The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-05
NOT TURNING INCUMBANTS OUT
Postmaster General in Orders Gives the
Fourt Glass Postmasters to Under
stand That Political influence Will be
of No Value in Holding Places.

In connection with the announce
ment that every fourth class postmas
ter in Kenosha county must take the
civil service examination soon and
must pass highest if he hopes to retain
his position, it develops that the sud
den and unexpected ruling from the
postal department took the breath
away from many postmasters in Keno
sha county. However, it also lent en-
couragement to many others who had
been led to believe that the democrats
were going to throw them all out of
office, regardless of their ability to
hold same, and regardless of the civil
service law passed under ex-President
Taft For the men now holding Office
feel that they stand a better show Of
passing the examinations than the
strangers who may step in and take
the tests.
And now likely all postmasters who
are affected by the new ruling will
take the examination, whereas, until
matters were explained some Of them
were of the opinion that they might as
well step aside, for, as a democratic
administration is in power they stood
no show anyway. Such is not the case.
That political pull counts nothing in
this matter is evident from the letter
to civil service secretaries in which it
states that the postmasters who take
the examination will get the jobs on
merit only and adds that endorsements
from political leaders for certain can
didates twill be returned to the writ
er unread, that the awards go on
merit only. Thus, it is quite evident
that politics is cut out entirely from
the fourth class Offices.
And it develops further that the
fourth class Offices affected are only
those where the salaries run over $3.50
year. This clause of the instructions
shows further details of this examina-
tion which interests so many Kenosha
county persons.
Applicants may be examined at any
of the examination points and on the
dates mentioned in section of this
circular without regard to the location
OF the postoffice at which appointment
is desired. An applicant for examina-
ton for appointment at any postoffice
must reside within the territory sup
piled by such postoAiee. No change in
the dates of examination at any of the
examination points can be made. APP
plicants will be allowed to be examin-
ed on only one of the dates mentioned.
The application form may be secured
from the postmaster at any of the Of
fees for which the examinations are
held, the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. c., or the
postmaster at any place at which the
examination is to be held, and should
be properly executed, indicating there
in the examination point at which the
applicant desires to be examined and
should be Immediately forwarded to
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c. Persons
who, for any reason, are unable to for
ward their applications to the commits
sion in time to receive written authori-
ty to enter the examination will be
examined, subject to the subsequent
approval of their applications, if they
appear for examination at place and
on a date scheduled in section of
this circular. For location of the ex-
animation room, apply at the post
office at the place where the examina-
ton is held