Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-06-07

the Icy looks upon himself or herself as
ward OF the Government. There are
over 10, 900 employees of the Government
in the city of Washington, of which
over 1000 are women.
At least one out of ten Of these
women have children and every woman
wants TO get her son or daughter int
Government service. With this end ir
view they besiege Congressman and
Senators until they succeed. Many OF
the residents of Washington have
enough to live on and only want uov-
nrnment job TO enable them to liy,
more comfortably. Congressman Josepl
cannon Of Illinois, Buttrrworth
Ohio, Spinola OF New York and Nj
Ninley of Ohio are the favorite target
for applicants on account of their readi
ness TO listen to the stories On an
average these gentlemen have from siA
10 ten callers day who are anxious l.,
draw salary from the Government. Tht
local ofiire-seeker cares nothing fo
geography and does not bother hlmscl
as 70 whether or not he il a constituent
of the congressman or Senator To whom
heapplies.
A great many of the office-seekers
from other towns and distant State,
stay until their money is all gone and
then actually beg for tickets to their
homes. Major Moore. the chief OF
police. has had dozens Of applications
from parties who claim to have been
promised positions under this admins.
tration. but who come here only 10 ii nd
that they must go home at their owr
expense The wives of the members ot
Congress have the hardest kind of times
with the offiee-seekers. and now and
then are brought into exceedingly NOR.
litying positions through the nerve Of
the female ofliee-hnnter. Last week Il
aoman exceedingly we'll dressed an.
piled to the wife of senator for in
huenee In securing position. She wa
10 all appearances Nell-bred and edu.
Gated woman. and. the senator's Wifi.
not liking To treat her hrnsqnely. took
the trouble to talk to her about the
matter. On the next Senatorial recep.
tion day the woman called and sal
around the parlor until some one SPOKE
10 her, wherenpon she spoke of thu
hostess most Familiarity. and somr
ladies thinking she was guest OF th,
senator's. exchanged cards with her and
invited her to call on them. With that
as a start the fice-hnntress began q
heavy social career. and last week
backed by some OF her newly-mad,.
friends. WAS about 10 secure her place
when Il conversation between one of her
new friends and the Senator's wife led
TO an explanation. which resulted in the
ambitious woman losing all the advan.
lage she had gained and her new friends
beside.
Had her scheme not been discovered
me would have certainly succeeded, a.
social prestige here will do more for an
applicant than all the political influence
Imaginable, as IL is shown forth through
the efforts Of home congressman. Every
now and then some wise office-seeker
aomes here with lot of money and reg.
alarly enters the social swim with
view 10 getting position, ana IL the la.
lies OF his house are bright and enter
aiming the chances are hundred to
one that he will succeed.
II is the army OF otfice-seekers from
,ut of the District that Is prominent
aow. owing To the fact that they are ION
he move Congress has settled down
Q work for the session. and the Offices
.re nearly all full The few vacancies
vii b. filled too slowly for the financial
Utilities OF the remaining applicants. so
Ehey must leave. The hotel-keepers are
o some extent the only mourners. and
ven their grief is not overwhelming
or they have had to cut down great
many bills 10 meet the purses Of the de
ssfting guest whes political ambitions
ave been doomed to disappointment
= the Secretary of Agriculture puts il.
Tie uNner of one o. the largest hotels
ere told me that he had been forced to
I no loss than nine men Who had come
ere Tor positions leave without paving
Ieir bills because to his certain
aaWifdge they had spent all their
money IN their dreary wait for the
sa~ ions which never came much Of
his oftimes sad disappointment SAYS
eeretary Rnsk, IS due to political
pndi'ion which eentraiizes the giving
.uWer aud makes Government posi.
saas reward for political services
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