Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-06
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shall b,. under the spells system. Tor
this is he real meaning "l n" iI"H -
ion that They .hall II. suhjrcl oniN I"
nOncGmprtitiN" 'Namlp&iInn. NJ
prnyisn is added thar they hall Lr So
lvctrd with II, regard to p"li,cil par,
|, attliia:iOn But there i ONLY on
WAY To guarantees thar they S!dii De
srl"ctt ! without REGARD TO politics and
| on merit, and La, ! by ch"GElnG th"m
after competitive examination from
the FISTS CT cli@ihltS provided nT me
Civil SERVE" Commission. The pes
| ,Mr Director of the Census in his last
report states thr "N"ct fact abrW'
! these nCnCOml":itiN" Nominations
when h" SAYS:
A nCnrClnp.jiliI'' examination
means that every on" Of In" ran'
th0u> 2nds no will pass III "Ntlnina.
ions will have an sQUal r,@h' l. OPP
puintmrut ard 1har rClsun@l and
political lrtE sur" must i'll III" emf, a
always lHtorr. hrcour the determine
ing factor with rt CAD I" III" GREAT
body Gt tn :" temporary "mpinEm' MS.
| can n; 100 EARNESTLY urge ;h@i the
Dircc cr f tn Census hr r'ErN'u
from this unfortunate situation.
To plOvid" that the clerks anu
other employees shah he appointed
after nonC0npotitivr Cyl mina On.
ana vet 20 prLNi!" hat they Sha'l r.
| selected without regard 10 political
part affiliations. means merely hat
tthr appointments shall I've treated as
| ;.lr Prerequisites of The politicians OF
both parties. Instead OF as tn" per,
~, of
party ! do not believe in the e.
trine that 10 the victor belong me
spnilS: but ! think even less Of N"
doctrine that tn" spoils shall be Ill
vided without a fight by the prot">.
SiOnal politicians on both sides: ana
this w-uld he the result Of p'Gmit'inH
tn" ill in its r"cscn- shape 20 be
come = law Doth Of the last CEN
Su,cs til" Eleventh and the Twelfth
We're taken under a provision of Jaw
excluding competition: that is. nrC"S-
stating III" appointments being MADE
under the spoil> system. Every man
competent to speak with authIrl''
bocauSc OF his knowledge of ana fami!-
iariiv with the work OF thoS" ccNS1&rS
has stated ;h0t the result was in pro
d'Icr extravaganza and Standardization.
Mr.. Robert r. Porter. who took tn"
census of 1890. states that
"Th" efficiency Of III" H"C"nniai
census would be greatly improved and
its cost materially l"ss"n"d II II W'T"
provide tina the employers shn"fI
b" selected in accordance with IN"
terms of tn" civil S"rIic" iaW.
Mr.. Frederick ~ Wines. III" AssiS-
tant Dircctir Of the Census Of 1000.
states as fellows:
a mathematical seal" W. worked
ont 10 which III" numiCrS 0f assign
m.utS' 20 "0ch senator and Rep g.
sentative was determined in 2 ydrC".
80 MANY appointments to a = nat"l d
smaller nurlh"r to R"pr"S' niatil ..
half as maul to- = democrat ~ > re
rrhIicar. and in I1,mocra;ic state, and
concrrySi: nal districts h" assign
mrut> w"r" mad" to tht Republican
state, and district committees tn"
assignee namnd in til" first inHianrr
the pcrSOnS "a l." 'NamID' d iN"E
u"r" afterwards furnished each W;ih
y list of ito>' named vino had ia STA
and r"Tu"St' Il Ia nam" fh"S" VII"
the, Desired t. hav" appointed Va
cancers W.T." filled ia IN" SANG MN
NJ. This >ySt"m was thrInICHli
satisfactory TO jhc ma j"ritN ~ the
poll ic:aus inter S:rd. though Their"
wrr" frw whr refused to have any
| ,hiu:, 20 do niih it Tn" effect ur"n
the hur"aI was. 2S may readily h''
IMAGINED thornu-h!v h"moraIizinS
Nr. CaIr'll - Wright. who had
har-" Of III" census hTf"au af''r ;E''
Crr,nuS OF 1890. estimates that 3 "f'
, "un and more than = years tim .
would haV" b""n saved If n" ""nSu-
fore" had boon brought into the class
fed service. and adds,
Il do not h"Sjift" to say ONT Hirh
oC IT," amC-nt cNircnds'i Tnd"r nv ""r
2dmini.traiicr was absolutely WaS;"i
and wastrd urtnciI7!iy on acouIn' o.
he fact that IN" Office was not under
civil y"Tvirr Tui. 2 " O"'oi' ..
Ixa: Whru took chsrC" 90 ih' COW
guS rfTirT IN r" vas an nffc" ipTC'
~ o." Thor" had l'"Cn a constant
r..duriiuu fCr nan, months and thi'
vas Kept rp without r. Ss3ti'R TIL tn"
Clu.,, 81 III" C,,rrsIs Th"rc was T"N"~
a month afIcg GCi"h'r. 1874. that 'h'
clerical iOr,r r'grh"d To" nun l"r
lit.r m ~Tc". u""cr;h"iC<S Vt-C
ihcsr conceal IodUC.iUuS WIrC b. ing