The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-18
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Strong Pressure viii BE Brought to
Bear to Have Them Modified
The Leader Bureau,

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-GrAduallY as
the offices at the disposal of the presi-
dent are becoming all flied tn ere is a
general clamoring OF Republica poll
ticians for modification OF the civil
service rules and regulations.
Unusually strong efforts will be
made from now on TO induce President
Mckinley to remove the government
printing Office and bureau OF engrav-
ing and printing from under the pro-
toction of the civil service law. These
efforts have already been made, but
they are to be redoubled with the
coming of congressman. Many reasons
are TO be urged upon the president
but the chief allegation will be that
the civil service is swamping the Re
publican party. II is strongly hinted
that Chairman Hanna himself will be
the strongest and foremost advocate
OF allowing these two institutions to
become open TO spoil hunters.
Protests have poured into the white
house and the national com m.ttee
since the election against the continu-
alton of the civil service law, and
particularly against its protection OF
the two bureaus mentioned. The re-
suit ia several states and the close
shave In Ohio are charged to the law.
The lack of places for Republican
workers Is said to have caused the
apathy which characterized the Re-
publicans in a number of counties.
Party leaders have expected TO get
places but they found that there was
nothing for them.
Members of congress are putting be-
fore the president the awful pressure
upon them for places and their inabil-
ity to do anything for their constitu-
ts. The average representative is
In an unenviable position. The large
and juicy plums distributed by the
president ar given to the senators. The
representatives have nothing TO give
but the postofiices in their districts
Occasionally they induce their sena'
| tor to join with them In securing them
one OF the larger places, but indivldu-
ally they can do nothing. Now they
want places here in Washington.
II is hard TO ascertain whether there
is any change in sentiment on the
civil service from the last session OF
congress. Naturally the heartiest
complicants now come from the con-
gressmen who are opposed to the law
but 1t is alleged that the opposition ID
growing every day.
A prominent member OF the national
committee gives IL as his opinion that
IL there are not notifications OF the
law in the direction of opening more
places the congressional elections mex
wear will prove the heaviest defeat for
the Republican party ever known. He
attributes IL all to the civil service
law, and allows nothing for the usuAl
reaction and for other questions oi
importance.
That a fight is to be made to abolish
the civil service at the coming session
OF congress is not doubted. How
strong II will become is another queE
tion. But, while the matter Is beinI
agitated, the heaviest of pressure will
be brought upon the president TO ex
empt the government printing Office
and the bureau Of engraving and print
ing from the operation OF the law
Mem bers OF congress will urge tha
with places open they can somewha
stem the discomfort nanifesting itsel
among their constituents. Genera
Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who prob4bl
stands as near TO the administrator
as any member of the house, had a
interview with the president the othe
day and urged the removal Of tn
printing office and bureau OF engraV
ing and printing from under the civ
service.
His opinions naturally have grea
weight by reason of his close relation
with the president IN the course OF
conversation upon the subject he said
II am confident that neither on
was covered by the civil service Law
and haven't any doubt but II the a
torney general ever decides the cas-
that he will say that they are not vi
der the civil service law. The exteI
. sion Of the law, over those two place
was pure unsurpation. Both are e.
empted by the terms OF the statu'
Q itself"
D Gen. Grosvenor did not care to giN
. his opinion on what congress would q
at the coming session about the civ
service law, but he made some r
8 marks on the law itself. He said;
"Tn 1901 affidAvits will have TO
4 reduced TO prove that there ever was
civil service law. Next year the
!. will not be man o ected TO congre