St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-09
MEN WE MEET.

Richmond, Ind, arrived in st. Paul yester-
day morning, fresh from the reformers' con-
vention at Buffalo. N T., where he was
member of the committee appointed to in
quire into the condition of the federal civil
service ana operation OF the reform law
While this is standing committee of the
American Civil Service Reform league it has
authority to cover the whole subject. and at
the recent convention the workings of the
census bureau were made the subject of
scsthing report. OF this committee Mr.
Foulke was chairman. Other members of
the committee were: Charles j. Bonaparte,
of Baltimore; r. H. Dana, of Boston; Wayne
MacVeagh, of Philadelphia, and Sherman S.
Rogers. of New York.
This report cited the declaration in the las
Republican platform on the civil service
question which was to the effect that 1.-The re-
form of the civil service, auspiciously begun
under Republican administration, should be
completed by the further extension of the re-
form system, already established by law, to
all grades of the service TO which it is ap
plicable." The statement is made that if
there was any branch of the service which
should have been kept free from party con-
troversy it was the census bureau. 1T was
the plain duty" said Mr.. Foulke, "of those in
charge of this bureau give to the people
the exact facts as to all matters inquired OF,
unwarped by political bias
AS chairman of this committee. MI. Foulke
reported that he considered that a number of
propositions had been established rejecting
gravely on the census bureau as well as the
Republican party. His colleagues agreed
with him on all these points and the report
was adopted at the convention. These were:
!. That the refusal to apply the civil sery
ice reform system of open non-partlsan COM
clerical force or the census bureau was vio-
lotionby the president of a promise contained
in the Republican platform of 1888, and in
dorsed in his letter of acceptance.
y That by the appointment of enumera-
tors on political grounds, in open violation
of section of the census act, great numbers
OF incompetent men have been engaged IN
taking the census, and that in many places
attempts have been made to use official posi-
tons for the benefit of the party in power.
B. That while in some places the results of
the work appear to be free from partisan
color and to be accurately and well done, yet
in many cases the work has been carelessly
and badly done, and Is open to the suspicion
that partisan considerations have not been
absent: and that, finally, there is a wide
spread distrust of the accuracy of the census,
which greatly impairs its value to the coun-
try, and which is caused in great measure by
the fact that the census bureau has been con-
Quoted upon the spoils system.
Mr.. Foulke for time was greatly pleased
with the administration of President CfeVe
land as regarded the civil service question,
but being former Republican he was per-
haps a trifle harder to please, and in the cleo
ton of 1855 he voted for President Harrison.
Like many other good men he has been very
sorry for that vote ever since. Mr. Foulke is
a ripe scholar. and recently declined the
presidency of Swarthmore college, to which
place he had received a unanimous election.
His selection by the trustees was received
with all unusual degree of cordially at
Swarthmore, and his final determination not
to accept with sorrow. His decision was due
to business matters requiring the whole of
his time, otherwise Mr.. Foulke would gladly
have accepted, as he is greatly interested in
educational work.
Democratic editors in times past have not
been very greatly in demand in Minnesota.
but things are rapidly changing hue polite
ally in this section, with which comes de-
mand for Democratic local papers. Secretary
Smalley, of the Democratic state committee,
is in receipt of occasional inquiries from
country towns asking him to direct to them
some good and capable newspaper man who
can run a Democratic newspaper, and he wi
be gald to aid any one looking for such an
opening who will call upon or address him
at Room 49, Globe building.
Rev. j. 81. Allis, of Santiago. Chilli, is at
the Windsor. Dr. Aliis is here as the repre-
sentative OF the Presbyterian board of for
eign missions. He is connected with the
Presbyterian college at Santiago, and is in
this country to collect about $3.50 to be
used in erecting needed buildings. The col
lege and seminary now have about 100 stu
dents. DR.. Allis left Chill before the war
began, but he was certain at that time that
civil war was bound to come.
'Balmaceda," said DR.. Allis, twas after
power, and there were good grounds for the
belief that he wanted to control the nitrate
interests of the country. Indeed, he was
organizing a syndicate for that purpose
The people generally did not take kindly
to this assump tion of power, and so the
movement began which term mated in Bal
maceda's downfall. The government was
one huge political machine-the patronage
of the party in power. All the officers of
all departments were appointed by the CEN
trail government, and the police were part
OF the regular army The first unconstitu-
tional step takenby Balmaceda was when he
failed TO call congress together last spring.
The supreme court decided against him on
this point, and he turned all the justices out
OF Office. Old and tried officers of the army
were later supplanted by young and inefi-
cient men, and this explains the defeat at
Valparaiso
''What do you think the outcome will be?"
''As to the future there is no danger. The
men in charge are conservative. and there
will be the fairest election held there this
month that has ever been known in the coun-
try. The archbishop has issued orders that
the priests are to take no part in the cleo
TONS and / think the result will be that the
best and ablest men will be selected. and
wise government insured. There is strong
movement to remove the patronage from
politics. and If it is really accomplished
great step forward will have been taken"
DR.. Allis will attend the meeting Of the
Synod of Minnesota and then 60 East
Capt. A. S. Merriam, the saltwater lumber
man. dined at the Merchants yesterday, hay
ing run over from the Prison City to meet
Mrs. Merriam, who had just returned from
placing her daughter in school.
Col. F. NJ Malone, the brilliant an widely
known travelling agent of the Milwaukee
road, arrived at the Sherman yeste day from
Miles City. Mont. Col. Malone is for Mon
tana and her insurance al all times, and he
says that the cowmen, miners and other resi-
dents of that state are, naturally, rejoicing
ONcl-thS PICoSbb prosperous OhtlOOA. W dt6E
for placer mining has been plenty, and the
boys have made good cleanup. The Mon
tana cattle interests were never better and
will net the ranchmen S5,000000 NJ better
wool and mutton crops were ever had. Irri
Cation. has proved grand success in agrl-
culture. and Helena, Mont, has Sc
cured three great conventions for next
year. namel y, the National Educational, Sons
of Veterans and United Workmen. The sit
uation on mining of all kinds is, especially,
number one, and the goose hangs high Oh
all sides. Some OF his friends used to call
him Bishop. and he told the Milwaukee Off,
cials yesterday that the colonies and generals
that were reduced to priyates in Sc are now
regaining their old titles. On politics he
thinks that although he.is Republican he
is inclined to believe that ii Harrison is
nominated in 1892 he will vote for Cleveland
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