Recommendations For Office

-We henrd ot' a caso oncu whoro a gentleman tirged tiie uppointment of an acfjuairttaiice to a subordínate position in a particular dcpartmcut. It happened that toofoiö tke appointmcut wis ruado, tho gentleman himsclf was callod to thc hoad of that departnient. lio did uot appoint undor liim tho porson that he had bofore reconimonded. Wb.cn askcd wliy he diil not, he said that it was anoEEer mattéi aow, tho resi)onsibility of proiorly filliag the office restud upon bina, and ho could not conscientiously rnake that appointment. Fcoplo and newspupers are apt to bo freo to mako suggestions of candidatos for positions to bo flllod ljy thü Chiof Kxccutivo, and thcy do it with vory little Bonsc of responeibility. A euntleinan once said to General Grant : " Mr. President, wliy don't you appoint so and so Minister to i Iíwould ploase hini and coneiliato a largo interest, and bo on thc whole a popular appointmeat." ïhe President turiicd on hini qnickly and aid: "If tou were Pjesident aad knew tho circunistances of bur diplomatic relations with , would you take the responsibility of appointing Mr. '; " The gentleman was oompelled to owa that ho would not. ïo reoomaaend is Onething; to shoulder all thu rcspon.sibility of appointmont is quite another. The country will join with tho Proaident in tlie hope that the civil service reform ■will put an, end to thoso irresponsible and recklosB recommendations. - llartford Courant.