Proceedings at the annual meeting of the national civil service reform, 9–18. number1889 |
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... regard for the public interest and economy . It is the duty of every administration , in obedience to such principles , not to remove honest and efficient public servants whose duties are in no sense political , but which remain the ...
... regard for the public interest and economy . It is the duty of every administration , in obedience to such principles , not to remove honest and efficient public servants whose duties are in no sense political , but which remain the ...
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... regard to reform , there can be no doubt of the views and purposes and pledges of one citizen . There may be some question of the extent and degree of the sympathy of others . But , if the simplest statement which the English language ...
... regard to reform , there can be no doubt of the views and purposes and pledges of one citizen . There may be some question of the extent and degree of the sympathy of others . But , if the simplest statement which the English language ...
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... regard to the civil service pursued in Massachusetts by the late adminis- tration was no excuse for the course pursued in Maryland . It is true that Rome was not built in a day , and that a great reform cannot be accomplished at once ...
... regard to the civil service pursued in Massachusetts by the late adminis- tration was no excuse for the course pursued in Maryland . It is true that Rome was not built in a day , and that a great reform cannot be accomplished at once ...
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... regard to civil service is tested by intelligent and independent citizens who believe that honesty is the best political policy ; the impressive and startling contrast offered in the centennial year of the Constitution between the tone ...
... regard to civil service is tested by intelligent and independent citizens who believe that honesty is the best political policy ; the impressive and startling contrast offered in the centennial year of the Constitution between the tone ...
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... regard for the man , and high as was my admira- tion of the public officer , I do not think that he was singular in this honorable fidelity to his trust . Americans are not the scoun- drels that the common spoils theory assumes . What ...
... regard for the man , and high as was my admira- tion of the public officer , I do not think that he was singular in this honorable fidelity to his trust . Americans are not the scoun- drels that the common spoils theory assumes . What ...
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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.