Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-25
REPuDLIcANs IN sENArE. 60
OPENING 70 ATTACK PARTY
IN POWER.
WILL sHow Up INTENT
TO EvADE LAW PROVISIONS
Expensnts Of Civil service Over u.
tire Country Protesting Against Lst-
ting Down Bars 20 Make Phases Per
Hungry Democrats =
Chief Offender.
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Especial Co1fe1po00onco.J
Washington. Aug. 3s.-6snats re-
publicans will take advantage OF the
discussion Of the income tax feature
Of the tarin bill to assault the demo-
Gratis for violations Of tho intent and
spirit Of the civil service lava Tho
debate on the income tar In the sen-
ate promises to DO . fea4uro Of the
discussion OF the tariff measure. Il =
likely to occupy . week or more. 0orne
think two weeks viii be taken up In
talk about the income tax feature Of
the bill alone.
Collection Of the income tax VIII re-
Quire Q large additional force In the
internal revenue service ana the dem-
ocratto leaders in congress. 7harried
and pressed for Jobs for their eonstitu-
ents, intend to leave these addihone
employees outside the pale Of the civN
service. They see in It An excellent op.
portunity to give places TO hunsry
democrats who have been clamoring at
their heels for appointments ever
since last November.
Strong Protest Heard. .S
This letting down Of the OWL ser.
vice bars has already caused stronS
protest from opponents OF civil service
re:cr.n a!i ever tie country the pro.
test is the more vigorous because the
Wilson administration was expected to
insist on the most rigorous adherencs
to the civil service laws.
Senate republicans plan. not merely
to criticise the feature Of the income
tax measure which would open the
way to Jobs for lot Of democratic
hut m tina DANCE
Gratis with something like . general
disposition to break down the civil scr
vice law. They will hold up before the
country the contrast between the rigid
attitude Of Grover Cleveland In sup
mort OF the civil service and the present
attitude.
Tearing Down Civil Service.
The chief basis Of the republican
complaint IL that the postoffice departs
ment is quietly working democratic in-
to the fourth-class postonices and dO-
ing it while seeming to comply with
the spirit Of the civil service law. Re-
publican senators aver that small
army of postoffice inspectors II kept
busy among the 1ourth-classg postof-
fees, as we'll az other offices. trying to
find reasons for complaint against re-
publican. postmasters In order thai
they may be displaced and democrats
put in. 1t IL also charged that in SUBJ
tectfng fourth class postmasters to
civil service examinations. the plan -
being widely followed Of taking adj
vantage Of the civil service law pro-
vision for the certification Of the names
of three eligibles to the appointing Ok
fcer in such fashion that the fepubit-
can incumbent finds himself showed
aside. REGARDLESS OF his fitness. by
! democrat.
eur,ssen Chief Offender
Postmaster General Burleson. who ~
| rated. as the politician Of the cabinet
I. the official on whom the republicans
are venting their chief complaint. Sec
rotary McAdoo IL also criticised. It =
tho allegation Of republican senators
that these two officials are go1n9
steadily ahead on schemes to build up
the democratic party politically ana
help along the democratic compaisnS
OF 1914 and 1916. In this connection.
tho charges that quiet efforts are being
made in some Of the departments to
seeresate the colorsd snployes 10 mucn
talked Of. It 10 one Of the thdnBs when
is expected to be aired when the M
come tax measure, with the plan o
| employing . lot Of people outsids tne
civil service. IL considered.
"You'rs Another" Soy Dsmeerats.
Democrats reply TO charges OF abuses
Inv themselves Of tho civil service law
that the republicans while In power
went ont Of their way to load up the
civil service with republicans. They
| answer the republican complaint with
| tho crv .sYou'ra another" t$
Meantime. Tenutns civil service re-
formers regretful1y say that they see
uttle indication In congress- that there =
roinx to be in the near future any ase-s
islation calculated actually ana ~
rood faith to tighten up the loopholeS
IN the civil service law and make 81
the real merit system which It g M.
tended TO be. The average polits0sAa!
IN congress 10 strangely hlksvaxms
about any plan to strengthen the cIval
service. -
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