Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25

Our other old friend 'Mikey" Louis is as
active as ever in running things to net him
self shekels and glory. The glory part
Mike is not so particular about but the
shekels he will have by hook or by crook.
ALL of course, in perfectly (oficial) legitt-
mate way. Ahem Mikes latest enter
prise is 20 abolish the Government Printing
Office, or, at least drive the entering wedge
which will reduce that invaluable adjunct
of the government to 'fHocaouS dtss3fude "
In other words "Mikey" Louis, Chief of the
Supply Division, has manipulated things IN
such shape that about 100000 worth OF
printing will be scattered all over the coun-
try, but the payment for such printing will
be made through AIikey's department and
if there is any Of Mikey's former fellow
employees working at the Government
Printing Office they will instantly under
stand what this means to Mikey
1t is rather ungrateful in Mikey Louis,
too, to deprive the Government Printing
Office Of this work 1t was in that building
Mikey got his first taste of Government
pap. For years he worked there and ac-
auired what little knowledge he has of the
English language. Mikey knows that the
wages paid the printers in the G. P. o. are
based on the union scale and are gener-
ousiy renumerative for the labor performed.
He also knows that in the rat offices through
out the country he can have the printing
done at rat printing prices. But watt
Mikey will save the Government nothing
under this head, When the bills come in
! Mikey will see to that Here is a commu'
uication from Mikey's constituency which
explains matters, besides the printing:
The correspondent says:
I "The 6ne hand Of Mikey is again seen in
/ the letting Of tEe contracts for supplies IN
more ways than one.
I'm the FIRST place he worked the scheme
TO let them for four years where he thought
best, then went to work and wrote letters to
| the committee on awards praisiug the pets
and back caDping those he could not work
to his liking" Now it is to be seen whether
| the committee will be hoodwinked by his
skin game.
Another of his fine games is to take about
500, 600 worth of work from the Govern
meut Printing Office al distribute it about
the country, which of course means grist tc
somebody's mill IF all the department
follow this plan there will soon be no ueed
of Government Printing Office and many
of the employees would have to and work
elsewhere
"One very noticeable feature of this years
bidders was the absence of most of the ole
reliable honest dealers. Men who Away,
gave the government what their contract:
called for and paid their employees gooc
wages A young man clerk in Mikeys king
dom remarked that he had a frienC
who had a very nice typewriter ribbon
that he would like to have tried bu
he was Immediately given to understand
that he had better keep 'mum" or he wOulC
get something worse than the water cure
for he was treadiug on one of Mikey's per
quisiJes. We could fill page Of the GLoBI
with things of this kind, but it is useless
and we will again ask how long is this gov
erumeut to be humbuged by men like thi!
who never had any business training only
as schemers, and know no more about the
needs of the postal service than hog auC
still set themselves up as the great am's
By the way we would like to inquire ha
Mikey landed the Busch building YETI"
The Postmaster General has been adver
tising for the space required which is an in
dicatiou that the Louis Brown scheme o
leasing, renting or purchasing the insult
able Busch building has fallen through
Meanwhile the GLOBE is waiting aud watch
ing for the announcements of them there
awards The Government Printing Ofic'
employees will we hope. give Mikey'
scheme of farming out the printing SOM
close attention. This should be nipped II
the bud at once.