THE EVENING GAZETTE
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as a NEWSPAPER.
HI AIL SUBSCRIPTIONS
DAILY. one year. ‘3: six months. $1.75: three~
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WEEKLY, one year. in Fadvance. $1. 00: six
months. 60c. . three months. 35c.
- MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1897.
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The Real Civil Service Reformer.
One of the issues in the Chicago elec-
'tion was civilservice reform. It was not
a square issue between the merit system
and the spoils system, as the two meth-
ods of filling public offices and employ-
ments are designated by the friends of
the former, but a fight over the manner
in which reform had been applied to
the various departments in that munici-
pality. The present Republican ad-
ministration came in pledged, and in-
structed by a popular vote, to accept
the law passed by the Illinois Legisla-
ture providing for a classified service
A and appointment thereto by competitive
examinations. But before proceeding
to adopt the new and improyed plan to
which Mayor Swift, his associates in
office, and their party were so strongly
csmmilted, it is alleged—and the alle-
gation is not seriously. questioned—that
Mayor isms, following the distin-
guished example of Hon. Josiah Quincy,
consular reformer in the State Depart-
ment in Washington, cleared the ser-
vice of Democrats and put Republicans
into their places. This work having
been performed with neatness and dis-
patch, the reform was applied. Since
that time vacancies have been filled ac-
cording to the provisions of the new
law, and good. results have been re-
ported. The Mayor and heads of de-
partments, relieved from the pressure
of crowds of applicants for places, have
had lime to attend to other matters in
which l‘ne public is supposed to have a
gfi-‘EHQK interest. 1
ft. was the course of the May or in
cléaring out Democratic place-holders
as a peliminary to reform that was
made a living issue in the municipal
campaign that ended last Monday in the
A election of Harrison INcDemocratic can-
didate for Mayor, by an immense plur-
ality and a clear majority over the com-
bined vote of his 'five competitors.
Harrison declared that, if elected, all
the men appointed to fill the places va-
cated by the turned out Democrats
should “walk the plank.” That figure
of speech is'drawn from a litterature'of
piracy. It was the custom of the buc-
oaneersrof the tinsel when the black flag
was abroad on the high seas to compel
crews and passengers of captured craft
to “walk the- plank” overboard and
thus meet death by their own act. ’I‘he
Harrison plank-walking will. lack the
tragic element of the piratical peram-
bulation, yet it will be no force, but a
serious comedy. There is no doubt
that the new Mayor will keep his ante-
elect-ion pledge. Not only his own in-
clination, but the demands of his party
will irresistibly prompt him to get even
with the Republicans; The Springfield
Republican, looking at the Chicago
situation from the Mugwump standpoint
saysohat “Swift’s action was such as to
invite retaliation, and/he must be held
lastly blameable in a considerable de-
gree for the promised blow atthe spirit
oi the law. The real civil service re-
:lormer is not ..the partisan who'applies
the rules only after the officers have
been filled by‘hls party.”
The last sentence of our Springfield
ccntemporary’s brief. but comprehen-
sive diagnosis is full of meat. It seems
to us to be susceptible of application to
a much wider space than is covered by
the city of Chicago, great as that is.
Since the advent of the new administra-
tion and the assembling of Congress
the country has witnessed more opposi-
tion to the civil service law—or rather
to certaip orders extending the opera-
tions of that law—than had been appar-
ent at any previous time since the pas-
sage‘ of the act. There are many
thoughtful men in all parties, including
the most sincere frien ‘1 of the merit
groo disastrous. The insurrection cost
"I
70,000 lives, about forty/million pounds
land with Great Britain, and the aboli-
tion of the Dublin Parliament. Next
year will ‘be the centennial of that up-
rising, and it will be celebrated at
Dublin is making arrangements for the
celebration on an imposing scale.
They propose, among othcrthings, a
series of great mass meetings on the
battlefields—New Ross, Enniscarty,
Vinegar Hill, 85c. Another item of the
programme is the erection ofa splendid
monument to the rebels. Of course,
an American committee will co-operate,
for there are more Irishmen in this
country than in Ireland. England has
governed the conquered island so suc‘
cessfully that its people have left it, by
millions, to find a fair chance in life in
a country which England settled, mis-
ruled, and lost, after struggling for
eight years to conquer its people. The
American committee have sent out an
address in which they say: “Compara-
tively few Irish men or women in
America can attend the demonstration
in Ireland, but all can contribute to the
monument. We appeal for subscrip-
tions to the monument fund and we are
organizing a pilgrimage to Ireland
which will enable those who wish to
attend the celebrations to do so at very
small cost.” Among the names signed
to that address are those of Recorder
John W. Goff, Gen. James R. O’Brien,
Michael Breslin, John Devoy and
Wauhope Linn—the same Wauhope
who stirred up the Cooper Union arbi-
tration meeting a. few weeks ago.
