Evening star., 1935-09-02
PATRONAGE POLICY
SCORED BY c. 0. P.
President Charged With Hy-
pocrisy and Debauching
Merit System.

The Republican National Commit
tee today tore into the administra-
tons patronage policy, charging 1t
had debauched the standard of the
Federal service to the lowest level In
history by filling positions with indi-
viduals who had no other recon-
mendation than the Endorsement Of
Democratic politicians"
The blast was contained in a clip
sheet, issued from the committees
headquarters under the title, "Roose-
welt Against Roosevelt"
Calling attention to President
Roosevelt's radio address to the con-
vention of Young Democrats in Mil
waukee, August "a, in which he said
the Government now demands
trained brains for every business and
profession" the statement declared:
mo administration has gone the
lengths the Roosevelt administration
has gone to debauch the public serv-
ice by filling every possible Office,
from the highest in the gift of the
President, such as cabinet officers, to
the lowest in the service Of the Gov
ernment, such as day laborers and
charwomen, with individuals who
had no other recommendation than
the Endorsement of Democratic poll
ticians.
Lowest Standard in History.
"By common consent. the standard
of public service in all Federal activi-
ties Is today at the lowest level it
has ever been"
The statement pointed out that
100000 employees had been added to
the Government pay roll during the
New Deal, all of whom had been
political appointees.
1T is a standing rule in all Fed
eral agencies, including the regular
Government departments. as well as
the so odd emergency agencies which
have been created under President
Roosevelt" the statement continued,
"that no one can obtain a job unless
he or she has the Endorsement Of
the Democratic Representative, Sena-
tor. or the Democratic organization
leader in the State and community
which he claims as his legal residence.
This has gone so far that the
office of James A. Farley, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, as we'll as postmaster general,
has issued a printed form to be
handed all applicants for Govern
ment positions. notifying them that
1t is necessary for them to be in
dorsed by the regular Democratic
organization"
Sacrifice Of Merit.
Several cases were cited by the
committee in which, it alleged, merit
was sacrificed for political purposes.
One related to the replacement Of
Police Court judge here, and the other
referred to an employe of the Gov
eminent Printing Offlce who was re-
placed because, the committee said,
he declined to contribute toward sup
port Of the Roosevelt Democratic Club
Of the District.
These examples, the statement de-
clared, ''are typical of what is going
on, and has been going on, under the
Roosevelt administration every since it
came into power"
The committee also accused the
President Of issuing a "hypocriticap
statement when he told the Young
Democrats in Milwaukee that I'VE
must be loyal not merely to persons
or parties. but to the higher concep-
ton of ability and devotion that mod
ern government requires"
mo statement by any public off,
eial," the committee said, has been
20 hypocritical and so utterly at vari-
ance with known facts"