required qualifications. The
first state entitled to an appointment
st this time is Louisiana 1t will take
twenty nine appointments from Lou
isians TO bring 1t up into the list OF
Northern states in the ORDER OF sp-
pointmsnt. Unless a special effort
had been made to induce applicants
from Louisiana to come forward and
take the examination it would have
run further and further behind in its
share OF appointments
As it Is, eight men and FIVE women
passed the examination for CLERK, and
one woman passed for bookkeeping.
It will be observed, however, that this
does not provide nearly enough eligi,
bles to give Louisiana it's Due share
Of appointments. The state next IN
turn for appointments after Louisiana
is Alabama. This STATE will be en.
titled to thirty five appointments to
she share which Illinois now has. The
May examinations provided twelve
uen and six women eliglbles for
clerks, but this is not nearly enough
70 fill its quota. Following Alabama
comes Mississippi. This state IS en-
s;elsd to have twenty three appoint
msnts to bring it abreast with Minre'
sofa. It furnished only seven men
and three women for the clerk regis
ser and one man Tor the bookkeeping
register.
Taking the remaining Southern
states in the order in which they are
entitled to receive appointments, they
are Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Ken
sucky, Tennessee, Missouri, South
Carolina and North Carolina. These
states are each entitled to from IF.
teen to twenty appointments to bring
up their quotas, and male stenograph:
srs will have an especially good
chance o: early appointment. Friends
Of the South In Washington hope that
the present efforts Of the civil service
commission will result similarly 10 the
uovement inaugurated by President
Harrison, which resulted in some 200
Southern appointments in the feieral
service.
Gets Good Job.