The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
NINTH lNSTALLMENT.
A pplied Idealism

therefore IN the examinations The con-
the congressman. and the result was that
| IN tne long run We obtained sufficient
money 10 enable US TO do our work on
| a big department.. II he mas any fltness
al all. wishes to see that department run
We'll ana very little practical expert
ence shows him that IL cannot be run
wen II he must make mis- appointments
70 pease spoilsmongering politicians
As with almost every re:srm that have
ever uhuertaken, most o. the opposition
TOOK the guise OF shrewd Islander our
opponents relied chiefly on Downright
misrepresentation OF what IL va. that
We we're trying To accomplish, and OF our
methods. acts. and personalities l lac
more thsn ore Lively encounter with IN.
authors and sponsors or these misrepre-
sensations, which At the time were run
OF interest to me. But q would he a
4 nIeary thing now To 70 over the record
OF eApIoded mendacity. or TO expose the
hleahhess ana malice shown by some
men OF nigh official position. 4 favor
Ite argument vas to call the reform Chi
hese. because the Chinese hsd construct
81 an inefficient governmental system
based In part On the theory OF written
competitive examinations. Tae argument
wAs simple Tners had oeen written e.
smlhatiois IN china. II vas E.oEosed To
srtaplis written examinations IN the
,nletd states. therefore -, propose!
sEstem was chinese. The argument
inlsht have been applied still further.
For instance. the Chinese had used gun
poMder Tor centuries. glnpOwde Is used
therefore
ileld flfe- Were Chinese. one argument
j. quite as logical a. the oiler IL MAS
Impossible To answer every ralsehood
ABOUT the ~ stem. liut 10 was possible
- answer certain falsehoodS especially
" ''u uttered by some senator's or CON-
greSSmen Of note. Usually these false
statements took the form assertions tina,
We credited people 10 districts where
tley dld not i've. this SIMPLY meaning
mat these persons were not known To- TIC
active wand politicians OF thos. districts.
one OPPONENT with whom We had
rather lNeiN INT was "A Republican con-
iLe~snan nom ohio. MIR GrosVenur. one
or tho floor leaders Mr.. C;rOsNeuor tnsIs
MS attscA Ia the house. and enumerated
cur sins IN picturesque rather than ac-
'urat~ fashion There was n congress
Si"nI committee snVeStigatinz ~ nj the
tin'e. mi on my next appearance before
t"em asked that Nit. GrOSvenur be re-
puest.d {" meet me before the committee
MT tr"SN"uor did not take w the chal-
l"uSe f"r several weeks until IL vas an
l"Hn''d that I was leaving for my ranch
IN Dakota. wher"urou. desiniue IA s,f.
D." wrote IA" a. letter expressing mis- ar
u'h' W.. a. should APPEAR befor~
'Ir '9hlMItt"" 10 meet him. I promptly
an 'l~d NV ticket. waited. and met him
~" proved To- D." person - happily
it~at heIous msmor,. 80 that th- stimuli.
'Np~dl~nt "t arranging his statements in
pairs vas sufficient t. reduce him to CON
fusion Tor instance. Ae had h.eu q Az
p'" Il!t" making H." uuTarH remark. =
81" h'f want To repeal tL- civil -ert ice.
It". atd never said So ] pfsGti-a,i'
tt'- f"ll"" lux 'stru,t from one ~ lt-
sN"'t."~. 81 Viii vote Ipf onl, fn strike
uUt tuiS prov l~ion. bu. viii Not.. r., TO-
peal tAe whole Law To THIS lie ,u.re',-
i"pli'd at there wa- no inconsistent,
"-f cen ttpss two statements" lie as
lent, .r-.lited o.. Washington ..,trt, e.,
never lived lu Na-iirstou county. - co.,
IL ny Congressional di~tfipf. "r 90 ,.Uis
aS far 49, ] know ". prni-.s.i , 80,
i"r which. thanks To- q henefircut Pro. f.
HU.n, .. ~" ~ himself written about Mr
l.hiH~ '. fHtu1v. ~ Wu!sN lie. aaff
NJ. EufuS p Putnam Is o. LEGAL r.s,-
'"hi ~ nay d'~trl'f and ras relatives IIt-
,ls uci" now. lie "Npiaired. fret that
le had not written ne letter. second
Tat hc lad fot gotten 10 had written to
i".ier. AMI. third. that h. was grossly &c
'rlN"r hen b" wrote IT, tie saia. -
.a' " NOT been informed uf one atofi.s-,,
"n" la- found place iu tHe class ned
ser o." fr"fu u'. dlsti.rt." We c.r 'front.'
.! 'tn Nit 81" a'ns- % o gilt. lie ioo.-
~ it"m o. err anu .Hia. Yes tie sf.,f.f
men nr" living ir Ur District "a r...
IONS tltuf"d. lIt added thai .iq aisfrt,f
.'d uecn GER trnrH"t"d So that he could
~" longer toll WHO did and who didn't
1.-Two I'm g. When 7 started further 20
question MIN Dr." accused ITO ~ n lack
%, -uunr in not avrr"ciat uE that bis
statements W"r" mad" "iI e teatIux vay..-
arr tH"r announced ''lt ~ rouRrs-sfrer,
hl,lHin 10 eE"~r. ON tho floor OF the ..,,-. 10
- r"prns"UtstINe~ "a as p-rhsrs i'm , l.t,l.
" in"ss efnnn "a frank admission t,.at
Ie pid not cons de~ .XarfItldc OF state
ni"rt no. rssHrr whom b" Was speaking -
Do cong ~sSfuau. FINALLY he rps. win
gret' dignity ard said that u VS. -
econ tlfri"n1l rCHt' not To- o., g.f.--
ti"H"d e.seN orc 49, 60 what he-@4id or,
TIE fHHr Hf Tue house OF reftreaar.4fftee.
ana a.rordlrglv no left f.e delfgft TO-.
'"fnfulftre e. pursue 80 iuvestirations
'ii out further aid from him.
Senator Germans Bright Young Man"
more important opponent was t...
thfn Democrat leader - tic Seraf..
MI ''"riutu. In o. speech aftalkir.. tho
"fuuii~si"u NJ. t;oruau ,ies.rih.I win
moving pHtnos low o. friend - Lis. n
.TI<It Young frnr frrfu ffaifIn6rs d
TtI-lt' =. u""I e. N'tf. We'll recommend
% JOS 1'~ pastor. ~ eH~I 90 h. % letter
.Hrff"r. sui N"t 90 went l.sf1re us O.. s.
evan. ned The feet question v.. as.eI
.... SAID f fsurfHfr. ~.r. t.I.. shortest
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