The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-13
TIRED OF The SHAM
Republicans Who Would DO Away with
civil Service Law.
THEY ANNOUNCE FOR M'KINLEY
A Permanent Organization OF the
SpOiIsmen Formed.
LEGISLATION AFFECTING CURRENCY.
Believed Henderson viii Press for the
Caucus Plan.
WORK AT THE HAGUE DISAPPOINTING
Administration IL Not Hop"fui Tint
Permanent Arbitration Tribunal
win lie Established.
LEGISLATION AFFECTING CURRENCY.
Believed Henderson viii Press for thu
Caucus Plan.
DIRK AT THE HAGUE DISAPPOINTING
IL Not Hopeful Tint
Permanent Arbitration Tribunal
VIII lie Established.

Washington June IAN organized et-
fort has been naugurated in Washington
to have the republican party take a stand
in the next presidential campaign against
the civil service law as at present framed |
and administered,
Several meetings have been held this |
spring Of republicans who are in favor Of
letting down the bars which now keep
the spoilsmen away from the public crib,
and at the last meeting on Thursday night
a permanent organization was formed, to
be known as he National league of re
publican workers The officers elected
are: President former Representative H.
NJ Baker of New Hampshire; first vice
president. w NJ Wilson Of Iowa, and as
sistant attorney in the interior depart
ment: second vice president, j. c CLANCY
who was assistant attorney general In the
Harrison administration; third vice presi-
dent. J. s Browning of virginia president
of the Pocahontas Coal company secre-
tary. T. w Sergeant Of New Hampshire
treasurer. John W Parrish of West Viz
GINA; chairman of the executive commit
Tee. A. r. Bacon of West Virginia; chair
man Of the press committee, w. y, Rogers
of New Jersey.
The declared object of the organization
ia 10 assist in the election of republican
president in 1900, While the organizers
Of the league profess loyalty to President
McKinley's administration they declare
their oppositinn to the present system OIL
making appointments in the civll service,
| alleging that the best places are hlleo
with omen and avowed enemies oil the re-
| publican party
Monetary legislation along the general
lines OF the plan outlined by the repuo-
lican caucus committee Of the house VIII
probably he enacted next winter
The selection of Mr. Henderson of Iowa
as sneaker of the house will have effect
upon the prospects Of legislation. Mr. Hen
derson was the chairman Of the caucus
committee which drew up the programme
and he will exercise his power as speaker
to hiring it forward in the house and MS
great personal and official influence to Sc
cure its passage.
nosed bill through both houses of con
| gross as soon as possible. so that the ne"
legislation will be working in good shape
before the presidential election next year
The republican majority in the house i
small, hut il is not believed that there WI
he much difficulty in securing practlcallS
the unanimous vote of the party Tor Suci
moderate measure as Il is proposed &C
bring forward In the senate there can b,
no question at all about the republicans
having enough votes TO pass the bill wner
it is brought forward as a party measure
Their majority in that body VIII be 81
- n rfa.V, h
score The greatest delay Will probably
occur in the senate, however, for the rea-
son that the opponents of the measure car
not be prevented from talking and thu
silver men can be depended upon TO ope1
up the entire money question
While hopeful that some recommenda
ton in the interest of peace and ciylliza
ton Will be made by the conference at Thu
Hague, considerable encouragement Is fel
I bv diplomats and officials here as a re
suit OF the announced hostility of Ger
! many to the plans for international arbi
tration.
II is undoubtedly evident that German
is endeaVoring to obtain sufficient vote
to reject a resolution favoring schem
for international arbitration, and there i
disposition to believe that she Will &c
lnem' IL 'hl' ''H1 '"U o''N 'ittp'i va y
result OF the conference which the presi
dent and his advisers expected will no
be accomplished, and from present indi
cations 1t looks as though the meeting
when It sdiourns, viii have failed to adop
any of the ideas which caused the car t
issue his invitation.
No matter what the result Of the con
ference the authorities say that tn
United States have a record OF which tn
country must well be proud. When tn
instructions to the American commission
ers are made public it win be shown the
have taken a leading part. in advocatin
,a-plan for a permanent Arbitration tri
bunal: that they have urged importan
amendments OF the Geneva tribunal, an
presented the suggestions for the protec
ton of private property at sea The re
sponsiblity for failure viii be on othe
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