The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-18
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WAsHrNGToN, d. c., Aug. IL, 1888.
There is genuine unensiness among
the women employees in the Government
Offices here. Thel impression has some
how gained ground among them that the
new civilservtce regulations will be re-
troactive, and that the Republican party
wishes 20 unload this woman feature of
the service before an investigating Con-
gress gets hold Of it. Iu such cases a
from her fears, and the several girls of
the Treasury Department that / have
talked with betray the general feeling
which is that the employment of women
in the Government service is doomed.
Sometimes their womanly instincts are
uneTring, as most of us have had occas-
lou TO know at times, and it is just pos
sible that they havU seized upon fact
that isn't quite plain to anybody else.
There are great many estimable aud
modest women in the departments here.
Nobody can or will deny it. Bat the en-
ploymeut of women, looked at merely as
Il sys,en, has developed whole cata.
logue of minor iniquities and abuses
which are unknown and unsupported IN
industrial centres, where politics and
favoriti,m have no association with fe-
IN tie employment.
There is not II factory or workshop in
the world where the female operatives
cause such Oh endless series of little
troubles as do the women in these de-
partments. They are excessively JEALOUS
of each other and there is scarcely one in
twenty that has not some private griey-
ance. Each one is eaten up with fear
that her neighLor has got more iufu-
ence tLan she has that is to say, has II
more powerful friend at headquarters.
Eich one is oppressed with the belief
that she has to do more than anybody
else, and the complaints, gossip and
scandal that grow out of this condition
of affairs are simply dreadful.
That the civil service reform will strike
sqaarely at this branch of the evil il
Washington there eau DO no doubt
Women will be appointed Independent
OF their personal attractions and irfu-
rnce, and ii the reform should t1feotuSll,
separate the female employees from poll
tics, one of the most subtle and pernici-
Gus OF the many evils will be abolished
In consequence OF recent developments
il has become the widespread belief that
it is n common occurrence for officers OF
the army aud ravy to duplIca;e their
lay accounts. Dut both the iudge-ad-
vccate-geu raj OF the army and tie Judge.
acknowledgement of the navy assert tina!
the belief is erroneous. Gen. Swain say :
that within tue past two Years only four
officers of the army have been 30 charged
ruis may be SO, but the real truth nu
doubt is that many officers have follow Cd
yhis practice without detection or with
out exposure. There ara UnLktrs in this
city now who hold duplicate pay accounts
of officers, but who are keeping the mat
tSI lhitt, huI puIN III TtSlJOllht ~ tue
gully ones, bnt because they may 10y re-
manning silent get back their money, OF
which there would be no prospect in case
of exposure.
President AMI every member of his CIbi.
net is out OF town aud the ship of State
Is drifting idly along to-day in the shall
low channel ofroutlue. Admiral Nichols
Is Acting Secretary Of the Navy; Chief
Clerk Tweedale of the War Department:
Assistant Secretary Davis of the State
aud Assistant Secretary French of tue
Treasury d partment The White Housr
Is severely empty. and one of the innnm.
cradle Assistant Attorney Generals holds
the scales at the Department Of Justice
The Government clerks are having IA
picnic, and there is no immeditte danger
OF Cabinet meeting AUGUST.