The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-14

lican township executive committee Oh
Mt. Airy, resolutions of eleven out OF
fourteen of the county committee, endors-
ing the protest of the township committee.
and letter from the chairman OF the Re-
publican Executive Committee OF the dis
trict protesting against the appointment.
The subcommittee took the argument IN
der Amusement and will report to the full
committee Thursday.
SUGGESTION BY MR.. POU.
In the debate in the House today on
the Appropriation to pay the Civil service
Commissioners, Mr.. Pou made suggestion
that attracted attention. He commended
that it would be Infinitely better II the
government employees in Washington
should hold their places for term of
years instead of for life, or during good
behavior, as they do under the present
system.
There are, Mr.. Chairman" said Mr..
Pou, about $4,000 employees in the city
of Washington, appointed practically for
life. They are professional office-holders.
In few years they will be demanding a
civil pension Why should they not hold
for a term of years? member OF Con-
gress goes back to his constituents every
two years for election. The position he
holds is certainly as important as that OF
the clerk doing clerical work in one of
the departments, but the clerk hoids Tor
life, while we must fight for reelection
every two years.
'The city of Washington has become to
be great educational center. Nearly
fifteen thousand young men and women
h. nm IL
ties of this city. The educational advant-
ages offered here are unsurpassed. MI
Chairman, there are thousands OF young
men and women of small means. all over
the country who would be happy OF the
opportunity to come here, hold govern
ment position for a term OF years and
attend these great institutions OF learning
during their spare hours | am told that
most of these institutions have the pro-
gram of recitations so arranged that stud
ents can hold government position and
still have the benefit of a regular course
of study. But under the present law
these ambitious sons and daughters or the
Republic are absolutely shut out by spe-
cially favored list who are permitted TO
hold these places for life
Mr.. Pou contended that with respect to
offices outside Washington the old sys-
tenn was better than the present. When
Republicans are in power" said he, let
them have the offices and shoulder all
the responsibility, and when we come into
power next year we will do the same"
Mr.. Pou insisted that the present civil
service law is not giving satisfaction.
Recent developments" said he, lin the
Postcffice Department indicate that the
present law does not guarantee either
efficiency or honesty in that department.
Mr.. Thomas today introduced in the
House bill increasing the pay of rural
free delivery carriers from six to eight
hundred dollars a year.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, national commit
teeman from North Carolina, who has
been here this week attending the COM
mittee meeting, expects to return home
tomorrow.
MR.. THOMAS SPEECH.
Congressman Thomas obtained the floor
Yesterday in the debate on the legislative
executive and judiciary appropriation bill.
being Welded time by Mr.. Livingston, OF
Georgia. Democratic member having the
interests of the minority in charge, tor
the purpose of calling attention to his bill
to appropriate $4,000 for the repair OF
Moore's Creek monument, and TO improve
the battle ground. This monument was
erected by private subscription IN the
wear 1857. and the land is owned by the
Moore's Creek Monumental ASSOCIATION,
under the laws of North /
Carolina. which has undertaken the task
entirely as labor of love and patriotism
4 he
is crumbling, and to clear and beautlfy
the grounds which have grown up IN
trees and shrubbery, that the scene OF bat
tie may be preserved, that the monument
NAV be an altar of freedom, where we
NAV kindle the fires of patriotism should
thew ever begin to expire. Under the
bill the Secretary of the
Treasury is to turn over $4,000 to the
North Carolina for the hene'
at of the Monumental Association
Mr.. Thomas called attention to the large
being made by the govern
ment for other purposes, especially in this
great salary and appropriation bill, and
insisted that, while appropriations were be
ing made for other purposes, we should
not forget the memory of our great men
and great events Ill INOIlH SdIOllnd dNh
Americas history; to commemorate them
is an ineeptive to higher aspirations, both
in individual and national life, He said
that all great nations do this, and this
nation, the greatest nation on earth,
should not neglect to honor its great men
and the gerat historical events. North
said Mr.. Thomas, has always
been modest in her demands. Her motto
is 'to be rather than to seem"
In her borders have lived some of tho
nations most distinguished sons and
there have occurred some Of the greatest
historical events. The first English settle
ment was made upon her soil in 1854 by
Sir Walter Raleigh, and there occurred
the first Christian baptism. One of the
last OF the colonies to ratify the Constitu-
ton, not doing SO until after the first ten
amcdnmentS thereto, known as the Bill of
Rights have been adented, she was one
of the foremost in the Revolution strug-
gle. The battles OF Alamahce. Guilford
Courthouse, Kings Mountain and Moore S
Creek attest the fighting qualities OF the
Tar Heels in the Revolution. In the
Mexican War she furnished more than her
quota of iiChtinp men and eminent COM