Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
Meet the Question squarely.


Mr.. John Joy Edison was next introduced
and stated that he was heartily In favor of
the movement. He had been government
emp1oye thirty years ago. When he was
In the service there were also disturbing
rumors and embarrassing questions pre-
sented as to whether we were married or
single and whether we had any houses or
any money, etc, etc He agreed with Mr..
Siddons that no civil service list can now
be established, and he thought no deduction
from salaries Of civil service employees
which would not actually impair seriously
the Congress should meet the question
squarely and after deducting the S or 10
per cent from salaries. make UP by appro-
priat the balance necessary TO establish
an adequate fund.
In closing he promised his every energy
in support OF the cause
Mr. Sample then introduced Representa-
| tive Sulzer, who dissented from the order
| of the President. He thought the people
| had right to assemble and petition for a
| redress OF grievances He was a clerk In the
New York office OF George H. Pendleton
when Mr.. Pendleton was senator from Ohio
and wrote out two copies of the original
civil service bill. They didn't have type
writers in those days" said he. "And from
that day to this I've always been In favor
OF just civil service law" The govern
ment is a big business enterprise at work
for the good of everybody. and It's employees
ought to be treated justly. The govern
IHeIt VI TIE united states is UNJUST 10 It's
workers. They not paid enough To
pay the chief justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States $4,000 is ridiculous,
and government remuneration all down the
line is disgrace to this, the most pros
porous country in the world. Look at
cabinet minister with 5000 a year coming
down here to Washington and hiring a
house for ST., 500"
The American people are opposed to
graft. not TO good wages to the govern
ments employees. One big proposition faces
the government employee all the time-to
work as hard as possible for as little pay
as possible.
The civil employee deserves just as much
credit as the man VINO carries a sword or
gun afioat or ashore. Mr.. Sulzer created
enthusiasm by declaring the only way you
can fight and win your battle Is to organ
lie and create public sentiment, and arouse
the American people, by agitation. to the
justice of your cause" He had tried long
time to help the heroic life savers on our
coasts with a little pension, but all the
members OF the House-democrats and re-
publicans-ran when he called 1t UP be-
cause 1t might be an opening wedge TO q
civil pension list" The President at An
napolis said he was strong for a navy"
He agreed with the President The navy
is national insurance. But We ought to
have insurance, too, for men and women
American flesh and blood. Now look at
! this list of the great nations that have no
| civil pension list: Bolivia Colombia, Hayti,
| Victoria and the United States. Think Of
| speaker.
eve appropriate s6ooo.0oo for a big bat
| tIeship, a man-of-war. in an hour. and along
comes a poor little submarine and down 1t
| goes in a minute!
Not a Horror.
"a reasonable civil pension list Is not a
| horror There Is nothing particularly bad
about It, There is an old man of ninety
In the treasury who is one of the most eff
Client men In the whole government service
All you people are asking now Is for the
government to be your savings bank
1.-THE President ought to help you to pass
your bill 1t ought not to be sent to Con-
gress by a secretary with string to 1t,
hut II ought to 90 with a message from the
President urging its passage because 1t Is
right.
s.Orsanize agitate and In time You will
have Justice" cried Mr. Sulzer, as he closed
amid loud and long applause. vote of
thinks to the speakers was then passed and
the resolution given above was adopted by
a rising vote.