The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-18

for the organization "a Dung pettlers
Association OF the county. They are now
requested to meet at the Supervisors room
IN the court house at 2 O'Clock p. NJ. mex
Thursday the day of the Old Settlers Pic
nc, August 23d, for the purpose Of com
pleting the organization. All others inter
es,cd in the project ale invited to be pres
en,, Following Is the list:
George Galloway, Fall River; T.. F.
! Dlmmlck, NcrmillionvIlle; Jas. Collins
Ottawa; Gilbert q. Brown, Dayton; Chas
C, Eaton Deer Park; Robt j. Wallace
Utica, VIM. Haynes, La Sale; George
Rowland, South Ottawa; Albert Maier
hoier, Ottawa; W. ii. Dagctt, Ottawa
Samuel Nicholson, Holdermans Grove
Benz. Lewis, Serena; VIM. Il. Clayton,
| Deer Park John $. Clayton, Deer Park
Chas. J. Skinner Dayton; w. w Calkins,
Farm Ridge; Mary Jane Painter, now wife
Of L. S. Green, Bruce; John G.. Armstrong,
near Morris; Robt +. Skinner, Serena
Dan f. Parr, John 7. Parr, Henry X. Parr,
DAVID Pi,zer, Rutland; Geo. W. Shaver,
Bruce; Geo. ID. Shaver, A, f. Dunavan,
Cyrus Debolt, Elizabeth Dunavan NOV
wife of Cyrus DcbolU, Geo. w. Lamb, o..
d. Walbridge, Rutland; Geo w. Parr,
Manllus; Jesse Grove, LuCien Grove, Dan
Grove, Rutland VIM. 1rumbo, Fall River;
Stephen Klcibcr, Mat Debolt, Geo. ID.
Shaver, Rutland; George Hayward, James
Armour, LOUISA Pembroke, (wlie Of Thos.
PembrOke), Ottawa: Jas. Shaunncsay,
Deer Park; Joel Carter, Earl; George f,
Lorlng Miller; Sarah b. Domlny, now
wife of w. II, Conard), Serena; David, ID.
Grove. Rutland; Louis b. Jackson, Mis-
sion; V. X. Conard, Manllus and Mission
f. NJ. ButterlieId, Asa NJ. Hoffman, Rut-
land; l.. r. Mackcy, Norton, Mackey, Jr,
Bruce; Rueben Eckert, Mendoza.
An organization Of this kind should have
a large membership and become one of the
fixed institutions of the county, and on the
day for which this meeting is called all
who are natives of the county and thirty
years old should, if pos slble, be present.
The n. y. W0rld hits the democratic
idea OF civil service reform exactly in say
ing II means "permanoncy, not perpetuity."
Perpetuty Is the European idea, with its
beaurocracy, cIrcumlocatlon, red tapesm
and official insolence. Permanently, on the
other hand is guaranty to the person ac-
ccpting public trust that while he Is hon,
est and discharges his duties faithfully and
capably he will no: be liable to removal at
the within or in the interest of politicians.
OF course the first step to secure perma-
nency will be to do away with that cunning |
invention Of the republican Office. gers
IA II ipf, tho IN n oil tIh1Ip nlDvpQ |
at tour years. The only limitation OF ten
ure, outside of cabinet and elective Offices
should be capable and faithful service. At
present but few really capable persons are
willing to accept government Offices from
which change IN the political complexion
Of an administration Or the eXigencles OF
faction may at any moment expcl them,
unless with the object OF making as much
as possible out of 1t while in possession.
Very few men whose services are worth
anything to the public will consent to give
up all private business connections to take
q federal Office with the knowledge that at
the end Of four years they will III all prob
ability be turned adriit to commence some
other business career.
This system also does away with the
examination humbug, which |
Is also European idea. The only test
should be merit after fair trial. We do
not ask if General Grant Is scholar. 1t
Is enough that he Is great soldier. We
do not inquire If Admiral Farragut could
read Greek We know he could fight his
ship and stand fire If revenue collector
is active and strictly honest, who cares
about his knowledge of mathematics? II
a CustOm-hOuse or postOtliCe clerk does |
his duty efficiently, what does it matter II
he Is ignorant OF the properties and meas
urements of the section Of a cone?