The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-13

could not possibly secure any informa-
ton regarding the matter named.
From the papers, as passed On by
the examiners, registers are made up
for the various states and from these
registers names are certified to the
various departments, as clerks are
needed, in the order of the grade OBJ
taineds
If, therefore, a large proportion of
the successful applicants from the
south are republicans, it is contend
ed that there has not been any par
TALLY or partizanship, but merely that
only republicans, in a large majority
of cases, make themselves eligible for
appointment.
Southern Grade Lower.
Although the statement may seem a
broad one, it is a fact susceptible of
proof that the average ratings OBJ
tanned by competitors from southern
states are lower than those of appli-
cants from northern states. The rea-
son for this is near at hand The
democratic party is dominant in the
south, and speaking generally, it COM
prises the better intelligence of the
community, the city or the state. To
put it another way, there are more
intelligent people among the democrats
of the south than among the republic
cans of the same section, not because
of any direct relation between intel
ligence and politics, but because the
democratic party is the larger of the
two, and because, moreover, large
percentage of the membership of the
republican party is composed of ne
groes of varying degrees of ignorance
1t seems evident, therefore, that if
democrats entered the lists for federal
appointments more freely the standard
of eligibles from the south would be
raised, and more democrats than re-
publicans would show up with the re-
quisite qualifications. Sucn a change,
it is firmly believed, would be advan-
tageous all around.
The arrears of southern states, it is
said are partly due to the large num-
Der of calls for stenograp hers and type
writer's and for persons to fill posi-
tons requiring technical qualifications
The northern states furnish a much
larger proportion of eligibles having
such qualifications.
How the States Are Slow.
With view to bringing the quota
of the south up to what it should be,
examinations for clerks and bookkeep
ers were held throughout the south on
May and 8. Nine hundred persons
were examined of whom 1853 took the
bOokkeeper examination. Of the
whole number, 164 were women, II
of whom took the examination for
bookkeeper. The result of the examin-
ations was encouraging to the men,
bers of the civil-service commission,
for it added 342 names to the lists of
eligibles for clerks and AZ to the regis
tiers for bookkeepers. AS calls are re-
ceived for filling vacancies in any of
the departments from the clerk or
bookkeeper register eligibles from the
southern states will be first certified,
it being the rule to always certify the
three eligibles of the sex called for
who stand highest on the list of states
which, at that time, has the smalles.
proportionate number of appointments
Example of System.
The first state entitled to an appoint
ment at this time, for instance, is
Louisiana, from which 40 appointment
must be. made in order to bring it up
into its proper place in the list of
states. Had not a special effort been
hie'ue ~ HluuCe dppllcdHtS from LOul-
slana to come forward and take the eX-
amtnations, the state would have
gone further and further behind in
the matter of appointments. AS it is,
eight men and five women passed the
examination for clerk, and one woman
passed for bookkeeper. Even this,
however, does not give Louisiana it's
due share of appointments.