10 JUNE 1899, Page 3

We note with intense regret that Mr. McKinley has recently

issued an order releasing four thousand offices from the Civil Service and its rules, and placing them at the disposal of the politicians. This is said to be done with a view to the next Presidential election. Yet Mr. McKinley must have seen during the last few years the importance to the Statelof inde- pendent, self-respecting public servants. He has found his best helpers and servers in the Army and Navy, but in these services there are security of tenure and no political changes.