Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-17
THE DM n The EAST.
Jame. g. Blaine Defends
One ~ Ms Speeches.
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Ausus1A lMs.). Nov. I6.--The follow.
tnR lstieE vii Be publlshsd here tomsr-
ruws
AUGUsxA. Ne. Nov. 1S.
10 fAs Editor II f&6 Asmnsber g0nFmaS
5fr:--t thank yOn for ealiing ny atten
tlon 70 circular issued by ghs % calIed
tnaepsndent Commilfea during the =
cent oanyasa Ia Massachusetts,. toaohinn
ny position aa the question Of civil seF-
vioe nefoEm. Absence from home for
several weeks has prevented nv eeeinq
y sooner. The eiEcplaF embodies ain
guar peEVsfsion OF what I aid, and 4
saih more singular psrxsEsion Of what I
Q1osed n ny spoech on the 19lh of o.
s9oef as Huntington. Psnnsylvania
nov the eFf0R nf mfsEopxesentsfi
0riGinasad, q b NOS foF me % say. Nv
epeecnes - Reu1sy iVanfa we're accurate
y reported for the Philadelphia Prsss
p aklllsd stenaRFaphsrs. aud / person
ally saw ne report In no other papaF.
| seDd yoa heFeWith my speech Of Ocfa-
Der lss1. as IL appeared In the Press, ara
rsspeoifuily ask you 10 publish if In
yoaF columns eide By side with the cir
eular issued ~ the Masaaehnssats Ende
pendsnt Commfttsa.
! sbanh yo1 further for submitting 10
ne the public letter ef October 9sth
ff0m MR. Martin BFimmeP Of Boston
~ which ! am accused Of strspadiasfnr
the reform 0s civil ssEVies vi B 3 aneeF. ?
Perhaps Mr.. Brimmer inconaiderakelv
based his rsmaFks npon The oirunIaF Of
the Independents eamm ttea. and has
thus been led into puhlishipa 4 state
ment which does ne eFsat iniastics
II my supposition Be correct Mr. Brin-
meE. as 3 gentleman, viii withdraw his
languages. IL ID soaReelY naoeaaaFV 70
say THAI have nsVsR reund diated Fpform
- civil service oR abafed nv interest,"
therein, nor have regarded 4 sneer a.
forcible a1Rament, Were Ttemnted
20 resort % is I ahauId direct. nof
aeaina8 the reform of ehs eiva service,
oue against TIE b pooFisy Of those who
wish tho conditions OF the service 4 -
fsreed against their political apoo-
nents. bat not against their uolssieal
friends. Ihe point which / saueak 70
establish IN nv eneach a Hnn,in.to,,
Was entirely eenfased and obReuFed II
the Independent circular.
In eject said that the EnpIish Civil
eeFviees which vas held up as Q model
Tor cur own Governments bg those Who
lelt the Republican party i've years aRo,
70 nou asder Investigation aud ap
parent condemnation by the English
themselves; that the British Ministry
have insliiuted q commission 20 sx-
amine into The alleged abuses and that
Mr. 6eoFRe W. Smallsy, apparently
aRreeing hitherto with the Amerioaa
admirers Of the EnQlish service, noe
declares The belief Of England 70 be
that the Civil Service Is worse in all the
departments Of the GoveFument than Il
vas forty ysaEs ago.
Mr.. Smailey gives q somewhat detail
ed recital Of the defects aud abuses al
legged TO exist in the Eaeiish ssrxics.
Detects and abuses, WEIGH we're never
attributed TO ear own civil service even
bg its own mereiless oensors. NY arau-
ment implied and wAs intended to i'm
ply that the Republican party vas wise
IN not adopting She English system
with It's life tenure and its large psnslen,
and all the attendant evils which have
ct last demanded investigation By min
isteFial commission. Nor would justice
and fair courtesy have beea done ts my
speech even II my remarks on civil SER
vice, torn from their logical connection,
had bean correctly qaoted By the Inde-
pendent COMMITTEES
Those remarks were bat part Of an
argument, In which | endeavored 20
illustrate how truly American, in its
best sense we're the whole policy and
history Of the Repablioan Party and
hsw under the lead Of lho O-Called In
dependents, the Democratic Party,
beth IN its revenue system and it's civil
ssrvioe rules, was 10 Be e0nformed 10
British peliciea. just at q time when the
British themselves are fading fatal
weaknesses IL thoss polioies. In short,
though did not say 50 IN 20 many words,
meant 70 convey my belief that the
very worst leaders aud guides for q con.
ttnental fepaklis are those Who persist
In seeing the perfection Of human GOV.
eminent in su insnlaE monarchy, whose
conditions are In all respects difereua
from those OF car own land. The Mas
saehusetts independents shoald learn
that American inspiration ends wheFe
the imitation Of England baeiMs. Very
respectfully, JAMES @. BIAIER.
The first enow STERN.
OHE1EzRE Wye }, Hov. 1.-THE snow
w. - ttAGA0AaAaA sAANaL4N4N " NO1AAEH
and southern Dakota during the last IS
hours vas the iirst storm of any maRni-
"a . this season. Tue snow Is light
and dry, and wind today has blown II
on The praifies, bluffs and fsothills into
loo places. leavinR 9 large portion Of
The grazing nelds bare. Stock viii
therefore pot snfler for food. The
Temperature vas not down 10 Ssre dur
Inc The storm.
BIeased Wifh Opportunities.
ecRAKToN pal, Nov. IS 1T vas sub
lieiy announced here today that Hop.
ChAFles B. BaokaleW, member 0f Goa
gFesB-eleGt from the Eleventh District,
had been teHdeFed he efflcs Of After
ney General By President Cleveland. A
reporter interviewed several Of NJ.
Baokalew's friends, one Of them a
member of the Congressional confer
enoe that nominated hin, and eli oon-
afmsd ths FunoF. The member Of TIE
conference referred 10 stated thas
Backaieu himself had expected that the
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