The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-12
lIUDs WILSON AND
/ CR|T|C|SES BRYAN
resident Charles w. Eliot
4 Delivers Address to Civil
Service Reform League.
FICURES ON CHANGES
Democrats Shown to Have
Worked the Spoils System
4 to the Utmost.
ECURES ON CHANGES

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 11-Comment-
&ation of President Wilson and criti.
kism of Secretary Bryan for their ac-
ION In appointing national officers,
kere contained IN the annual address
NAouieht of DR.. Charles W. Eliot as presi~
" ept of the National Civil Service Re-
orm league.
"This league can now congratulate
.tself and the country said President
Eliot, "on that fact that no advent Of
national administration which in.
kolyed the transfer of power from one
U Narty TO another has ever occurred, in
fhshich the principles of civil service re-.
&orm have been so generally observed
1, 4y the incoming administration.
y "The secretary of state has clearly
hade or proposed appointments IN pay
Huept for political services" DR.. Eliot
Isserted. ''And some other cabinet Of
= >Ecers have given signs Of accepting a
pctrine which Mr.. Bryan publicly ia
4 ored IN 1908, namely, that the ma
Z opnal officers should be divided be-
seen the two great, parties in proper
Ion TO their political strength.
l.
ast, affecting fourth class postmasters,
las characterized by President Eliot
g q Sound amendment Of the practice
IInder the preceding administrations
Iplled covering in.
"But the league thinks it will cost
nuch time and money TO carry out the
rider fairly and effectively, he added
Reviews the Record.
/ Regarding the department. of state,
Rfesident Eliot reported that the execu-
I've orders of the two preceding adj
1nirjstrations have been adhered TO in
1'eRard to secretaries Of embassies, con-
nls general and consuls, but that "the
nlicv OF tho administration as to min
1ers and ambassadors has been diff
uent
FONT OF eleven ambassadors eight
re been replaced" he continued,
Ind out of thirty-five ministers, TWEEN
1.-TWO have been replaced; with the
/, |esult that some men OF long experience
AVE been replaced by untried men,
4 As an llustration, the speaker said:
y Henry Morgenthau, chairman Of the
Democratic finance committee, dis
: Iplaced William Rockhill as minister to
Turkey. Mr.. Rockhill has been IN the
diplomatic service for nineteen years, -
= Dr. Eliot said that of the twenty-five
minister's displaced, thirteen had sew
= nal years experience in diplomatic
H6Tyice, while none Of the new ap
pointees had had any experience.
After citing figures which he said
\ lowed that considering the long ex-
lnsion Of the Democratic party from
ne government, the number of changes
Wade in the first nine months Of the
|. Eew administration is within the limits
t by former administrations. Presi-
ont Eliot said;
raws the Moral.
|. The moral to be drawn from these
CURES is that the United States can
q ot possibly have a proper civil serv-
: e that is an efficient, honest and
sness-like service, until all the
4 lghef Offices, which are now treated
spoils, are brought under the merit
Z stem of appointment, To achieve
his result a self-denying ordinance on
ne part Of congress is probably neces'
|, attacks on the merit system made in
0neress during 1913 have proceeded
"a the most part from members Of the
4 emoeratic party in both house and
mate, said President Eliot. The at
eBs have been somewhat numerous,
80 Thought but added that the most
enons Of them have been defeated or
itieated. The speaker referred at
epgth to what he termed ''the PERM
ons income tax collection provision III
ne tariff bill,p which was amended,
pa to the unblushing attempt on
ne part of congress to limit the range
the merit system and enlarge the
ange of the spoils systen,' as con-
Alhed IN the rider placed on the ur-
ent deficiency bill.
President Eliot told the league that
'Aune progress Of the merit system in
-ates and cities in the last year has
esn very encouraging. ''The result OF
{Ile municipal election in New York
}ty must be counted as favorable TO
oe maintenance Of the merit system,
p said.
IN More weight should be given in Of
\ e.n appointments generally TO natural
Ffs than TO acquisitions from cduca-
on, said Governor Simeon G.. Bald.
~ OF Connecticut Examinations,
eaId, "have often proved a very in
lneielt test Of fitness. The man who
nks highest in the examination rooms
Hy be the one who ranks lowest In
pacity to fill public station well.
Eresident Lowell OF Harvard said that
seee and Rome were overthrcwn be-
use OF the absence OF civil service re-
Em, and that their officials were all
mporary. selected by popular vote for
ert periods.
I've are carrying on our government
IH RinateurB.' no continued, The
oeem OF tho government OF the United
Ales is more complicated than that OF
M2,ne when Rome broke down under the
Zrknt OF her system. How can we
10y that difficulty? Can we develop a
Astcm OF experts, controlled and directed
AN inc people, who represent the public
#SWnion nj larger II we cannot: our
stenl or government Is Inevitably
s,N Guarding Against Group.
fne best safeguard against Group is