The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-04

Indiana District, was IN the city yester-
dav. and, despite the inevitable Il
object .,fhe was interviewed by Meas
Journal reporter. When it was re-
marked that his kindly hlne eye and
amiable countenance did not mark him
as the CeIberus of the Treasury, the
Judge blushIngly admitted that he was
asmild a hammered man as ever cul
short a debate or scuttled a job, but
argued that lie really did net deserve
his reputation as a chronic objector,
since he had passed whole congressional
sessions without objecting himself into
a row. This he attributed to the fact
that he never objected for the mere
sake OF Directing.
"what OF the Ohio campaign" put
In the reporter.
The nomination OF Hoadly Is an
admirable ons-the very best that could
have been made. He is not only q
man Of great ability, but he is pre-emi-
nently tie representative of the Demo
cratic side of the issues upon which
the campaign must be fought. Better
still, he is the representative, not Of a
traction, but Of the whole party. Then
again, you may count on full vote be-
Ing cast, and in that case Ohio Demo
Gratis would probably find themselves
in a minority, unless they should draw
votes from the minority, which Hoadlyr
above all others, will be able to do.
"How about the tariff issue ,"
The Democrats appear to me to have
decidedly the advantage in that issue as
set forth ia the platforms, and with the
Republican dissatisfaction iD the wool
growing districts, Democrats having
nothing to fear from that direction"
And the liquor issue ?" ..
"The Democrats have declared IN
favor Of license. That is the Demo
cratic, common sense way of regulating
the tariff, and il has certainly worked
well wherever tried. The Prohibi-
tionists will not vote for the Republi-
cans, and should think the Democrat:
would cOme out on top in that contest.
BY the way, was glad TO see the con
ven ion take the stand it did on civil
service reform, against which there has
been so unfair q fight raised in some
quarters The party committed itsell
70 such a reform in State and National
conventions for years past L confess
that / do not expect the civil service
law to bring on the millennium at once
but il ought 10 have fair trial, and it:
effects should not be misrepresented
There is not a word in the bill to justify
the charge that il gives the present oc
cupsnts a perpetual grip on the offices
1t simply provides for filling vacancies
aud in no way inteTferes with the re
moving power. There is nothing II
the civil. service law to prevent the
turning out of all the ofIice-holders
admit that the rule providing thai
each vacancy shall be filed by one o.
three applicants returned by the board
OF examiners puts it in the power o.
Republicans to mi the offices with their
friends so long as the administration !!
in their hands; but when the Democrats
come into power the same rule will re
dsund to their advantage. 1 regretted
that the bill did not go further and reg
uiaie salaries. Many holders of Fed
eral offices are paid two or three timei
as much as the same services demand
in private business and then there arr
thousands drawing big salaries from thu
Gsvernment and rende ring little or n
services at all. verify believe that al
/ economical and honest administration
\ Of -the Government could and wOul'
1 dispense with one-thlrd of the 10000
office-holders now eating up the reve
nues wrung from the people. "
4 WaNhat Of Indiana politics ?"
"Our general election does not com,
/ of until next November a year. Moth
ing Of special interest has yet come L
the surface. will say, however, tina
the result in Indiana depends almost I
4 certainty upon that in Ohio. The re
laiiOns between the two States are s.
close, and the issues so alike in each
that is is safe to say that as Ohio goe
in IS so win Indiana go in 81"
Here the Judge pleaded that his wifi
Was waiting to 90 home, and as a fare
well he said Many thousands of goo'
Democrats have been praying for tn
success Of The Netcs Journal. and ar
now rvioic ng that their prayers have
been answered. Good by - 1rll4.
Say, Judge" called out the reporter
s'Imove that your remarks be printed,
and as the Hoosier statesman turned tn
street corner, the fragments of a re
Spouse thatreached the reporters ca
was IS ..sj-..saaII5 II