The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-09
XIV.
SYSTEM is ALL WRONG
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relation of employer to their subordi-
mates are nothing but employees them
selves, and temporary ones at that,
with a very fleeing tenure of Office.
Cabinet officers and members of con
gress, to whom the rank and file of
employees look for guidance for
solution of their problems. are simply
fleeing figures that come and 90, with
their own interests to serve. They
testify freely enough as to conditions
of government employment. Senator
Carter Glass, recently secretary of the
treasury for example:
The largely multiplied business Of
the government cannot be conducted
with efficiency and economy unless
there be attracted to and retained in
the public service group of highly
trained, well-paid and permanent Off
cials of supervisory grades. Uncer-
tainty of tenure in some instances and
inadequacy Of compensation have
closed the public service to many men
of the best type or forced them out of
government employ at the moment of
their greatest usefulness.
The war has increased the public
debt more than twenty-five fold and
has augmented the functions and ac-
tivities of the government in many
ways. The duties are greater and the
responsibilities are larger than those
Of other DAYS. to the standards of
which it is not to be expected that
the government will ever return. The
conditions are such that failure to take
the necessary action to invite and
hold III the puDIlc service men OF eX-
cepuohal ability and Of real distinc-
uon i'll their fields can result only In
grave burdens 10 the taxpayers Of the
country ana IN possible disaster.
ALREADY the transaction of the
business of the government IS ham
pered by deficiencies of personnel due
to the return to private life of many
men of large capacity who during the
period of active warfare were willing
and glad to serve their country at
great personal sacrifice. I have come
" near" inat 'Ie'e are heroes III the
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to build up a permanent and dignified
civil service which will include men
of great ability and high attachments
can prevent mistakes and failures In
the transaction of the public business,
the consequences of which may be
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hN-RepreSehtatlVe Good VINO was
cilalIlllah Oh the appropriations com
mil'ee Oh 'he mousse Is equally frank:
To-day duplication in the govern
ment service abounds on every hand.
For example, eight different depart
ments of the government, with large
overhead organiZatiEs are engaged
in engineering WORK, in navigation. ir-
rigauon and drainage; eleven different
bureaus are engaged in engineering
research; twelve different organiza-
tippS are puu1ppI in rooI c,p-