The times., 1897-12-20
CARNIVAL OF sP0|lsMEN
May Be Inaugurated by the
President After Recess.
HAS HE GIVEN A PLEDGE?
Believed by Some That Tremendous
Pressure Has Had It's Effect
"Homc ConSumption" Speeches
May React Observation-Disclosures
tive Is Worried.

the least in his loyalty TO the doctr ne of
civil service reform, he realizes that the
determined and persistent attacks made
upon Ii il both Houses OF Congress are likely
to weaken th,. structure. and create a
wrong impression throughout the country !
on the subject. Thc average voter iioes not
appreciate " lat civil service reform really |
is, and tht. speeches that being i,rade |
largely for home consumption by nemJers
in order to square themselves with tine iAen
whom they have failed To place III rulllc |
office win have a bad effect upon the party |
unless the President does something TO |
inollify tie leader of his party and reduce |
the vindictivenesS of these assaults.
He has, therefore, been reluctantly forced |
10 adopt the tactics o ( expediency and VIII |
within short time modify the regulations |
governing the service 50 as TO open the |
doors il. a measure 20 those who are clamor
ing for places. Since Congress convensd |
the President has been overrun with itep-
reseutatiyes and Senators who have fahen
the most pesSlmiStc view or the SITUATION
and who have warned the President chat
unless he does something the party VII
lose the next election in every one OF the
Western and Middle Western States. He
has been urged on by Senators Deboe, cal
lnger, Cullom, Mason, Pritchard, Wilson,
Fairbanks and men of like :nflu .nce
and by many cf the lea ders of the House
until he has been driven in sheer ileSpcra-
ton To make a pledge That be wIll larry
out probably by the time Congress again
conyeneS after the holidays.
The President does not beneve .h.s ught
to be done, but he is anxious u pre- .ent
discord in both branches of Consre ess and
lpermit statesmen to turn their attention
To better and more profitable things than
the question of a little patronage. only
| a few days ago prominent Senator ent
TO the President aud asked for fhe APP
pointment OF man in his home town to
| the position OF Janitor in a public bull ing,
| The President replied that 1t was uuier the
classified service and could only be
| filled in the usual way. This senator
urged the President to modify his or,er so
that this appointment could be ma IL and
| finally the President asked why such a
| fuss should be made about 50 small an
office.
But, MI President, said this Sena-
tor this nay be a small office from
| this man as your office IS to you mine
| TO me. The loss OF 1t will be felt Just as
| keenly, and unless we do something To
| courage the men WHO want these snail
I places we will buIld up a condition that
| Will result ir our overthrow"
| The President proTHised to think uyCr
| the question carefully and intinlated tLat
| he was tteu Considering further revision
| aud modification of the regulations t,iat
would permit of much that had been asked
| of hlIn. Another prominent Sen ir"r Is
| authority for the statement that after
| the President has issued the order WI icb
| he has promised all the small places Which
were put under the service by cleveland
will be exempted, and that ail positions
where the enployc is bonded viii be 'aken
| from the classified service.
This means that all deputy collectors OF
internal revenue, deputy collectors Of cls-
toms, deputy marshals, deputy United states
district attorneys and assistant gubtrsas-
urers will once more be subject 10 ap-
pointment through political influ aacc Il :one.
1t is also quite likely that the chiais of
divisions will be taken from the cia ssified
lists on the theory that these officials
are III close touch with the Adnlinistra-
tion and Cabinet officers have Iuuch to
do with the political policy of the Gov
ernment in power, and ought, ther .foTc,
to be in sympathy with the Admilistra-
| tion.
The President has yet given 80 init
nation wfat he intends to do with IcsFs ct
to the Government Printing Office. Fig
pressure has been brought to bear upon
MIN TO ma ke that gain the sporting ground
OF the spokesman. for here it is that the
\ "a.
many OF the little fellows ami redeem
| pledges they made during the campa' IN.
| Ii the PresiueHt should HIUoify lne reg -
| lau0ns, iuGmbers now believe he WI
much of the vicousness of the attack en-
the civil service reform law will tie Ie-
moved, and the fight tGat has been progress
ing with such severity viii probably cease
1t has cropped out on every conceivable
Iccasion, ana win continue to do 81 IN
the future, until there is some opening mace
FOR The spokesman.
The best opinion is that proposition f.
repeal the law outright could not CARY
Thousands of people are favorable 10 the
| policy of reform ia the civil Ser vice ana
many of the Congressman who are loudest
ia their denunciation Cfor honie con.uInp-
tom woBIu hesitate by their own yotes 10
? restore the old order OF things, where, they
: make ten enemies by appointments 10 cne
friend. 1t is the fear OF meeting the issue
aud the possibility of defeat il the fight
! is kent up that is inducing mcinbers to seek
10 force the President to shoulder the
: Tesponsihility, ana do for theiu what they
| are afraid TO do by means of legislat ion
Many Republicans are ready to vote
| | To modify the law who will not supp ,rt
| | tile proposition to repeal it outright.
5 Democratic support cannot be secured
! on any modification scheme. The Demo
r Gratis Will aid the Republicans in repeating
it in toto but this profession OF aid and
assistance probably grows out of the
: iselief that the Republicans will not report
% either house a measure OF this chiyic
| ter.
Meanwhile statesmen have gone To t:iei
homes for the holidays and the PreSi LEM
e is left hehiud to wrestle with the sub;a {
q What his conclusions will be is a matte
in which there is the liyeliest co,..er1.
Z ALMOST ASPHYXIATED.