Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14
Party WIN Repudiate Attack

Party viii Kepudiate Attack
hcan party in Illinois will some day get to-
gether and repudiate this many-coluLan at
tack upon . Republican legislature. and II
TT seems, however. that the cry OF 'un-
fairness is raised because the Governor was
not content to make unwarranted and un-
precedented use OF the state central COM
mittee OF the whole party. to publish q six
column article prepared in part by Joseph
form commission, who draws a salary of
5000 per annum to see that civil service
reform. is a reality. and to take the institu-
lions out OF politics; but the Governor 10
made to appear at the investigation in Lin
coin and before the committee sitting there,
| to be represented before that committee in
legal capacity, by William Moulton, chair
man OF the state ci vii service reform com
mission, who draws salary OF $500 per
year to take the institutions out Of politics;
and this Mr.. Moulton demands the right of
cross examination of witnesses, and does ii
as the personal attorney of the Governor.
1 Was the Governor on trial? No. Why an
! attorney? And IL an attorney to protect the
4 Governor from some fancied charge against
him, then why the president of the civil sery-
| Ice reform board as attorney?
System Now, Executive Then
'1s the answer to be found in the specious
pretense that 1t is after all not the admins
, tration, not the employees not the superin-
| tendents. but the SYSTEM that is on trial?
Have you noticed that the sham reform pa
1 p,
| board OF charities, headed by Emil G. Hirsca
| are saying at every breath, oh. 1t is the
system that is responsibler That cannot be.
| because Char les Deneen, not Governor De-
neen, but Charles Deneen. candidate for Gov
ernor, said: The Governor, through his ap-
pointees. is responsible only four short
| This tender concern upon the part of Emil
G. Hirsch. who admits they have violated the
twice yearly. who admits that DR.. Hardt. su-
perintendent at Lincoln, appointed by
order of the Governor. and not by them-ths
4 tender solieitude that IL is the 'system that
IL 10 blame-is II not touchingy
Inconsistency Of Hirsch
''This is the same Emil G. Hirsch who
wrote me a letter enclosing his resignation
and saying 81 Il relinquish many a project
had framed In my mind for the purpose OF
placing the state institutions on footing
-t.Wel where are the projects? All my
friends and / were convinced years ago that
this man was a sounding brass and tink'
ling cymbal, and now everybody knows 1t.
Present Espionage System
'-rhere is one particular, fellow citizens. II
which l cheerfully admit the present admin
fstration excels that OF mine, as well as al
others Of which most of us have any recol
| lection. There has been established in thu
office OF the Governor Of the State desl
with q s.. 600 salary attached TO 1t. an assist
ant at 81 .0O0 and an allowance of $500 pc
annum for expenses. The man who work
at this desk is called the Institution audi
clerk il would seem that the present stat
board Of chcrities and the whole charitie
department of the State are not supposed Z
be sufficient to keep track OF the receipts an
"a expenses OF the various charitable institu
tons, but this new arrangement would seen
| to have been deemed necessary. In all pre-
/ vious administrations strict supervision C
, the financial conduct of all the charitabi
| institutions has been carried by the stat
: board OF charities.
1 1T mighI be interesting to inquire and dis
4 cuss why, II the present state board Of char
tfnch hos sFftNa oil BOD
y over and above those of former administers
, | tiops. IL Is necessary to take away from theI
: the financial investigation of the State inst
4 buttons and confide that duty to another an
e new official, having his desk within twent
feet of the desk OF the Governor. And. ,
course. IL would be rather Interesting
1 know why the auditor OF state. who is ii
, financial reviser and reviewer and examine
!, of all State finances. as is shown by his it'll
! viz. Auditor of Public Accounts, is L
longer. in reality, auditor OF the institution
and departments reporting to the Governo
I but has been supereeded. by this person;
+ Representative of the executive. with his des
= only twenty feet away. r"
= Il am not in close touch with the presei
7, state board OF charities and therefore cam,
t | reveal TO you their feeling In regard to til
v | situation. but as ! have already stated, ii
v | certainly very interesting situation al
). present state board of charities. through Ell
u | cient Representatives and employees. could N
$ have furnished an adequate inspection of Il
J. accounts of the Institutions which they a
n | sworn to protect and which we are invite
q to believe are free from fault.
p There is in existence today in the Sta
:. OF Illinois what might be called the State a
II ministration spy. His name is legion. The
l. is not today an employee In any departing
y Of the State government who does not fe
= this feeling are. or course, apparent.
g Spying Upon Affection
/ "The mos, glaring outgrowth of this sit
1 alton was the recent circumstances WIFI
y shocked the whole State, of a physician ell
l. ployed at the State Institution for the Feebl
v. Minded at Lincoln, a. physician of hither
Ia good reputation, a gentle woman, equippi
~ herself with wig and other DISCUSSES al
hesgo under 'hs false city
lenses. into the home of citizen, there
inspect boy by the name of Giro1x-to /
~ Fiction. to measure with hostile eyes the 81
- feriugs. of a child in the presence of,
re agonized father and mother; say the who
ar State was shocked when this occurred, a
J. am satisfied that these words by no mea
he described the sentiment OF the people.
,e There have been number of other OF
growths of this system which, alrea
!, stated. has nothing analogous to ii in I
u national government and which is more Ii
In some method at Russia than any Americ
Is system, but there is not time to discuss the
D. now.
N suffice 1t to say, that there is somethi
~ deep down in the American heart and sc
ie that rebels against any and every system
L espionage or surveillance. Our grandfatht
ne came to this land from every country
ne the globe to escape exactly this thing: a
6 II was because there was a prospect of
institution of a government here on the we
=. ern continent without spy. a nation wit
Oh out surveillance Of the citizen. II was
s. prospect of this much as anything e.
that caused our grandfathers' fathers
d. every land In all of Europe to gather tn
a | families about them and raise their yoit
= In Thanksgiving and offer to heaven tn
prayers for the success of this brave n
lie nation OF liberty. when across the ocean q
he up the rivers and over the mountains IL
n every cline. there went the glad tidings
m years ago-George Washington has won!
Deep Waterway
IL There are other and minor claims of d
IN i present administration which We deny:
," deny their claim Of superiority as to eco
he | omy: as to efficiency. and as to bumani
"a and also thei: claim that they are keep
ot 1 the rivers open for navigation to Chicago.
y, This Is most absurd claim, and m
III, misleading one. as we'll as most mystefi1
lis one. --sss.;.,s Z 1850 -.
rs. Congressman Rainey and Lorimer. v
ed ought to know, assert that the deep wat
,a5 way plan is simply a plan to dig ditch
on connect the Illinois river with the drains
an | channel.
ey "Mr. Depeen is reported az saying that
,e- the State fails to win certain suit brou,
he to cause a company by the name of
AT Economy Light & Power Co. to tear dow
,t dam erected at the mouth of the Des Piaii
-. | river he will advise the people to v
nc aeafnst the proposed 800 900 900 deem WAT