Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-09

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 ing of large mains of the most approves
 pattern of pipe which when completes
 will render the system cue of sbs bes B and most efficient in the southwest There are few cities anywhere that hav so uniformly clear ard pure water B Phosoix.
 THE cfioiaI cnnvas of che vote it
 states recently holding elections, 50 ia
 ss announced, shows that tbe total lcsi of votes in O0io oYer lEst years elsetioE
 was I'll ,324; in MeFyland the loss ws: S,00C; in Nebraska the less was 3I .0OG
 iD Iows the less WAS over 87.OO0 votee
 iu Kentuckey there Rss falling of oi
 8O.OOO and in Massachusetts it WAS 13..
 GOO All these states went Republican
 by small plurality except Kentucky,
 which went Democratic by plurality
 of 17,SC4, and Nebraska, which she
 fusioniste carried by almost the same
 plurality ss lest ysar.showiag that they
 were all ous and voted. Ia Maseaobu-
 sets aod in Kentucky the gold Demo-
 ctets gave considerably increased
 voters, sbous double thes of lest year.
 Bx SPEAKER KEEPER, of Oaio ssys be isn't in aotivs politics, but tries to know
 whats going on; he seys: Senator Hanna will be elected. if he lives; no possible com bination cen be made 50 beat him. and of the silver question: "It Is g very effete question in my geo. tion. Is is seldom that you hesF any menti Of the subject in Ohio, and out in Nebraeks, whers I visit my oldest son occasionally, I observe that there is really but little interest taken in the silver idea. It is true that the Rspub- licans were beaten tLis year in Nebrae- ks, but it was merely rebuke sdmioie- tered by the voters CD account of the conduct of former Republican State officials. Later. you will see Nebraska getting back into the Republican col umn and the sane will be true of Ksn- sss, where the furore over free silver, has, shink. permanently abated."
 OUR City Council is doing s commen- dsble thing in getting into position where it can make the police of the city responsible to somebody fer loose and negligent work. As things have gone heretofore the police force, what sherssis of it, has been 6 sort of go-ss- you please sinecure for the Msrsba.s fevors and shers WAS no recourse, We don's need much police force in this city and never did but what we heve trol of the Council every minute or itsI exissence es should ths City Marshal also who Is really bat the snpsrinten- dent of the police force. l. is time there wsre B rad, cnarge in tho mes- Ser eod the HERALD ia pIsaeaG 50 note that the city is COW instbe way Of sett ing ebsse things into a pr0psr gnd much improved condition. Every officer on the police forcs should be eub- jsct 10 instant removal for real cause conclasivsly established.
 SENATOR PE1ToHARD, Of North Caro- lima, chairman of the committee, that g, aGds2 Senate resolution, invessiga- slog the workings Of She civil service law, says the com mittee will resume work during bhe fsst wsek of the session of congress, paying particular attention to the internal revenue ssrvice, and that iss report will probably be submitted 10 the Senate early in January. Senator Pritchsrd will not attempt 10 say what the report of ths com mittee will bs fuF- sber shan that he thinks ib will probably zecommend med fiossion of existing rules, but his personal opinions, which hs freely gives, are believed to bs about uhsS are held by mf jority If the com mittee, end probably are iu fine with the report that will be made. He seid: "A .oo broed extension of the civil ger vice law is calculated Sc weigh 1t down aud render it unpopuier, thereby en dsngsring it's oontiuusnee. 4 go d | princ'pis to sdops would be that q scholastic examination is proper to 6e- termiue tho fitness of persona for eieri- cal positions, but surh 8 test IS not suit i able so determine the fitness of man so tili position where the dusies are eeasiye The idea that tfe law ia sort of blanket so ooyer everything is very unpopulsr." ]