Show I t POLITICAL PLUM 1 PIE ja TT jT IS plum pie that makes all aU good politicians h I 1 go to the aid of their part party Vice versa a. a it itis it is long loud laudation of candidates that I makes the party go to the aid of all good pol poll poli- There is more vice vi e than versa in this his The great turnover in government it after every election breeds inefficiency in puba pub- pub C a lie arvice Misfits who have been loyal parit partisans partisans par- par it step into jobs vacated by trained hands While the misfits are learning a new trade their wages go on th the public meanwhile getting getting getting get- get ting very little in return for their money noney The passing of f time makes the new set of f s servants J fairly efficient and then they step aside to tomake tomake make way for another crop of f beginners If i this wholesale putting o out t of the ins and putting putting put put- C ting in of the outs could be eliminated d from front the American political scheme half the num- num j 4 ber in the government civilian chilian army would do doT T better work at half the cost II President Roosevelt's move to put all postmasters postmasters posts posts' post post- s' s masters under civil servi service e rules ii is is' is isa a long T stride in the right dir direction It still leaves a little pie to be cut because if among fc 4 there should happen to be bc two men from one party arty and andone one from front another the man whose alii al ai- ii was to the party in power powe would un- un p h have the best thumb for doing the thc Little stu stunt t A l It It will be a fine thing for the country both f p in matter of cost and efficiency when fitness for o the job is is' r regarded ed as of more importance than party zeal by those holding appointive I J authority |