The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-28
.ffon our regular correspondent.
OUR WASiiiNGrDS LETTER
WAsHISGroS. ID. g.. March 23l. 1880

WAsHiSGroS. y. G.. March % !. 1880
Notwithstanding The earnest efforts q
the Democratic leaders. number ~ n
Democrats ia The House cannot be per
snsiei 70 be Id their seats 10 attend Il
business oil The time. They los
nuc member by their neglect q
business. aud II y probable seyer>l oh
nox.ons measures. OF doubtful cnDstiiu
fionalIty. would be defeated II al III,
Democratic members would make IL
point 10 be present when they come 4,
be voted upon. ~ few Nrlurlican
cannot be driven 10 ohrv the caucus Al.
while they will not vote W sinst theil
party often thng won be Alad 10 esc4pl
personal record Ia >ne cases. mi,
would absent ihem-eves when the iol
j. called. DAmorfa~ VINO absent Them
selves ~ important jinriugrs. with ~
securing pairs. would serve their rs 4
neni- better ii they wonll resign. 40,
lct some one be elected who would ~
tend 10 business.
The civil service crauks drnuntiafiou
81 the administration iscau~,ng Harrison
good deal Of trouble. ana NJ ~ -
that fine poker PLAYER 1t A. r. NJ.
Gen. Garrison 70 defending his course
Ciarkson SAYS:
The president has made no removals
except for canse--for Delinquency in or.
ficisI duties. ineiliciency % service or
violation Of law lie has refused a.
make any changes for partisan reasons
Changes made for cause have been on
The reports OF inspectors. showi ing de-
mani Tor the change IN The interest OF
the public service
This defense viii BE- interesting to
such removed officers a. Post Master
Pearson. Of n. r.; Collector Manson. OF
Indians. and thousands and thousands OF
others who were officially informed that
no tsult was found with the official adj
mini~tration OF their Offices" but their
places were wanted Tor political friends |
Ii also sounds strangely when viewed
by the following facts:
"From Marcia ! TO July /. 1890 there
were 2,s3i changes made in The railway
mail service. During The entire four
y ears OF Mr.. Clevelsnd's administration
there were Just 1892 changes made Ia
'l'H same service. That j. to say. Mr..
Harrison removed 435 more employees
NJ iDur months than Mr.. Cleveland did
IN four years. In the matter OF fourth
lass postlnasters aud direct presidential
exclusive of army and
,svv nominations, Mr.. Cleveland made !
%, 500 changes between March l. 1886.
md March l. 1885 In the same lines.
|ir Harrison made $500 removals be-
ween March !, 1889. aud March /, lsao.
eivice or subordinate positions non
txtI
IL. Harrison's score j. 1900 ia one
ear, or rs per cent. Of Nr. Cleyeanisl !
emovsls. In other words, where Cleve- (
md removed 100 officials, Harrison has
emoved l76"
But probsbly no more truthful state
tent should be expected Of Clarkso or
4 Administration whose existence de-
ended on the success Of .bIocks OF five :,
pters. mar-hallcd by ~ frusfy man q,
ith the necessary funds" Every intel -
gent person 10 this city know that the
vii service law l. the sheerest shan un-
r. the present administration.
The Worlds FAIR bill is not vet 4 law. 70
il open 10 doubts AZ TO whether Il ever
vi be. In view OF the surplus already
ing exhausted. NAM members who
vored II once, now seem 10 think the
Dvernment should appropriate no.
nney 10 aid Ii al all. The cost argn- =,
rnr- used against sshington Civ
W come home 70 ro0st.
WIN. ID. Bynum stirred ND hornetsl
a. ia the House yesterday. by dcclsr- !.
z in speech on the pension appropria. a
IN bill, that the Republican majority
lst redeem lt- pledges I'D the soldiers
regard to service pensions: that the
inocrats were In favor 81 such meas
o; and that large number Of them
IRE also IN favor OF ~ income ana sue !
'sion tax to provide the money 10 pay -
ch pensions. Numbers OF Republicans
ed him with questions. and the rich
.mbcrs opposed the idea OF an income
:. because II would make them nav IT.
ne taxes. But Bynum. OF Indiana. -
10. Spin)la. q veteran Democrat. OF the n
n. and Allen, Of Miss. more than had
} better OF the debate, which should be
III by every soldier and farmer ia the ljn
untry, for X touches their interests.
70 Mississippi member say ing lit was
le the .uen who were specializing.
lille tie soldiers were ia the field, were
airing but small part oi the burden Nh
taxation. Gentlemen might say that II
income tax was odiou- but Il was N
I odIous 70 the farming classes. They
ought u was Tine that the wealth Oh a
country should bear some OF tho bur. AZ
ns Of taxation. Whisky aud tobacco
q incomes should beai as much az the
u and sweat OF the farmers. The
ouble with the republican party was
At u represented incomes aud not hon
| TOLL" &. AS.