The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
ConvriSht. Western Newspaper Union

The civil service commission h'rtH
all employees IN the r'"S"'ne" ,t- ~
~ ,hc goIrrnment The only thlnS ~
ia s,id about the classified service. Il
,h,t y has not vet been ciassiNe0. h"'
Won snou hear what the civil service
| commission has TO say about rms
ibrIn without comment from me.
There IS an utter lack OF dchnl'el!
! ,l,nrrc and wrll-orEauI&cd employment
Iol!cv In the government service
Trrro f. need FOR a centralized EN-,
r,oym.nt Office with jurisdiction IN HI
matters relating 20 cmploFih"h''
Tho ehploymcnt methods of tn" gov
crnment should pc surA as ~
! T. model for pr ate business
| rhcrc IS n present no cchtr"l ,",
| ,eI ,,r the executive service Sho'
| 80 IN. president. The preSldcn'
E,ney man and cannot concern h''"S
9TH the details OF the executive
iarimc"tS. ,.,,,.crrmer,
offices las a marked e"e'' ."
business. ....,.ornir.. the
.,,,nl,,w nr federal civil employees ~.
n !,',,,. hr,r,hcg q the government
n,T arc not readily available.
!, ofcir!aI register. q? LIUe oooh'
,,.,,nd every ,wU years. II Is out %
Ia,r Iorr before Il Is printed, ,oa
nroyislon OF the civil service r"'eS
| ,,aar..,t,,lyy gives the civil service com
,,issi,n authority 10 collect anu a.,
,,,,,I.,c ncrSouncl statistics. Inc
,,Ia- AMI .xpruSa involved. however,
nra,,jc;lIy prohibit the co.ieS''o" N..,'
.,r,rtJuilon Of reliable stauStical o"'u'
Ir addition to the limits OF the cor"
f,,.iou.s authority Is the absence "i
,,,bcr,ly To enforce it's finclhHS. A"'
commission can make recnNmeH".'''''',
49, d..uurNurnts and offices AMI urge
,l.fr observance. but It cannot ehlo'O'
them. ,,., no
,,orrrcss rasscd what Is known rs
n. ,iyjl service law January 10. 49,
rhis act created the United states g.
service commission. The ia" WIS III
,rr,loL to cure IN part the e7i1S truce
urI. 10 tho sroilS system, "hich ere"
ryi of the ur-yrar-tehure-'A-o' '''
uct OF 1S20.
, During the first 40 years after the or
, ,,,i,,,io- Of our government admins
= ,ratIvr practice with regard 10 t'e CIV !
, ,.,r,.,r, seemed TO conform to the inten
tan nr thu. ruundc-s The Constitution
/, r,xcd the Term OF no officer In the eN
r,utIyc branch of the government eN
, cent those OF the president and VICE
. nrrs!drnt i was the established usage
, ,ur!nr these first 10 years to permi
e. ,xcrutiy, officers. except members o.
, fine rab...,i. 10 hold office for An un
, limited period during good behavior
c Tho practice was changed IN lS.O Il!
the fuvr-ycIr-tcnurc act. The spol!
J system. as It was officially described "a
. early as 1885. was introduced and ex
Q tended until II permeatcd the entr'
civil service of the country.
The Fundamental purpose Of the c'Fi
: service law Wa to establish, In II
4 rarts OF the service covered by II
provisions. 4 merit system whereby Sc
= lc,,irn for appointment should be maj
< upon the basis OF demonstrated re.atN
fitness. without regard 10 political. re
= n,iruF or uthc~ such considerations.
Tive at Requires that tn" rules shaI
: rrn.iI". among other things, for one
T. rurnrrtitiv" examinations for testn
B. the Ntn". 9: q" applicants for the Class
- ucd service. the making Of aHno'n'
l. mnnto for annng tHos" passing VIII
h highest grades. m aprortinnm"nt q
appointments In tho departments O