Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
Rapps Talk To Democratic Editors
is Broadside at Repub1icanlsm

enforcement Of it by making eleventh
hour appointments, just before the
Law went into effect, for the purpose
OF evading its provisions
+ was notorious fact that this was
done both when the law was originally
enacted and again last June, when the
amended features were about 10 go
into effect.
Personally, the speaker knows OF
one notable instance where an appoint
nent. 10 a position that pays $500
per annum, was made just before the
first day of last July. Had the appoint
ment gone over until the first 1t would
have been under the civil service and
the man who was appointed could not
have received his place for the reason
that he was incompetent for the posi-
ton 70 which he was assigned, and
could not have passed the examlna-
ton. Moreover. he has made no pre-
tense of remaining AZ his post OF duty
70 which the appointment calls him.
He has drawn and is drawing the sal
arv Of an important position without
rendering any service in return for the
board. II uninfiuenced by the appoint
ing power, would see that such ap-
pointees do their duty and earn their
salary or are removed
The parole system Of the state. if
efficiently carried out, should result IN
the reform of many OF the criminals,
who, under the intention of the law,
should be given personal supervision
The complaint has been made that
there were not sufficient officers TO do
the work of supervision and the last
legislative body was asked to make
provisions for five more officers. The
increase was opposed for the reason
that some of the members knew that
the old officers were in the class Of
those who drew their salaries without
rendering adequate service for the
same. except about primary time; but
the increased number were provided
for and their salaries go TO swell the
grand total of which. and many others,
the taxpayers have just cause 10 com
plain
one person. and that person an out
slider. cannot personally know OF many
there are such persons on the payrolls
who do not render any service and
the fact that some are known TO exist
arouses the very reasonable presump-
ton that The entire state is honey
C0mbed with them and that the great
increase of the expenditure of the
states money arises from the reck-
less extravaganza of the officers o. the
administration that permits the I'M
doubted cases that come under the per-
sonal knowledge Of each of us.
These charges are not made against
any particular republican oficeholder,
but against a corrupt and eXtravagant
spells system that is the life of the re-
publican party and from which none
Of its elective officers. no matter how
much they may pretend TO reform. are
able TO break away; a system which
demands a constant and ever-inCreas-
ing number of Offices to satisfy the
place hunter and TO keep the party and
he particular ofceholder in power.
To this system and the republican OF
fcers who Uphold il is due the large
Increase of appropriations.
Everyone has heard Of the padded
uayrCHs" of the legislative branch Of
the state goverEme sTarms of
persons are allowed on the pay roll
only q few Of whom render any ade-
ouare service for the money they draw
and the scandal Of it is that the
statements are true.
II is notorious hat. being unable TO
satisfy he demands for place in any
other way. a special fund vas planned
and created by which money i drawn