Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,


Editor Register Thinking that an
occasional letter from the nations
capital might not come amiss TO your
readers, l take the opportunity of
writing a short one.
The first thing that will strike an
obServant reader of the Washington
daily papers is the calm insolence and
audacity of the present administra-
ton. From the President down 10
the callow and inexperienced youth
who has just been lifted 10 the second
heaven by being appointed chief Of
divisional position the duties Of
which most of them know nothing
and care less-all seem 10 be imbued
with the idea that the government
was made for the purpose Of giving
fat offices 10 themselves and families.
II there is a brother, cousin, aunt or
any other relative of the Harrison
family who has not received an Office
il is an oversight, and if they will
only make application they will re-
ceive it. People used TO talk about
Grants administration keeping all
the offices in the family, but they
could not hold candle 10 the present
crowd. DR.. Morgan was recently ap-
pointed Commissioner of Indian Al
fairs, and he appointed his daughter
his private secretary at $1,000 per
year, a nephew chief of an important
division at -, 100 and made his wife
inspector of Indian schools at =
day, and only stopped there because
that was the last Of the family out Of
the nursery. Tanner, Commissioner
of Pensions, had one daughter as pri-
vate secretary, and another one had
a clerkship in the pension Office. And
so you could spin out the list 10 the
whole tribe of placemen.
And the way the administration is
enforcing the civil service law is
enough 10 make the authors Of that
Republican plan 10 keep the old gang
in hug themselves with delight. They
amended the rules until they can put
anybody in they want without the
trouble of passing an examination.
And how they do bounce" Demo
crat. Even the charwomen in the
different departments are discharged
for the sake Of getting their little pit
lance for some strikers" wife or
daughter.
Our own General Golf has been in
the city very often Of late trying TO
get few offices for the faithful, but
it looks as though Stephen B. Elkins
and Henry &. Davis had 70 revise the
list, and the consequence is the Gen
eral is not doing much. There have
been about a dozen Democrats from
Jefferson county discharged since the
4th of March, but the only thing the
Republicans of the county have to
show for it is one messenger in the
Treasury Department at $50 per
month. BY the way, what has be-
come of the numerous offices that
were promised TO the colored brothers
in Jefferson if they voted the ticket
last fall? They don't appear to have
caught on.
1t appears TO be pretty generally
conceded here that Charles W. Adams
of Washington county, will be door
keeper of the House when Congress
meets in December. 1t is nice easy
place that pays $4,000 year, and as
a Republican must get it, hope Mr..
Adams will be the fortunate man.
Mr.. McComas is leaving nothing I'M
done in his efforts 10 secure the place
for his friend, and what he tries for
he usually gets.
Washington is getting famous for
the humber of its opium-smoking
joints conducted by Chinese, and the
police are trying &c break them up.
Most of these dens of infamy are kept
In the rear of laundries Young girls
hardly realizing the danger they are
mourning. have been prevailed on TO
enter the places 10 take Whit at the
pipe, and it is said that many of
them have been ruined while under
the baleful influence of the drug.