The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-13

the second Georgia district, addressed
the lower house of congress Tuesday
on the postal appropriation bill. He
made an attack on the postal employees
organizations, and'said there was great
danger in them.
He said the employees are lobbying
Tor increase of salaries and that a
movement has been started to create a
pension for certain employees. He said
salaries of government employees are
already better than those paid by pri-
vate parties. He declared the union
associations are of a very cancerous
growth, and that they have degenerat-
ed into societies for the purpose of in
huencing legislation in their own in
terest. He then reviewed the history
OF these associations, and said for the
employees he had the highest regard.
Judge Griggs then read a number of
letters from committees of employees
urging certain legislation, and declared
great harm is being done the govern
ment an / the public service by the or
ganized demands of the unions of en-
plOyes, and denied the right or propri-
ETY. CT such work.
Following are extracts from the
speech, which was frequently inter-
rupted by applause
SIN their feverish hunt for big game
the American people are about to over
look the little foxes which may spoil
the vine Present conditions seem to
be developing too many statesmen with
views encompassing the universe and
100 few laborers in the field at home.
Our glasses are adjusted too we'll for
viewing distant questions and alien
peoples for us to be able to see that
which is clearly happening every day
in our very midst. At the risk of being
called a small calibre or smooth bore,
propose TO ask the house of repre-
sentatives to draw in it's sights" at
least temporarily and take a passing
glance at domestic concerns wholly dis
connected from war and conquest; free
from the glamor and glory OF world
wide expansion, but fully as dangerous
TO American institutions.
ut makes me tired, Mr.. Oh irman, to
listen to sympathetic twaddle over
men grown gray in the government
service 1t is said that it is 'impossi-
BILE to get rid of many who, after long
service are borne down by the weight
of advancing years and the inroads OF
disease, have become incapacitated for
efficient service. My sympathies go
out, MIR. Chairman, to every man IN
office and out of Office who, stricken in
wears, is unable to perform the service
necessary for his maintenance and sup
port.
"Rut. Mr.. Chairman, at the same time
nv mind reverts to the great body OF
citizens throughout the United States
who labor day in and day out from year
70 wear ana who must depend upon the
uncertainties of the weather, the rains
and the sunshine, who must work In
the cold and in the heat, and who IND
themselves after long years OF service
unable to further labor and yet without
a competency. Where does their pen
sion come from, Mr.. Chairman: a great
majority of these have a smaller yearly
income than even the very lowest sala'
rv paid by the government, and yet we
ora told that in order to protect these
neople from their own extravaganza
and in order to protect the government
from imposition by reason OF lncomPe
+ont servants, we must take from their
salaries a certain percentum ana sci
this great government out on career
of life and annuity insurance, all OF II
the direct result of these organizations
of employees. o
LET us look for moment at THIS pro
nosed civil pension. We are told that
i will come from the salary OF the EN-
alovo and that the government Will