Show CIVIL IVIL SERVICE ERVICE IN IN PO I Th The Advocate p published b shed in Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington has vi following g to o say sayre- sayre regarding regarding re re- garding the policy of the incoming administration and civil service post postmasters masters T The c Advocate Advocat h has s received clippings clippings clippings clip clip- pings from irom newspapers of f every section see sec tion of the country telling their telling their readers readers readers read read- ers ers that a a. return to the spoil system m min in the appointment the of postmasters at offices officeS' of the first seco second and thi third d classes is inevitable Consequently P postmasters of the third cI class ss are re apP apprehensive ap- ap ap ap- P as to their tenure of of of- fice Just how ho the gentlemen who vho sent out these authentic statements have ha possess possessed d of the the the-ad- ad advanced information of the policy of the incoming administration is not stated So far as anyone knows President elect ct Harding has not made known his purpose of f or orating abrogating the exec executive ve od order order re- re requiring that vacancies v vacancies in presidential president President- ent- ent r 0 be filled by ial open competitive civil service examination It can not be denied that effi efficient requires experience and the public wants gods service above J JAs m As an example w we have in in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne a postmaster wh who hn- hn devoted Many ny years years of ns us Ii ife to putting g himself him himself self sef i in a position to give v good s ser ser- r- r vice many y of the best years of his h s life in qualifying ing him himself elf for r the e p position he now holds holds Is Is' Is he ner now now w disqualified dis dis- disqualified qualified in favor of someone that thatis is not qualified to to hold the office office- T Will our service ervice be crippled for no iI i reason as n other than political l p pie ie Vh Wo We should think in TIe The certainly no not so o matter r of holding a post office position po po- requires a highly specialize red r and acid Id V do not ed education cation in red tape tap we b leive proper proper service can c can n be Ue given givel j unless experience h 4 had |