The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-27
NOTES AND SKETCHES FROM
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, d.. G., Aug. %, 1855.
,TrespOndent Democrat-StaI.

I Correspondent Democrat-StaI
Mr.. Editor: The President, mos
OF the Cabinet, and many OF th
lower grade of officers are away OF
tue accustomed vacation. 1t is
very convenient thing to take (
leave of absence for four or siN
weeks, and have Il good fla
salary 90 with you TO pay for rail
road fare and settle up promptly
hotel bills. Very few people would
object TO this if they we're lucky
enough TO be the recipients of the
Government bounty. The fellows
that complain are generally those
whose salary ceases when the work
stops. Twenty five thousand dol.
lars ii day would he a low estimate
20 cover the salaries of those who
are now off having a glorious time
at the seasbore, the springs, the
mountains, splurGing about the
hotels, and passing as great men in
the small bucOlic towns. A gratui-
ty of from II hundred to four thou
sand dollars a month each is moth
ing for Uncle Sam when his favored
boys want 10 take a little bout, but
four dollars a month to some poor,
struggling, unfortunate one who
contracted disease in the defense of
bis couutry's honor, that will follow
him TO an early grave, and renders
the few years he tarIies here almost
burdensOme, is Il fearful raid upon
tue Treasury and must be stamped
out by Executive veto. "Therc is
something rotten in Denmark
These things don't jibe we'll. "Sav-
/ & at the Spiggot and wasting at
the bung hole" is an old aphOrism
of the Greeks that hit dhe condi.
tons of this day completely. Six
hours Il day OF easy work at a
bouncing good salary, and sure pay
every month in crisp greenbackS, is
not bad, without dumping in sever
al weeks of idlenesSS and Incidence
at the same good rate OF piy.
There are nor things that want
reforming in the civil service than
etymOlOgy aud OrthOgra-
ply. Forty five millions of dollars
appropriated this year in excess of
previous year is ii blow square
N the face of economy so much
larped about. The ten of thou
who are now lahorIng four
cen hours Il day in the hot harvest
ield for a dollar aud Il half, ought
o think OF these things Il little be.
ore they whOOp il up too strong for
Iariy at the coming fall elections.
is too much contrast in The {
condition of the classes here men ,
Toned for a''ppOplc'S government |
md unless Il halt is called and rem 5
dies applied the disease will devrl- i
- into more troublesome days by.
nd by. Every department OF GOV. 5
rnment here Is from six months to 1
Years behind hand on its work, !
I'D that is why YOU are waiting for S
our pension, your correction OF
lnster, your bounty, your patent, -.
our land tale, your cash tor sup =
lies furnished, aud all that sort of
llng. There are too few hours Of Is
retended labor, and too many
'eekS OF needless vacation to spin
re wheels of business very lively. u
Secretary of State Bayard, is h
his spinal column to quite n
a altitude, aud splitting vengeance IA
pOu those whom he claims are :.
licking their fingers INTO the diplO. II
attic pie. He says there are many b
'omInent men who are interfering u
ith the Government in its dispute i,
ith Mexico, and have become liza. !,
TO criminal prosecution, and a =,
ne of $4,000 aud Imprisonment for y
x months. We hope the Secreta- (;
is not bluffing, aud if there are ~
~ guilty of the grave charges, no ~ ~
who or where, that they -
III be brought to speedy punish. :,
emit. 70
OF course the candidates all over ~
Q county L now putting in 70
cir finest work. ga good politi. %
an TO keep his position must be a a.
AEGEAN in arts that are vain, must ~
t and he merry with Tom. Dick I,
I'd Harry, with Mollie aud Carrie, ~
d Susan and Jane. Must fOndle W
d pamper their children that !,
amper, love their gramma and ~
ampa aud cousins and auntS, love "
| aunt Maria and uncle BenIah ~
d good aunt Keziab, who made :.
pants" and do any guam y
V of things that would seem rath- .
humiliating TO any one but a pol :"
The pulling aud hauling pr
the candidates puts us in mind ~
the old darkey who said he was W
ling to have the itch for the fun II
scratching. HAL. w.