Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-14
a wAshlNcIcNIsIIER
Topics otInterest TO Republicans, Treste'
in an Inter lesting Manner.

WASHINGTON, April la, 1855.
To the Editor of the Republic:
An exceedingly interesting volumne @
nearly three hundred pages entitle
american Court Gossip, or Life at tn
National Capital" has recently been issue
by Mrs. E. n. Chaplin, who has intertwlne
with beautiful descriptions Of places. scene
aud incidents from official and social cir
cles, drawn from actual observation an,
pictured In q most attractive manner
Though brimming full Of valuable infor
nation it Is in no sense guide book. or
treatise on etiquette. but simply worl
that illustrates Washington and the de
partments, as well as the foreign legations
fully displaying the inner and outer life.
OF the many volumes on Washington
which have appeared from time to time
none have been written in such a scholarly
manner as this one. which comes from tht
pen of live western woman who knew
what to say and how to say it; when she
saw a good thing she pronounced Il
good" but when she unearthed "a bad
thing" she had the courage to expose 1t and
hold it up to the gaze of the world. Before
coming here Mrs. Chaplin conducted q
newspaper in the San Gabriel valley in
Southern California, and while here acted
as the Washington correspondent of the
Des Moines Daily Register, the leading
republican paper of Iowa, and was honored
with the position Of president of the
Woman's Press club, which embraces
about all Of the many female cOrrespon-
dents and magazine contributors at the
national capitol.
Being busy bee Mrs. Chaplin filed the
position of clerk in the treasury depart
ment In the most capable and satisfactory
writing her newspaper letters
after night, and remained In her position
until the second year Of the present demo-
cratic administration, when, unable to
longer stand the pressure of rebel demo-
Gratis around her, she vacated her place and
resumed her literary work on the Marshall
town (IOwa) Neirs, with which she is now
As the author devotes a few pages to
civil service reform and speaks directly
from behind the scenes ii may be Just as
well to give the readers of the REPUBLIC a
few extracts from her book for the purpose
Of showing them just how these democratic
officials have been managing affairs, espec-
Ially in the treasury department.
and how they have distorted
tie civil service reform law-how
the very best clerks were removed for po-
litical reasons, and their places filled by
rebel democrats-as well as to show the
these officials treat the clerks under
them. OF course, Senator Hale's commit
Ice, recently appointed to investigate the
violations of the civil service law, will
fully bring out all these matters and ex-
pose the Outrages referred 10, but few ex-
tracts from the volume before me will the
better prepare outsiders for what is for b.
coming. and which will corroborste what
bas occasionally been reported to the press.
First of all, the author says:
Republicans now in the treasury are TO
all intents and purposes democrsts-not
two per cent. of the number have dared to
20 home and vote. The terrorism Is only
Known inside Of the building. Not re-
publican In the treasury would dare TO talk
his politics In q street car or Herdic coach
'inee the change Of administration. The
present civil service administration Is the
biggest humoug Of the age. 1t Is thimble
,ig-'now you see 1t, now you DON'T Un-
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