The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-25
WARMING TO ALL
CIVIL SERVICE MEN
Keep Out OF Politics or Lose Your
Job, is Substance Of Circular
by Secretary Nagel.

into the fight against Link MeCand.
less-or for him--forget It. If you
don Z and allow yourself to be carried
away with desire to save the eoun-
try you will probably be fred.
Secretary Nagel has caused to be is.
sued a notice TO that effect, calling
attention to the civil service rule for
which Theodore Roosevelt IS response.
BILE. His circular says:
Rule /, section ], of the civil.
service rules reads as follows:
"No person in the executive civil
service shall use his official authority
or influence for the purpose of inter.
fering with an election or affecting
the result thereof. Persons who by the
provisions of these rules are in the
competitive classified service, while
retaining the right to vote as they
please and to express privately their
opinions on all political subjects, shall
take no active part in political man
! agement or in political campaigns.
1.-The first sentence of the rule ap.
plies to every person in the executive
civil service, irrespective of the method
of his appointment. The second sen
tence Of the rule applies to alFpersons
| holding positions in the competitive
classified service, whether the appoint
ment be permanent or Temporary in
character, and by departmental, action
has also generally been made applieai
| Bile to unclassifed laborers
''The following forms of activity
have been held to be forbidden by this
provisions:
Service on political committees;
service as delegates to State, county,
or district conventions of a political
party, although it was understood that
| the employees were not to take or use
any political activity in going to these
conventions or otherwise violate the
civilservice rules service as officer
of a political club, as chairman of a
| political meeting, or as secretary of an
antisaloon league; continued political
activity and leadership; activity at the
polls on election day; the publication
or editing of a newspaper in the inter
! ests of a political party; the publica-
ton of political articles bearing on
qualification of different candidates
the distribution of political literature
holding office in club which takes an
active part in political campaigns or
management; making speeches before
political meetings or clubs; activity in
local-Option campaigns; circulation of
lpetitiOns having a political object, of
petitions proposing amendments to
municipal charter, of petitions favor
ing candidates for municipal offices
and of local.option petitions; candi
daey for or holding of elective office
accepting nomination for political of
fee with the intention of resigning
from the competitive service if elect
ed; recommendation by clerks anC
carriers of a person to be postmaster
service as commissioner of election
in community where it was notorious
that a commissioner of election mus
be an active politician; service as in
spector of election, ballot clerk, ballo
inspector, judge of election, member
of election board; or generally an,
form of activity in political manage
ment or political campaigns, though
not specifically mentioned above.
"Inasmuch as the issuance of a Ger
tifcate for reinstatement is discre
tiOnary with the civil service commits
sion, no certificate will be issued in
any case where the party applying fol-
reinstatement has previously resigned
with a view of running for office, OIL
with a view of INDUCING in a degree
of political activity which would bt
prohibited if he had remained in the
service, and who afterwards, having
failed in MS candidacy or having IN
dulged in the contemplated activity
seeks reinstatement.
Political Assessments.
"The civil-service act provides tina
no person in the public service is TO
that reason under any obligations u
contribute to any political fund, or I,
render any political service, and
he will not be removed or otherwis,
prejudiced for refusing to do So. Sec
tion lis of the criminal code provides
that no federal officer or employe shall
directly or indirectly, solicit or receive
or be in any manner concerned il
soliciting or receiving, any politiea
assessment, subscription, or contribu
ton from any other federal officer o
employe. Section l20 of the crimina
code prohibits the discharge, promo
ton, or degrading of any officer or EN-
ploye for giving or failing to MAKE
any political contribution. Section l2l
of the criminal code prohibits any fed
eral officer or employee from making
any such political contribution to an
other federal officer or employee, an(
section ll9 prohibits the solicitation o
receipt of any political contribution il
any room or building occupied in tn,
discharge of official duties by any off
Ger or employee of the United States, o
on other federal premises, by any per
i son whatsoever, whether in the public
service or not. In connection, with thi
latter provision the United State
/, supreme Court has held that a solicita
ton by letter or circular addressed an,
a delivered by mail or otherwise TO al
. officer or employee of the United State
!. at the office or building in which he i
+ employed in the discharge of his off
!, eial duties, is a solicitation within tn
+ meaning of the law, the solicitation
7, taking place where the letter was re
s ceived. Section 122 of the erimina
S code provides that whoever shall vic
r late any provision of the four section
!, above mentioned shall be fined nc
!, more than $4,000, or Imprisoned nc
7, more than three years, or both.
J. cit is the duty Of the civil servic
+, commission 10 see that the ciyil-seryic
}, act and rules and the aboYe,mentiope
!. sections Of the criminal code whic
l. We're originally enacted as a part {