Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19

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Civil SERVICE REFoRM-During the de-
bate in the House, Thursday, on the propo-
sition to appropriate S2j coo to enable the
President to carry out the civil service
rules. Gen. Butler denied that the civil
service reform was undertaken on any re-
commentator of the President Such a
thing had never entered into the Presi-
dents widest Imagination 1t was the
scheme OF cabal in the Senate. composed
/ Of Senators Trumbuli, Schurz ami others
I for the purpose of breaking down General
Grant in the presidential election of ls72
IL was presented in Congress. which was
bothered al that time with the same sort of
demagOgues that were often seen at other
times. and they did not dare vote against
II. They Were all afraid u 70 home and
say that they had voted against the civil re
form. which had found It's origin in China
and irs best complication IN treat Britain.
1t was q mere trick of a politician who mad
apostatizad from the party, knowing that
he was dead on account Of hi- vote II the
impeachment of Andrew johnson. and who
wished o. get once more INTO public life.
but it did not gaiyanlzc HIN.
Nh Willard. Of Nermont. inquired Of tine
members OF the Republican party whether
there was one single principle n the plat
form. on which il had gone before the
country when General Grant was elected.
on which it proposed stIll % stand The
convention which nominated Genera.
Grant, and which represented every dis
trict in the United State. adopted q rc~o-
luton IN favor OF civil service reform a,
part of It's platform. Similar resolutions
were adopted by the National Democratic
Convention and hy the national labor con-
venuon-in fact every political party that
assembled that wear as national orCaniza-
tiou adopted the declaration that there was
absolutely needed a reform 0i the civil ser
vice Il the Republican party proposes II
play fast and loose with the people % fling
ont is party banner with the cry OF reform
and then when 1t comes into power spit
upon that platform ana trample that ban
ncr under foot, how long had such party
90 remain IN power
The forthcoming Poor'- Manual ofraii- .
roads Will contain q vast amount of trust +
worthy information. which Will be useful t. /
all who are anxious 20 keep pace with the .
progress of the country. one line of com
parlson is at hand. which indicates pretty
clearly some interesting phases Of our dii-
ierent sections IL j. the comparison of the
relative receipts for transportation of pas
senCers and freight. In New England, Of
the gross earnings. the receipts for freight
wore 500 gIN QIr fer rsoazarua~a s.sAl YE@
els d the Middle States. SI52 2jO. 900 t0-
freight. and So 6-j coo tor passengers. In
the Western State. SIS. 800 600 were de-
-lved from ireights. and SlO7 800 ,000 from
passengers. In the Southern States. the re-
,eipts for freight were So. 35j. 43O.and from
BIC. $50. while IN the Pacific
states. the treirhts brought In s. .6-2. ~.
mi passengers. s.. 593. 500. IN New ing
and the per cent dividend paid on the
hare capital was e 30 ; in the Middle States
. was L. in the " estern States. 226. in
he southern. less than Two per cent and in
The Pacific States the net earnings We're
'o,15o .63s, the cost being Slj4 060 .sO4
I Will be noticed that in New England the
traffic Is nearly equivalent L.
nat of freight. IN value the Middle State-
re the great carriers OF products. raw and
the Western States trans
"4t tHD t-44i- ialit7 anu tit nuelht-- iun-lf
s between the tar East and Vest. u q
aIue three times that of their immense
-eiEht traffic and the South is In exactly !
he opposite scale. This immense interest.
-hich comes home in It's usefulness and in
be bearing upon our pockets. of manage
lent, TO every one of u. viii neither be
IN the long run by the wilinesS v
the Grangers nor the corruption of the u
RE land-sharks. IL must and Will be
aced throughout the country a. it Is. p
alniy, in New England. in the hands of
pable and honest men, when DO will be
be of the greatest and most stimulativc of
II national blessings. 70