Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-14
7 Ell { 6 R AP HIC
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
CAMERON FINDS HE CAN'T
RUN THE PRESIDENT.
BILL TO RESTICT THE
COINAGEOF THE STAN
DARD DOLLARS.
A THREE HUNDRED MIL
LION LAW SUIT.
Various Items FROM All Parts of |
the World.
Various Items from All Parts of
the World.
Civil Service Reform

! SCEtlCC nS4VI"
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-In the Sen
ate yesterday Pendleton said the ques
ton of civil service reform had been
submitted to the people in the recent
elections and they had spoken in nc
low or uncertain tone. The expendi.
lures Of the government for this fiscal
year were $4O2. 900, ,O0O-nearly 50 a
head for every man, woman and child
in the United States. This amount of
money is probably more than was ap-
propriased during the first forty years
of the existence of the government.
| The methods of administration by the
| Republicans made it possible for the
Democrats aud other citizens who
| prized their country higher than their
party, to electa Democratic State ticket
in Ohio and Is of the 81 members of
Congress. He said Is because although
only l3 of them had received certif.
Gates, the other three would certainly
be seated by the next House. The
civil service had welded the whole of
its employees into a great political ma
chine, whose efforts at least twice with.
in short period of our history had
robbed the people of the fair results of
a Presidential election. The underly.
ing idea of his bill was that the offices
are government trusts for the people,
and that the performance of their
duties is to be in the interest of
the people. There is no excuse
for the existence of an Office or
the payment of salary except that
necessary for the welfare of the people
Every superhuous office should be abol-
ished, and every incompetent office
holder dismissed. The employment of
two where one will suffice is robbery.
Ii the salaries are so high as to justify
the levying Of forced contributions of
from two to ten per cent, they are too
high and ought to be reduced. The
bill was designed as method of apply
ing to candidates for public employ.
ment the Jeffersonian test of fidelity,
honesty and capacity. 1t dealt only
with the departments In Washington,
and Custom houses, and other public
offices employing more than so persons.
The number of such offices did not ex.
ceed 80, and the whole number of en-
ployes to whom the bill would apply |
would not be more than 10000. The |
bill did not touch at all the question of
removals. Some gentlemen are dis
posed to wait until the next President
is elected before passing bill to reform
the civil service, in the hope that a
change of administration would give a
but the Democratic party might not
elect the next President, and he believ-
ed it would not unless its represent.
atives in Congress did two things:
First, respond to the demands which the
people make upon the party in its pres.
ent condition of probation; and second,
lisown the great body of officials, who,
IS a great disciplined army, 60 forth
to pervert and control elections. In
Pendleton said he believed
he passage of this. measure would
hasten the day of Democratic triumph,
,ut even if he thought otherwise he
would still urge it, because much as he
owed the Democratic party he loved his
ountry more.
Allison replied briefly to Psndleton.
Whatever else may be said of the ap.
at the last session, they
rere recommended by committees com.
osed of both parties with substantial
nanimity. 1t was not fair for Senator
'endieton to attempt to make party
apital by charging the Republicans ,
lone with the responsibility. The !
democrats were responsible equally !
nth the Republicans for the great in :
reass in the pension roll. As to the
liver and Harbor bill, the record shows :
nat % Democrats voted for it and only =,
,ree against it, while only Is Republi- .
an Senators voted for it and IA against ,
, Yet an attempt was now made to
ave it appear that the Republicans ,
ere alone responsible for the sppro. :
riations forced upon them by Demo. :
ratio voters. ,
sHERMAN'S VIEWS. .
Sherman said he did not object to his I
olleague's manner Of advocating his :
ill, because he supposed it was de-
igned to persuade his Democratic asso-
iates to support the cause Of civil SER
ice reform. He hoped the effort to
onvert them would be successful. but :
o feared his colleague would find that !
his, like all other reforms, must be
nade if at all by the Republican party.
t was mistake to say that the result
( the election in Ohio was duo to q
acre rebuke to the Republican party in
congress for extravagsnt appropria. =
ions. Tho only appropriation he had !
card criticized In Ohio WAS thu ona for i