Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-20
The Burning Topic.
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Personnel and Purposes of the
Coming Regime.
LOTS OF WORK FOR THE QUIDNUNOs.

Gen. Harrison's Home and Its Agricul-
turai Exhibit-Ihe Southern Poiicy-A
Southern Editor Referred to the Record
More Testimony as to the Generals
View of Civil Service demonstrating
tou City wiseacres Putting in Their
Time on the Cabinet.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 20-.Tbe president
elects house has much appearance of an ag-
ricultural fair, among the recent presents
being any number of pumpkins, beets
squashes and other vegetables. sent in by
people who wanted to give something and
tried to select such gifts as Gen. Harrison
was supposed not to have The intimation
that the general was very fond of pumpkin
pies found an answer in a dozan or more
presents of this kind, and many large
squashes were added to the collection. One
enterprsIng admirer cut the words "Harri-
son. Morton and Protection" on a green
pumpkin, and as it grew in size the letters
We're also expanded, making the words to
appear the work of nature instead of man.
This was sent to him few days ago. and is
shown to visitors in the collection of fruits"
Among the visitors to the general yester-
day were j. S. Clarks0n, vice chairman, and
Col Swords, sergeant alarms, of the ma
tional Republican committee, who arrived
yesterday morning and were closeted with
the president-elect for two hours in the aft
ernoon. The vice chairman was en- route
home and stopped over for day or two to
| confer with the general regarding certain
| policies to be pursued by the administration.
| Mr.. Clarkson and HarI ison have long been
| friends
Harrison expresses himself to personal
friends as very much gratified over the dis
cussion of the probable attitude OF his ad
ministration toward the south. and says that
| the many expressions which he sees on the
subject will give him an idea of the wants of
the people and enable him to solve the prob
lem involved. This, he says, has been Sc
rious question with him, and the assurances
that he has received from that section lead
him to believe that the coming four years
will develop important changes in the sem
tinent of the people He hopes that by the
end of his term the ballot will be as free
| there as at the north.
The subject of Harrison's civil service pol
icy came up again in q crowd IN the DeniSon
lobby yesterday, and Secretary Smith, of
the Lincoln league who nurtured the Har-
rison presidential boom from its infancy to
full vigor. said there was no question what
ever but the law would be faithfully carried
out and that all persons appointed by Cleve
land would be retained where they had dis
charged their duty faithfully. Continuing
he said: Il talked with Harrison on severa
occasions regarding this matter before and
after his nomination, and l am convinced hi
will execute the law faithfully. He believes
there are imperfections in The law, but he
says it is in the right direction, and should
be carried out in practice.
Generally. he holds that partsanship car
not be offensive, but that the man may be il
he goes out Of his way to insult Or mistreat
others simply because they do not agree with
him in politics Even then it is not the pol
tics but the man that is offensive, and NJ
such ought to be in office From my con
versation with Harrison | am convinced tina
he will permit every Democrat who has dis
charged his duties faithfully to remain IL
office till his term of appointment expires
and all employees in the classified service viii
be continued the same as if they were Re
publicans There will be no changes fo
purely political reasons, though there will
be bowling from Republicans if such ar,
| not made "