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Washington Letter
,From our regular CorreSpondent.)

WASHINGTON, june oo' Q"
The Office seekers have begun sgeil
to "bob up salenely' about the depart
ments and hotel Hobbies. The near ap
proach OF the new fiscal year has given
them D new interest in life, and between
now and tho lst. of July there will be ="
heavy pressure brought to bear upon
the unfortunate dispensers Of Govern
ment places. One OF the candidates who
we're here for the post Office inspector
examination came to Civil Service Com.
missioner Th~man after the examination
and said: ~ am a good deal afraid that
! will not be sppoiuted. | are only
twenty -four years old, aud ] MA Of the
opinion that the authorities may CON
eluds that they want some enc Of y
little more business experience. ! think
while am here III take the DopSrt-
mental examination also. what ars
yeu INV engaged at" asked the Com
missioner. II am superintendent Of a
union school in an Illinois town VI
1000 inhabitants, | get $500 per year
for eight months time, and have some
other business interests therc.' "Thcn
why in the world do YOU want to e:
into the Departments heref' ssked ths
Commissioner. "You should remember
that out of 5000 clerks there arc onl,
S65 heads Of divisions and high-salericd
people; that there are 3 great many
bright people struggling for these place.
aud aeme have been waiting for promo
tiou for long time. You would have to
start at $500 and wait long time be-
fore ye,u got any more The young
man considered this good advice anu
r,turned to his homo to take up the
rod again
This reminds me Of the remark OF
Ssl;citor General Goods, made few
evenings ago, that theirs was wonder
full increase in the nrmbsr Of people in
this country who desire to obtain some
position where they are comParativel.
secure aud where they are certain Vt
recsivinga fixed income, even though
it may not be large. All this is contrar!
to the spirit Of repuhicansm and c"n-
trsry to the independent American WAY
of Wrestling livelihood out Of the pos
sibilities of ones surroundings 1t makes
snschincs Of men who might be indie
pondeut.
1t is astonishing how some men hays |
como here and simply set ssige to the
appointing power and been determined
TO got something. There is a charm
about life here that takes strong hold |
Of Nell from the interior and they feel
willing to do almost anything if they
can stay, ! know one man who cam'
more than six weeks ago. He started in
a. Wizards at tyS dollars per day. HI
seemed to have considerable money
and WAS smoking good cigars. The nsxt
time called for him he WAS at the
Harris House. From there he went to 4
cheap clearinghouse OH Tenth street,
and finally he has gone home on a
s'pass,' leaving months board unpaid. !
He worked hard. His expectations fell |
with his condition. He started in AZ ar
applicant for a consulship, and 6nall, |
was willing TO take position as guard
at ,he Treasury. But he got nothing,
asked the Presidents dosr-kesper
who, by the way, has held tho sans p"-
sitioa since 1863, if there VAS any diff
fsrencs between the crowds this yea'
aud when other Presidents had been in
augurated. He replied that for the first
two months there was no perceptibl.
difference, but the crowds had kept W
longer thar usual, and that there
sesmed TO he no indication of any let |
up. He says the only difference he can
scs between now aud the beginning is
that there are not nearly so many Sen
ators aud Representatives, as at first.
They have mostly put in their recon-
mendstions and gone home.
The President has way of sometimes
surprising even thoss Of his own house
hold IN his ofhciNl acts, and there werr
a number Of surprised people Saturday
when tie New York appointments were
announced. The correspondents Of the