Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09
Speaker Ksifsr's Fight against
General Boyntos.
Civil Service Reform and NJ
Beauties.
Tho Tweed Ring" Which Rules
Baltimore.

distinguished man, wrote me this, short
time since, In reply to some thinss had
printed about Presidential candidates:
speaking Of the Democratic candidate ]
must tell you that Morrison, OF Illinois. .
an honest. upright, able man. . good man
every way, but the politicians pure and
simple don't want him. fess."
Must Presidents be sought In the gpttsff
Will the bummsrs make" him. Martin
Van Buren once said that he trusted Prov.
idenoe TO settle his campaisu, but he after.
wards changed his mind and took In the
people. Perhaps IL would b Well 10 do
Il now and send the "professiouals" 70
Jericho, In lieu OF Q better plaos.
Mr.. Reid. Of the Tribune, does himself
credit in the interview which the Herald
had with him. From his position -
Horace Greeley's successor, ~ we'll by his
place in the party and among men OF
letters and culture, he has . largo credit
with his great constituency. He speaks
Kindly OF Arthur and the other candidates.
can see. however, that his own individual
preference 10 for Blaine or Sherman.
Jsha Sherman.
"Mr. Sherman" said he, would make .
splendid President" The couhdenoe OF
the moneyed men, q hope OF 9uietuds Il.
the market, Sherman's prudence and
sagacity, and his record In both houses Of
Congress and as the head OF the Treasury
DEPARTMENTAL these, Mr.. Reid thinks
would he very material sdiuncu in the
campaign.
MuraI Halstead says the candidates will
be Payne and Sherman. He was here last
week looking after the case Of his friend.
Beyntoa Against ketsss.
will say for General Boyn,on that his
record - an honest man isn't like mush.
room-it didn't grow up the day before
yesterday or last night.
He. OF all the correspondents, has been
o terror 10 the jobbers and guttersni pes
Cordial, gentlemanly, always and every.
where, unassnming In manner. with no
intolence such N one sees In the press rep.
rssentativss occasionally, this man Boyn.
ton 10 not TO be laid aside or intimidated
by the fellows who are swearing away with
o facility that's marvellous; one fellow Tor
q board bill and another, probably, for the
same reason that water runs down hill.
HPOtls.
Aud all this comes OF WHAT From that
weakness which sinks % many in high
place into worse than perdition--lovs u
spoils. What pity that the great chain
from the First TO the end OF the Forty.
seventh should be broken.
Civtl service.
And In the face OF this scandal, some of
the wretches who have lost their grip sinos
deceDcy and capacity were eIActed In the
public officers. sail against the CIVIL Ssryics
and sIander the men who want 70 keep the
yultures out OF public places.
believe In Civil Bcrvics. AssuredIy
do. Comm issIone eYs Eaton, Gregory and
Thomsn will bear me out In this. Why
should not the Government offices have the
same protection ~ every business house,
bank and railroad corporation the world
over2
Let me put an argument In the way Of
illustration. Listen. A few evenings ego
! went into wilIards Hotel. Bald 9
Service. I've got . bill 70 pay. I'm In
debt for every DANCED thing. cigars,
billiards, even for this tholding up . ring
on bis finger. Ny Senator urged me 70 70
in for Q messeb gers place. Amt he
daisy2 want good berth"
was talking to Col. Morrison, but ] sH.
cussd myself and suggested 70 the young
nisp, this:
why not spply at the banking house Of
Riggs 4 Co. Perhaps they may have
vscsDCy."
"Ohi thanks; you're too Kind; but what
son'd they wsnt OF mrr'
"Non say you want Q good berthf VOC
.p.t- for place nndsr the Govsrnmsnt1'
"Y'si hot that sin't Rigrs' bank 10 ~
rk,l a went Q devil Of . lot Of things,
re, 90. 10, ndStions for this, that End lot of
tLG; whether I'd been In jail or sven got
dunk or bad moral chsractsr-bsh"
'po you mesn 10 say that you consider
yourself eligible TO Q sovsrmsntal place
without any OF these, do your"
Il say, Mister, you ain't In the lecture
bus ness, are your
(. /, any wonder we need civil seTviosf
know OF q case where ConGrsssmsn .wss
asked II he could youch for the GOOD Char.
ac,er Of striker be was urging upon the
really, ] can't swear 10 that bat bs's .
good friend OF mine and helped me st the
polls" when you can vouch Tor bis
cbarsGter,' said the honest man at ths
helm OF the department, "thsn u viii b
tune to think Of appointing him"
Woe be INTO the party that mafss oppo.
alton 10 the civil service distinctive fee.
tpre In its campaign. II should b wiped
of The face OF the esrth.
Civil Service Beform means than the
proof OF Whist 10 in one; mofs than test
ing cspscity by compstitive sxsminstions.
In iis best sense IL means the uprootipG d
sli evils, the bsnisbmsnt Of oil fascsls.
the dismissal from the servtcs OF oil bsf.
bscles, the driving out OF al those Who
ever held plscs upon con ntipEsncies; or, u
you will, at the expense OF Whst u called
virtue.
This IL the bsst proof Of fitness sftsr the
title to o good charscter has besn sstsb.
jItksd. I bsys known some very lssy.
tbiptiDg, cheating fellows Who peDsd ex'
IN minstions which we're nearly up 70 The
maximum. Bot kesp out the thugs and
ru ffsns, and draw the solemn ctrols asoosa
The iru,is OF the people Ike Richsiisa
aIouuo us
YeaYs ego Baltimore fell into The hsuds
Of ring % corrupt ~ the Tvssd ring In
New York, bot With more social metal thsn
The Tsesd crowd. Wben eoms vsrs eolo
enough 10 cbsres u With thisvsry, ths hse
cried out: Look at %; could W q suos
old slock. could We stsalT For Ike rec
son 20 might the brothers Of Cain sFEus
.sninst the possibility Of tbsif doing mar
hear. sometimes, that Che eollAtsssi T.
tcepdsnfs Of one called judas IsossSot-
very ancient family-do Hth steaiteg
nowadays. F.rdinsod LAtfobs q iafIsly
connected. By marriage, IN the staa ana y
,in,ore 4 Ohio people are partial 70 hn .
account Of bis iather, who ~ - long u
their employ.
Gen. Brown, the bssd Of the lsrEe coex.
| ing house Of Brown Bfothsn, ssyc 49,
is cisbonorsbls, and lied durisg the 60
psiep. ssd sipce. His tsstjmooy netsso&'
.psd b. that Of willisn Kszs:t. lsss ylse
| Py,sI6ent OF The D. & o., spd BstA Hopsisx
| Rsyfef used to be the bfnins o. tns p
o.. spd sIwsys kept the company u 80
s.,or With legislative bodies o. sceoent g
be cbiIity 10 stating tbeif cssss asd "
f,spkuess I hesxd him srgus ths &C.
vsyrsnto bill before your LAgiisturs seae
yesrs aeo, and clearly ~ that ns ~ -
| Tbs headlieht 81 The concefn- The osnSsSS
vtre Jealous Of bin. Robert Oeffeo 49,
nm rsiiToodipg more fro0 keyscs 80
/ from i,s s1psYisnce 10 tss b.feeA tfeess
be u nstusaliy bnght 80 -
| msnnsR. "a, n -
Mayer, LatroSs Vim - .osS - ~
1 .h..Si.s hs uut On bsfors BE elsetiea. IL
GssTetts sbouldn't bold bin = - -
Nes,sr1s Tbe coamuBtty 0oy
such n epldemiei 'CHAHz1s