Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-18
OUR UNCLE sam
IS THOROUGHLY
UP TO BUSINESS



list in the world. The exact number
of his employees at any given time is
hard to fix, because the number lie con
tinually changing, and the grand ag-
gregate is made up from SO many
sources.
Much has been written about Uncle
Sam being slow paymaster, and if
your interest in his strong box is in
the shape of claim, and you are try
ing to collect it, then you will find that
be fully lives up to his reputation.
He is mighty "olose" customer when
it comes to paving claim.
But ii he once puts you on his salary
list, ali Then you are tixed-that is
to say, you are fixed for about year,
after which the promotion bee will
begin to buzz in your bonnet. But
once on the salary list your claim
against his exchequer is as good as
wheat in the mill and the toll paid.
He never pleads dull trade or over
production or close competition as an
excuse for scaling down wages or pos
poning any pay day. He never threat
ems to shut down the mills, and his
hands never 60 on strike.
1t seems an incongruous thing to say,
but hard times are an actual help to
the man with government salary.
When times are hard and money scarce
and trade dull, then things are cheap,
and the stated salary will buy more.
Uncle Sam needs in his business the
great army of people which he employs.
He is engaged in various industries on a
gigantic scale. He is engaged in max
ing laws; in executing the laws; in adj
ministering Justice, in manufacturing
and selling postage stamps and carry
ing and delivering the mails; in i'm
proving rivers and harbors; in diffus-
ing knowledge among the people; in
civilizing and instructing the Indians !;
in coming money; in building ships !;
and recently he has gone into the ir-
rigation business and the colonial
business, and he expects soon to enter
upon the construction of great canal.
Uncle Sans law factory, if you will
allow the term, is the greatest and
most luxuriously appointed institution
of that kind in the world.
The appropriation for the fiscal
year just begun provides for 80 Sena-
tors the round sum of $3.50, 600, and
S45, 600 for their mileage. Three hun
| bred and sixty persons are employed to
| help these 80 statesmen, being four for
each lawmaker, and for their salaries
the sum of S515, 600 is provided, being
$4,000 more than the Solons them
selves cost.
-Four hundred and fifty persons all
told make up the working force of this
| branch of Uncle SAINTS law factory, at
| a total cost of 81, 010, 600 for salaries.
| Call it round million, SO long as Della
ware does not fill her two places.
| Some people have vague idea that
Senators are paid more than Represen-
tatives, which is mistake. They are
all paid alike, $1,000 per year each.
| The Speaker of the House gets SO, 600
additional, and when Senator fills
the Office of President of that body, as
is now the case, he gets like addi-
! tional amount.
| On the House side there are 357 men,
bers and 1893 employees. making total
755, and the total for mileage and sal
aries amounts to the sum of 50, AIS, :
020.75,
So the grand total for Uncle Sam IS
law-making establishment is 1,205 leg
islators and their helpers, with total
salary list of 50, 425, 020.75. This does
not include the cost Of maintenance for
the buildings and grounds, nor the sal
aries of clerks to the members of the
House.
Uncle Sam has the finest library in
| the world, housed in the finest marble
building ever designed for such pur-
poses. For the current fiscal year il
will take something more than 400 per-
sons to attend to this great collection
of books, serve the reading public and
4 the members of Congress and perform
the work incidental to the proper care
| of the constant growth of the collec-
| tion. They are on the payroll fol-
something near $500, 600.
Uncle Sam has a capital city of his
| own with about 800, 600 inhabitants.
1t is said to be the finest city in this
country and the hest governed.
But it ought to be well-governed
| city. Out of its 300, 600 residents, one
of every 100 is on the District payroll.
More than 1900, in one capacity OF
another, hold office under the District
government. 1t has three governors,
who get So, 600 per year each. Thir.
teen hundred teachers will teach its
schools for the coming year, for which
they will receive S9l8, 175. Seven
hundred policemen will cost more
than 500, 900.
Nine United States Judges hold the
Courts of record, and 10 Justices OF
the Peace draw each salary equal tc
that of Circuit Court Judge in O
State Court.
In round numbers it will cost Uncle
Sam 80, 800, 600 for District salaries fol
the current fiscal year. This money he
will take half out of one pocket anG
half out of the other-half out of the
national Treasury and half out of thai
of the District.
A large corps of Judges administer
justice in Uncle Sans courts. Nine
Judges compose the Supreme Court Of
the United States and their pay is
$50, 500 per year. Twenty-Five Circuit
Judges get Sc, 600 per year each, and 7.
District Judges get So, 600 per yea
each. Seven Territorial Judges ge
$1,000 per year each and IA Territorial
Judges get So, 600 per year each. Fiv,
Judges for the Court of Private Lane
Claims are paid S., 600; five for tn,
Court of Claims at "a, 500; six for the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia at s., and three for tn,
Court of Appeals for the District o
Columbia at $1,000.
Altogether it will cost Uncle San
| S768, 500 to pay the salaries of hi
Judges for the current fiscal year
and this will be only small portion
| of the total cost of the administration
3 of Justice.
Uncle SANS Chief Magistrate re
ceiyes, as everybody knows the annua
salary of $50, 600, and house rent fire.
in the finest mansion in the land
Thirty three helpers are provided TO
him this year, at cost of s55, O4O
The Presidents right hand man, hi
secretary, receives s., 600 per annuni
and the steward, the man who buy
the food and administers the domesti
affairs of the White House, gets 81, 500
An army of people are on the pay
roll in the departmental service prope
IN Washington. Altogether they will