Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-19
PostMortenPo litics'
They Weary a Statesmen from
New Jersey.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM COMES UP

In the House, Mixed with Much Eioquence
on the Late Trouble In Indiana-Buch-
anan Suggests That the Latter Subject
Be Adjourned to the Coat-Room-Ihe
Senate Talking of Foregoing Holiday
National Capital Topics.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. 10 The house
had vote on the practical notification of
the civil service law yesterday, and previous
to the vote, which was over whelmingly
against the notification. lively partisan
debate occurred. Cummings moved an
amendment striking out all appropriations
In the legislative appropriation bill for the
execution OF the law, and Spinola Joined In
the attack
Browne of Indiana said that it was unfair,
1t was un-American, it was bad policy to as.
sumo that one half of the American people
hearing the responsibilities and burdens Of
American citizenship should not be per-
mitted to enjoy some of the emoluments OF
the small offices that might be in the gift of
the party in power, If the government
establish the policy OF Tammany Hall
what would be the result. The cleo
tons would become a mere scramble for
SPOTS II there was corruption to-day in
national politics las he regretted to say that
there was), it was because Of the infamous
greed for the emoluments of office Every gen.
teman knew that one-half the Offices under
the house OF representatives could DO abol-
ished and the service made more Efficient
but it was not done because gentlemen could
not bear to remove their friends from their
places Said he a indorse everything
Cleveland has so we'll said on this subject,
and condemn everything that he and his
party have done" La lighter and applause
on Republican side
Springer said that il President Hsrri son
administered the civil service law in the
same spirit of fairness in which it had been
by President Cleveland the people would
have no reason to complain. An ex-
animation Of the returns would sh ow that
Grover Cleveland had received 5,5SS, 900
votes, while Harrison had received but s.
49,, 600 II it were not for that cumbersome
and obsolete machinery known as the electo-
raj college, the Democrats would now be re-
ioicing in q great national victory. On the
principle which we submitted to the people
at the last election there was q large ma or-
ity OF the people who decided in favor of the
platform of the Democratic party. OF the
white voters OF the country more than l.
300, 900 majority have decided in favor of
the platform OF the Democratic party
Lodge OF Massachusetts, said that in view
Of the opportunity which the Democrats pos
sessed for increasing Cleveland's majority in
the southern states they must feel like Lord
| Give, a wonder at their own moderation in
| giving him only l01,00l majority Ii it was
| rho daSra tn iosf,Oy ba b,,r
and manfully, the way to do it was to bring
In bill to repeal the civil services law.
| What was called civil service reform was
/ simply name for what was desired by the
people to take the great mass of routine
offices out of politics. Whether it was done
by examination or by drawing lots was
wholly unimportant Had not every
member groaned under the pressure of offire
seekersf There was not man or party o
which patronage was not a source OF weak.
ness at the polls At the last election the
Democrats had had the patronage; how
much had it helped theml At the previous
election the Republicans had had it; how
much had it helped themf McComas OF
Maryland favored law which allowed the
poor and humble chance TO compete for
t. oss places which were of minor impor-
lance He preferred that system to that
givea by Tammany Hall to New York,
where, out of !, 800, 900 people, it required
but two men to say who should be mayor,
and where men must bow to Tanmany as to
the great God When it was asked aIs he
capabier they pointed to Cardoza; and
when it was asked as he honestP they
pointed to William NJ Tweed
Cummings said that the sheer at New
York politics came with an i'll grace from a
Republican congressman from Indiana.
IBrownel The world understood the Indi.
ana idea Of the spirit Of civil service reform
1t had not forgotten that one of the leaders
Of the Republican party wac to-day prac-
tically fugitive from the state of Indiana.
The New York political system had never
included the "five block" business. Laugh.
teri
Randall agreed with Lodge in what be
had said about the disadvantages of patron
age
Browne said that the gentleman from
New York [CummingSl had mentioned d
distinguished Republican as being fugitive
from justice He would remind the gentle
man that the fugitive from justice was the
Democratic United States district attorney
who had heco ne disguised that the facts die
not justify an indictment and had resigned
his office He would go on the bond OF any
Republican who might be indicted Whil'
be did not believe that Indiana methods hac
been altogether right in politics, if the Dem
ocratic party wanted to open the books they
should be opened. He did not say that BIZ
party was pure; be was not attempting II
defend it because the other party was worse
but il gentlemen wanted an investigation il
: Gods name let them have it. In vindicatiol
OF Indiana be wanted to say that in lively
! months two distinguished Democrats hal
: been sent to the penitentiary for violating
the election law.
Bynum of Indiana said that his colleagu
had stated that the district attorney said b
, had resigned because there was no evi1enc
= sufficient to cause the indictment of Dudley
!, The district attorney had said no such Thing
1 Brown-The gentleman did not under
stand me as saying that the district atJorne
; had said iti
Bynum-No; the Republican papers hav
> published it and have published everythin
that is not true, and nothing that is true i
Indiana for the last six months.
The political methods of Indiana polit
Q clans were discussed at some length, unit
u Buchanan of New Jersey asked whether tt
gentleman from Indiana could not go an
: discuss post.mortem Indiana politics in tt
6 eoat-room while the house proceeded wit
u business.