The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-01

cheaper rates, and by the time the canal
Is In operation the traffic Will be so well
accommodated on the trenscontinental
routes that II Will not be easily diverted
to the new waterway.
a Secret of Debate.
Here is q llttlc secret OF debate that is
not generally known TO outsiders. but
which is apparently known 10 men who
arc discussing measures In Congress:
The sympathy OF tho audience is with
the man who is on his feet and not with
the man who breaks In and interrupts,
therefore. II a man seeks 20 Interrupt HI
must have something solid and subStan
tlal something that will count because
even n lame Comeback" from the man
who ie interrupted will count with tho
audience. II the man interrupted gets
anywhere near an even thing In u run
ming debate the audience is with the man
who is on hs feet and is questioned. The
reason for this. II is explained. Is thai
the man on his feet and making speech
must keep up with his argument ana
must not flag In his talk, while the mar
who interrupts has time TO sit quietly
and formulate his question OF intcrrup-
ton II Is said that the sympathy with
speaker who is interrupted extends not
only to his associates on the noor. but t.
spectators in the galleries.
Superannuated Employees.
OnlciaIs in Washington who arc really
interested in improving the public service
are very much concerned on account OF
the superannuated employees, persons who
have outlived their usefulness. 1t has
been shown that In this city over SIX
hundred employees have reached the aSe
OF 10 years and II Ia reasonable TO sup
pose that not very much good work can
be expected from men and women that
old Civil pension lists for the old and
disab bled have been suggested. but Con-
press does not take kindly TO the plan.
A fund to be created by deducting small
amount from the salary OF each employee
lie advocated. but the younger clerks OBJ
ipct and some men In Congress doubt
whether this could lawfully be done.
Every session OF Congress the subject
comes up and Is never settled. Those who
are opposed TO the present system OF Sc
lectIne employees by the civil service sys-
TEN blame that system for the present
conditions. claiming that II Keeps useless
persons upon the rolls or course. this
is absuTed FOR the power OF dismissal,
with or without cause, and especially for
ir ircfticiency. rcsts with the head or every
department. But II Is "A hard-hearted man
who will turn udrift these old people with
out means OF support. and SO they are
kept upon the rolls until they die, Civil
but II will be some time before Congress
becomes educated TO the economy OF that
plan OF dispensing with useless employees.
Likes Minority Victories,
Augustus p. Gardiner, a representative
In Congress from Massachusetts, SON
n-law OF Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. a
graduate OF Harvard a soldier OF the
Spanish warm Porto Rico with Milcs-n
former State Senator with some other
minor matters to his credit Is much more
than an ordinary legislator. Here IL one
expression that proves the assertion:
II would not remain in Congress III
there were not ways for u minority TO de-
feat n measure. II Is so dead easy to de-
feat a bill II you have a majority with
YOU that there Is no satisfaction in It. But
when you can take handful OF fellows
and keep the majority from passing "a
measure. why. that is tn" zest OF lcgisla-
tion."