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Civil service ethics

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The yoke

The yoke

A man labeled “Navy” wearing a white uniform and a man labeled “Army” wearing a khaki uniform carry on their shoulders a large yoke labeled “Civilian Authority.” Two men wearing business suits sit on top of the yoke, one of them holding a dove with an olive branch. Caption: As the uniform views the frock-coat.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-01-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Porritt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Porritt

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt tells journalist Edward Porritt he will send him half a dozen reports of the Commission. He insists “probably not one percent” of jobs in the classified service are influenced by politics and asks Porritt to give him the names of his informants so Roosevelt can speak with them. He admits the spoils system of the last sixty years leaves the impression favoritism is used in classified service appointments but that it is no longer the case.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-01-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Porritt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Porritt

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt answers journalist Edward Porritt’s letter by sending him copies of reports dealing with the Civil Service Act and Rules, addressing the abuses and consequences of the spoils system. Roosevelt responds to a paper written by Porritt by saying there is no basis for a charge of favoritism in the working of the Civil Service Law at Washington. He adds that the belief appointments and removals are based on favor and influence was perpetuated by the spoils system that prevailed for sixty years.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-01-11

Politics and the Panama Canal

Politics and the Panama Canal

The writer states as United States senators were discussing excluding work on the canal from civil service regulations, the Panama Canal Commission voted to place work on the canal under civil service regulations. The writer supports excluding politics from the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03

News release on William A. Miller

News release on William A. Miller

After his dismissal from the bindery of the Government Printing Office, William A. Miller filed a complaint with the United States Civil Service Commission. The commission determined that the reason for Miller’s removal violated civil service regulations and requested that he be reassigned to duty. President Roosevelt and Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou are also investigating the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-21

Letter from Thomas Roberts Slicer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Thomas Roberts Slicer to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Roberts Slicer is making the case that Edward F. McSweeney has performed admirably at his position in the United States Industrial Commission and quotes a letter from Albert Clarke to do so. McSweeney has other supporters including Jacob Riis and Arthur Von Briesen. Slicer thinks that McSweeney should resign, but only after he has had the opportunity to answer the charges against him as an civil servant should.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-11