The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-21


people for the benefit Of the Credit Mobiller OF
twice as much as would pay all the lus1caims OF
the South.
Mr. Dunncll (Rep. Minn.) said that the consular
system was not only seltsustaining but actually
brought $500 OOOa a year into the Treasury. He was
for subsldizng American steamship lines, and
against the Wood Tariff bill.
Mr.. Cox Dem, N. ~ )havlng called MI, Durham
Dem Ky to the chair, took the huor ana CRU
Ci2ed Mr. Hegitts speech Of yesterday The drilt
OF that speech he said could not be mIsinterpret
ed 1t was intended 10 quiettlle, HIS colleague
however, could not quiet one particular ulle. lie
could not read one tlle clear 70 the Whlle House
or any other mansion. His colleague wasi IN great
part responsible for the Electoral Commission and
he naturally desired to have the result certified az
good. The result, however, was bad. No wash
ing could rinse out the damned spot. with JUS
stain the multlludinous seas would continue 70 DC
inuarnadined, till the present Executive leLlrea
for a better man. To day q non elected man held
the high office Of the Presidency through the
crime OF q convicted forger and that convicted
fOrger held an important post In the customs he
(Mr, Cox had the other day somewhat informally
and IN TIVE honest ferVor Of the moment character
lied the President Ms fraud, The moral TO Whlch
he would point his colleague was, that when one
takes an office to which he is not elected, and
takes II through corrupt means II IL better not 10
trust anything he does, He proceeded 10 discuss
the civil service reform policy, aud caused great
amusement by his description OF It's original prac
tice in China, where II was reduced to the motto,
Employ the able and promote the worthy lie
would read that in the original Chinese, i the
other side OF the House desired It,, (Calls OF
"Read, - read" He took out OF his desk a copy
of the North american RepieiO from which he pro
iessed to give the Chinese pronunciation OF the
sentence quoted, amid loud laughter. That's
TEN, he SAID, had produced class Of officials IN
China-learued mandarins-thatw would be charac;,
terized In the Senate as damned literary fellows
Ciyil.seryiCe reform under the present Executive
was a sham, humbug, aud both sides Of the
House knew 1t to be futile and foolish The ioun,
tain of honor itself was poisoned, He enumerated
various appointments under the present Admlhls-
tratOn as specimens Of civil service reform, ana
asked why Wells and Anderson had been appoint
ed and retained in office when one of them was
already sentenced to the Pententiary and the 9th
er was about TO be. The reason was that they had
10 be rewarded for assisting TO build up the rotten
fabric Otthe very throne which dispensed power
He characterized the civil service system as
bundle Of inCOngruities based on false pretenses
They All knew how futile and foolish were the
nCOnSequential and disobeyed orders TO officials
to abstain from all interference in politics, Hence
the utter fiendle,sness of the Administration,
Hence the rejection Of the President by both par
ties as tOundling over whose political birth the
barslnster would ever hang 1t might be an eS'
aggeratOn to say that more personal appointments
tO office had been made under President Hayes
than under President Grant, but was II k02 Inc
leading promoter Of HayeSS nomination was in
the Cabinet, His most conspicuous hustings ora
tor was his associate in the same relation, The
best mission Of Europe had been given to poll,
tiCian from his own state who had manipulated
the wires Of the nominating convention. Two Of
the electoral lawyers were Cabinet members, Two
Others were in tOreg missions, former private
secretary has the best German COusulate. Some
Of those violations of oiyilserviee reform dhhed
all classification. The history of no government
furnished proof so Overwhelming as TO cOrruptand
hypOcrtical practices. Political debanchery had
been the rule and faithful trustwOrthiaeSs the eX-
cepl0n. In conclusion he quoted from the
Merchant of Venice the lines:
Oh that estates, degrees and offices
We're not derv'd COwupdy aud that clean honor
Were purchased by the merit Of the wearerl
How many then should cover that stand bare
How many be commanded that command
How much low peasantry would then be CLEAN d
From the true seed of honor aud how much honor
PiCk'd from the Chaif and ruin OF the times,
To e new Varnsh'dl
Mr. Neal (Rep. o. made speech in defense Of
the consular service aud system
The committee then rose and the House ad'
jOurned.