Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 January 1898 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. 1898.

Skxatok Hanna is one of the few Senatorial candidates of last year who went squarely before the people and was approvad by the popular vote.

Thk outlook in the Senate for the ratification of the Hawaiian annexa tion treaty is as follows: In favor of annexation, 5G: opposed to it, 25 doubt ful, 8. Two-thirds—sixty-eight—is required, and it is expected that enough votes will be obtained from the doubtful list to ratify.

Governor Bushneu. was nominated by the Jackson Day banqueters at Columbus on Saturday night. He was given three cheers by those who think they are following in the footsteps of Jackson. Let's see, it was Jackson who signed tne bill in 1S34 changing the standard of money from silver to gold, where it has remained ever since.

An interesting compilation bearing on the civil service of the government from the early part of this century has been prepared by the civil service commission. It consists mainly of extracts of reports made by Congressional committees from time to time, from speeches in both houses of Congress and messages of Presidents on the subject. Much space is given to debates on the present Ibw, the design of the commission being to show that the framers of the act intended that it should be broad in scope, and that the classification of offices under it should be so gradually extended as to include practically all the offices under federal control.

The Treasury figures for the first half of the fiscal year show that had normal conditions prevailed the deficit for the first half of the fiscal year 18!)8 would have been no more than four or five million dollars, and perhaps less than that. The excess of receipts in the the last four months of the fiscal year 1897, above the normal for the Wilson law, was about $38,000,000. This, of course, was due to the excessive importations in anticipation of the enactment of the new law, and all of them would have come in during the past six months but for the extraordinary conditions which brought these unusual importations in advance of immediate requirements.

The fact of the business is that the people are wide awake to the equitable nature of the civil Bervice rules. The realize that in the maintenance of those rules lies the only chance for such a distribution of government appointments as shall continue to make them equally accessible to every man in the country, and as shall prevent their again becoming the prey of the comparatively small class of bummers and sycophants who fornaerly monopolized them.

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equal chance for

all favoritism for none," is the motto of the reformed civil service. The people "west of the Allegheny rnoun tains'' and elsewhere set their approval on the merit system by an immense majority when they elected William McKinley, pledged to take "no step backward" in the civil service reform, to the presidency of the United States. And the march of all otlice beggars in the country upon Washington should not swerve Congress from its support of his position.

Thkek are pending in Congrefs several bills for the establishment of a permanent census office, in connection with the taking of the twelfth federal census in l'JOO. It is to be hoped that one of those bills wiil become a law during the present winte .In view of the great sum of money we spend in census work, and the importance attached to the statistical results, it is time we established the office on a scientific basis. That can never exist so long as Congress creates new machinery at each decennial period, which it proceeds to abandon as soon as it ha6 reached that degree of efficiency which permits of satisfactory work This haphazard way of doing the work not only mars the results at every point, but adds enormously to the ultimate cost. True economy, quite as much aB improvement in the quality of the census figures, will follow from the establishment of a permanent office, where the experience gained in taking one census will count for the betterment of each succeeding one.

THE N'EXT CENSUS.

The present Congress will make pro vision for taking the next decennial census, and it is said that there is likely to be a sharp contest over the question of applying civil service rules in the appointment of the large number of persons who will be employed in the work. The enumeration and compilation of the census requires sev eral thousand people, and affords op portunily for supplying political favor ites with desirable places, which the spoilsmen would be pleased to take advantage of. It is therefore expect ed that these will make a vigorous fight to have appointments in the census bureau made independently of civil service rules, and it is not improbable that they will be successful There is, however, a strong sentiment on the other side, led by

Borne

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ablest statisticians in the country and held by the friends of a stientiiic cen bus, who insist that the work cannot be properly done if the politicians die tate the appointments, since the inevitable result would be to put a great many incompetents into the service. Those who take this view will be able to bring a great deal of pressure upon Congress. There is a great deal of room for improvement in the taking of the decennial census, and in order to attain the needed improvements the work must be done bv the most capaable persons available. No one should be appointed to this service without having passed a thorough examination. The application of civil service rules to this branch of public work is as important and necessary as to any other. If $3,000,000 or $4,000,000 can be saved by placing the Census Bureau on the classified civil service list, as Carroll D. Wright, the present head of the bureau, says can be done then the people want it so placed. What they want is the best work for the least money.

THE CIVIJ. SERVICE.

