| Show THE PATRONAGE NUISANCE senator llis cock ot of new york has I 1 I 1 furnished tto the thoughtful public a more forcible illustration than lie in tended leaded of the corruption and inon sis regency tency of the appointing system in th the e civil service eer vice the instance ts Is one of a small spark leading to a widespread conflagration the plate printers ot of the national bureau of engraving work by the piece and have been in the habit of employing and paying their own assistants asai stants women have usually been chosen tor for that purpose senator having contracted an off official iclal bargain I 1 without any way of fulfilling it proceeded senator wite to create onland attempted to unload upon the government plate printing office a woman ot of color from his big state as an assistant r the only thing to do was to force her I 1 upon one of the printers prin tera which was done without any tiny consultation of his in the matter insult a revolt which is threatening to involve lie the entire labor uni unions ong of the district ot of columbia it ia Is to bo be hoped that before the difficulty terminates it will become serious enough to attract public attention to the inconsistency of the official patronage business nn practiced under the present order of things there is in not the slig eligh latest teet reason to doubt that at least one third f of the energy of 0 the government la is I 1 10 I 1 I 1 Q 1 I 1 A 6 devoted to looking after petty appointments i in rits which aie ale nothing more I 1 1 then than rewards for political BM ser I 1 VI aice ce rende reil to the congressman 83 senator president wa it or I 1 or in securing ng his election the evil is i growing rowing more outrageous as the government service grows more extensive and complex it I 1 is a a dautle corruption it impairs the service by con continually changing the employees and filling the departments w with th incompetent coin detent persona and it absorbs the attention of officials that ought to tobo be devoted to the duties for which they are elected A man of sense will not a tempt to smother his disgust at such foolery every occurrence that has a tendency to call attention to it is is one more sign that public condee halloo wilt at last overtake it and wipe it out entirely |