It is doubtful whether money enough
can be raised for the erection of a costly
monument. Experience has demon-
strated that such an enterprise is ex-
tremely difficult of execution. The
story of the Washington Monument, in
this city, is an instructive lesson in this
connection. But, it the plan should
succeed, its success must be mainly de-
pendent on the Irishman and their de~
cendants in the United States, for they
are not only more numerous than their
brethren at home, but are far more
prosperous- Mllny of them are wealthy,
and, not "a towel them hold prominent
positions in great business enterprises.
It it altogether probable that the
summer of ’98 will witness a great home-
going of Irish-Americans to participate
in the celebration. A. few'years ago it
seemed within the bounds of reasonable
probability that the cause of Irish home
rule would be triumphant before the
end of the century. Indeed, in 1886,
that cause appeared to be on the very
threshold of victory. But later events
nave pushed it so far back that it seems
no nearer the goal than it was before
Parnell appeared as its promoter. And
yet, all the sacrifices made for home
rule have not been wasted. Substantial
reforms that would not else have been
granted have come out of the home
rule movement. The condition of Ire—
land and its people has been greatly
improved in the last ten years,
there is reason to believe that the good
a
work will go on.
BRIDGEPURT DAY SCAVEN GER
Orders left with JARVIS KEL-
LOGG, 4 Center avenue, will re-
ceive prompt a lention.
A8 1W
calls for SALE.
A few choice new milch
cows for sale. Graded stock;
good milkers.
B. BURCHARD,
Wilson Point.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
FAIIIFIELD BOUNTY SAVINGS BANK.
NORWALK, CONN.. March 18 1897
The Board of Directors of thls Bani: have
this day declared a. dividend at the rate of
qur per cent. per annum, from the earnings
of the current six months. to be credited to
depositors April 1st and payable on and after
April 10:11. VICTOR S. SELLECK. Sec’ y.
III! III“ KNOW
nipauk Farm or 44 Main street. Norwa k.
sterling, and led to the union of Ire- . '
home and abroad. A committee 'in y
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Two exceedingly practical and stylish
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a jaunty little bolero jacket and deep gir-
dle. The jacket is carried out in canvas
weave to match the garment over which
it is worn. It is simply fitted by shoulder
and under-arm seams. The right ’ front
overlaps the left diagonally and closes
invisibly on the left side. The epaulettes
have a pronounced flare standing Out well
over thé sleeves. ,The neck finishes with
a close standing band, above which is a
crushed collar of red satin with decora-
ions of plaited mouseline. The free
Ladies’ BOlero With Deep Girdle.
No, 133 IDRICE. .TEN CENTS.
[HINTS Br MAY HOWARD._]
Pedges of the bolero are bordered by folds
of satin.
the girdle 15 of liberty satin arranged
in deep folds or plaits and is deepest at
the centre front where it is pointed.
The bolero may be made to match the
dress over which it is worn or fashioned
in contrasting fabric. For smartening up
last season’ 5 gowns, these patterns will
be found eminently practical. ‘
This pattern is from 32 to 40 inches
bust measure, bolero. Bolero, 1/ yards
of 44 m. material Girdle /.{ yard of 44
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Nade'the Followinglliainslin lhelYear I896:
INSURANCE
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Increase in Income, .
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Increase
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Increase in Surplus,
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Increase in New Life Business,
a I 598,668.00.
Increase in Life Insurance in Force,
$5,608,680.00.
Increase in Accident Insurance in Force,
$2 I 336500.00
Increase in Accident, Premiums,
$ I 75,085.72—01‘, 62 per cent.
Increase in N cor Life Insurance Written in Connecticut,
$3 I 0,642.00.
Increase in total Life. Insurance in Connecticut.
$472,569.00.
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policy- -holde rsvvill be paid' m I891, making the Twentv-Fiflh Regular
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In the history of life' Insurance. — ,
Notwithstanding the material' Increase of new business on Which '
the expense in Life Insurance' 15 chiefly incurred, the ratio of expense to
income on the Life business of this company, excluding the Accident
business," IS somewhat lower than last res ., and is 23 per cent. less
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