The Washington critic., 1890-02-06

tfcbiueut. II dn Oiu.ihSuionCu touhtiy
desired King the Speaker might fiji
the bill, but Reed is too strong for the
mere Presidency.
We DON'T KNOW whether to lay Is
10 the open weather or the presence of
the Pan American Congress, but there
are more flies in Washington this win
Ter than ever before at this time of year.
ATLANTA rs TALKINe Of erecting q
monument to the late Henry W. Grady,
memorial hospital and q magnificent
university. In this respect Atlanta, for
some reason, reminds US of New York.
TIRE BosroN Globe thinks IL sees
striking likeness between Oliver Crom-
well and Thomas B. Reed. twill have
10 be admitted, however, that at the
present time Thomas isn't half ae dead
as Oliver.
NEARBy YEAR the dangers OF rail
way travel i'm this country are increas-
ing. The enterprising managers have
now begun 10 employ pretty typewriters
10 work for busy passengers on the
through trains.
THE COMMON CoUNCIL of Aurora,
Ill, has declared in favor Of Chicago
asiheiplace for the Worlds Fair. 1t
ought to be explained. however, that
the manufacture of wind mills is one of
the important industries of Aurora and
thatiher people live so near Chicago as
toknow there is no better place to show
what windmill can do.
IF THERE ARE 200 unlicensed bars in
tie District, undisturbed by the police
because conviction cannot be had
under the laws applicable to the liquor
tlsl.lic. there does not seem to be any
esod reason for any dealer to pay for
license to sell, If there are 200 un-
licensed bars, why not 1000? This is
ease of where there is no particular
Will, and, therefore, no particular way.
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS used by the
friends of the postal phonograph
scheme in Mexico is that as there are so
Nany persons in that country who can
not read or write the phonograph sys-
tenn of correspondence would be very
popular there If Mexico would spend
a,lit,le more money on popular educa-
tiHn she would not only be great deal
better off, but she would cease to be the
rendezvous of schemers with such prof
ects as this postal phonograph folly.
ANINVESTlGA TION REQ GIRED.
The managers of the Government
mail bag repair shop have taken, during
the few days past. three notable steps
in the way of bettering the condition of
the women workers. They have pub
lished an exculpation in The CRITIC,
promoted the good young Samaritan
who wrote it, and forwarded to the
postoffiee headquarters testimonial OF
their own humane conduct, subscribed
to by the employees The man Trent, a
trustworthy and well.informed person,
no doubt, endeavored to get his literary
effort published elsewhere, failing in
which, he appealed to THE CRITIC
and was cheerfully accommodated.
hence The CRITIC may Justly claim a
share of the reward which his superior;
baye given him. Unlike Mr. Trent. we
have no personal end TO subserve
Therefore we respectfully request the
al, Il tA in
dulgence in some manner which may
Ee@benefcial to those who have been, Il
ssy The least, the complainants in tb,
case.
The position of The CRITIC SHOULD
not be misunderstood We have ne
particularly iniquitcus charge to lodge
against the chiefs who are responsible,
fer the disagrceable state of affairs 81
lsng maintained in the place. We have
simply held, and do still hold, that tn,
methods in vogue in this garret of the
Government workshop are a disgrace
that they are the result of system
which should be abolished. Yet W,
are not infallible 1t is barely possible
that we are wrong-that we have mad'
unjust accusations and INDUCED il
comments falsely founded,
THE CRITIC, however, has beer
guilty OF no intentional straining a
sensational effects. Everything sale
has been the utterance Of some one o
the sufferers. Maybe, their imagina
tons ran away with them. In tina
event the wrong done the worthy gen
tlemau who conducts the l-bai
shop is not confined to the protestation
of THE CRITIC, for the real complain
ants are just as positive in their state
menis now as they were the first day
and as they talked to THE CRITIC ne
so have they talked to countless other:
and so will they continue to talk. /
view of this fact, together with til
virtuous documentary denial sent :
headquarters, THE Critic Is NOR
anxious than ever to get at the trut
of the situation. The management {
the shops should not be maligned an
more than the women should be IL
treated Either an evil should be col
rected or the good fame of the publ
officials concerned vindicated. No d.
fense written by assistants SELFISH
aiming at promotion, no paper pc