The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom our regular Correspondent.
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WAsHISeToE, April 20, 1888.
President Cleyeland. has had much hand
shaking as usual. to do this week, and unless
some one shall soon invent and patent al
automatic presidential handshaker there will
be need OF deputy or assistant President
to perform this duty alone. Negro eiega-
tIoBs have predominated az the White H ouse
this week The bishops and pastors OF the
! African Methodist Conference called upon
| the President, aud their foreman made an
| Introductory address that was nearly as
long as a sermon. The same day Mr. CIeye-
lano and his Cabinet reviewed the enamel
patton procession of colored people, which
passed before them as they stood on the
front portico of the Presidential mansion.
In the departments the work goes bravely
on, and to those who know the past coudi-
tion of the departments, this is saying good
deal. A remarkable change has come over
them. They are all doing real work, and
surprising everybody and especially them
selves. For several years past 1t has been
very unusual to find department. or a bu-
reau of a department here in Washington
with the current work up to date. 1t is not
uncommon to find Offices months behind,
and some of them even longer than months.
Whenever anything of this kind has happen.
ed little success has attended efforts to even
up the business. Sometimes, II Is true this
has been occasioned by much extra work
imposed upon a force lot quite sufficient In
numbers. but generally it has been due to IL
efficient and lazy clerks, whose interest in |
40 payroll overshadowed completely their /
cohcei- in the work of the Government /
Onauses No. going on indicate that this !
hapbazard way On soiue business has had its /
best days Those Dsl,.--,r,or,s - o.
reaus which are behind with rs..,r o-oo.r,t.
and reports are to catch up with the 1,-a,'t -,.'
business. and when that is done each days I
work is TO be flushed each day.
This Is as It should be aud is Just what
every weii-regulated house would have done /
By its own employees. It will necessitate, of
ca urse, thorough overhauling of the differ. /
ent bureaus and the discharge of idle and |
incapable clerks of both sexes, who have
heretofore relied upon political influence to /
Keep them in place. II will demand the re- /
teDtion of good servants and the dispIace I
ment or bad and the general recognition /
that days work must be given for DAYS |
pay.
An occasional howl of rage In the Repub-
licau morning paper annou noes that the Of
hcal bead of a Republican worker has fal-
lep into the place of wailing and enashiue
OF teeth, but as yet this good work has hard
iy begun. There will be more of II anon
aud II the Republlc6n paper is going to
howl about such little thing as chopujDz
on official heads, it will have to issue dou-
bic sheet and an extra edition.
Some Democrats are impatient at the delay I
In dischsrRiog class of Republicans who /
are notariouslY unfit for their places; but /
these seenld reflect that it requires time to /
select the proper substitutes, and consider /
the tremendous difficulties that confront the /
Administration. There are knofty legal I
que.eons to be considered IN the matter and /
manner renovais 1t would De fust as /
Teaso9aoie 70 su'-.-spte full force of new
empioyes 10 a watehrs-,.... =,
stroke as TO contend that a. xs-os;aeIs alslss |
should at once turn the Repuuns-s,s o., -
replace them BY Democrats
The 4" COMMITTEE on Ecol1Ou1v which
inquIring into the methods sf Business in I
90 scrss asii5x a Department wiltbe engaged
TOT eohe weeks. PvrrroI,,.- .--nnrr.t.-.1 iissT6Se
they are ready to report. inns fsT ~
have SIMPLY scratched around in a fe<p ~ tbe
bureaus" said one of the committee t6s,5sr
land as it Is ons-intention 10 r. sssht iTgfs
everything, we canpos F--h things y IfasI16p
in a bury. 80 . ,,evS AcTezs