The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
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sP0ILSMEN.

Lovely Woman Bears . Hand in the Work,
Too, With Her Woman's Auxiliaries in
Many States. OF Whom, Mrs. Charles
Russell Loweil-Dormx 3. Eaton Wants
man in the Indian ssrvice-McKinieyi in
His Relation to Pie-Other Addresses
and Proceedings In General
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 11.-At today's
session of the Civil Service Reform as
sociation the following officers were re-
elected:
President, Carl Schurz, New York; vice
presidents, Charles Francis Adams. Bos-
ton; Augustus r. McDonough, New
York; j. Hail Peasants, Baltimore; Hen
~ Hitchcock, st. Louis; Franklin Nc
veagh, Chicago; William Potts and the
Rev. Henry C. Potter, New York.
Archbishop P. ]. Ryan Of Philadelphia
was elected vice president to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Right
Rev. Steven n. Ryan. A committee
ilOIIl lIC ANdtiOiol <ASSoSldAiOI VI 4TSthSA
Carriers appeared before the general com
mittee with petition urging the contin-
Iance of a postoffice department order
which provides that no carrier shall be
discharged from the service until he
shall have had an opportunity for de-
fense; also that in promotions to the Of
flee of superintendent of carriers, car
riers alone shall be eligible; also, that it
is intended to establish an inspector
force for the supervision of the letter
carriers. and said inspector shall serve
at least five years in the classified ser
vice. The petition was referred TO the
committee on resolutions.
President Proctor of the civil service
commission addressed the delegates on
the working Of the civil service law.
At thc Afternoon session papers were
read by Mrs. Lowell Of New York, Colo
mel Flo of Chicago, Hon. D. B. Eaton OF
New York, Lucius B. Swift of Indiana
ton and Sherman S. Rogers of Buffalo.
WOMAN'S PART IN IT.
Following are abstracts Of addresses
before the convention today:
1.-The Relation of Women to the Re
form of the Civil Service" by Mrs. Char
les Russell Lowell of New York.
Mrs. Lowell set out with the state
ment that as New York had the unhap-
py distinction of having originated the
spoils system, it was natural that the
first association for its. reform should
have been formed in that state. This
was in 1877. The womans aXiliary to
this New York association was formed
only year ago.
She declared that, however great may
be the cause for gratitude for the many
victories won for the cause, the war is
not yet over, and the spoilsmen, driven
to bay, are preparing for a determined
attack on the very life of the reform.
Mrs. Lowell urged that the objection to
the separate existence of wOmen'S auXil-
iaries was not well taken, because more
interest could be aroused by having more
than one organization. She argued, how
ever, that the women Of other states
should reduce the membership fee from
So to 81, or 81, in order to secure larg-
cr membership.
ENEMIES OF THE REFORM.
Dorman b. Eaton, on "Civil Service
Commissions an Essential to Civil Ser
vice Reform began his address with
the statement that the enemies of civil
service reform in the state Of New York
are preparing for combined assault
upon that system at the next session OF
the legisla ture, and that if it should pre-
vail disaster would result to the reform
policy of that state. The direct object
Of the assault is to deprive the state
commission oe essential power over the
examinations, he said, and if possible,
to super cede the commission altogethr.
Mr.. Eaton continued:
THE most difficult cases to deal with
have been whereas for example in Bal
party managers out Of office have been
side by side IN secret cooperation with
each other. Therefore to hand over to
either Of them the control of the exam
inationS would be the merest stupidity"
Thes reakef concluded as follows:
IF MIR. Morton could be governor for
two years more the struggle Of the spoils
men for supremacy would be made hope
less and the abiding triumph of reform
would be achieved. Much now depends
upon whether Mr.. Black, the new gov
ernor of New York, shall, decide to lead
the higher or the lower forces of his
par.y-whether he shall take patronage
Governor Hill for his model
and court his shameless and ignominous
fate and the disruption of his party, or
shall rise to the level of President Cleve-
land, of President Harrison, Of Governor
lOIt, OH lliC SOh VI Mas
saeh0setts--the latter of whom vetoed
every bill tat threatened reform in their
state"
10, THE POOR SPOKESMAN.
Francis e. Leupp of Washington,
spoke On "Lo, the Poor Spokesman; His
Days are Numbered in the Indian Ser
vice.
Mr.. L,Lpp, al the outset, told the story
of the emeI sency of the Indian service
from "spolls Earbarism," adding that the
test for appointment TO all
minor places is undoubtedly so entrench-
ed that no future administration Will
dare attempt % dislodge it.
But" he continued, 'in the Indian
service, as elsewhere, the steady reduc-
tion of the spoilsman's privileges has
the effect of Concentrating his greed for
what remains. For a remedy for this
trouble, we shall probably have to await
two changes: y refo:m in the method
Of choosing the higher officers and the
n;ore genera. settlement of the western
country.
MkINLEY AND THE PIE. -,
Lucius Z. Swift OF Indianapolis, on
'The Four-Yea Tenure" opened with a
recital Of the achievements OF the merit
system in tn, fe1eral service during the
past -uITiJ years unCsr the leadership or
this league. He said that one result
alone was the transfer from the field of
politics to the field g the wage Garner
of about 100000 OF the bes, places Of that
service.
The final establishment OF the merit
SYSTEM said ne, had left much OF the
federal service in a curious condition.
most of the under employees OF being of
high efficiency and long experience,
while the heads have less. because they
years and were almost universally with
GU. knowledge of their duties This is
because there is always a place 10 re-
ward actual. or alleged service in carry
ing the election.
He said in conclusion:
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