The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-06-19
OUR WASHINGTON SPECIAL.
WASHINGTON, d. O., June IA, 1880.

WASHINGTON, d. O., June IA, 1880.
The days of suspense and waiting for the
result at Chicago certainly were nowhere
Politics have a decidedly practical side for
the people Of Washington. They live by it
very largely. Several thousands Of govern
ment employees were in a demoralized state
during the long session of the convention,
and while the balloting was in progress busi-
ness in the various department was almost
wholly suspended. All Of these clerks and
office holders were intense partisans of some
one candidate or another, and it seemed to
be, with them, not alone a question of
whether their favorite would triumph, but
whether by an unfortunate result of the con-
vention's deliberations they might not few
months hence be scattered to the uttermost
part of the country. The greatest majority,
think, were for Grant, though both Blaine
and Sherman had many ADVOCATES, the lat
ter, as head of the Treasury Department
having apparently more friends than Blaine
And where there was so much enthusiastic
championing of certain candidates, there can
not fail to be some disappointment at failure
10 realize the high hopes entertained. Ye
think the result is as satisfactory and a,
promising of harmony as any that could
have been reached. While General Garfield
had no warm partisans advocating his
nomination, he at the same time had nc
antagonisms, and there are no reasons why
the friends Of all the other candidates may
not rally to his support. There has been n,
noise and no great demonstrations of JOY
here over the nomination,yet think it will
after all the disappointments pass away
unite the party as well as any that coul,
, have been made. 1t is too early to say NOR
than this at present.
q The inqusitive census-taker is now on hi
e rounds all oyer the country. Ladies are no
f obliged TO disclose their actual age, or to iur
nish any more information than they deen
advisable. The enumeratOrs get two cents
head for each person on their list and o
that high rate Of compensation they are ex
pected to haYe imaginations vivid enough
: supply all omissions in the blanks. TIL
. body Of II eensus-taker is no more sacred i
the eye Of the law than the bodies Of thos
for whom he is paid two cents piece for in
terviewing; so, if a man chooses to kick
census s-taker over the back fence, or set hi
> dog upon him, he can do it without fear {
extraordinary punishment. Babies born th
- side of the first Of June will not be enrolle
in the population Of this great republic e
Il ten years to come. The happy babes Dor
on the night of May 81 just saved then
y selves The census taker may be known b
the bottle Of standard ink which he carri,
slung about his neck with a strap, his bi
portfolio, limp collar, and aiE of importane
as though he was fully aware of II
N dignity of the Office. II you want
make him communicative invite him
drink. If you desire to depress his spirit
direct him TO house where there are thr,
old maids and all of them deaf The Gel
i, sus taker encourages matrimony, and taxi
P, kindly to men Of family for family repr'
e. sents a profit TO him Of from six to thirt
y cents, according 10 ITS size; while from a
interview with a single man he realizes onl
two cents. The census taker, in the abstrac
is harmless individual, wearing a weath,
IS. beaten straw hat,a pair Of eye glasses perche
] far down on his nose, and looking as thougl
n in the battle Of life, he had got much Il
! worst Of il, until he obtained employmeI
as a census taker. He has propensity
soiling his fingers with ink, aud loves go
sip II a person is-in doubt upon any poil
he is ready TO suggest, and is supplied wit
a remarkable fund Of information on sma
subjects. DUM PEDRO.