Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-08-24

Is futile to hope for Republican succez nert year
Il Tho voters Of the country eYey morning are to
be oOnfrOnted with stories Of battles and los d
life through DISEASE and on the Hring line"
The Republican P~ittSburg Dispatch says that
'those who insist on the sending Of anywhere
from 5000 to l1s.o0o more Americans to fight
Filipinos and to BE- attacked b. the climate, 10
spend from HOa0o0.oo 10 S30o0ea.0U per year In
the var q sahiagauon and 70 lengthsn the list
q lives sirsady Acri6ced f4 the e4ase Of con
quest VIII have to bear the responsibility for NJ
suits"
The Republican Boston Advertiser zys: 'Ths
theOy that the var Il being Waged in the Phil
ippines merely to suppress disturbance and TO re-
store and preserve order is no longer tenable."
me Republican San Francisco Chr0nicle says:
The question now is, Dc tAe American people
want to resolve their war for humanity into a
bloody conquest Of suhiagxtionf'
The Republican Newark Advertiser ays: The
fatuOus policy Of the government has made use
less al the splendid ulor OF cur devoted troops
IN the late campaign and rendered more difhcult
the problems We st out to solve in the Philip
pinsG"
Civil Service Reform.
There is yet another set OF Republic
ans who ought to be prosecuted, and
that is those patriots who are fighting
the civil service law. Notwithstanding
the fact that Mckinley recently modi-
fed the rules as formulated by Cleve-
land. 1t is a historic fact that Mr.. Nc
Kinley declared in his first inaugural,
which viii also prove to be his last,
that no backward step must be taken
In civil service reform. God save the
mark
Something like 100000 people who
are not educated In civil service reform
regarded his recent order as a very
long step backward in that regard, but
as he declared that no step backward
1t must be taken and accepted that he
was sincere and that he issued that
order giving 1900 fat Offices to the
Republicans 10 a moment OF mental
alienation.
I dislike exceedingly to grieye his
pious soul. but / must, as In duty
bound as amicus curiae, call his at
tention to the following remarkable
dispatch and demand the prosecution
Of the sinners:
Baitiporu, July ~so-Speeial Deputy Collector
Dryden and Cashier Monten win not take the a.
amination ordered By the civil xrvioe beard
coiisctoF stone declared the commission had no
a~utherity 20 order q, and he would not permit
the two gentlemen to comply with the order IN
les il vas approved by the secretary Of the
treasury. The collector followed this up By re-
questins an audience with the secretary and re-
ccised an invitation 10 call today.
Being asked for an explanation, the collector
proceeded 70 define his position He told Secre-
tary Gage that be did not think an examination
at this time would necessarily demonstrate the
fitness o. the officials to perform their duties
They had been employed in the customs service
nearly II mohths and had thoroughly mastered
the details Of their work, and unleH the secre-
tkg advised = compiianee With the order be
would direct the special deputy and cashier not
to pay any heed to the commission.
After listening 70 the collector the secretary
unquzlihedly Endorsed his course. It appears
that Secretary Gage, had not been c~oasnlted in
the matter. and the Information conveyed by Mr..
Stone was news TO him The collector returned
to Baltimore and instructed the officials to inform
the civil service commissioner that they would
refuse to submit TO an examination. A similar
notice was sent Collector TAwes. at cdsaeld, who
wza also Affected by tia order.