The farmers' union., 1895-01-17

tons. Many # them resign ~ soon as
they hav. taken their degrees and begin
tl:'ir professional careers elsewhere.
Others rtAi-I and remain in Washington.
hut II good many cling - their positions
H. long Il, l,pS~ilI" ana hold their prof"s-
>j"il"l education in reserve unt.l thcy are
compelled t. >'"k i living elsewhere.
\ I"r-r PROPORTION "f the examiners
IL tn" patent office intend IT som" time or
another ~ become patent lawyers, and
II" school furnishes Il better practical cd
urH'ion iii patent law than can u" oh
t"jn"d i,v such "Nr"rirncc. In The med
lCHl divisions nt the pension Office are
many Young phy~i'.iarS. Sour Of them
obtained their Ii,,IpnH> hcfns" they cam"
here: others have studied medicine in the
Washington :>..!reis Will. ho'!in: their
Positions. You VIII also find youu: doc
tors in III" land office, Indian Office, the
war nnd navy departments and til" treas
TRY. and many Of them enjoy quite !; lu-
rratiyc practice after office hours Some
l!;Iilr a- Iuu"h ~ 81 .1thD and 81 100;
o'E"rs $500 and $500" They charge the
>aiur fees ~ the regular physicians. and
with rl." "r two patients Il day they can
add 1o oil"ir SALARY quit" Il welcome lit
tie revenue.
The regular practitioners have made
Il f'iss about this fer a long time. They
E:!y. refused - admit t. the medical
association Of the district aiiy man who
does :ip1 d.N"tv hi, r,'jrr time ~ tli,. pr;}c
lir" 0. His profession. They lar. 10
!.pa,cHiy ahpca.ci IT. Tie president, and
I" the heads of departments /" prohibit
this ''aGIi'!"Wn" business. and ut one i.ile
they got u Eil Through the s"nu1" max
ll,-. il unIaWtu for al "tuplpYc Of tn" GOV
;rnin"nt 10 engage III any either business,
bC, il failed in ,l... house.
Now they have induced the commits
sini!rr nf prlisi"n., /. issue Hn order i,ru-
lIbitin@ the employees of Iii; burcnu from
lracticin@ medicine. Tie ".,fcusibIe
reason for 'hi, is he danger of commune
'ntin.s onta-,inHs diseases to their fellow
CLERKS, it!t it j. really the result of the
efforts of the REGULAR local physicians
I" Emit competition.
TriaI~ of Il Congressman.
| found I. millionair" member "i Con.
gross sitting in his hotel the other day
surrounded Icy gloom dci.Sr that 1t
could have been >!,vrlrd away like snow
from the sidewalk. and asked him what
had happened. Il was just thnkinS.' he
said. "what fool | was to come to Con-
Grcs+. Ii cost IL" $4,000 cash To pay nv
campaign expenses. III addition I" tw"
months neglect of my business. When |
am at hom" about tv'u-tI.,iS ri my time
is taken up by people who come 10 ask for
offices. | have hat candidates for foreign
missions. rnn~,ilitc>. department bureaus,
| nitrl States nlHrSlialShipS. United
States attorneys. pension agents, about
forty iu>tutlircS and no tnI Of Indian
agents and land offices. ;t,i all "" sue
ctoHcI III getting is one :t>~i>t;l:i! keeper
of Il lighthouse. Il r!rr" for which there
was nu candidate. and they asked ne 10
hunt up Il man. ! scarcely dare to 20
home. ! am being cUr>rl all over my
district by pcopl" who think I'm indfter-
tnt to their interests and uhGratpful to
my friends 1t Will take six weeks steady
talking to explain why | haven't been
abb" to get all the oc.'hoI.!rrS liz the dis
trlct turned out and new ONES put in. am!
not half the people VIII" hear he cNpla,a
ton will believe me. lntil now | hay,
never sought anything tha: couldn't hs
| bought. but I've spent Sln.ND worth oi
| my time trying - get !; 81 90 consular
! appointment for the son of one of my
| constituents. and can't MAJ" il. NJ buS
| ness is Going To ruin for want of attention
! and there is Il basket Of letters on my
| desk at home that | have never had tim,
! to read.