The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30

who could help her hold onto a posi-.
tion. People began to notice special
attention paid to Miss -- instead
| Of Miss -. Miss -- was pro-
noted, after being transferred to the
Disbursing Office to $50 per month. In.
side of two months 1t was discovered
that Miss --- had been put under
| civil service and promoted to $1,000
per annum. Well, of course, such a
state Of affairs needed looking into at
once, which was done. About the last
blanket extended by Mr.. Cleveland was
to take effect certain July, and some
| that were doing clerks work, copyist.
and other special work, were to be-
brought in; those who had a pull to
stay, but Miss - did not, and was
dismissed with batch of others. Now,
tnat clever chief -- has the records
changed from a dismissal to a far
Tough, and had the cheek to have the
civil service sent word that her name
had been omitted from that list when
1t was sent in, owing to the great rush
OF work that was on hand at that time.
and requested that her name be filed
in. Well, Mr.. Editor, the Commission
swallowed it, bait and all so that is
the reason she is now in the clerk
grade and drawing her present salary.
This is just to show you how -
has allowed him to hold the whip over
the people down there. Next. but not
least, the Appointment Clerk is scared
10 death Of -- and his lob He
breaches uprightness, honesty. truth.
and yet, he will change mis- records of
his Office to anything under the sun
- says do 1t is said he is very
slick in his work and covers up his
tracks well, but he is too old and has
long ago outgrown the place.
There is another case of a woman in
the division of -, who has been
home for months, and has had her
work sent to her to do at home because
she expects to give birth to a child
lexpect she has by this time) but talk
about the old spOils system, it is not in
II with Department Of - Mrs.
-- is the name)
Another case of --, with the sis.
terin-law of a Senator He insisted
that she 90 certain things: nearly
scared the poor little woman to death,
Instead of going home and telling her
sister, and letting her brother-in-law
nave 1t out with -, she begged for
another position so hard that she was
given place in the Library of Con.
gress.
Have you ever looked into the case
Of the colored woman he had in the
south? Mrs. - was the woman
that received his special attention. She
was married seven years, and never
had any children until came
around, and then came a boy. That
boy is now over twenty years, and may
be living in Washington. After Col.
- died, Mrs, -- came to Wash
ington, and brought her son, but can
not say -- was glad to see her
outgrown her, don't you know. Look
into his record at the His
chief reported him several times. His
,verage vas very low and yet he was
kept on. Say, Mr.. Editor, what would
be the matter with giving him a con-
sulship in Africa. In that way
would not have to dismiss him. No
offense to --, and he could then
draw his --, think 1t over, and find
place but now remember nowhere
short Of South Africa. He might do to
help bring up the census of France.
The - all through are shoddy.
They never lived so well before in
their lives and it is making the big
gest kind of fool Of them.