The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-30
"CARRYING THE BAN NER,"
0nlco Seekers "Go Broke" land Can
 not Borrow d Rcd"

1 do not tnlnk It eXagseratloH to say that many of the government offices in Washington have accom- plished more work in the last month than was accomplished in any two months of the proceeding year. I say many of the offices for some of them have not done much for the reason there is not much for them to do. A large number of the off ces, owing to the negligence, idle ness and incompetence of the clerks are behind with their work. This is especially the case with the patent, pension and land offices, but within the last ID onth wonder fui progress has been made, and 1t is probable that the vexations and unnecessary delays that have driven applicants for patents pen. sion, to despair will be suffered no longer.
 From the president down to his last appointment, the personal Of the administration is capable of hard work. and it has evidently this object in view, more than pleasure, cmolument. or fame, The cabinet of the new president are not men with itching palms. They are all men of sufficient wealth, or men to whom their wealth is sufficient. So it is with the recent bereau appointees. A gentleman whose fortune is not less than $l4O,O0O was last week appointed to an office in one of tho departments, the salary ot which is only 5000. Ho did not need the office, but the office nee ded him. Heretofore the staples of re. commedation for office have been poverty and patriotism. ''He needs the office, he has a large family and he was a good soldier.' No question as to fitnces was con- sidered, and tho civil service has been made an elegant lucrative a5y lnm for incompetent disabled sol diers, and dishonest Republican politicians. It is needless to say that this is a perversion of the Ob. lect of government offices, which have for their end the transaction of the postal, milltary,,,naval and fl nancial business of the entire coun try. The United States pension and bounty laws have paid with a lavishness unparalleled in history for the service which every man owes to his country, and it is time this false philanthrophy an q senti. mental craftsmanship of appoint ing men to offices they do not need and are not competent to fill, should end.
 There are a great many office seekers in the city at pre- sent The old crowd that came here on or about the 4th of March is pretty well thinned out. Some of them finger because they cannot borrow money to get home. But a new crowd has come in the last two weeks. Their disappointment and chagrin on learning the situation of affairs is picturesque. An applicants are handed d copy O the civll service law, and a blank application for examination. The President does not consider any appointments for small offices and none will be made until after the ist of July. The new administra. ton seems more anxious just now to empty than to All offices, and each week results in the discharge of a number of those who have been kept sn the government pay rolls, although they have rendered no legitimate service. If the dis charge of this class shall be made thorough and exhaustive, literal millions will bo saved annually and the morals of the service will be greatly improved.
 The daily routine at the white house involves an immence amount of work. And although President Cleveland is relieved of much work by his secretary, Col. Lamont, yet d great quantity has to receive his personal attention. The president is ready for work at eight o'clock in the morning, and is usually busy until midnight. About ten o'clock he begins the perusal of such let ters as require his special atteng tion. The great bulk of the let ters sentto the president marked ''personal' and "contdentlisl," is never seen by him. They are