Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-07
buckeye md HOOS|ER
Lead IN he Attack and Defense
? Respectively Of the National
Civil Service Law.
CARL SEIZURE GIVEN A LOUD BLAST.

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~ he Ohio Man Who Wants the Law
Modinsd-Harper's Weekly Editor De-
nouneed - = Corrupt Politician and His
League Colleagues Foul Political Dcma-
gogues-J0hnsoa Of Indiana Heads the
Defenders Of the System.
Washington, Jan. THE friends and
enemies Of the civil service law ex.
changed broadsides in the house yes
terday. The heaviest guns on each
side were brought into action. Gros-
venor and Johnson Of Indiana each
made an exhaustive speech and kept
their respective sides in constant furore.
The interest In the debate was much
moro lively than on Wednesday. The
crowded galleries. which were plainly
In sympathy with the opponents of the
law. became so very noisy in their dem
constructions OF approval at one juncture
that the chair was compelled to cal,
them to order. Johnson was warmly
sustained by the friends of the law on
the floor. but he got very little applause
from the galleries. Crosvenor did not
define his attitude in detail but gave his
adhesion to the bill agreed on by the
Opponents OF the law.
Replies to Carl 'Schurz,
Grosvenor began by replying to Carl
sehurz. who la his address to the Civil
service League at Cincinnati had ex-
coriated men like Gresvenor, who
Schurz says attacked him for being a
traitor to his party while. said Scharz,
tsese men were attempting to violate
one OF the most prominent blanks in
every Republican national platform for
years lihis brought from Grosyenor a
red hot denunoiatiCn of Schurz, whose
political career he characterized as the
'checkered, spotted, leprous career of
one who betrayed every party and
every duty To which he was bound. and
had been his only stock
In trade in the arena Of politics" He
also declared Schurz politically corrupt
and called the men who met with him
NJ Cincinnati foul political dema-
gosues."
Refers TO the Party Pledges.
Then. referring TO charges that he
was antaSonizing the president on this
matter Grcsveno- Jumped on the
cuckoo" end kept the house in a roar.
Replying to the charge made against
himself a:Hl his colleagues that they
were betraying the Republican party
nc reviewed the platform of the Re-
publican party to show that the present
position occupied by the majority of the
house was not inconsistent with these
declarations. "Fo-sI give the members
OF the civil service committee notice"
said he. that VIC have a majority on
TINS hoor and sou cannot strangle a
msJority In 1.-THE American congress"
lArflausa.1 He argued that when the
81. l.ouis{piatfogm was adopted the ex-
tensions contained in TIE Cleveland or
Der OF May. 1896, haS not been under
stood. The Republicans DINING into
power On O. platform adopted before
these vast extensions were not in hsnor
bound to agree TO them.
Says the People Oppose the Law.
One OF Grosvenor's statements. which
evoked an enthusiastic outburst from
the galleries was in the nature of a
warning that If members refused TO
listen to the voice Of the ceople in
hostility 20 this law they would not be
members of the Fifty-sixth house Of
representatives.. He argued that the
people were overwhelmingly, opposed to
the law. and said that hundreds oftkou-
sands OF Republicans felt q secret-sym-
pathy with Mayor Van Wyck. of New
York. who announced that more but
Democrats would be appointed to Of
fee uncar the new city government.
Governor tBiaek had said a few days
ago that when the late unlamentesi"
Republican government of New York
came into poweAthere were 15V6o Tam
many men In Office and when II ex-
PRED there were still l5,cCo Tarmany
mon IN tno ,,,, 81,