Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-25

purpose and one purpose aione' ana
that is to retain Republicans In ofhce
under the present administration.
Mr.. Enloe-As bearing upon that
point 7 understand that nearly all the
clerical force connected with the Civil
Service Commission, are Republican and
they mark the papers and pass upon the
examinations Of candidates.
Mr.. Coombs-But they do not,know
whether the candidates are Republicans,
or not. They do not have the names at
all
Mr.. Pendleton OF West Virginia
They do know when they are Republic
cans. had a conversation few days
ago with Mr.. Roosevelt OF that commits
sion. called his attention especially
20 this point and he undertook TO inform
me that West Virginia Democrats were
as we'll represented as West Virginia
Republicans in the classified service
upder the action OF the Civil Service
Commissions; whereupon l pointed out
70 him from nv own Congressional dis
trIct one solitary lone angel Of Demo
crat holding a position in the classified
service and
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED REPUBL1-
CANS;
which shows the way in which this mat
ter has been operated.
A Member-How did that "lons an
gel" get in?
Mr.. Pendleton, OF w. Val do not
know: suppose he got In under Mr..
Cleveland's former dTinistration.
Here the hammer fell
Mr.. PendletOn--I ask unanimous con-
sent TO bs allowed five minutes more.
Mr.. Coom0s-I hope the gentleman's
time will be extended.
The Chairmar-Is there any ooJec-
ton to extending the time OF the gen
tleman from West Virginia for i've
minutes?
Mr.. Bvnum-Unless the time allowed
for this debate be extended, l must oo-
ject.
Mr.. Dockery-I object to any extern
sion Of time.
The Chairman-The chair cannot en-
tertain a conditional objection. Is there
objection 20 the request? The chair
hears none.
Mr.. Pendleton, of w. Vs.-Now, Mr.
Chairman, for another reason | am op-
posed 10 this civil service system. 1t
creates an army OF Office holders who
are supposed 10 hold their places for
life. IL is an aping OF the English civil
service system, except that in my oDln-
ion il is far worse than that system.
Our people are taught by this system
that the moment they can pass this ex-
animation, they are politically
TO EMAsCULATE THEMSELVES.
A man who obtains a place under the
civil service system Is supposed TO cease
to take any interest In the politlcs OF
the country. A man who nils clerical
position is supposed to cease'to exercise
the duties Of a citizen, for fear that be
may be turned out under thesucceedlng
administration, II 10 should be OF oppo-
site politics. Thus the political opin-
ions and the political actions OF the
voter are emaSculated.
In addition 20 that, this system takes
a large number Of our citizens from pri-
vate life and gives them positions
which they are taught to believe they
can hold for life; and that l contend is
opposed in every way 10 American In
stitutions. In Great Britain they have
a Queen who holds her position for life;
they have House Of Lords whose
members hold their positions for life.
But in the United States we have a
President who Is allowed to hold his
office for only four years; and at the
Of that time, II he desires 10 be re-elect-
ed, be has to win the SURFACES OF near
" 5000 900 Of American sovereisns.
This civil service Of ours is advocated
by these New England mugwumps,
these hypocrltes who call themselves
better than other people, and who are
fouder of Offices than any class OF the
population that God ever permitted to
live on the surface Of the earth. They
tell Us that petty one horse clerk, a
5000 clerk or a 81, 900 clerk or $1,000
clerk, should
STEP INTO POSITION
and occupy 1t upon basis superior to
that OF a member Of the House OF Rep
reientstiveS, or a senator, and beyond
the reach even OF the prerogatiye OF
the President OF the United States.
l say strike out this clause; draw the
fangs OF this commission. Wipe 1t out;
abolish IL; aud we shall soon have a
proper system OF civil service-one not
based on hypocrisy, not based on Phar-
iseeism, but on the Democracy aud Re-
publicanism OF STURDY old Andrew
Jackson, which would permit a man to
hold office as long as he behaves him
self, and turn him out as soon as he
ceases 10 do so. Applause.