The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-12

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n Mr.. Compion-Not all OF them.
y Mr.: Findlsy-I understood you t
3 say all Of them were.
IS Mr.. Compton-Not all OF them;
IS never intended IN say 60.
J, Mr.. Nndlay How many OF them
II But Mr.. Compton, declining to an
v sWer the question, went on to assert
9 that 1t bad been sought TO conyic
u Vezsey OF q violation Of the civil fer
e vice rule bsc4use he had removed q
I lot OF men who were unfit TO hold
ONCE under any administration and
! IN collision with whom last fall
q his distinguished colleague had
: sought 10 def at the regular
l d. mocTatic ticket in baltimore. Tbev
were united to hold office, and he
knew, and his colleague knew, that
these men, in connection with the Of
II -ials OF the custom-bouse in Balti-
more, had run Republican politics in
Mary and by every means within
their reach ever tince the party had
been in power. II was a strange sou cd
TO cone from the lips OF gentleman
elected to Congress a Democrat to
charge, as his colleague had done, that
me purpose and object of Mr.. Veassy
IN Masking these removals lad been 10
institute snd create partisan force in
the postotfice. be was ready TO cay to
his colleague here and now, that il il
was pa t'san organization it was an
organizat on of competent, honest.
efficient and faithful officers, who had
rendered to the government its
full and complete due, and when
the primaries would come they
would be found exercising the
privileges only OF FREE American citi.
zens, and not CT par isans. Applause
on he Democratic side and daIi-iye |
Laughter from the Republicans ! When
the postoitice under Democratic adj
minist alton sought, as hsd been done |
by the Custom-house under Repub-
lican administration, 10 control the
politics Of Mary and, he would be with
his colleague for turning the Iascals
out. Whence spiaUg this newborn
zeal Of his colleagues and o,heT Demo
Gratis Tor retain ng the rasCas in office?
For twenty-five yeas his colleague
and ell Democrats had made the well
KIN ring W tn the declaration that if
the power came toto the hands of the
Democratic party they would use il to
turn the rasClls out.
Mr.. F1ndlay suggested that turning
the rascas out was one thing. and
making clean swesp WIS another.
Mr.. Compton ssid that in spits OF
these declarations IL seemed to be the
pol cy OF his colleague to keep the ras.
cas- in. He (Mr Compton) was
againsl it. He IVES as earnestly i'm favor
OF an honest administration OF the civil
service as his colleague dared be, and
his colleague knew it, !
Il don't know it," remarked Mr..
Find lay, laconicaly.
VI have a record as an honest official
IN my State" retorted Mr.. Compton,
ipgtily.
Mr.. Findlay-I made no personal
charges.
Mr.. Complon-You cannot do il '
You are not going 10 do it here or else n
where Laughter The gentleman q
ready TO let bis declaration % To :,
he Democracy of Maryland and be y
ried on ii, ! AN ready to meet the IL
sue lapp aUsel on the Democratic -
Ide. II
Mr. Finday-And am before the a.
Pal Democracy of Maryland, but not "
ne Spurious Democracy. We have a m
'al Democracy in Maryland and K
curious Democracy that hes corrupt
1 and dehauched the franchise of
lr State, and has made, through the Pr
sency OF the President here, recon.
endAtions OF men who owe their -
lice 10 such intlusD as have made ~
10 name of civil service reform stink
the Character of the appoint
eDts made. | am in favor
civil service refoTm-not "sniyelp -
rvice reform, but genuine civil SER
&c Ieiorm-aId cay that whenever VI
g day comes that it shall be recog- III
zed as the policy of the country
at every four years 100000 offices -
Q to be put up for sale and knocked I
wn TO the highest bidder, Though s spee
Is country has stood every strain for
d trisl, that stain will be too great, Oh
the Union will be confronted with GER!
most dangerous enemy that has Fur
er assailed its peace or threatened mel
integrity. Applause.
Mr.. Bayne's amendment was ruled II.
OF order, and some little discus pro-
n arose as 10 the proper mode of med
for the salsry of the t .6O 4
siding officer of the Senate. 1t sane
3 finally agreed to strike out the exql
use appIopriet 'ng $4,000 for the ana
Try OF the Vice-President, and TO .
'ropriate $4,000 to pay such Senator
night be selected to preside over
Senate. "a a.,
he civil service section having prod
n reached, Mr. Morrison made a peril
Mt of order against the provision
nging the rules of the commission, Il Il
pending decision the COMMITTEES S and
;, less
.r. Morrison gave notice that TTHHIE s
1sday next he would call up the REM
3 bill, and Mr.. Mckinley, in be- nam'
OF the opponents of the measure, WI
I'd that he would resist its con.id- w
ion. p...,
ne House then took recess till vario
o'clock, the evening session to be Ill h
The further consideration of the S S9G
'opriation hill. prem