Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-10
IOWA CONGRESSMAN PREPARES
70 SHY BRICKS At FABRIC
OF SYSTEM.
GAYS ADMINISTRATION
STAND Is FOR EFFECT
Civil Service Declared 70 es Farce a.
Praetieed BY Both Republicans and
Democrats - Congressman kirkpat.
rick lncensed BY Failure to Appoint
Candidate Favored For Revenue Job.

washington, N OV. " from lulS
time on I'll fight it. I intend to throw
brickbat thru it every chance I get"
This was the declaration of Con-
gresham Sanford Kirkpatrick Of the
Sixth Iowa district in reference to
the civil service system. Mr.. Kirk
patrick says he is opposed to the civil
service system, and does not care who
knows it.
The merit system is a humbug," he
asserted. I've seen its workings for
sixteen years, and I know all about it.
Three names are certified from the civil
service commission, and then by little
hocus- pocus the man the appointing
power wants is appointed. While the
republicans are in power there was sell
dom a democrat appointed under civil
service. Not I per cent of the men
who got office were democrats. ! can
talk to man ten minutes and tell
more about whether he is fitted for
deputy marshal or deputy collector
than the civil service commission can
by pumping him all day. 1 am thru
with the civil service system, and I'll
fight it at every opportunity"
Angry at canny Case.
The immediate cause OF the state
ment Of Mr.. Kirkpatrick was letter
from Internal Revenue Collector Louis
Murphy of Iowa, saying that he could
not at once appoint for deputy collector
A. P. Canny of Ot.unWa, whom MI
Kirkpatrick recommended.
The reason ascribed by Mr.. Murphy
is that the agitation over the demo
cratic efforts to break down the civil
service is rife, the recent statement
of the president saying he would not
allow the spoils method TO prevail IN
the internal revenue service has been
taken to heart and il Is not GOOD
time to Dust a republican TO put in a
democrat.
Mr Kirkpatrick expects Canny's ap-
poiltnent but looks for 1t to be de-
layed for several weeks. When things
quiet down bit he will be named II
Is we'll known that many of the dem
ocrats in congress are opposed to the
civil service. It seldom happens now
ever, that one ventures TO assail the
civil service system as frankly as MT
Kirkpatrick assailed It today.
For Political Effect.
The impression among a good many
democrats in congress is that when the
administration put out the recent
statement against the spoils methods
in the internal revenue service 1t was
more for political effect than to block
good dem ocrats from office and there
will be no let up from the capitol in the
effort TO put the democrats into the
jobs and throw the republicans out. IN
short, the tendency among democrats
in congress is not to take seriously the
administration prostestations that, de-
spite the recent enactments OF con-
gress letting down the civil service
bars. they will still be kept up IN the
internal revenue service.
Representative kirkpatrick sent
letter to the president today urging
that prompt action be taken on Iowa
federal patronage. He supported Dan
Hamilton for attorney in the southern
Iowa district and " F. Reed for mar
shall. He did not name anyone spe-
officially for northern district marshai'
but has already spoken to the depart
ment Of justice for Sheriff Hogan OF
Anamosa Representative Pepper con-
.ferred with Assistant Attorney Gener-
al Graham and spoke for the referees
of the state. It Is shown that MT.
Pepper believes the White House VIII
appoint the slate If the department OF
justice stands by It.