White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
CONGRESSMAN TESS ON
DEMOCRATIC INEFFICIENCY

Washington, ID. c.. August 81
Governor Hughs' expose of the re
moval of E. Durand as director o
the Census and the Appointment il
his place of a deserving democrat
from Georgia, is only one instance
OF the Wilson administrators raid
on the government service" declared
Representative Simeon D.. Fess
chairman of the publicity committe,
of the national republican congress
sional committee, in a statement here
today. There are hundreds of sim
liar cases, not only in the higheI
government positions. but in the elias
sified civil service" continued Repre-.
sentative Fess.
THE Wilson administration be.
lieves that public office exists for the
individual and to the victor belongs
the spoils. The studied, determined
and persistent assaults upon the
merit system and the civil service by
the present administration, headed
by the President. who is a former
vice president of the National Civil
Service Reform association, shows
the inefficiency of democratic gov
eminent" declared Mr.. Tess.
The merit system has been loudly
proclaimed in democratic platforms
for the last thirty years, including
the platform of 1912. No sooner how
ever. had President Wilson taken of
flee than the democrats began the
most persistent and far-reaching eff
forts to reward the deserving ones
at the expense of the civil service.
There is only n fair way to judge
any administration and that is by the
record it makes. The present admin
istration's record on the EVIL service
is as follows:
Fist: Numerous party declara-
tions demanding an adherence to the
principle of civil service.
Second: The head of the party
pledged to it in his many references
in books and his official connection
with an association devoted to the
cause, nationwide in its influence.
These were prior to March 4, 1913
These are Acts Of the democratic
congress-, which is VIGOROUSLY under
the thumb of President Wilson:
June %, 1913: Technical SER
vices in the office of the supervising
architect in connection with plans,
specifications and construction of GEN.
trail heating plant exempted from
the classified service. This was a
rider in an appropriation bill.
October 3, 1913: Agents, deputy
collectors, inspectors and other en-
ployees in connection with the In
come tax exempted from civil SER
vice rules.
October %, 1913: Deputy col
lectors OF internal revenue and dep
uty United States marshals exempted
from the civil service rules. This
was a rider upon an appropriation
bill.
December %, 1913: Employees
under the Federal reserve act not in
cluded in the civil service regula
lions.
July 16, 1914; Commercial at
taches, department of commerce, ex
empted from regulations of the merir
system. This was a rider to an ap
preparation bill.
of Immigration, New Orleans, by
rider upon an appropriation bill, ex
empted from operation of the meri
system.
August /, 1914: COMMISSIONS
to Five Civilized Tribes taken out o
the civil service regulations by
rider to an appropriation bill.
September 26, 1914: Fedora
interstate trade act exempted secre
tary, clerks to each commissioner
attorney, special experts and exam
iners from the merit system regula
lions.
January 2S, 1910: Life-savln
service made a part of the militar.
force by including in the coas
guard.
THE Wilson administration Wen
before the country with a program
in glaring headlines - underwood
Tariff Bill, Federal Reserve Act, In
terstate Trade Commission, Rura
Credits. Every one of these legis
lative acts repudiates the merit sys
TEN In appointments.
According to Representative Goo
of Iowa, member Of the House appro
priations committee, the democrat
have created at least 10000 new pc
sitions al an annual cost to TIL
country of over $36,00O,OOO