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Show Civil Its Practical S Operation Still eFVlCe Unsolved Problem Ivy 1 LION LOW:H. Pr..U.o Chit. Jo CI. II Strike (.ommluloo. I J,x " sl " H I Hi llienbi-lr.i.t ami uvil -.-nice tit th, eletmls , "f N mltiniii-innioti are ntl iluKn-iit pruiMwiiiuus 'IV iniiiH.tiliii bIuii id it flxcil institution of gootl rum mini nt p In u tin ii-iiiv tin prnditnl uioralion is m unsolved ir1il-ni vjCfcv IikHi. if til niliniiiislratioii conslilutca the onlv tIiuirT Hint kTsTr il nali no tin niiTil sjslem. Kvcrj argument or objeetioii rSr ,,ll"n", " '" Imi""1 "I10" I'f'ti"'. lMt ll"M principle. All I T I "f lll"' U,,J(','0" ""' 'H' "n't ',v ' "OHie intelligent effort hi" "'Ml e-oiiei'iitration of purHMv Hint ciilonul into the uport of mil service legislation. Tluru u less clliciinc) in the Htliuiiilstration of eivtl service limn in tin administration of mi) other luamli of government, hy whieh I mean that Uicre it less intelligent ilirwlion in Making n-uilts; tli'r an- n Stealer titimlfor of unsolved problems to I mot. mill In Hiiuvrtnl effort is being niailo to correct tin-so coihIiIioiis ami to iierpetiiutc constructive work. The thief came of this condition i to he foiiml in Hie brief twain- of ulllce of official clmrgfil with llio t-nfiini-iiiiiit of tint merit luws, wliieli frequently results in depriving tin- public of (lie service of men in soon m they bveonio valuable. It is 1113 exiHTienet! Hint it lakes as iniuli Mud) niul (ruining to ipiulify nun to ilintt eiil service work ns it ilm-i to lit tlicin to enter n profession. 'l'lit- thoor of ciil service is no comprehensive, nnd tbo detnils of its administration mi gnul, tlint I tli-fy mi) man to iuulif himself to direct u practical enforcement of Hie merit Inu in shorter time tliiin it tnkes to eomplite n college course. The iidiinuistratlon of civil sen he, thure-fore, thure-fore, Ix-comcs a profession requiring jours of study anil export knowledge. Anolber cutisv is to bo foiiml in too grout attention to theory to tho licgleU of n knowledge of detuil ami method. In this city nml slate, orgnniiiitioiK of cituuis nre still exploiting the merits of civil service-laws service-laws eniicteil, while llio application of these.- laws in detail is left to a few unsupported officials. |