Arizona republican., 1920-08-12
The Soldier Preference civil servree Rin

The Soldier Preference Civil Service Bill
 In the American Legion convention Globe resolution endorsing the proposed civil service by which. all other things being equal returned soldiers given preference in appointment to pub lie positions given endorsement after debate in which a question raised to its constitution ality and feasibility" feasibility think of for its rejection. The measure Quires that the appointee competent Surely there be nothing in the fact that he she has been engaged in service that would contribute to a lack of feasibility.
 We will concede that under this law politicians and candidates for office would feasible" carry out pledges of appointment rewards for political support
 Leaving out entirely the soldiers preference fea the bill requires that the question of competency shall be considered in making appointments uniformly done Appointments frequently made only in the way of discharging obligation because of the personality the ap pointee. There must, of course, be competent ap- pointees, to do the work. The offices could be if the appointees competent only draw salaries. The result of this arrangement that have many appointees The incompetents get in the way the competents. The latter time and suffer distraction by stumbling the And then 1t is rather hard the taxpayer have sion of useless favorites their whom they have elected
 Under the civil service measure. officer head of department would be allowed to appoint on
 
 and he would naturally choose a competent for such position. But he would have incentive for cluttering his department with attaches whose appointments he could not dictate He would then than might be actually needed. the fewer, the better
 In the present state administration. the policy has been adopted of giving preference to those who gave service in the We do think this policy has been followed by any department not under the control of the administration But in the depart which the governor directly indirectly trols, there least 308 ex-service That is not all but that have been turned by the heads of departments who have so replied to inquiry this subject.
 The following a list by departments: The State Prison has employed since January G.
 1919 .-..-.----..-.-............ IS State Industrial School ......................... The office of the State Examiner ............... Live Stock Sanitary Board d......................
 (One man and ex-servce wornan) Arizona State Hospital .......................2 27 Department of Vocational Education ............ l Office of the governor .......-.......-.....-.. Military department ....-........-.......- 5
 (Including the adjutant generaD
 Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture. 4 Board of Directors of State Institutions Water Commissioner -......................... Custodian of Capitol building grounds. 10 Dairy Commissioner ........................... State Board of Health
 (Col E. P. Grinstead ex-service
 Jane Ryder)
 Pioneers Home ..........................
 This last named department has done in the way of employment of ex-service it is prac- tically the only department jurisdiction of the governor employing amount of labor. It said that the figures given refer only to those at present in the employ of the highway department Altogether. since January 1, 191e more than 1000 ex-service men have been given employ ment in this department