The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
A DESERVED RECONCILIATION.

The denomination of Hon. Robert
n. Page was expected and deserved.
His first term in Congress has been all
that his constituency could desire or
expect. Mr.. Page is a student and
worker, with no grand stand aces
series. He has spent his first term in
Congress largely in learning methods
and men. A new member has oppor-
tunity for doing little else. If he does
these two things well he has laid
broad foundations for future useful
ness. AS member of the Committee
on Reform of Civil Service, Mr.. Page
studied carefully and fully the actual
workings of that system. 1t is safe
to say that no new member of Con-
gress has learned so much about the
system; its defects and its strong
points. AS a result of his studies Mr..
Civil Service Reform needs reform
ing He believes heartily in the sys-
tenn as opposed to the old spoils sys-
tenn that prevailed in Washington, but
thinks it needs amendment. He has
come to the conclusion that the great
est defects come into the service be-
cause it includes in it's operation those
too high up and those too low down.
The service could be improved IL
chiefs of divisions and all above them
were excluded and, at the other END,
laborers were excluded. In ADDITION
life tenure tends to weaken the ELL
cheney of the service.
Mr.. Page has been attentive TO MS
public duties. emulating the example
of North Cardinals greatest SON
Nathaniel Macon, who putt proper
emnbasis upon being pre/ent at the
most of duty. He has missed only two
DAYS from the six months session and
missed only two roll calls. He has
made it a point to answer every letter
from every constituent upon every
question and request submitted. He
has been active in promoting every
interest of his district. On the fourth
of March. 1903. when his term of
office begun, there were twelve rural
delivery routes in the ten counties
comprising the district. He has sue
ceeded in having thirty new ones es-
tablished and there is now an inspec-
tor in the district and he hopes to
have fifty or more routes in operation
by the early fall.
Mr.. Page is q native of Wake coun-
Nv. son of the late M. A. F. Page, one
of the earliest of the successful lum-
Der and railroad men in the State
With his father and brothers he
blazed the way of the now Asheboro
and Aberdeen railroad through the
unbroken forests and has done much
to develop Moore, Montgomery and
Randolph counties. He is practl-
cal and successful railroad man, lum-
Der man, and all round man of AFFAIRS.
He has made money by honest and
praiseworthy methods and employed
it wisely. He loves his State and all
her interests. He is broad-minded,
patriotic, progressive. He rings clear
for education, for temperance, for
good government, and his personal
life is without reDroach. He is the
best type of the business man in
politics. and deserves the confidence
and the esteem of his constituency.
Since his election to Congress he has
devoted his time to serving the peo-
ple of his district, and has served
them ably and we'll. He is speaker
of ability and power. is candid and
sincere, and sincerely believes in the
principles which guide his public life.
financier to dine with the president.