Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
AR WILSON HINTS THAT
si''D PROTECT THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM.
.,oes FOR ATTACKS ON II
Curry That He Yielded In
if''Dy ..,ce-.RIder on Postoffice
0s ...is+ior gill Has Been
" Thrown Out.
5ceoRGE CLINTON.

+bon occasionally ts nAl1An6 eAN
~ ' I'LL await appropriation bills
sO'' otber kind of bills which con-
p' sot can be construed as attacks
s S civil service system. Is 1t
~, .Is0t or too hard thing to say
D %a nresident may feel that to-
10 is paylng the penalty OF yield
one instance thereby CIV
y ~ ho clamorers after place their
'a to try to make him yield
w.. =, bouse committee on post offices
y, mot roads has for its chairman
!. .,scontative John A. Moon OF Ten
aaa Mr.. Moon was in favor OF
'',Dp in the post Office appropria-
~ MI the provision which exempt
assistant postmasters from the op-
.,ions Of the civil service. Now It,
sIr tn say that when the Repub-
ans we're in power a great many
isom were in favor of extending
!, patronage lists to the depletion
tbe civil service lists and SO per-
an, il is only natural that now the
pmOcrats are in power they should
vi the same way. The rider which
a, nut on the post Office appropria-
Inn bin and intended to exempt as
itsnt OOstmasters from the civil
yrce rules unquestionably was in
sded simply to give 2,400 more
aces to the politicians to fill with
sp friendly to the present political
rIer of things in Washington.
As had been expected, the rider met
rth the objection that it was out OF
rier, and was struck out, so Mr.. VIII
M will not have to interpose the
stO or give reluctant sanction to an
0rODration bill which contains a
Inse inimical, as he believes. to the
'Fl service.
He Yielded a Little Once.
The president has conferred fire.
aenty with the Democrats of the
house, urging them for the sake of
aty, and probably for his own sake,
check the disposition OF some of
be majority members to attack the
dTl service through appropriation
nd other measures. Through the
laE Mr.. Wilson has declared himself
many occasions a civil service re-
Samer, one devoted to the spirit as
% the letter of the law. and yet not
alg ago he yielded a little with ap-
anutly great reluctance. It seems
lad enough for the president to have
Sne Of the old time civil service sup
@tEs writing articles on Broken
Pledges" and other subjects intended
them to show that their former
20, the president. wobbies a little.
is probably true that Mr.. Wilson
WY believed when he signed a for
nG bill making exemptions to the
evil service law, that veto would
ave done injury to the public serg-
By delaying work for which the
lsn part Of the bill made provision.
OIner words, he thought that while
ae evil service attack was unjusti-
'oe' he must sign in order to con-
wye the cOuntry's best interests.
mere has been sharp criticism OF
"ue Of the administrations appoint
Nens to foreign Offices. 1t is said
%4s OF the congressman, cheered by
I'a success In breaking down some
'ne civil service bulwarks, are
uiulhs their eyes to the heights
'usfe the consular service has been
tpoSlls In supposed security. The
.'A service law does not cover the
~psals and consular agents OF the
%,'eFament, but the efforts OF two
y %'u'aistrattons to protect them with
w spirit Of the law thus far have
yea successful.
Consular Service in Peril.
a 'ue Democrats want to get after
w w "nsular service, il will not be
s ,IeSSary for them to pass "a law to
- 'As ulelr work legal. In the case of
~ poSt Offices they are compelled to
! s'S'S'e and to meet the opposition
i,.a "e Heid OF debate, thereby at
s ,@'1as full public attention to their
wv. .''uS The consuls and consular
, ,sla,s can be removed one by one
~ '"'0y provided the state department
~ ule administration shall give
/. ~. of the Republicans are charg-
NJ u .ua' III many of the diplomatic APP
Il, '. - OF the present administers
n, .uefe has been enough to show
,,r NV me state department Is willing to
NJ . pVi.ocaI debts by giving jobs to
"a, '"lui' 1t is not believed, how
ga., " Washington that President
pa 'Ya Will allow the bars which
bros row 'he consular service to be
n do@1. The service today is
a, soOa basis and every man in it
N Veea given to believe that his
IN :" safe. Some friends of Mr.. Viii
a,.'a telling him that eventually no
M. Ioo Will be safe If the Demo
idar. pu' any more anti-civil service
va the appropriation bills.
N, "med at the Pork Barrel.
Il, VIE Is Just as much of a demand
D '0af IN both houses of congress
aov, PUBIC buildings bill, ordinarily
q. i 20 tae pork barrel bill. as there
Il h. we years that are passed.
i h ~as ; looked many times as if pub