The Week.

The debate over civil-service reform in the House is proving most fortunate for the believers in the merit-system. The spoilsmen are more open and unblushing in their attitude than ever before and they are thus making the cause which they champion more offensive than it has previously appeared. The attacks on the federal civil-service law which were daily made during the debate in the House, suggest the desirability of an "eligible list" from which the people could select a candidate for U.S. Congress.