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Republican party suit6 Thk Jori:.\ai., and we stand squarely upon it. The hungry and thirsty which fill the Congressional galleries may applaud and shout themselver hoarse over the thrust6 given Grover Cleveland because he violated the law, but they are chary of endorsing President McKinley because he "upholds" it. arid is endeavoring honestly to enforce it. The Congressional galleries, however, are not the Republican party by a good deal.

A RKTROsrucTivK glance over the business development of the year just ended and a comparison of these developments with those of former years under Democratic rule must be extremely gratifying to all good citizens, and especially to those who voted for sound money and protection in the national election of 18%. A study of business conditions in the first calendar year which followed the election of 1MN1 show a steady improvement.

Trade was relatively better in the West and Northwest, though later in developing than in some other sections. The ilattening condition of the producer of cereals, and especially wheat, created a prosperity which seems to have been denied the Southern farmers, owing to price depression. Manufacturing was active in nearly all classes of products, but particularly in textiles, iron, and steel, leather, and farming implements. While the results to the manufacturer wpre far from encouraging. Heavy overpro­

duction and Southern competition are credited with being responsible for this. In iron and steel the tonnage handled was exceeded only three times before in the country's history, and the financial results have been fairly good in spite of a rather low range of values, considering the immense demand.

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one phase of those speeches

in opposition to the civil service law which the men who make them do not seem to perceive as clearly as do their opponents. The speeches are burdened with the revelations of the partisan performances of the last Cleveland administration whereby thousands of persons in the Government service were dismissed solely because they were Republicans whose places were wanted. These removals and appointments were made under the "Bpoils system." Why should the •'spoilsmen" denounce Grover Cleveland'.1 He did just what they are attempting to do. For this llagrant violation of the law during his first term led the Republican party to declare at Minneapolis, "We will not fail to keep our pledges because they have broken theirs, or because their candidate has broken his." To read the letter of our Washington correspondents one would think that the Republican party had made no record on this question. If he labors under that hallucination we refer him to all the national platforms since 1872, including the letters of acceptance of all the Republican candidates for President and when the law was passed in 1883 it received every Republican vote in the Senate and all but seven of the Republican in the House. This is the reason that the Republicans said at St. Louis that "the civil service law was placed on the statute book by the Republican party, and which always sustained it, and we renew our repeated declarations that it shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wherever practicable." And this is the reason that President McKinley in his letter of acceptance said that there must be "no backward step." and later in his message said "the system has the approval of the people, and it will be my endeavor to uphold and extend it." The political creed of the

Magazine for January dis­

cussing the currency question says: "It is a mistake to assume that the return of prosperity solves the money question. If farmers do not get permanent relief through better banking, nothing can stop them from trying to get it from free coinage. It may be said that we can only hope to reach the goal of sound banking by small and almost imperceptible steps, and that there is great risk in trying to accomplish too much at one stroke but it is equally true that there is in all probability much greater risk in not doing eough to accomplish at least a definite, perceptible beginning of improvement in our banking system. The risk is much greater of having to face a free silver majority and Populist administration, for failing boldly to approach the subject, than it is of facing any opposition that may arise in a frank attempt adequately to cope with the banking and currency problem. There is also more risk of dan. ger from timidity and cowardice than there is from firm, bold, patriotic action."

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effort will be made by

Congress to so modify the civil service law as to facilitate of old political barmacles that have been clinging to the hull of the ship of state for lo, these many years—some who were appointed twenty-five or thirty years ago under the spoils system.

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Eii Sporty Frankfort

Frankfort Crcscait: "Pomp" Bailey, the Logansport colored pugilist, arrived here this morning and is red-hot after all local fighters who are looking for a fight. "Pomp" is hereto fight any body between 170 and 1(.)0 pounds in weight and bars no man. Bis aim is to get on ago with Tom Creedon, the Indianapolis pug who is now in the city. If this fails, he says he is willing to fight Jack Tierney for a purse of from 8250 to $500.

He says he is not looking for glory, but wants a tight, and wants it bad. liis last fight was with Billy Meyer, the Streeter "Cyclone," whom he whipped about a year ago. He has had a number of hard battles and has never been defeated.

Yomit Wool«n Mills Officers Last Tuesday at the Hotel Ramsey occurred the annual election of officers and directors of the Yount Woolen Mills Company. The officers are

President—C. M. Crawford. Vice-President and General Manager—J. P. Hanley.

Secretary and Treasurer— G. M. Cowan. Board of Directors—C. M. Crawford, Andrew Yount. T. L. Hanna, George M. Cowan and J. P. Hanley.

Called to Greenciistle.

