Evening journal., 1892-12-02

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THE OFFICIALS BEFORE AND AFTER EIEc-
TION.
Except in few instances the result of
the election had small personal or family
significance in other communities. Here
the future, the welfare and the dearest
hopes Of thousands Of families were
threatened. The election was TO decide
whether as many as 5000 families were
TO remain in Washington, the most de-
lightful city in America to live in, or
whether they were to pack up and move
away on four months notice. A few
thousand votes more or less in certain
states meant JOY or despair to many
thousands of women and children in this
city-homes to continue peaceful and
prosperous or be broken up by removal,
prosperity to be continued or rudely in
terrupted, social pleasures to go on for
years or come suddenly to an end,
thousand and one plans Of husband, wife
or children to be carried on serenely or
be rudely shattered and confused.
The day after election there was a
noticeable diminution Of the school at
tendance in Washington. AT first the
teachers We're at a loss to account for it;
but when they saw some Of their little
girl pupils weeping, and learned that
the tears were those Of sympathy with
manning mamma feels SO bad because
we have to move away from Washing
toni she cried all the morning
understood that other pupils had re-
lnained at home to mourn. Il was sad
day ia the schools, as at the homes.
Tho mothers at home said it was .
shame they had to 80 away from Wash.
ington just as they We're so nicely set
tied, and cried; the little girls at school
won the sympathy of all their mates by
telling how dreadfully they felt ut the
prospect OF having to 60 back to the
horrid old school in Ohio, in New York
or wherever it was they had come frou
when their papas found employment
with Uncle Sam.
IN thousands of other homes Tire pangs
of uncertainty were added and are still
added to the other SORROWS. While :. 800
or 1900 families knew the day after
election it would be necessary for them
to pack up next March, from 4.0O0 or
5000 families are 10 this day sitting on
the anxious seat, not quite sure whether
they viii have to so or not. "Shal we
be able to keep place after tile Demo
Gratis come in2 Or viii they turn rs ont
To the tune
"Grover, Grover,
-Four more years of Grover
out they 60 in we so.
Then wc'll be ia cluyer2"
II the people Of Washington could have
their way about il there would never be
q change of administration. Washing
ton Is always for the 'insn and against
the "outs, " irrespective Of politics. 1t is
easy To see why. OF course all who are
hi Office want to remain in. That Is nat
uial and human. But the same feeling
extends to that larger part of the com
munity which does not hold Office
Iraacsmon DO net want their customers
tn move away from town for they may
mot be successful iii Tie scramble for
new ones. Landlords do not like to lose
their tenants. uoe lawyers their clients.
nor physicians ana dentists their pa
tienfa nor neghbors their friends, nor
best fellows their best girls. Yet the
people have So willed it 1T the ballot box,
and "out they go; in we 10
Since election ! have heard music
teacher talk Of committing suicide or
going hack TO Europe or doing some
other rash thing because all his pupils
wero going to leave town next spring
a pretty girl Of my acquaintance has a
sore and heavy heart because she has to
remove 20 California in three months.
leaving behind her a young man who
msy or may not have the nerve to fol-
low her though if he doesn't promise
To donounce him as a poor and miserable
fpacimen Of his sex.
Tnen think of the servants who are
troubled because their good mistresses
and masters are going away. Even more
distressing is the sorrow Of the house
holders whose servants, having other Of
fers left The day after election. Said a
Dupont circle woman, with moist eyes;
~ can't get q servant for love or money
They an seem TO know we have TO break
NO next March, and they don't want to
work for q family that can keep them
such a short time" Worse still. if pos
sihle. are the boarding hbuse keepers.
They arc wailing about the roomers and
: taa pesrders they are to lose, and vexiag
tssu poqr brains over tho question
v her thev shsll be able to set good
.n.rs Grl boarders tc take the places
ose who must So.
tie ilaacsneu arc in o peck Of trou-
l.st13 They worry not olly about the
Prospective loss OF customers, lut the
lle L l.Ils II the truta must b i3ldi