The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30
WHOLESALE LOOTING
The Numerous Families Quartered
at st. ElizabethS.
CHILDREN RAISED AND MARRIED
Who we're Born There 10 OtfIcs-HOIdng Parents
Invited Guests TO Marriages Entertained at
Public Erpense-SpeOa OIet Horses, and
Carlages-A Whole Army Of Men, Women,
and Children Living on the Fat Of the Land

Elizabeth's, out on Congress Heights,
had a very swell wedding the past
week, Miss Bertha, the oldest daughter
of Superintendent Richardson, being
the beautiful bride. For months the
choir of the institution has been re-
hearsing the wedding music, and dur
ing the time their ordinary employ
ments we're set aside. About l5O guests
were entertained by DR.. Richardson
and some of his guests arrived days In
advance There is nothing like hav-
ing rich "Uncle" behind one who does
not care or who has no control over the
expenditures he is forced to pay Our
"Uncle Sam" is proverbially generous,
and reckless to some extent, in the
manner in which he permits his wealth
to be scattered or misused. Paying for
weddings for the sons and daughters
of his employees and entertaining their
guests is but a small item to this be-
nevolent "Uncle" The unfortunate
tax payer is sometimes mad at the
capers cut up by the old gentleman,
and the manner IN which he permits
public servants to sQuander the money
paid in for his own legitimate expen-
ses. Surely Iuere is no uncle" in this
wide. wlue word as careless and indlt-
ferent as this Uncle Sam of ours, of the
money wrung from the sweat and toll
of honest farmers and industrious ar
tisans and paid into las Golfers direct
ly and indirectly, by property owners
and non.property holders, by laborer
and merchant, and by professional as
well as by all, and every other species
OF man resident of this broad empire.
Here we have out at st, ElizabeUls
q whole army of husbands ana wives
living off the fat of the land from
years end to years end, and we do
not protest. And hence when daugh-
ter or a son has to he married off, the
public servant naturally concludes
that it is all right and legitimate
to make the public pay t piper, the
priest the florist, the confectioner, the
music the cook, and the Lord only
knows who else The Jenkins Of the
daily press Is invited and the public
is regaled next morning with the most
minute details o. the brides trosseau,
the presents, the ceremony, and the
"give away"--which most of these ar
fairs usually are-on the bride.
St Elizabeths is saturated with ne
potism, and the public will find it diff
f1cult to believe some of the following
authenticated facts:
There are employed at the institu-
ton and drawing salaries from the
Government, as well as special board;
Two pHar Erau oh and wife.
Oxford French and wife.
Mr.. Harnish and wife.
Mr.. Barr and wife.
Mr.. James Carter and wife.
John Thomas and wife
Joseph Bond and wife,
Mr.. Neighbors and wife.
Andrew Klug and wife.
Joe Klug and wife.
Joe Boswell and wife.
ode BAH and wife.
George Skidmore and wife,
All of these ladies and gentlemen
enjoy soft snaps and special dining
rooms. Some of them, like the stew
ard, have held their jobs for over thirty
years, and have raised and married
their children from the institution. In
deed, one of the stewards sons is still
a boarder at st. Elizabeth's though
not an employe, and another son board
ed at the public crib all last winter
while working in this city during the
day.
The carriages and horses are numer-
Gus, as are also the drivers. Mrs.
Richardson has a,driver and horse and
carriage, so has her young daughter,
going to school. The Barrys have two
boys going to school VINO are being
raised at the place; so, also, have other
employees. Special diet is provided for
these youngsters. Mr.. SkidmOre, the
boss plumber, receives 800 per month,
and himself and wife have luxurious
quarters at the establishment Mr..
Charles Green, the postmaster draws
two salaries; and so IL goes-a small
army of whole families in addition to
numerous visitors quartered on the in
stitution at the expense of that beneyo-
lent uncle of ours.
West Point and Annapolis are not
the only aristocratic charitable insti-
tutions to educate and give professions
to the sons of politicians with a pull.
st. Elizabeth's is up with the process.
sion. and takes care OF the daughters
as we'll as the sons, and marries them
off regardless of expense.
IL is the same old Mckinley Admin
istration OF loot luxury and look out
for number one" we became accus-
toned to in Ohio during his four years
administration as the chief executive
of that State. The President is so
kind-hearted, "you know" that he can
not, will not, have not, and does not
call down the voraciOus human sharks
feeding on the vitals Of the public and
consuming the taxes paid in by the
struggling and hardworking farmer,
mechanic and merchant. Living I'm lux.
ury, and rioting and squandering the
substance Of others our public seTv-
ants under this prosperity Administra-
tion are not only living on the fat Of
the land themselves, but their wives,
children, uncles cousins, aunts, and in
many notorious cases, their concubines
also faunt their paint and feathers I'M
the public Departments, as the pets
and favorites Of disreputable high of.
ficials
The Sunday Globe is giving the pub.
lie only the merest surface gleanings at
present but If the official thugs do not
succeed in their threatened assassina-
ton OF its editor the cancer with