The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
|C|WL SERVICE
| s.. :. IS HIT A JOLT
REPRESENTATIVE KIRKPATRICK
SAYS SYSTEM Is MuMBUG.
He WILL THROW A BRICK AT IT
outburst of Congressman From the
Sixth District is oecasioned by
Delay Of Appointment Of A. P.
canny Deputy Collector.


Washington, ID. c., Nov lO.-"From
this time on III fight it. intend to
throw a brickbat through it every
chance ] get" s
This was the declaration of Con-
gresham Sanford Kirkpatrick, of the
Sixth Iowa district in reference to the
civil service system. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
says he is opposed to the civil SER
vice system, and does not care who
knows it.
g., The merit system is a humbug,"
he asserted. I've seen its workings
for sixteen years, and | 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
were In power there was seldom a
democrat appointed until civil SER
vice. Not 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 depu-
ty marshal or deputy collector than
the civil service commission can by
pumping him all day. | am through
fight it every opportunity"
The immediate cause of the state
ment of Mr.. Kirkpatrick was a letter
from Internal Revenue Collector
Louis Murphy, of Iowa, saying that he
could not at once appoint for deputy
collector A. p. Canny, of Ottumwa,
whom Mr.. Kirkpatrick recommended
The reason ascribed by Mr.. Murphy
is that the agitation over the demo
cratic efforts to break down civil ser
vice Is rife, the recent statement OF
the president saying he would not al
low the spoils method to prevail in
the internal revenue service has been
taken to heart and it is not a good
time to GUST a republican to put in
democrat.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick expects Canny's
appointment but looks for it to be de-
layed for several weeks. When
things quiet down bit he will be
named. 1t is well known that many
of the democrats in congress are OPP
posed to the civil service. 1t seldom
happens, however, that one ventures
to asail the civil service system as
frankly as Mr.. Kirkpatrick assailed
it.
The impression among good many
democrats in congress Is that when
the administration put out the recent
statement against the spells methods
in the internal revenue service it was
more for political effect than to block
good democrats 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
cut. In short, the tendency among
democrats in congress is not to take
seriously the administration protes-
tations that, despite the recent en-
actments of congress letting down the
civil service bars, they will be kept
up in the internal revenue service.
Representative Kirkpatrick sent
letter to the president urging that
prompt action be taken on Iowa fed
eral patronage. He supported Dan
Hamilton for attorney in the southern
Iowa district and N. F. Reed for mar,
shall He did not name anyone spe-
officially for northern district marshal,
but has already spoken to the depart
ment of justice for Sheriff Hogan of
Anamosa Representative Pepper
conferred with Assistant Attorney
General Graham and spoke for the
referees of the state. 1t Is known
that M. Pepper believes the White
House will appoint the slate if the
department of justice stands by it.