194 Civil Service Reform 



conscientious men and stanch supporters of the law. 

 The chairman in the 52d Congress, Mr. John F. 

 , Andrew, was throughout his whole term of service 

 one of the ablest, most fearless, and most effective 

 champions of the cause of the reform in the House. 

 Among the other members of the committee, in dif- 

 ferent Congresses, who stood up valiantly for the 

 reform, were Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, Mr. Butter- 

 worth, of Ohio, Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, and Mr. 

 Dargan and Mr. Brawley, of South Carolina. Oc- 

 casionally there have been on the committee members 

 who were hostile to the reform, .such as Mr. Alder- 

 son, of West Virginia ; but these have not been men 

 carrying weight in the House. The men of intelli- 

 gence and ability who once familiarize themselves 

 with the workings of the system, as they are bound 

 to do if they are on the committee, are sure to be- 

 come its supporters. In both the 5ist and the 520! 

 Congresses charges were made against the Commis- 

 sion, and investigations were held into its actions 

 and into the workings of the law by the House com- 

 mittee. In each case, in its report the committee 

 not only heartily applauded the conduct of the Com- 

 mission, but no less heartily approved the workings 

 of the law, and submitted bills to increase the power 

 of the Commission and to render the law still more 

 wide-reaching and drastic. These bills, unfortu- 

 nately, were never acted on in the House. 



The main fight in each session comes on the Ap- 

 propriation bill. There is not the slightest danger 

 that the law will be repealed, and there is not much 



