This provision may be accepted by the House. although if the bill shouldgo to conference the provision will very likely be eliminated. So hungry have our Democratic friends been that special positions have not been exempt from their attacks. Tile Colnmissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes was manipulated so as to make it a politically appointive office. as was the commis sioner of immigration at New Orleans. The effort to have the commercial. attaches prbvided for the Department of Coinmerce in theinterest of our foreign commerce selected under the merit system was stoutly and effectively resisted by the Democrats. and these positions were left to political influence. These are a few of the minor instances showing.the attitude of the party in power toward the civilservice system to whi(-h they so vehemently protest their devotion but which they wholly disregard.
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