Richland beacon., 1885-02-14
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WASHINGTON, Feb. :iri. 1885.


serit m a pearance jo,.al or ;risrfuI
acco din" to the braia heA.aG the
rctlia uron which the VISION falls.
As seen by hopeful Dtnocta;s il will
lie a happy day. 10 Respondent Re
puDls&As, il, will he the day OF doom.
TO = class that has grown numerous
In Washington Of late, it will be a
da.f Of inin@lcd hope and despair.
IAe CLASS refer to comprises lsr..e
number of crescent democrats. those
VINO were republicans four rIo.tI5
ao", bat VIC have beea e~ov;ax.
SroNin!F IL the nulture aad aGLloni-
non ot Andrew Jnrason aIl Samuel
j. Illcen; Growins 81 fast taat tlev
'ue green and sappy. They have
folded up their bloody shirts, aIjured
their campaign ISLANDERS, read tho
con5ti;u;ion of the United States
right side W, and are yli,rols for
TIE old tag and al appropriation.
Iuere ar thousands of them, male
and female. Who would have be-
lleved to nave heard the.n tall. and
10 have seen them work for the
grand, pure, historic patty Of moral
Ideas. that they would how De w.ilIly
to hold o.are ani draw pay from tAc
4'arty of G!s-.hlou, of retruoius,lor,
rasca:It!, rI.l, RnIauis.n and rebel
hon. Lui there is no doubt about
Ii, then -. ket IS TO hold tie Offices
and GA" Inc pay. They have inter
preled the brlSnt motto Of civil SER
wee reform to mean ITO the victim,
"elonS the sp"ils." Happy victims
Of Il foolish delusion. 1t is not for
such as YOU that political wars arc
wa9ed aud administrations won.
A-ie c@rDe;ed, upholstered, AMI cur
tanned Offices OF tie public service
VII. soon know you no more. Your
luxurious places VIII soon be- tili.l ivy
those w;lo viii wurk, by real clerks
"'iio are not encrvat-d by years of
rd.eness and sLirkins.
The work of the government in
many Offices is twelve mouths IN AZ
rears. The neglect of work esperi,l-
l. IN the l. $. Patent Olive is dis
graceful. This Oh e, f II fron b,inr
a tax on the people is actually mon
e.y-nakinS establishment. Til. fees
paid by invelt, us to have Their r,a.
chimes examined are largely III ex-
cess OF the expenses Of tue Office.
aud 1t las paid a surplus of more
than S..IOc,000 Into the Treasury Of
the United States Notwithstanding
TINS fsct, inventors are Frequently
compelled to wait eight, and ten
mont lis befolc their cases are t.ken
up for examination. The Conim;s-
siontr II Patents, ion. Ben. Butter
worth Is IA politician aud too much
engaged III the work Cf his contested
election tn attend to tie duties of
the Patent Office. Many Of the Ex- !
are incompetent, dissipatcd,
and idle. They are required to
spend only seven hours per day in
Office. but Instead of giving their
lime to the examination Of applica- /
flons for patent, they waste tine in
reading. gossip, and in firtatiuns
with the female employees CT the
Patent Office. These examiners are
hoping to hold their places under the
new administration on the ground
that they have expert mechanical f,
skill. and special knowledge Of the |
rlasses Of invention over which they !
have charge. But there are few gov
prnment Offices in whicl julicious
wedding will do more good.
Ornamental drones and illa sine +
ruri5ts are thick in all the Offices and
their newly assumed and i'll fitting
democracy should not deceive any
Que.
1t is the general opinion that the !
week will be devoted 10 tie Diplo-