The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-04-27
ANY ADMINISTRATION MUST BE SURROUNDED BY
FAITHFUL, EMPLOYEES.

There probably qualified speak of the
proper relation which the Civil Service bears to the admins
rative agencies of the government than John H. Bartlett
First Assistant Postmaster General Until his appointment
this position month ago. Mr. Bartlett president of
the United States Civil Service Commission and author
ity upon the practical workings of the Civil Service Commits
in connection with the federal government In comment
ing President Hardngs recent order dsmissng 80 of
cals from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which
der has been severely criticized by Civil Service reform
ers, Mr. Bartlett in authorized statement says
1t would to be reasonably sound doctrine that in
government by the people when administration comes
in with fresh mandate from the people out certain
policies it should have the privilege of having perfectly free
hand to select all those higher officials to whom be
trusted administrative policies and executive discretion 1t
it cannot have this the will of the people will be de-
feated.
sI goes without saying that administration DESTROYS
of accomplishing great reforms and of carrying great pol
ces must surround itself with administrative executive
officials who enthusiastic for and policies
1t must surround itself with and whom alb
soutey trust When trust say trust with it's
well with its funds for it is well known that the oppo
siton to is constantly the alert make the
minisration failure. Federal employees who
tale bearers to the minority party menace to the
of administration.
without attempting to define either by maximum salary
by descriptive language just where Civil Service should
leave off and administrative officials Civil Service
should begin it is clear everyone who knows that this
administration has carried forward very progressive policy
with referece to Civil Service only to the highest Of
fca but also to the great body of federal workers pos
sessng administrative functions The Civil Service Com
mission has found the President intensely interested in this
work and prompt to back it in all those forward
in order to make legal Civil Service within it's legitimate
sphere better, practical and more businesslke
Anyone who aemptes to charge that this administration
has shown idea OF uprootng charging what he
easily know to be absolutely unfounded. $3.50
The only real division of opinion how high up shall Civil
Service This emphasizes the necessity of defining where
Civil Service should end Having that definition fixed
and for ALL then when that done there is necessity of per-
fecng Civil Service the great personnel agency of the
government developing it to the limit within its properly de-
fined sphere insisting that keep within that sphere leaving
to any administration the right carry out its policies
tho bIUhQr land
enthusiastic for its success
Zone prevalent idea is that Civil Service progresses pro-
portion it reaches up to take in higher officials This is
wrong This should not be the test better test that it
proportion to the progress makes in perecng
system of handling the lower paid routine servants of the
government whom is clearly intended to protect The
great body of workers of the country should not change from
administration to administration Efficiency of government
well justice to the employees demand this But
tive and administrative officials upon whom the President
must rely to out his policies must change from admin
sraton to administration in order carry into full force and
effect the expressed will of the people in popular govern
ment."