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Professor Taussig gave an interesting talk before the Civil Service Reform Club last evening at the Colonial Club. His subject was "Some New Difficulties of the Reform Movement...
Professor Taussig said by way of introduction that there were two objects in the reform of the civil service-a positive one in securing the men best fitted for the service, and a negative one in eliminating the spoils idea from the service and thus helping to purify public life. Whatever may be said of the results in regard to the first object, it is pretty certain that the reform does away with appointment for political reasons. But there arises another difficulty in the way of purification of public life. It is in the blackmailing of corporations by those...
...Civil Service Reform Club will have a smoke-talk in the Blue Room of the Colonial Club this evening at 8 o'clock. Professor Taussig will talk on "Some New Aspects of the Reform Movement." He was at Indianapolis at the time of the convention of the Sound Money Democrats and his talk this evening will be based principally on observations made at that time...
...CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CLUB.- A number of subscriptions to Good Government expired with the December number. These can not be renewed until the annual dues have been paid...
...CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CLUB.- A number of subscriptions to Good Government expired with the December number. These can not be renewed until the annual dues have been paid...