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TTBDDESDAT. DEC 30, 1896.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Tlio Salem Statesman of December
25, lias an editorial ilcnotinclnjr the
classified civil service and examina
tion us to fitness constituting a quali
fication for ottlre. Hear It shriek: -
Republicanism lias been victorious!
The civil service law Is a fraud!
To the victor belongs the spoils!
Then follows the usual appeal to
partisan viruleuce and bad blood and
fie conclusion Is drawn that the
eternal vigilance of tho ofllce seeker
Is alone tho price of liberty. Charge
Chester; Charge! On Stanley, On!
And ho bared his breast Tor his
country and fell upon the spears that
pierced his heart and died!
In tills heroic strain the Statesman
sings the glories of u partisan cyst cm
exactly nt a time when the Republi
cans boast of a more than partisan
victory for the honor and Integrity of
of the nation! McKinley's victory
was won on a narrow margin by
liberal use of money and a very liberal
appeal to the sound money-Democrats
to furnish the unusual vote wnicn
McKinley jjot in the eastern states.
It seems like a remarkable time to
raise the cry for a partisan public service.
The fact Is that In spite of the parti
san argument the classified cfvll ser
vice has grown strong In the country
until It embraces the entire clerical
serylec in the postal and other de
partments of the government. "When
Mr. Bonham at Salem became post
master he had one place to fill his
assistant, an ofllce requiring admini
strative ability. The other places
some eight or ten were as completely
beyond his control so far as removals
except for cause as though they had
been appointments In some merchant's
store. And so In all the other depart
ments of government.
Take the Indian schoel: Was there
not Infinite trouble and scandal until
the Institution was brought at last
completely under civil service rules?
Did not the Statesman disgrace
Itself by attacking Supt. Irwin's ad
ministration when it did so purely for
partisan motives -and because Its
henchmen could not be forced In
there? Is not Supt. Hendrlck's of
the reform school holding down his
place because the state board did not
see fit to throw him out for partlsaa
reasons and put in a man to learn.tho
duties all over again at the expense
of the public? Has riot the same state
board recently put Supt. Knight back
in charge of the deaf mute school be
cause lie was tho man best qualified
to run it by experience and not because
he was a politician? Is not Supt.
Paine at the State Insane Asylum con
ducting that institution on civil ser
vice principles and refused to remove
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That hideous and deathly
demon of sideness constipa
tion, is an easy enough thing to cure if
you take the right medicine. Constipa
tion is one of the commonest things in the
world. It is really one of the most seri
ous things. Fully nine-tenths of oil the
ordinary sickness of mankind is due to
tills one cause. If you place an obstruc
tion in the gutter, it will 6top the flow of
water, and gradually a mass of poison
ous, putrefying matter will accumulate.
That is exactly what happens in the
digestive organs when constipation be
gins. Poisonous matter accumulates and
is forced into the blood. It coes all over
Iff the body and causes all sorts of symp
toms. A few e: tnese are dizziness, nam
lence, heartburn, palpitation, headaches,
loss of appetite, loss of 6leep, foul breath,
distress after eating, biliousness and erup
tions of the skin. These things are un
pleasant, but they are not serious. The
serioua things come afterward. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for the cure
of constipation. They are tiny, sugar
coated granules, easy to take, mild and
efficient in their action. One is a gentle
laxative, two a mild cathartic. There is
nothing else in the world like them.
There is nothing that takes their place.
There is nothing "just as good," although
Helng and unscrupulous druggists may
sometimes tell you so for their own profit.
Do you want to lose your health so that
the druggist can get rich?
The People's Common 6eni
Medical Adviser, in plain Ho.
clUb. or Medicine Simplified by
S.V. tierce. M. .,ClilerCousul(.
intrPhyslclantoUie Invalids' Ho.
tefand Burjrlcal Institute, Buffalo,
N. V., XooS pace, illustrated,
6S0.000 copies sold at Ji.jo. Itovr
sent, paper-bound, soltttbi.Y
Fbeb on receipt of af one-cent
sump to pay for waiting vxljf.
Address the Author, si above.
attendant? and other employes to
room for plare twicers, mcrcij
.hey wuntcd places?
i ThoStntesmiin Is singularly unnd
In Its appeal for the descent of the
prtj axeand tlie cry that clvilservlce
is a fraud la based on the Insatiable
' riiijfcMiff of Us followem-to-wlt the
pic-counter cro vd as they were sonic-
!1. ..., r.irnf fnnaft w.fnrrnrl In In t.llfl
lite campaign the- very crowd the
public most need protection against.
