The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-21
Democratic Views of the Operations
OF tho Civil Service Laws.
Tho Unfair Advantages Taken by
the Republican Majority.
All tho Evils Come Down TO the
Present Administration
AZ on Inheritance From tho Corrupt Re.
publican Rule - The Character
of Testimony Taken Very
Dlsreputablo.

WASHINGTON, oct. 2O.-Scnator Black
burn today submitted avolumiuous minor
ity report from the committee ON tho
operations OF the civil service, and asked
that 1t be printed with the majority re-
port.
The very elaborate report Of the major
ity, says the minority, gives evidence Of
many months Of careful preparation. No
information, it is declared, was furnished
To the minority Of the committee oi tho
purpose TO close tie case, nor was It even
intimatcd that the end had been reached
and the matter summed up. For this
reason the minority was unable in the few
days allowed them to follow out in detail
the "tcdiously stated eases" But il
would cndcavor TO exhibit more fairness in
dealing With the testimony than the ma
jority had done.
IL IL declared that an effort had per-
sislcntly been made by the majority
against the protest Ut the minority 10 limit
the inquiry Ia the time covered by tho
present administration. and all efforts TO
bring out the facts us 10 the operations II
the law under previous Republican adj
"
strict party vote. Despite the efforts Oi
thc majority, however, the report declares,
II appears from the testimony oi several of
their witnesses that all the evils aud
abuses complained oi today came down 10
tins administration ~ an inheritance. Tho
lc,ying Of assessments upon government
officials Tor partisan pa pu,cs was In gems
Cwl, II not universal practice, prior 10
March, lNNi, and discrimination In tho
matter NJ appointment bccousc OF political
views was proven 90 nC bC no means anlNcl
feature, nor one which has been intro
ducud los the present administration. Tho
testimony IN ugurd to the New work GUS
tum-huu.r. Il declares. shows that uuc-
iHuth, cd the with, SEES who testified Wprc
dismissed officials anxious tp mir their
grievances and tu tell what an outrage hfd
been prrpytntrd hy reason oi their lis
mi.syl from office.
The minority declared that, after rrll-
ing the majority IMPORT carefully, the yun-
Dlu..Hu b. we'll uIHA irresistible. that IA
improvement ui thr civil service iu tho
country WIS not thr idvI kept u view and
That the purpose ui thv FARMERS WIS not
| tu ,ultlht,n tho country M VIVA Vropuseh
! in Wc o. solution Ny1rly My iyup writ
ton pages ct the report are devoted 90 tho
analysis of the testimony taken With re-
! sprrt 10 New York Pennsylvania, Mary
! land aud Indiana, and the points made ia
| thg mujIuiy report lrc discussed no hurih.
The report continues II tlH rW'f,
taken FROM four cities. or from four States,
D. 90 hu accepted Us evidence 1T the pu#f-
uut condition ui tlu puH.irsUry.ur through
ont thH country intelligent men viii uIl-
Il. ud honest men viii adult chat To-day,
I'd. ID D.
tH.uun tlu Republicans holding uih,o
and drawing pay uuu ihu Federal tuI-ury
where there was one Democrat ,n thu -ar.
| v,u Uu thy iihui March, 1855. Under a
| Democratic administration % b. not tp loo
! wondered ut ii, conditions being equal,
! ppiuI.uur D. given 90 Democratic apple
/ cents lur office. Plato dreamed ui au iI II
republic, hut tbr world uuyyrNiluU. yd is
! realization No Nfi,m ui government nor
| colo ui law hlH ever been dy,i. .i by
| human wisdom fhut WIS perfect
Whether ihU civil service Law ho good
ur uI. truth Hnl UIulHr ,uWruis tlu uI.
m.. .Yu Iiui its execution hIs Iruu moro
u. lUl uIr under tN." administration
fIHu over I#ut. Whether thu ri.'I.y
with which fhr President anil DIS sI' NE
U.u.f. uNIr.. U.Fr sought Goo observe i.I.B
uv. 1901. N.... mHy lH disputed, lut tho
honesty Ul purpose with which hugHI .HHy
have fU."IHuu.I IYtN..uf. Do DiIlHi Nn
uIU#Ul H.u Hl Nu ARMY UI HH.l,ug
over /. publican uH.. I.. IH today HHH.us
D. maintenance. from fI" u.ufE uI iI'
country UuI. % current rHHu hH uUn,
HufHNuIuF from their H#u. iu lIH gi-
.H |'uI b. H.u. wHIH tH q. '.lH lrum
power fH. putty Hf whose HU.HuUH They
/ N.II iH"r UHr#H.