The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-31
Mr.. FouIke Says West-
.lawn Is the Place.
FORMATIONS TRIBUTE
Distinguished Visitor Talks En-
tertaininOly of His Own
Work--vkc Woman Suf-
fraee Question.

William Dudley Foulke the princi-
pal speaker at the big memorial meet
ing on Wednesday night, was in Can
ton but for part of the day. He ar
rived late in the morning and was CON-
PEELED to leave the meeting at an early
hour to catch train west. During his
short stay he was entertained in the
apartments of Gordon M. Mather, in
the Davis block.
Mr.. Foulke was visited by reporter
late in the afternoon and the distin-
guished gentleman spoke of his visit.
Mr.. Foulke had taken a trip to West
lawn cemetery in the afternoon to pay
his respects to the memory of McKin-
ley at the great mans last resting
place. OF this Mr.. Foulke spoke feel
ingly and in talking Of the proposed site
in the cemetery for the location of the
monument he said he thought the place
was admirably suited to the purpose.
Mr.. Foulke's excursion about the
city was necessarily limited on account
of the weather and his brief stay. He
did not call at the Mckinley home,
because, he said, he learned that Mrs.
Mckinley was not we'll and he did not
wish to intrude upon her.
TALKS OF HIS WORK.
In the Office OF U. S. civil service
commissioner, Mr.. Foulke says he has
been working to secure some benef-
cial measures and trying to avert some
measures that would be detrimental
to the government service. He is de.
cidedly opposed to the transfer of
about 1000 clerks from the census bu-
reau into the civil service without hav-
ing them go through competitive ex
aminations.
"These clerks were appointed
through congressman and others of
sufficient influence-pure spoils," says
MIR. Foulke, "and now in congress they
propose to pass a bill allowing these
clerks positions under the civil SER
vice, when their employment in the
census bureau ends.
An innovation, which Mr.. Foulke
hopes to introduce under the super
vision of the civil service commits
sioner, is the registration of laborers
who are to he employed by the gov
ernment He wishes to Introduce in
all departments of the government. tn
system now observed in the navy de
partment.
ALL MUST REGISTER.
All applicants are to register-no
examinations TO be passed-and in Sc
lecting man for a position, the first
consideration should be his skill, the
second preference should be given to
men who had served in the army or
navy and after that stage, it would be
the first on the list who would be se
lected This matter is now before
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Foulke
hopes to have the president issue an
order to that effect.
Mr.. Foulke has been prominently
connected with tho movement for wo
mans suffrage during many years past.
He was at one time president of the
American Womans Suffrage associa.
ton. When this association merged
with the other national association, Mr..
Foulie retired from active work in the
society, but he has made frequent ad-
dresses in favor of the movement. He
is scheduled to speak to the woman
suffrasists in Washington next month.
Mr.. Foulke thinks that woman has as
much right to vote as man. When 1t |
comes to running for public Office Mr.
Foulke thinks that woman will not
strive to that end.