Proceedings at the annual meeting of the national civil service reform, 9–18. number1889 |
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... character , ability , and ex- perience , who have absolutely and confessedly disregarded politics in their devotion to official duty and the public service , -all these facts , and such as these , answer the question , How has the Ex ...
... character , ability , and ex- perience , who have absolutely and confessedly disregarded politics in their devotion to official duty and the public service , -all these facts , and such as these , answer the question , How has the Ex ...
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... character of those who are appointed to office , without stating frankly that it is not the appointment but the removal which truly indicates the spirit and drift of the adminis- tration . They speak in no tone of challenge and command ...
... character of those who are appointed to office , without stating frankly that it is not the appointment but the removal which truly indicates the spirit and drift of the adminis- tration . They speak in no tone of challenge and command ...
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... character , ability , and experience , and the un- questionable and fearless devotion to reform of the members of the Civil Service Commission appointed by the administration , and the support accorded to them by the President , deserve ...
... character , ability , and experience , and the un- questionable and fearless devotion to reform of the members of the Civil Service Commission appointed by the administration , and the support accorded to them by the President , deserve ...
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... character , unjust in its results , and like the spoils sys- tem itself , repugnant to the spirit of American institutions . 8. The League warmly approves the appeal to the clergy of the United States to commend to the people the moral ...
... character , unjust in its results , and like the spoils sys- tem itself , repugnant to the spirit of American institutions . 8. The League warmly approves the appeal to the clergy of the United States to commend to the people the moral ...
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... character and experience . For the sake of fairness and regularity , the applicants should be made . to fill out certain blank forms in their own handwriting ; and on a basis of all this information the inspector would make his report ...
... character and experience . For the sake of fairness and regularity , the applicants should be made . to fill out certain blank forms in their own handwriting ; and on a basis of all this information the inspector would make his report ...
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Popular passages
Page 96 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant ; Let the dead past bury its dead ; Act, act in the living present, Heart within, and God o'erhead.
Page 68 - Him in whom it lives, showing first the blade, then the ear, and after that the full corn in the ear.
Page 19 - That palter with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope.
Page 106 - Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive...
Page 50 - ... discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United States in the late civil war, who are citizens and residents of this state, shall be entitled to preference in appointment and promotion, without regard to their standing on any list from which such appointment or promotion may be made. Laws shall be made to provide for the enforcement of this section.
Page 27 - ... no removal shall be made from any position subject to competitive examination except for just cause and upon written charges filed with the head of the department or other appointing officer, and of which the accused shall have full notice and an opportunity to make defense...
Page 72 - ... election, applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead or of a fictitious person, or who having voted once at any such election applies at the same election for a ballot paper in his own name.
Page 25 - ... extension of the reform system, already established by law, to all the grades of the service to which it is applicable. The spirit and purpose of the reform should be observed in all executive appointments, and all laws at variance with the...
Page 22 - ... in this: the President can displace from office a man whose merits require that he should be continued in it. What will be the motives which the President can feel for such abuse of his power, and the restraints that operate to prevent it? In the first place, he will be impeachable by this House, before the Senate, for such an act of mal-administration; for I contend that the wanton removal of meritorious officers would subject him to impeachment and removal from his own high trust.
Page 88 - No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns. Their right to vote and to express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their official duties.