, 1884-04-16
A NOTABLE MEETING.
The Iroquois Club Rattles The
Dry Bones at Chicago.
Geo. H. Pendleton Speaks On
Civil Service Reform.
55
Remarkable Letters From 7. F.
Bayard and S. ]. Tilden.
The Latter Speaks On The Fed
eral Constitution.
Iroquois Club.

OAoN
CHICAGO, April 15.-The Iroquois Club
Of this city, composed of gentlemen prom
lnent in the Democratic party, gave its
third annual banquet at the Palmer house
this evening. The local attendance was
very large, in addition to which there was
a gathering of distinguished gentlemen
from all parts of the country. Mr.. Ersk-
Inc NJ. Phelps, president of the club, in
introducing the speakers of the evening,
and speaking of the career of the Iroquois,
said This club has exerted its influence
for reform in politics, and especially upon
the great question now before the people
tariff reform. Believing that it is the
only sure road to prosperity in this eoun-
try, now that the wheels of commerce
throughout the length and breadth of the
land are ciogged by this burdensome sys-.
TEN of protective taxes, we feel hat the
people should understand and so act upon
this important issue as to enable them
selves to compete in the markets of the
world, and the American flag to float again
triumphantly on every sea, as of yore
under the ]genuino Dcmocrotic onsn;cos
Colonel w. G. p. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, spoke upon The Republican
Indivisible Union Of Indistructible
States" The third toast of the evening
was the Reform of the Civil Service"
o.s;n,eJ 10 uo,Ecao II paaJntan e
C;rc;,p,t; u,bo 10 nd a. .,,L;oa. -
oornost I'll, c., NJ. D..
d,oton vos rooo;,oJ w;.b onrla,sa -.
;ts conclusion soid.
.sMr pros;dont and o,.Ior,on-T
sent;ment 10 Which tho l;rJnoss of rour
nres;don+ hoe invited ~ =. r,sno,1 -,
nm a Wild field for reflection Indeed in
the largest scono il ombrooos ,bo ,rholo
c;,;l odm;n;s+rat;on or tho comanma.,
IL ranches orory ouos,ior &c odmin;s+rat;uo
reform. il .sugocsts Tho rac,rm of ,bo
ravenue laws revision Of tbo t,r;8 and
corroction obondonmont FL s,.st,n, e
onnress;vo burdens rodrndont ro,on,os
and an enormous surpIrs With Ill n
er~tr,v, carcos and corrurtions onJ .bo
adont;on IF , sustain yb;cS sban
leave with Tho @neo,l. tbo
carninos Of tho noorlo and not
cxtort Them nv a fay gatbnror IN ho doIod
ont afterword naoco,,Iing tn tbe conricas Of
maternal Government. We have , terri
.torv of more than f,ur millions IF SQUARE
miles. we have more than 6fv millions Of
-roorIo. moro ma ono b,,naro5 tbonsond
officers arc nooIad in tbo s,borIiro+o oir;I
administrator alone These officers Of
the Government having neither n~ol;t;col
noyver NOR choice of nol;t;cs hut , ro~r,;no
administrator only touch at some no;nt
and in same degree tho material interests
of every one of our ffv millions Of neonle
Is not the wise and fa;tbf,l dm;ristrot;o
of this great trust a business matter de-
mand;ng he cloarast INDIGNANT most CON
sc;ent;ons devotion IN div and most nm
nroyed methods2 7 will not argue IN this
assemblape of epliphtened men 7 feel as
if I were scarcely justified in stating the
admitted theory IF all nonulor govern.
ments The Offices of tho Governman n
are trusts for the neonle. the n~erformonce
of the dpt;cs of tbese Offices Is TOR the in
terest Of the neonlo There ia no oxcnse
sortbe beineo me oBce{ or h avmon Of
one salary. excent il is necessary for the
welfare Of Tho naorIo Evor,, sunoreuors
oaica sbou,d be emf off ever, ;ncomnetent
omcabolder sbor,d he dismissed En-.
,lovment Of two where ono will sufice is
robbery. salaries so large that thew car
srbrif 70 an oxtort;on of 10 or 10 NO,
cont ,sspsspents orc ovcossive and ougbt
10 be diminisbed. Annointments, sbonld
bo made If those host fitted to rorforn
drt;,s C.r,c;t,, f5olity honesty were
NJ h,gor9nn' cr,,n;oI t6st. A.. No,
tboso al nI,;n sound nronosi,;ons an.
rIioahIo ,,ftn 20 M condnct az h Gov.
arnman, and % nr;,oto ofF,;rs9 10 tho,
not oommond tbomso,yog ~ vour con,
aSionxo and ;ndgrnen,9 r. If wcre nossi
NJ 10 inaa;no hi any ono of Won wer,
oonS,aGn@ 10 Cnvornmont a. nr;yot,