R. B. Carpenter was called to Greencastle on Wednesday by a telegram announcing the death of his fatber-in-law, James Brandon. Mrs. Carpenter had been with her father for several days. Mr Brandon was ex-sheriff of Putnam county and a prominent citi-

I.i'tter I.isl.

Following is a list of the letters remaining uncalled for at the postofiice in Crawfordsville for the week ending Jan. 12, 18!8. Persons calling for the same please say "advertised" Abbott W King Mrs Clara Butler MissesKatie Payne Elmer Forh Mi6s Nellie Rambo Tom HawkinsMrsM'lin'a Williams Miss Dora HendievMisMinena Williams Mrs Anna Koger Miss Gillie E Wolf John

Young John.

TEXAS-

The &ick are improving. Miss Nora Etter has the neuralgia. Jas. Myers lost a valuable horse Saturday.

Miss Mattie Michaels was the guest of MiSB Nora Etter Thursday night. Asa Michaels has come to stay with his uncle, Jas. Michaels, this winter.

Pearlie Myers, of near Wallace. 6pent Sunday night with Jesse Davis. Jas. Davis and wife, spent Saturday and Sunday with their daughter, near Wesley.

Floyd Michaels and Waiter Harwood seem to have an attraction down west Wonder what it is.

Newt Reath and wife, of Steam Corner, spent Saturday night and Sunday at Philip Harwood's.

Misses Stella Blackater and Grace Harwood were the guests of Miss Maggie Davis Saturday night and Sunday.

The surprise party at John Davis on last Saturday night was well attended. Those present were: Misses Daisy Ham, Lima Myers, Cora Weaver, Maggie Davis, Daisy Todd,Stella Blackater and Grace Harwood, and Messrs. Clint Pickett, Fred Wilkinson, Jas. Rush, Andy Morrison. Steve Deere, Joe Dowden, Walter and Gdson Fink, Oatley Clore, Floyd and Merge Michaels, Walter Harwood. Pearlie Myers, Joe Weir, Oscar Sours, Ed Spinnings,Oakley Reynolds, Jesse and Patsy Davis, Harry Swearingen, Harry Allen, and James Myers and wife and Charlie Grimes and wife.

The little folks love Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take perfectly harmless positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma.

THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW-

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Adiiiii-ur ol the Spoils System Pronounces Kulojjy on lion. C. IS. I-an-ili»'S|i(!Pch--l!l|)s l!| Everything

Ul«e Including the Record ofllie KejiuItlican 1'arty.

Special Correspondence Journal. Washington. D. C., Jan. 10, 1808.— The political sensation in Congressional circles during the past week, was the debate in the House—in committee ot the whole—relat'ng to the appropriation for the maintenance of the Civil Service Commission, which came up in the consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill.

The bill—with the exception of that part of it which propose 1 an appropriation for the maintenance of the Civil Service Commission, had been considered and disposed of—but as there were serious and conllicting opinions existing among members as to the propriety of making further ap propriations for this service a demand was made by member*, for general debate, and by agreement a weeks's time was given, if necessary, for discussion upon the measure. The debate began on Wednesday morning and will probably be concluded Monday evening. Mr. Moody who has charge of the bill, began the trouble in a carefully prepared speech elaborating the necessities, virtues and superlative benefits to the country at large, of the present law, which he characterized as the "merit system" in contradistinction to the old methods that prevailed prior to the act of 1883.

At the conclusion of Mr. Moody's speech and other short speeches by members who followed him, Clias. B. Landis, of Indiana, who is familiarly known among us Hoosiers as Gus Landis was recognized and arose to make his maiden oratorical bow before the American Congress. To say that he maintained the honor, dignity and pride of his glorious old State, so prolific in the arts and sciences of oratory and statesmanship, is but a tame endorsement of his magnificent effort He was not only self-po6sessed but calm and reliant, and bore himself with the grace and sang-froid of a veteran. His,voice was steady and well modulated and easily heard all about the Chamber. When the debate began there was almost a full delegation present, but a few absentees being noted. He had proceeded in his argument but a short time when members began to leave their seats and draw nearer to him that they might not lose a word of his argument, and at times the space in front and in the aisles about him were crowded with members, so much 60 indeed, that the Chairman finally requested them to take their seats. I was present in the reporters' gallery from the beginning to the close of his speech and never saw a more enthusiastic audience greet a speaker the galleries were crowded, the seating and standing room was all occupied and at every well turned period, and there were many of them, the Houseand galleries would break forth with thunders of applause, that the Chairman's gavel could not restrain, nor did a threat to clear the galleries intimidate the "common people" located there. These'

called gallery spoilsmen gave by their enthusiastic demonstrations unmistakable evidence of how the masses of the people stand with reference to the obnoxious administration of this law.

