The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-30
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllrsnc,n

WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. Co.
Representative Dorr, OF West Virginia,
believes that Congress should, at its
coming session pass one law and repeal
another, The law which he thinks
should be enacted Is a national bank
rupt act; the one he states for repeal Is
the civil service law. AR Dorr says
II no more is done than that which he
outlines more real good will result than
has followed the action OF any Con-
gvess In twenty years. The need OF a
bankrupt act, he contends, is urgent. 1t
would, he claims, be n Godsend to the
people OF the southern states in partlc-
ular. and in support OF this he cites that
during the boom period thousands OF
the most active, enterprIsing and In
huental young mnn in Virginia, Ken
lucky, Alabama and other states be-
came heavily involved, incurring LA
bIlItles which they can never meet In
the ordinary course OF business, this
being done in the endeavor to make
money,
Mr.. Dorr is in favor OF giving these
young men another chance, OF saying
to them that they shall not be perpet-
ually hampered, but on tho contrary,
shall have an opportunity to begin
anew and assist in the development of
the eoahtry's resources. He advocates
this not only as policy Of liberallty.
but OF common sense. II large per
cent OF these debtors can be enabled to
redeem themselves ne says no would
regard the measure enacted as having
borne fruit, and as a profitable venture
In legislation. The West Virginia nen1-
ber does not Insist upon any particu-
iar bill, but he thinks II Ought TO be
easy to choose some one OF those al
ready introduced that will be fair and
Just to creditors There are too many
men, he insists, who. for no especial
fault OF their own II left without the
aid proposed. with judgments hanging
over them. will remain in a state OF
helpless dependency, their energies
paralyzed, and they without an incen-
tive for work or the exercise OF talent
or energy. whereas II they were given
another turn at lndustry's wheel. they
may all become useful to themselves
and to the state.
The civil service law Mr.. Dorr re-
CARDS as an abomination, utterly re-
pupnant to American institutions. The
question Of It's repeal he declares Is not
party matter, both Republicans and
Democrats denouncing It unsparlngly.
No man who favors the continuation of
the present system. he says. could car
ry county in West Virginia with that
as an Issue. He says the repeal OF the
law Is going 10 be an issue in 1900 and
the party that puts up platform ia
yoring Its retention In It's present shape.
and scope, will go down in defeat. Mr..
Dorr says the present law is admirably
suited to Russia or China, hut insists It
is nj only for n desp0tic form govern
ment. He proposes to renew the bill
for the repeal of the law introduced by
him at the last session OF Congress, and
will press II 70 a vote,
There are thousands OF young men In
every state, he says, who are just ms
we'll qualified 10 fll governmental Of
flces, from the highest to the lowest, as
those who are now holding them. He re-
CARDS the country as overwhelmingly
against life tenure in the public service.
There IL iust as good reason, Mr. Dorr
says, for electlng congressman for life
ms there is for electlng them 20 make
laws for keeping other people In office
for life. and he wants to know what
would be said by the people II any one
were 20 seriously propose a measure
making the presidency life position.
He says the sentiment In West virginia
iS against the present Law and Is grow
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