The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-03
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
NFom Our O,en Oorresp pondont.

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greai admiration for the Civil Service
Commission and it's work by selecting
for q post on il Representative Rnden-
Dnrg, OF Illinois, who has repeatedly
voted against the service, and, failing
to destroy it by other means; voted
only q year ago, to cut OFF all appro-
priations for it's support, thereby stary-
ing to death the Commission to which
he has now been appointed In max
ing this appointment, the President
did not take into account Mr.. Roden-
burg's qualifications for the place, nor
consider the interests of the public
service. His only idea was to find
job for a member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives who was defeated for re-
election and to relieve himself from
embarrassment; by reducing the NUM-
ber OF candidates for the St. Louis Ex-
position Commissionersiip. Mr. Ro-
denburg's character may be judged
from the fact that he was follower Of
John B. Tanner when he went into
Congress and a follower Of Shelby NJ.
Gallon when he came out. The down
fall Of Tanner and the reelection of
Cullom may not have had anything to
do with / is political change. but Cnl-.
lOm seer1 q to have been his warmeat
supporter ior the position to which he
has been appointed, and Mr. Roden-S
burg will now use his influence to pro-
mote the interests Of the Cullom wing.
of the Republican party in Illinois by
manipulation of the civil service law,
or by other means. If he was sincere
in voting against the Civil Service
C0mmissien, lis character and dispo-
sition may be judged by his acceptance
Of responsibility to enforce law he
does not believe in and to promote a
system towhich' he is opposed
Scarcely less reprehensible are tho
Presidents alleged selections for the
;COmmiasionerships of the ST. Louis
Exposition In providing for these, il
was undoubtedly the intention of Con-
gress that the Commission should
properly represent the great industries
of the conntr~, but there was nothing
to prevent tue President from turning
it into an old mans home. Nine Com
missioners are to be appointed, and if
the list agreed upon at present is cor
rect, only two can be considered rep
resentative men, and only: three are
qualified for the duties they are to
perform, the rest simply being alleged
statesmen out Of q job.
The danger Of giving one man the
power over revenue elegislation-tO cay
nothing of other things ia pos
sessed by President NICK Kinley is shown
in the recent gas oil scandal at Havana.
The tariff echedules for. Cuba are
amended annually to meet the worrying
requirements of trade and Industrial
development. During the past. year o
tax of 81 40 per 100 kilos has been col
lected upon all crude oils ineluding
crude petroleum used at the gas works.
An exclusive order recently issued by
the: President to go into effect April
lat. provides 8 reduction OF fifty per
cent Of the old rates, thus materially
promoting the consumption of crude
petroleum at gas works. These
changes in the tariff schedules nre
made 5by the PRESIDENT upon the re-
aommapdation of Governor G Genercl
Wood, bnt nothing is known at the
Department of the reasons which in
fuenced him to suggest such sweep
ing cut While no doubt is admitted
at the War Department in regard to
General Wood, still nasty stories are
coming up in regard to blackmail nj
legged to have been extracted from gas
companies in Cuba to secure a .reduc-
ton in the tax upon crude petroleum..
It ia charged that one company in
Havana has been compelled to pay
$40, 600 for influence to- secure revis-a
iOnland red luctioa OF the rates. There
mas been scandal connected with tho
crude oil section.of the, Cuban tsrif
since the United States took charge of
the customs. - ~ sr;tN 5gkH Il
The Census frauds in Maryland grow
blacker and blacker as Investigation
procee6a. 1t now appears that they
were made in nearly every county in
Representative Mudd's district; and
that each county was given sufficient
unwarranted increase to entitle it to IN
additional Representative in tho Legis-
lature. Had tho count gone through
as taken, Representative Mudd's dis
trict wonld have had an undue weight
in the Legislature. sufliciens to endow
western Maryland, with greater influ-
ence than Baltimore, and TO. mako
very probable Mr.. Mndd's election to
the Senate TO succeed Mr: Wellington.
The fagrancy of tho increases is evi-
dent when it is known that the State
Constitution provides that, counties
with 1900 population shall have two
two delegates in the State Legislatures;
with more than 49, and less than,
5000, three dclegat tes; with more than
$1,000 and lesa than a. .oO0;; four dele