| Show I I I CIVIL SERVICE REPORT I IS FULL OF FEATURES WASHINGTON Jan 5 The The twenty twenty- fifth annual report of the civil i ci service commission is of especial interest containing con con- taming as it i does docs a resume of the commissions commission's com corn mis missions mission ion s a work during duin the first quarter of ol a century of it its HI existence together wih with a moro more detailed ile statement of tho the changes chanes brou brought hL about during durins President Hoo Roosevelt e s terms of office Tho The report shows that since its establishment in SICO is 1 the tron-th tron of f tho the merit system has bas been continuous and appreciation of its is advantages ad over o tho patronage patrona c system stem which pr preceded it i. i has become pre pre- universal uni ersal Both political parties partes unite in in their thir platforms to indorse the tho principles of the system and the work workings I ings niga of the c civil i service senio law and tho the I commission enjoys the support and antl paths path of admin administrative officers arid and 1111 J the federal courts In lii this connection it is is interesting to note that six states and nd n nearly arl ono one hundred bundred cities of the country country- have ha adopted competitive e JS tor br civil appo appointments One item of of interest brought out by bv I I the report is the tho th astonishing i increase cre during the tho fiscal sal ear 3 ended Juno 30 1903 1908 in the thc number of ol applicants for civil i ci service ice eer examination over the tho figures fig ures tires for the preceding year there hain having haying hay hav ha in ing been in iii round numbers such such applicants in iu 1903 1005 Og as compared with in 1907 1007 while applications for the re regular spring emm examinations for departmental service showed an nut even en e greater reater increase amounting to a total of 82 per cent This increase in the number of persons desiring to enter tho the government service may doubtless bo ho attributed to tho tIm financial depression throughout hout the country county durn during the greater part of the year and the lar large e number of persons thrown n out of em cm- In time matter of appointments it is jg shown that luring during the tho fiscal year last past more than p persons r s year were appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed through h competitive E examina tion The report also alo brings out ont tho the fact that durin during th the last f fiscal cal year r ar more than l positions in tho time government service enice were aIded to the tho number subject sub sub- jec to competitive examination under tinder tho the civil service rules the these figures being be be- in ing exclusive c of tho thc lar largo large o number of fourth class postmasters postmaster ter recently bou brought ht into the tho competitive class b- b executive order o Even in tho the midst of tho the presidential campaign n much has bas been gained during duin tho the 3 year ear ar in restricting abuses arsin arising from partisan act activity it of office holders The commission now v possesses jurisdiction tion ton over o cases cales involving employees in inthe tho the competitive service and iU its it investigation invest gation of seve several l cases of improper political po pa- activity and the tho collecting v of f political a assessments es ments resulted in fri removals remo ala als both hoth by the president and by tho the heads of departments The Tho penalties imposed had a widely deterrent effect and the commission reports that violations violations viola viola- tons of tho rules rulES became noticeably less both in number and in degree as s the campaign n progressed |
