The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-22
AGAINST WOMEN.

SATURDAY. .DECEMBEh ~. 1894
AGAINST WOVEN.
In his address at Central Music
Hall. Chicago, Wednesday evening
Hon. Carl Schurz, president of the
National Civil Service League, spoke
unsparingly of Secretary Carlisle's
disregard of civil service rule, says an
exchange. lie arraigned him first for
az act of gross nepotism, and then
charged him with carrying into effect
some of the worst workings of the
spoils system. This included the mat
ter of removals, reductions and ap-
/. pointments, all of which have been
Influenced by outrageous partisanism.
Mr.. Schurz neglected to point out one
especially aggravated feature of Mr.
Carlisle's administration, and that is
his cowardly and unjust discrimina-
ton against the women employed in
the various departments within his
jurisdiction. During the recent CAM
paign in Illinois, in which women ex
ercised partial franchise, the Demo-
cratic party, with an eye to votes,
posed as the friend of women. At
the same time, Mr.. Logan Carlisle in
Washington, a special representative
of the essential principles of Democ-
racy, had declared war without quar-
ter upon the women in the govern
ment service.
The salaries of those who had sue
cessfully passed the required examine
ton for appointment and subsequent
promotion were greatly reduced, in
some instances from $1,000 to $1,000.
and the deficit has been parceled out
among Democratic male voters who
could not earn their living in any call
ing that demanded the exercise of
brains and energy. As Washington
special published few weeks ago
stated, one of these clerks, Miss
Holmes, Is a woman of such ability
that. although she receives but $1,000,
when she is absent on her vacation
her work has TO be done by q man re-
ceiving $500 who has an assistant to
help him. Mr.. Logan Carlisle, the
dispatch also stated, had said specif-
cally that it was but the beginning of
the end, and that by the end of the
present administration not one woman
would remain in Office. This means
that their places will be filled by Dem
ocratIc men with Democratic votes
and an inclination and desire to "work |
for the party"
1t is aside from the question that
many of these women clerks who have
been thus robbed by Mr.. Carlisle and
his subordinates are widows support
ing families or daughters supporting
aged parents. Their wants, their
and their self-sacrifce are
not taken into account, but it is true
that they are efficient and eonscien-
tious in their work. No class of wo-
men have been so shamelessly SLAM
dered as these clerks, whose ability and
reputation hes been ques-
TONED by men who oppose them be-
cause they are holding places which
could be filed by voters who could
make some political and partisan re
turn for the influence that effected
by their appointment.
Here is prolific field for the work
Of the National Civil Service League
IN its present session, for it ls to be
borne In mind that the women
employed in the public service In
Washington; while without direct po-
itical influence, represent all shades Of
political belief. They are from the
,ast, west, north aud south, and there
ire scores of Democrats who were ap-
pointed under President Cleveland ten
years ago, whom no one thought of
when the Republican party
gain came iHto power. No such con. a
erted movement against women has ;
ver been known as the present ad- :
has set on foot and tao
tly sanctioned. If the league shall f
dminister such Q rebuke es is not Q
kelly to be forgotten 1t will not only il
erve the ends of right and justice but g
will commend itself To all reputable r
eople in the country and will make a
n immense stride forward in their Q
onfdence and respect.