Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-23

Editor Sunday GLOBE
Following is the Presidents order, famous
now as the Pope's bull against the comet:
Executive order.
All officers and employees Of the United
States, of every description, serving in or
under any of the Executive Departments
and whether so serving in or out of Wash
ington, are hereby forbidden, either directly
or indirectly, individually or through asso-
Citations, to solicit an increase of pay, or to
influence or attempt 10 influence in their
own interest any othei legislation whatever,
either before Congress or its committees,
or in any way save through the heads Of
the Departments in OF under which they
serve, on penalty Of dismissal from the
Government service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
WHITE HOUSE,
January 81, 1902.
The above executive order, all in one
sentence, contains ninety-two words, nine
commas and one long period at the end
of it,
If the President had consulted some of
the big chiefs in the Departments, particu-
larly the Big Injun" in the Post Office De-
partment, he could not have hit upon
project more in consonanee with their de-
sires and feelings than this sillygilly
order
The idea, as conveyed in this order, that
old Republicans and veterans of the Civil
War cannot be promoted without the inter
cessiou of such whilom and bogus reform
ers as Gus Machen and Uncle Dick, or
"Big-foot" Johnson, is too disgusting and
humiliating for honorable men and women
to entertain It is viciously wrong, and the
humiliation it entails upon decent human
ity, regardless of politics OF religion, is in
tolerabe. Clerks in the Departments, en-
dOwed with incorTuphble moral manhood
and wOmanhood, resent it with silent scorn
and contempt. If the gang in accord and
control Of the Post. Office Department and
the Sixth Auditors Office continue in future
as they have IN the past the one essential
qualification, and the only one, for promo
ton in these Offices, will consist of the
total moral depravity of the applicant.
This order, construed and applied by this
gang will convert it into a harlot's harvest.
This is strong language, but not too strong
to define the situation as it exists When
women, the lawful consorts of men, quietly
enter the pOst-of6ce building with horse
whips concealed under their outer wraps
determined TO wreak summary vengeance
upon one of their own sex, and when, as in
the case in mind, the matter is brought TO
the attention Of the highest official in the
Office he throws his arms frantically in the
air and shouts, Il can do nothing in such
case there is no law against horse or cou-
whippings in Washington, what can You
expect2 An THIS is a tough case Only a
short time ago an old veteran was reduced
and this strumpet, because she possessed
superior typewritist qualifications OBJ
tanned the increase. What other or in
visible qualities she possesses deponent
saith not
You tickle me and I'll tickle you, and
if we can jointly persuade the powers above
US to participate a little occasionally in the
tickling promotions will be easy. The old
disgrunted veterans can go way back and
sit down." and. as heretofore, silently and
sullenly think over the matter and watch
the tickling business at a respectable dis
tanCe. If they dare to open their heads and
criticise US, out they go under the CON
spiracy" or 'pernicious activity" dodge.
This executive order like the bears of
Biblical lore, will turn upon its author and
rend him. We believe it was Aagrantly
violated in thePost-ofice Department by
some one interested in rural free delivery
legislation The maximum salary feature
OF Mr.. Swanson's amendment to the bill
5000 for rural carriers-probably emanated
from some one in the Post-ofhce Depart
meut. Presumably Mr.. Loud had the "Big
Injun" in mind when he interrupted Mr..
Swanson in the debate.
Well, the chairman now knows himself
how 1t is to be run over by a rural free de
livery cart. The courage Of the ITishman's
little bull which attempted to derail the
locomotive will ever be admired, but hA
judgment condemned. Mr.. Loud and his
friends might just as well join the process
sion and get out Of the steal all they can.
No one with enough sense to eat, drink and
sleep will ever be convinced that rural free
delivery can be made general in this coun-
try without financially swamping the
Treasury. sUBURR