The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-07
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General Grosrenor Itesents tho Attack
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General Grosyenor Resents tho Attack
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 6.-The
friends and enemies OF the civil service
law exchanged broadsides in the house
to-day. The heaviest guns on each side
were brought Into action. NJ. Grosre-
nor OF Ohio, and Mr.. Johnson, OF IN
diana, each made exhaustive speeches,
and kept their respective sides IN con-
slant furore. The interest IL the de-
bate was more lively than yesterday.
The crowded galleries which were
plainly IN sympathy with the opponents
OF the Inv became so very noisy In their
demonstration OF approval at one juno
ture that the chair was compelled TO
call them to order.
MIR. Johnson was warmly sustained
b. the friends OF thc law on the floor.
but he got very little applause from
the galleries. Mr.. Grosveno: did not
define his attitude In detail, but gave
his adhesion TO the bill agreed on by
the opponents OF the law in caucus last
night, and warned his colleagues that
unless notifications OF the law were
made he and his friends would by CO.
operation, find n way to completely de-
stroy 1t. Mr.. Lloyd. OF Missouri, was
the only other speaker. He favored the
repeal of the law.
In opening the debate, Mr.. G-osvenor
dIsclaimed any leadership OF the anti
civil service reform forces and any
purpose to speak for any officer OF the
government. executive. legislative. or
judicial. "All efforts to entangle me In
Il collision with the President" said
he. '"wastes SO much powder. II be-
lieve that mH relations 10 the executive
would be changed or modified because
diffe. with him In any representative
capacity, I would despise him as he
would despise me IL l faltered In my
convictions"
Mr.. Grosvenor SAID he had watched
with admiration the Presidents public
career, and one OF his most prominent
characteristics had always been that
he not only did not demand subservi-
ency, but desp!scd man who sought
farors BY sycophancy.
Mr.. Grosvenor proceeded to pay his
respects to the national civil service re-
form league und to Carl Schurz, Its
president. Ills c%coriation OF the lat
ter WIS the most scathing that has
beer. heard on the floor OF the house In
months. He denounced unsparingly
those who sought TO read out OF the
Republican party those who believed In
the repeal OF the civil service law.
With vitrlolc language hc slsetched
the political career of Mr.. Schurz,
which he characterized as the Check
cred, spotted, loprous career Of one
who betrayed every party and every
duty 10 which he was bound, and whose
betrayals had been his only stock in
trade IN the arena OF politics" ia
He traced Mr.. Schurz'g political hls-
tory and deiled any one to point out
point in the trail which was not tainted
with political corruption, Yet" he
said, this was the man who, with 9th.
or foul political demagogues, at Gin
clnnati. under the name OF the National
Civil Service League. had denounced
him and those who thought with him
on this question" He read. the resolu.
tioar adopted Mt tho Cincinnati meet.
lng, branding them as Infamous bevond
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