Proceedings at the annual meeting of the national civil service reform, 9–18. number1889 |
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... corruption and the bribery of place . But that is not yet the American faith . We do not believe that popular government is possible only when dishonest . But , on the contrary , although taught by recent and startling experience that ...
... corruption and the bribery of place . But that is not yet the American faith . We do not believe that popular government is possible only when dishonest . But , on the contrary , although taught by recent and startling experience that ...
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... corrupt this honesty and to destroy this fidelity by making personal favor and political opinion , not proved fitness , both the condition of ap- pointment and of the official tenure . Therefore it is that the removal of every such ...
... corrupt this honesty and to destroy this fidelity by making personal favor and political opinion , not proved fitness , both the condition of ap- pointment and of the official tenure . Therefore it is that the removal of every such ...
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... corruption has greatly and consequently increased within the party and throughout the country ? Is it less true that the deter- mination no longer to treat the vast sums paid in public business salaries as a fund to reward partisan ...
... corruption has greatly and consequently increased within the party and throughout the country ? Is it less true that the deter- mination no longer to treat the vast sums paid in public business salaries as a fund to reward partisan ...
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... to commend to the people the moral aspect of the question of reform . The promotion of public honesty , and the stay of increasing corruption , are not political or partisan questions ; they are concerns of the truest patriotism , 31.
... to commend to the people the moral aspect of the question of reform . The promotion of public honesty , and the stay of increasing corruption , are not political or partisan questions ; they are concerns of the truest patriotism , 31.
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... is a prolific source of corruption and intrigue in the National Legislature , and that this constitutes a strong argument for free trade . But this argument may not be to all minds decisive : protective imposts are in theory laid 46.
... is a prolific source of corruption and intrigue in the National Legislature , and that this constitutes a strong argument for free trade . But this argument may not be to all minds decisive : protective imposts are in theory laid 46.
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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.