The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-05-04
NEWS FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Mention Made 0i Many Important New;
Items About the Capital City.
Special Correspondence.

Washington, u. g., April Z9.-One
Of the signs showing the trend Of
e-ents is the change of name Of the
Republican clubs. The Illinois Re
publican Club has changed its name
to tie Illinois Society, and the Ne
braska Republican Club has changed
its name to the Nebraska Society.
Formerly none but Republicans were
eligible to membership, row gen
eral call is made for the citizens OF
these States to become active mem
bers. The election Of q Democratic
House and the idea that the Presi-
dency and the Senate will both be
captured by the Democrats makes g
difference.
The Democrats have passed a bill
looking into the way the civil service
is carried out in the Departments.
Rank favoritisn and net merit has
been the way in which promotions
have been made in number of IN
stances, and it is to prevent this that
the bill was drawn. Can it, and Will,
merit rule? A recent case is that Of
a young lady employed temporarily
in the Census Office, who, when her
time expired, went to the appoint
ment (rating) clerk to get her rating
and found it was good" when the
immediate chief of her division had
told her he had rated her ''excel-
lent. Her rating had been changed.
Enough said!
The proposed investigation into
the Departments by the Democrats
is going to yield results hat will be
surprising. 'File abuses that cree!
into departmental admioistl atiol
when che party has been in power
for long tine are many and v3t;ed.
Let US hope that the "new broom
will sweep clean" and correct these
abuses.
| Government by co.rrnis3lon, which
our Republican friends seem PROUD
Of and which has grown 10 alarming
proportions, viii soon cease to exist
f the nla'ls of the Demecrats nre-
vail. They propose to refuse to pey
these "favorite commissioners" emo
the commissions will die because Of
lack Of funds. 1t will be body
blow to those who have been suck
ing the money teat, and will Incl
dentally save large sums OF none!
which have formerly been drawn
from the Federal treasury. Their
are over thirty commissions Of vari-
Gus kinds. small and great.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
has put the postoffice department OF
business basis and the large annual
deficit has almost disappeared.
Great saving Of money has Eear
: made; Wastefulne>s and extraVa-
gance discontinued. This shows
: that all the departments need over
: hauling, and the Democratic pro
gram calls for economy. They ar,
on the right track. Do away with
the sinecures. Save at the 'bun2
holes" as we'll as the ''spigots"
: Check wastefulness all along the line
is the Democratic watchWord.
The recent arrest and spiritinc
away to California frcEn indianapolis
of the labor leaders by detectives
mas created furore in labor circles
Warrants have been Issued and the
detective ahductors arrested and pui
under heavy bond. Labor leaders
are aroused and declare the alleged
T charges Of dynamitipg against tht
, leaders in indianapolis & sham
and not inspired by justice, but bJ
! implacable enemies Of labor, Whc
. will stoop at anything to hurt Ia
boris cause with the people.
Representative Small, OF the FRS
o District, has introduced bill il
Congress to take away the public
$ drinking cup al the fountains il
Washington. What viii the public
do now. Too much germ theory
! The Inconvenience resulting to th'
thirsty is worse than disease.
Representative Victor Berger, O.
J. Milwaukee, Wis, has offered reso
: tuition in the House to abolish th'
v United States Senate. He says th
, Senate has outlived its usefulness
J. that many Senators are controlle'
v by the interests Or represent the IN
e terests; that it is an obstructive
; body; that all legislative enactment
. should be vested in the House, sub
Il ject to the referendum, and TIA
they shall be the supreme law. III
President shall not have power t
veto or any court to invalidate Ii
acts.
{ The Postmaster Geeeral is in favo
% Of penny postage for the District @
= Columbia, extended, il feasible, t
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