Show COMMENDS MERIT SYSTEM Secretary Tuft fun Sio- Sio Mo lO I t G G lS IU nrc I Honest t nUll and l. l Faithful Baltimore M y 2 21 1 Thc rhe The annual meeting of or the Civil Service Reform association of oC Maryland l was wms rendered notable by the presence of or Secretary of or War nr Taft and Secretary of 01 the Navy Bonaparte both bolh of whom mado made ad ad- ci dresses In his speech Secretary Taft Tan tool took strong gro ground In favor of or the merit system as having accomplished great groat orl Ct or government and anti declared that while there might ht be some omo loafers time the great greut majority of or them were wele faithful honest and arid hardworking hardworking hard hard- working who deserved the commendation commenda commenda- tion and respect of oe tho the public In instead tead of oC being sneered at a disposition that thai In some quarters This latter lat hat tot lei remark was wan Interpreted as an In Indirect Indirect indirect In- In direct rebuke of or Secretary of the Treasury Shaw t fir r his views expressed In a recent speech Mr MI Taft Tat also a advocated extending civil service rules to consuls and fourth ela class clars postmasters 1 rs As to pensions to lo he gave utterance utter utter- ance anee to lo the time conviction that thai they would ultimately be granted The Tho association adopted resolutions deploring the death of or Carl Schurz and re elected Mr Mi Bonaparte a dent eat |