The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
WARNING TO OFFICEHOLDERS
DRtSTIC ORDER M UHE avn
SERIICF IOHNI>SION.
% Prohibits III Forms Of Political tctN.
~. such ~ service an Political Cone
mItters, a. On1cer Of Political club
or ChsIrman Of a Political NeetIng.

NNsHINOToS OCT 2.-Wna' ~ re-
Earded her" a. the most drastic order
ever issued nv N" tIvIl Service ComrlI--
sion prescribing lIrsItation- upon To-"
activities Of classified Government EN-
ployc~s m politics has Just Ge@n made
public II has caused cold ct'lls TO chase
each other down the backs ~ many IN
the Departments who OccasIonally Ike
70 max IN politics some privately de
nounce The commission The order ere.
a'"d such conservation among Govern
ment employees that representatives II
the National League al Republican Cubs
went 10 the White House a. get President
Taft's Interpretation of II
Assurances were gwen bv the PresI-
dent that the interests 81 no Government
clerk be- 10 D~morra' or Republican.
would be preiudic~d by his at.senoa from
Washington On or around election day
Toe terms % no order 1r" 20 sw.eping
that many clerks came To- the conClusIo n
hat the co nni-sion mad grown amh.
tpus and intended to take the rIgnt II
suffrage away from these omplo sed m
the classified service
Inc commission order bears this
caption Warning against activity IN
politics by Federal officers and EN-.
ploye.'s II prohibits several forms NJ
political activity. among them service
81 political committees service a. an
o'icer Of a political ciub or chairman of
political meeting. Activity Al the polls
on election day ~ forbidden Govern.
Inen' clerks are also warned not To- make
political speeches edit newspapers IN
the inierests ~ a political party or to have
anything 70 do with the publication Of
political articles hearing on III" qualir-
cations 81 candidates They are for.
hidden membership IN ant saloon Ieagues
and ar" warned not 10 sign local option
petitions
The commission further prohibits any
clerk from accepting service IA com
missioner Of election IN community.
where ~ was notorious that "A commits
sloner ~ election must be an active poll
ttcIan
Protests have heen made by protni
nen' Republicans against the sweeping
terms Of the commissions order 1hev
llk""ise make sarcastic comment 20 tho
effect that tho commission a. ~ present
constituted - made up Of two Democrats
and c0e Republican
There are many State~ where Repubii-
can managers bond every sfo-s 70 induce
the Federal voter IN Washington 20 come
home for elections In IDS more than
BOD HspuhllcanS employed in the depart
ments returned 20 their homes To vote. for
Taft The local branch u The National
League, which undertakes to stimulate
interest among Republicans hsrs 20
eS"rcls" their right u suffrage ~ their
legal residences. claims credit for carry.
ing mum Ter Of Close districts two years
ago
From present Indications the exodus
Of voters from Washington this year will
not he as large IN 1915 New York
has large colony AZ the capita Those
from up Stat" are apathetiC and taking
IN" slIen' tlp - Did guard leaders have
evidently Determined 10 stick ~ their
d"sh- this year Tho same condition pre.
walls IN IN" Indiana colony ohio Re.
puuiicaHE resident here will 40 home IN
consider able numbers