I will not attempt to follow Charley Landis through his admirably conceived and magnificently delivered address, as the public speech has baen given wide circulation: had any of the old professors from Wabash College, his cherished Alma .Mater, or others of the alumni or friends of that institution been present, their hearts—as did mine, would have thrilled with pleasure and state pride at his congressional baptism. He met the issue boldly,and discussed it fairly and honestly, he did not resort to the subterfuges of the charlatan. He called things by their proper names and emphasized his opinion with a dash of confidence that was wholesome and refreshing he was scathing yet courteous in repartee, and his rapier always found a volunerable spot. His speech was decidedly the most telling and convincing one made upon his side of the question, and was given a ilattering and prominent editorial notice by the Washington Post, a paper that seldom destributes boquets of that kind. At the conclusion of hi6 speech, he was overwhelmed with congratulations from members of all political parties on the floor.

It is not usual in the House of Representatives when a member arises to make his maiden speech to seek to confuse or embarrass him with interruptions it is a courtesy that has been almost universally observed since colonial times, that new aspirants for oratorical lame should have the encouragement of smiles rather than frowns yet interruptions followed by questions maliciously intended to disconcert and confuse were hurled with a force that seemed to be intended for his utter and complete political destruction, and, strange to say, the gentlemen who led in these attacks were old veterans in legislation and old stagers in Republican politics Marroitt

Brosius, Chairman of the "Committee of Reform in the Civil Service" indulged in frequent interruptions, yet in all these encounters he was sent reeling to his corner amid laughter and applause from the lloor anc gallery. General Henderson, of Iowa, the distinguished soldier and statesman, and a leader of the advance guard who were attempting to blaze a pathway to the White House for that magnificent statesman, William B. Allison, a gentleman, by the way, who is denunciatory in his opinion of the present administration of the civil service law, grieved the hearts of many of his old admirers by the dogmatic manner of his interruptions. Last, though not least, in courteous debate, Henry U. Johnson, of Indiana, easily carried off the palm his actions upon this occasion were a surprise and regret to many of his friends who were present being from the same State and holding to the same political party the decent amenities of the occasion ought to have restrained him. His conduct, however, was without palliation or excuse as it is known and well understood by all men that the sole and only object of his interruptions was to embarrass, confuse and disconcert Mr. Landis, and thus make him the subject of ridicule before the House, but right here I want to say, parenthetically, that he never made a more dismal failure than upon this occasion. His interruptions were persistent and often offensive in character, yet Mr. Landis was courteous and considerate in his replies, which more than once brought down upon the devoted head of the gentleman from the "burnt district" laughter and applause.

Mr. Johnson seemed to have lost his head as well as his dignity—he was always shy on discretion. Mr. Landis' prompt and pithy replies to his interrogatories seemed to anger him. Finally after Mr. Landis' time had been twice extended, and having but a few moments longer to complete his speech he finally declined to be further interrupted by the gentleman from Indiana, remarking that the House had already been too kind to him in extending his time: "I think so myself," was the unkind and almost brutal riply of Mr. Johnson, which was followed by supressed hisses throughout the galleries and upon the lloor. This remark was unfortunate for Mr. Johnson and deeply regretted by his friends.

There is no one among Mr. Johnson's many friends who has a higher estimate of his capabilities or who took more interest in his political advancement than I, and there is no one that more regrets the exhibition he made of himself. The spoils system against which he so vehemently and eloquently inveighs has been the channel and vehicle that brought him into political prominence.

There are in Indiana few men who have been more persistent office-seek-ers than Henry li. Johnson, "in Wayne county where be resides he was before his present official elevation the residuary legatee of all the places unprovided for by the convention," was said of him, a few days since by a gentleman from that county. With all his eccentricities and idiosyncracies he is an able man, and made the strongest argument that will be made upon his 6ide of the question that haB been under discussion at the same time his arguments are vulnerable in essential points. He persists in denouncing everybody who is in favor of a modification of the present iniquitous, unfair, unjust and dishonest administration of the present civil service law. as spoilsmen which is unjust and untrue.

