Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10

npcn sectional issues. The white popu-
lation of Mississippi by the last census
numbered Gl.0tu. The white population
Of California by the same census number
ed 1.4o2,0C0. Only whites vote to any ex-
iiunler If seats in Congress. The Repub-
lean platform proposes on inquiry into
ih" equity underlying the present ratio
of t"n ald hall 10 one which the pcorle
~ Mississippi eujuy IS Il result Of their
notification OF the Federal constitution
TIE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CAUSE
Two influences within the Democrats
party greatly eTlbarrass the honest ac-
uVltleS OF a Democratic President in riyiI
service reform, and thcsv. are the South
EN- opposition and the spoil:s-seekng
I'rh'ncratS OF Boston i'll popular primaries
recently gave a high place on their bal!nt
70 Curley. under indictment lOr inlperson-
aiinS Il friend at an examination Ior lpt-
ter carriers. 1t is needless 20 say that
Curley's constituents will not greatly en-
courage Democratic President in adj
herring to the merit system. although they
recently held a picnic IN his honor. at
winch the principal speaker eIoqucntJy
declared that the great issue of the cam
raign was the purifiCation of the admin
istiation.' 1t needs it, John HAY needs
instruction from Curiey and Roosevelt
from Dave Hilfs great campaign man
aEer, Mr.. Alton b. Parker. Tammany
Hall, which is looked to for a Democratic
majority Of 1o0UV, has never been in the
forefront of the civil service movement
The South. which will furnish many
Democratic electoral votes. contains few
civil service rcfoImers. Southern leaders
are robust i:arttSans by nature ard they
regard non-partiSan pubic service as
lnilk-and-wa.er affair which they cannot
underSta nd
Meanwhile the present administration ia
going right on and forcing he merit sys-
tenn. Hundreds OF the NEST covered posi-
tons in Washington are today filled by
laTusan orronents. man only recently
WIS promoted to a position Of great re-
Sponaihlty who acknowledged that he
had lever voted a Republican ticket in his
life. The rural free delivery service has
teen taken out Of politics as far as ex-
ccutivc orders will do 50. ~ spells CON
gresham told the writer not long ago
that all tn" satisfaction he could get out
If the President. when he had asked him
# . cetain Federal officer was going to
haT" a lot Of civil serviv" people ramIned
down his throat" instead Of taking the
GOOD men that the party workers want
Pd to find places for. was to trd the Prc.i-
dent unyieldinE. if not positively insult
Ing. lie told my informant that tia
voters ought to know where he stood.
and would rot respect him any more. If as
much. should he fail to live up to his con-
" bile nobody here doubts hut that
Judge Ta'kcr will say Il good word for the
reform caus,. in his letter Of acceptance
his supporters are inclined to take the
other side. They now point to his CON
'picunuS service rs Mr. Hlll's poljtical
and 10 tho fact thai he was not
expelled from the BRYAN candidacy. even
hongh the Chicago platform avownd its
determination to sweep the whole thing
away in the event of success.
Arc the people of The country going TO
rnd1 Rroscyclt's work in these three par
icullrs ?-Roston Transcript.