' The 'civil service does not apply to
!the elective, administrative or exco
'utlvo olllces. It should net: those
olllces should be filled by Republicans
when it is in the power of the party.
Beyond that the party is responsible
for good economical public service. If
it lias places to fill the public interest
requires they shall be occupied by
competent persons. The whole doc
trine of rewarding a man for loyalty
to principles which he professes to
hold In common with others for the
welfare of the country Is a fraud and
corrupting of citizenship.
Thomas Jefferson founded a party
that certainly endured attackand had
the partisan Instinct ift its very root,
lie dealt with the same band of sharp,
keen, hungry political parasites in
1800. Just as the law deals with
them now, that the Statesman calls a
fraud, Jefferson made removals for
misconduct only. When he had ap
pointments to make he appointed men
who were competent, who were hon
est, and who had a proper reepect for
the constitution. He considered six
or eight years long enough for a man
to remain abroad in the foreign ser
vice. Fie ordered such to come home
and become Americanized again. We
commend Jefferson on civil service to
our esteemed contemporary.
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IPLACKWEIXS
SCHOOL OF POLITICS,
Criticised by a Populist
Because It Points Out the Dangers
of Socialism .
Salem, Dec. 27.
Eeitor Jeurnal: Will you allow
me to criticise your valuable little
treatise In one point that you Jproba-
bly overlooked. Do not think me pre
sumptuous, as In a multitude of coun
cils Is wisdom. In your statement of
the objects in writing the work, one
Is to "avoid the dangers of social
ism." Now to tho student,of the sub
ject of socialism and the universal
success attending the introduction of
the methods advocated by Socialists,
in all countries, this is almost as ab
surd as tp refer to tho "danger" of all
tho people having plenty to eat and
wear.
Our United States mail system is
one of the applications of socialistic
teachings. Municipal ownership of
gas, water works and electric light
plants Is anotber socialistic scheme.
Your own paper contained an item
only a few days since to the effect
that tlio city of Glasgow, Scotland,
would not levy any tax this year, be
cause the revenues from her "social
istic" railroads, gas works and water
works, was sufficient to pay all the
expenses of city government.
England is socialistic to the extent
of owning her telegraph and telephone
lines and postal express and saving
banks, as well as mall system like we
have. Austro-nungary goes one bet
ter In "socialism,," by owning her
railroads, and the result Is so "danger
ous" that a man can rldo us far as
from New York to San Francisco for
five dollars of our money. And these
"socialistic" railroads do not kill ad
many people in a year as our railroads
kill In a day, comparing per thousand
miles.
I could mention many, many more
instances of successful application of
the. principles of socialism in thous
ands or places, but tho foregoing will
serve, as a "hint is as good as a kick
to a wise man," and 1 think that you
will readily see, tho point as soon as
your nttcntjon is called to It, or at
least as Boon as you take the trouble to
look tho matter up.
Hoping to have not offered you nrfd
that this criticism may be taken In as
kindly spirit- as It Is offered, 1 remain
your, wejl wisher.
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NDEPENDENCE.
Interested in Motor Railway.
Salem Labor Exchange Proposes to
. Construct Same.
Interest In the early and Immediate
construction of a motor railway, that
will bring the thriving towns of the
Willamette valley into closer business
communication, has been received
atuong enterprising business men, who
see in the construction of such a road
that it could but benefit the entire
yalley, the consumer as well as the
producer.
The Salem Labor Exchange has
again taken charge of the matter,
and by a faithful and accurate presen
tation of what the construction of
such a road means, to the Willamette
valley farmers, have caused the busi
ness men to become interested in the
project.
Last week a meeting was held at
Iupendence, where considerable inter
est was manifest. Providing Polk
county will furnish the rails
or the necessary capital with
which to purchase the same, the La
bor Exchange proposes to construct a
motor railway between .'Salem and
Falls City via Eola,'Independencc and
Monmonth, If Polk county responds
at once and furnishes rails for the
road, that part of the line between
Independence and Falls City will bo
built first. On the other hand If Sa
lem raises a sufficient sum that part
of the line between Salem and Inde
pendence will be constructed first.
All subscriptions will bo made pay
able in transportation and traffic over
the line when completed.
The line proposed between Salem
and Mill City via Shaw, Aumsvllle
and Meliama will also be built pro
viding the neeessary capital is fiur
nlshed. It Is proposed to organize a Labor
Exchange at .Independence.
Two Brothers. The White House
restaurant is now conducted by George
Bros.' instead of Ken worthy & George,
but the meals and service are still the
best in tho city. ICO State street.
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