I have not talked with a single representative and have spoken with many who are in favor of the entire abolition of the law. It is the abuses that have grown up under the present system that has made it a stench in the ncs'rils of all honest and fair minded men, and a stigma upon the body of politics that will tend to degrade American citzonship. No law that can. or will be passed will ever— or ought to—destroy the ambition of our American youths for official or pc1itical preferment, and an ollice-hold-ing aristocracy so repugnant to true AmericaniBin will not be tolerated. It is not true as has been stated, the gentlemen who are urging the modification of the law, are not in harmony with the President. Mr. McKinley will, if the present Congress fails to agree upon some measure, make some changes and modifications for the betterment of the service.

Roch F. Romt.

•iocs to J'cru.

William Lee, who has been connected with the VanCamp shoe Btore for so many years, resigned his position last Saturday. He has purchased a laundry in Peru and took possession of the same Monday. He will be joined by Mrs. Lee shortly. We can recommend Mr. Lee to the citizens of Peru as a gentleman of integrity and good business qualifications.

Another Salo.

The Law and Beal Estate office of W. P. Britton reports the sale of a 12acre tract of land in Sugar Creek township by H. E. Armontrout, administrator of the estate of Delia Cross, deceased, to John Johnson, for the sum of $550.

KLONDIKE.

An unusual small sick list. Ask H. C. Finch about his trip to Mt. /ion.

Cyrus Thompson has rented the Grav farm. Ernest Loup sports a new gold watch.

Ed Hunt is interested in the Finch estate. Myers Bros. 6helled a car load of corn Tues.iay.

Big meetings and hog killing are the order of the day. Rev. Williamson will begin a revival at Union next week.

The Maxwell meetings are attracting many from this locality. The dance at the New Ross hall Saturday night was a succebs.

Chas. Edwards, of Crawfordsville, visited at thi6 place over Sunday. John Sellars is said to have been badly frightened by a ghost a few nights ago.

Ed Lynn has moved to Lebanon and will work Boone county in the interest of a patent fence.

Coming events cast their shadows before. Frank Shuey iB buying a supply of farming implements.

Rev. Francis will preach at Walnut Chapel Sunday morning and evening. Also Rev. Smith will preach at Mace on Sunday night.

R. B. Kennedy will spend the summer of '".18 at Williamsport. Agriculture will be his leading occupation and principal pastime.

The members ol the Kingsley Chapel congregation have rendered valuable assistance to Rev. Riley during his labors with the church at this place, and much of the success of the meeting is attributed to their testimony and prayers.

The opening gin of the approaching campaign was fired at this place last Saturday night. One enthusiastic Democrat who that day assisted in the election of a county chairman could not distinctly remember whether the name of the lucky man was Vandeavcr or Bryan, but was willing to bet on both

We arfe sorrv to report a rupture between Rev. Northcutt, living about two miles south of Linnsburg, and R. H. Gallaway, a prominent local politician, and at one time a candidate for •trustee of Walnut township, on the Democratic ticket. Rev. Northcutt has sued for trespass and damages,and the case will be taken to the Circuit Court aud there given a thorough airing. ....

LADOGA-

Pearl Mclntire is at Martinsvills. Coi. Phillips was at Raccoon Monday.

Robert Kincaid, of Boone county, was here Tuesday. Josl Petlley, of Delphi, is visiting his sister, Mis. Mollie Hunt.

Mrs. Robert Robbins, of Jamestown, visited her son Bert this week. Henry Browning, of Parkersburg, was here on business Wednesday.

Tom I'atton. of Brown's Valley, was here Saturday to visit Uncle Sy Davis. Charley James and mother went to Wheaton Sunday to attend the funeral of her mother.

Mrs. Will Lane, of Tinkersville, called on her mother, Mrs. Mary Davis.

J. S. Maxwell and wife, of Crawfordsville, are here, called to the bedside of their daughter-in-law, Mrs J. A. W. Hunt, who is very poorly.

Mrs Mira Baldwin fs very weak and feeble from old age and is not expected to last many days longer. She is at her daughters, Mrs. Frank Gill. If she lives till the 3d of February she will be 89 years old. She draws a pension of S20 per month for disability of her husband at Green Bay, Wis., in the year 1822.

Don't fail to visit the Red Letter Silk Sale Monday at the Big Store.

ORlen' Mexican Tour Feb. 19.

Gates' Fifth Annual Mexican tour will leave Feb. 11). Rate including all expenses, sleeping car berths, hotels, side trips, meals, etc., about $300. The Clover Leaf will arrange for through tickets and reserve space upon application. For further particulars address,

C. C.

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