Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-26
TEN MEN OUT
ALREADY FOR
EVERY JOB
$1,000 OFFICES TO FILL
Champ Clark and Others De.
Iuqed With Applications

will face the enormous task of filling
nearly 11,O0c Federal offices.
While other things are exacted OF
the Chief Executive, there is no other
one job or no other dozen jobs that will
consume as much time or try his pa
thence as far as that of picking these
1000 men out of the 100000 who will
apply to him for appointments.
But for the fact that vast majority
of all the postal officials are now under
the classified service, the work OF
naming officeholders would be infinite
ly larger. BY acts of Congress and
Executive orders, however, the bulk Of
the postmasters are not now subject to
a change with each succeeding admin
istration.
The exact figures as to the Federal
positions to be filled by the incoming
President are available through a COM
munication which President Taft ad-
dressed to the Senate in the closing
days Of the last session. He had been
asked to give a complete list of all the
apointments which are made by the
President.
This list shows that 9,846 officers are
named by the Executive subject to
ccrfirmation of the Senate, and that
993 are made without confirmation. 1t
shows that 2626OS officials and en-
ployes in the executive department are
under the civil service regulations and
that there are All, 1922 officers and en-
floyes of the United States Government
exclusive of the officers and enlisted
men of the army and navy.
The appointments to be made by the
President with the consent of the Sem
ate by departments are as follows:
State, AL; Treasury, 1856; War (exclu-
sive of the army 6; Justice 1888; Post
office, 1893; Interior, 272; Agricul-
ture, 3; Navy exclusive of naval Off
ers), II; Commerce and Labor lex
elusive of census), %; Civil Service
Commission, 4; Government Printing
Office, 1; Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Z; Library of Congress, 1.
These appointments will be made
without the advice and consent of the
Senate: State Department, "a; JUS
tice, approximately SAG; Interior,
"A; Commerce and Labor, s; Civil Ser
vice Commission, /.
The following officers and employees
are under the civil service: State
+ Department, 1T; Treasury, 2709S;
War Department, 1889; Justice, 625;
Postoffce, 147,727 Navy approximate
! W, $4,000; Interior, 1898; Agricul-
ture, 11,428; Commerce and Labor, IA,
| 1917; Civil Service Commission, 204;
Government Printing Office, 500; In
ter-State Commerce Commission Zap
proximately), $50; Smithsonian Insti-
! tuition, 424.
The total officers and employers of
the Government under the various de-
partments, exclusive of the offices and
enlisted men of the army and navy, are
as follows
State Department-712.
Treasury-27, 1929.
| War-17,102.
Additional under War Department,
stimated-Epgineer Department, o.
600; Quartermaster's Department, g.
00O
| Justice-5,700.
Postoffice-272,813.
Navy-29, 900.
! Interior-14,262.
| Agriculture-12,519.
Commerce and Labor-14,883.
Government Printing Office-3,925.
Interstate Commerce Commission
GA.
Civil Service Commissioning.
Smithsonian Institution-424
Library of Congress-330.
The greatest interest, of course, CEN
tres just now in the 10000 appoint
ments to be made by the new Presi-
dent. Any of the remaining 100000
employees of the Government may be
removed by the President upon charges
being preferred, but the vacancies can
only be filed by civil service examina-
tions.
The Postofice Department presents
the most formidable list of appoint
ments to be made. The postmasters Of
the first and second classes are still
subject to definite terms Of employ
ment, and nearly 5000 vacancies will
occur during the next four years.
When President Taft, by authority OF
Congress, placed the third and fourth
class postmasters under the civil SER
vice heundoubtedly took from the pos
tai system large measure of the pol
itics that existed under the old order
1t is no longer possible for a Post
master-General to build up the power
full political machine that could be
constructed years ago.
There will be enough appointment
work ahead of Givernor Wilson, how
ever, to provide him with entertain
ment during the next administration
A delupa of demands for onnortunitv
to serve the Government-withp proper