The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-22
SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION
AFFECTING APPOINTMENT OF FIRST,
SECOND AND THIRD CLASS POSTMA ASTERS

Washington, May 21.-The admins.
tration has issued. through the post
office department. an order which will
make slight change in the manner or
the United States.
The new regulations are briefly ex-
planned, as follows:
When a vacancy exists or hereafter
occurs in the position OF postmaster at
an office of the first, second. or third
class, If such vacancy is not filled by
nomination of some person within tho
competitive classified civil service who
has the, required qualifications, then
the Postmaster General shall certify
the fact to the Civil Service Commits,
sion, which shall forthwith hold an
open competitive examination to test
the fitness of applicants to fill such
vacancy, and when such examination
has been held. and the papers in con
nection Herewith have been rated, the
said commission shall certify the re.
suits thereof to the Postmaster Gener.
al, who shall submit to the President
the name of one of the highest three
qualified eligibles for appointment to
fill such vacancy, unless II is establish
ed that the character or residence of
any such applicant disquallfies him for
appointment: Provided. That at the
expiration Of the term of any person
appointed to such position through ex-
animation before the Civil Service
Commission, the Postmaster General
may, in his discretion, submit the
name of such person to the President
for denomination without further ex'
animation.
No person who has passed his sixty
fifth birthday, or who has not actually
resided within the delivery of such Of
flee for two years noxt preceding such
vacancy. shall be given the examina'
ton herein provided for.
II, under this order, 1t is desired to
make nomination for any office Of q
person in the competitive classified
service. such person must first be
found by the Civil Service Commission
the office.
statement oil the PRESIDENT
There are more than 100000 meh
and women participating in govern
mental work who are in classified serv-
ice. All Of these are under the per
manent provisions of the civilservice
law and rules.
These permanent rules provide foi
the certification of the highest three eli
gibles, from which list of three each
necessary appointment Is made The
successful operation Of the principles
of civil-service law has demonstrated
the wisdom Of this provision. This
leaves in the appointing power, who
has the ultimate responsibility for eff
. cent administration, the necessary
constitutional right of choice. This
right of selection is the kind of respon.
sibillty which can not legally-,be and is
not abridged by act of Congress. and
is In exact harmony with the spirit of
the civil-service principle.
There are 52,332 postmasters. OF
these 39,433 are in fourth class, and
are now under such civil-service laws
and regulations as bring them within
the privileges and conditions of the
classified service.
OF the remaining 1889 post offices
700 are first class. 2,617 are second
class. and $3.50 are third class. Oh
viously these offices are business agen..
cies of the Government in legal pur-
pose and should become so in fact. The
only certain ultimate way to bring this
about Is to classify first. second, and
third class postmasters. This will re-.