The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-14
W O M E N
What They are in the Departments
TESTIMONY OF "oLIvIA" AND "u.SN.u
@ TAYLOR"

TESTIMONY OF "oiIv1A" AND CHAINS
Olivia. the Washington correspondent
, the Philadelphia Press, takes of the dan
sells who infsst the Departments at Wasl
> lngton in the following style:
"The President receives the peonle h,
!, tween the hours of three and faur p N
one brief hour, which, if chopped lot
seconds, would not give the multitude
: small traction of an instant. And ye
with this fact before their eyes, men an
women, too, 60 day after day and sit il
the state rooms of the mansion waitin
nke M'cawber for something to "turn up.
4 Oh, that the loving mothers and autifu
daaehters OF this broad land could be trans
ported to Washington in the twinklipg O
an eye, and see with their own eyes tn,
scramble for place and power. There ar,
women enough here already for postoiices
TO give Us o taste of the time, which ".
pray God may never come, when women
too shall have the right to take political
mudbath which only the divine strength 81
manhood can endure, and not be morally
shattered forever. IF by any means the
wives and mothers of this country could
nave birds eye view OF the political
stage IN Washington, in the maduess of
their horror they would strangle every so.
SIS, and with their own hands shut up eve
~ so-cailed strong minded woman in the
insane asylum, and at the same time fling
the Keys ofthe hateful institution into the
uttermost depths of the sea. Cleanse the
cessPools Of politics by going down into
onem wrapped up in the white garments Of
our womanhood? Never, be bold and
orazen wing of sisterhood. Any woman
VINO comes to Washington and fights for a
postcmce deserves it as free gift to help
misfortune because she happen
ed 10 DE born q constitutional mistake. for
winch she is for whole lifetime wholly
b1G olivia is not a patching" to Han.
nan Tyler, clerkess in the Treasury De-
Partment. Hannah, like Mrs. Swisshelm. |
- - not AFRAID to put her name to what she |
,ays' ana publishes card in the Indepen-
ient, OF New York, which will certainly |
cost her . situation. If the domain of old |
'cratch, has no fury like woman. scornesl |
men are Hannah's chesnuts roasted. She |
Toes not deal in inuendoes, but charges
oddly that abe is obliged to associate daily
WIN these maidens who are the paramours
mo mlstresses of members of Conpressy-I
mink OF it, George H. Stewart and the
ihristlan association. VIII not brimstone
M hre overtake this modern Sodom
hannah says: ~
In the Postof1ce Department the law
rovides Tor hfty female clerks, and desks
, 80 uII"nRed LOT that number; yet ex-Post-
,asser uenefal Randall appointed one ,
.nns: ana hve. During the two weeks ,
prior to his exit, he appoint
thirty female clerks; and for what rea- /.
,M heaven only knows, since nearly one =
lIn oI those already employed had moth.
y W uo-nay, not even . scat in the of. =
70. can conceive of no earthly object !;
ah0a!l mad IN appointing these women.
ness 1t was to embarrass his successor
An conclusion, I hold that women who y
Q competent to perform the same labor :,
men should receive the same compepsa-
on' ana be subject to the same compensa-
~, ana pc subject to the same condition. :,
vioiating which they should be dis ~
Every woman employed should be sub .,
tied to the same examination as men 81
personal beauty or 1axity of morals ~
ght not to be Recommendation, as is o. 2.
often the case. The examining board a. =,
ouid be women. In order to prevent ~
rr0ptlon in all bureaus where women
employed, there should be female an. -.
ors. have an instance in my mind =,
lere one malicious woman clerk caused ~
removal of some Eve or six faithful y,
u, simply because they refused to lend ="
ney to her husband, ~ worthless =, IL
who never pays his debts az
m happy to state that the auditor who -,
de these removals has just resigned AID ~ ~
,e to the West. go ou
Congress or the President ought to af M
US some protection, if they allow ma ~,
occnpy Offices. We ought not to be in. sm r
ted by having the poramours and mis- -; in
sses OF members of Congress forced uTe mn mn
us, and be obliged to tolerate their 40 gu gu
y day by day. Let Mr.. Boutwell, clean ~;
the riff-raf and pollution of his Slenart.
nt. Let him appoint moral aud CONNIE. W ~.
women; then let us be paid according nc nc
'ur merits. Such is the earnest prorer ~.
very honest woman clerk. s Sa
HANNAH TYLER ~
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