The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-03-12
Mr.. HAYES Ridicnled
HIS WONDERFUL CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Washington, March 8.

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Washington, March 9.
The political assessment bill was taken !,
up in the House, and Mr.. Hostetter gave
notice that he would call the previous ques-
ton at four o clock tomorrow, Mr.. House
(Tenn.) addressed the House in advocacy OF
the bill. He re ferred TO the wild and reck-
less extravaganza which had invaded the
Republican administration of the govern
ment when, with military hero at its head
and an overwhelming majority in both
houses of Congress, flushed with victory and
boastiug of its conquests, the Republican
party had revelcd in all sthe license OF un-
bridled power. Corruption had stalked
everywhere. But the people had spoken,
and there was no mistakiug the voice which
had called the Democratic party to the front.
Then the Republican party had appeared to
reform, and had inserted in its platform at
Cincinatti cival service reform plank,
which had made a profound impression on
the virgin heart of Mr.. Hayes.
The election had come on and the Amerl.
can people had decided the contest between
the two great parties. Samuel j. Iilden
had been elected president of the United
States. Then had commenced the practical
operation of that civil service reform on the
part of the Republican party,uuraraleled in
our history, by which the voice of the peo-
pie had been defeated by fraud and a man,
not elected, installed as President, and which
formed chapter of history which succeed
ing generations would read with shame. 1t
was a dark day which witnessed the oath of
office administered to Rutherford b. Hayes
on the portico of the Capitol. He I Mr..
House) referred to the civil service order
Of President Hayes. Nothing like it in
lofty moral tone had ever been seen or heard
since the attempt of Sancho Panza 20 gov.
ern the Island of Barataria, But there the
81 nile failed, Sancho Panza had resigned
and departed upon his good dapple. Hayes
would never resign. Titles obtained by
fraud were never surrendered. He then re
ferred to the fact that nearly every man
who had taken an active part in counting
the State of Florida fer Hayes had been
supplied with public office-a fine bou
, auet of civil service reform from the land
of flowers. And then there was Louisiana,
| where the tree of civil service reform had
, taken deep root, aud where Hayes had
shown to an admiring world how he could
: ignore party and appoint no one to office
from personal motives. He had shown this
| by the appointment of Wells, Anderson and
3 Kenner, members of the famous Returning
, Board.
Mr.. House had read at the clerks desk
f the letter, addressed to the President by Cas-
: anave, another member of the Returning
4 Board, letter, the like of which, he said
had never been addressed to an American
l President No President had ever before
n found himself so environed by scoundrels
e fraud like misery makes men kin. In that
) letter Casanave talked about tile fruits o
d the action of the Returning Board.
"Share of the swag' would have been bet
It ter. But the letter meant business and in 8
d few hours he was informed that $500 wa
sent to New Orleans to be applied to th
II payment of judgement against him. Thinl
rs of Washington, Jefferson, Adam Madison
d Jackson or any of the llustrious men whit
had filled the Presidential chair, beinl
10 placed in a position where man who ha'
J. committed fraud to count them into ofiic
'i could boldly approach the White Hous
and demand money for service rendered il
such cause. The bare suggestion was a.
insult to the memory of those illusuriou
W men.
/. Passing on, he rdiculed the civil servic
" reform of President Hayes and Secretar
10 Sherman as carried on in New York by tn
A. removal of G. A. Arthur and A. b Corne
IN from their offices as Collector and Nava
:. Officer of the port of New York. After
lie long fight with the lordy and lofty Senate
y from New York the administration ha
+ come out victorious. An extra .yallon {
D. lemonade had been ordered at the Whit
ir House and the Cabinet had drank to th
+. health of its chief. But the exultatio
$ had been of short duration. Cornell ha
40 been named Governor of New York, an
M then the country had witnessed self-abas,
" meut on the part o. the administration, ,de'
:. tined to stand without parallel in histor'
t. The triumph of Conkling had left nothin
a to be desired even by that naughty al d in
of perious Hayes.
,p In concluding his speech Mr.. House &C
lie dressed himself more particularly to th
lie under consideration, which would remedy
lie great evil and eradicate terrible aOuse.
L. would enable the feeblest man in the en-
t. ployment of the gov; rnment to paralyze ii
or arm of the campaign collector who woul
as endeavor to flch from him portion of h
an hard. earned wages