The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-27
WAaH1NaroN LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,l
Nov. "a 1884.

Nov, "a 1884.
1t is scarcely to he supposed after
the clean sweep that the Democrats
have mada in the election, that they
should leave the Augeon stable nj
Washington unattended to. Yet il
might be we'll erongh to let the poor
fellows down easily by holding cut
the promise that they may possibly
get in again some time under the
Civil Service rules. the enforcement
of which the new President seems 10
have a special desire. A good many
of the clerks here who have been on
The Government pay rolls for n mum
Der of years, have acquired and paid
for their homes, while there are other
thousands who have purchased homes
without paying for them, except in
part. With these last the general
bounce from official position will not
be much of a hardship, because their
payments have not more than cover
ed the amount they would ordinarily
have paid for rent.
After one-fourth of the population
of Washington is made poi Govern
ment clerks and employees in various
capacities, and the elimination of
such a horde even in the slow pro
cess of filling their |: ces, Will have
u most marked effect upon the city
and its business. The political
guillo.ine must be as it ought to be.
set up at once and kept in operation
until the change of administration
shall be thorough and complete.
/ suppose that nobody in office
here knows, and few care, about what
the country owed before the outbreak
of the rebellion, but there are yet a
few of the old Government creditors
left who for all the long years since
1928, when jackson became Presi-
dent, have held on TO their Govern
ment securities through evil and
through good report. Here the 9th
er day u gentleman walked into the
Treasury Department and told an of
fetal that he vas from q New Eng
land town, and the administrator
of his fathers estate had unearthed
some old bonds which he supposed
was worthless. Upon producing
them mnsty and yellowed by age, il
was found that they were indeed
som of the old Government bombs
which ceased to bear interest in 1886
Their face value was $4,000 and the
interest amounted to 81 little more
than $4,000, and the gentlemen left
the Treasury with n matter of $40,
900 which a few days before he hat
off red to a local bank for $1,000
The patriotic old fellow who hat
boarded the bonds, knowing that in
tercst had ceasef ifiy years ago, ant
who had not called upon the Govern
ment TO pay when it was in trouble
is deserving Of more than a passing
recognition, for be ieve he is thu
only one WHO has ever trusted hi.
country so long.
A number of Republican leeche.
who have clung to the Treasury dur
ing the pas. score OF years, have al
realty Deen spotted Tor the early at
Lertion of the new administration
AID among them is the big heade'
anil pig headed Lawrence, the Firs
Comptroller of the Treasury, who's,
legal decisions upon matters affect
ing the ri.hts of individuals havin:
claims upon the Government, hav
~arely been upheld or affirmed. An,
there is the bomeastic and egotisti
Loring, Of The Agricultural Depart
ment and after H~atton, a self stuff
Client horde cfassisstant postmaster
general in the Post Office Depart
ment, who have out B!adved Brad,
in cup!dity. and what n fall my coun
tryman will be there when the grea
Bob Lincoln shall detach himseI
from the American army and returI
to his shystering at Chicago.
PHoNo.