The Washington times., 1906-11-11
g.
JOHN W. LANGLEY,
Who Will Represent the Tenth Ken
lucky District.
CtVilSeryfoeCbrr,ln.
0|6A6O l. .

Dear Mr.. Civil Service Correspondent:
'Win you be kind enough 10 use
small portion OF your valuable time and
little space in explaining for the ben
efit of myself and the large numbers
or persons who are interested la this
phase OF the civil service idea wliv q is
that young men leave the Government
service in such large numbers? Your
attention 10 this inquiry Will be much
appreciated by
MRS. HEZEKIAI JENKINS. CT al
You are much mistaken In your first
assumption. viz. that the time OF the
correspondent is precious However.
barring this false assumption on your
part. your inquiry Is very timely ard
should be answered III detail.
They Leave in Droves.
That young men do leave the Govern
ment service IN droves. yes in swarms.
IS not open to question. Fsut, why do
they do it, Tha. IS the question.
Your attention is called TO the follow
ing reasons Tor this lamentable exodus
!. Some young men have a longing for
the comforts Of life They demand not
only necessities. but also luxurles. What
/ are such young men to do? Continue
in the service and give up all their
necessities. sucn as "mushmalIyws'' on
toast, toasted 'maTshTooms," chIcIets.
and cigarettes. not TO speak OF luxuries
such as cent ham sandwiches and
eorncakcs at five a plate? No these
young fellows just have 10 get out. and
consequently they put IN their appljca-
uons al some good corner grocery store
in the downtown section. where they
will be allowed 10 stand at the butter
counter n ten psr week; or, possibly
some of them expend their talents on
the front seat of q homemade uIc
wagon.
> But while the young gentlemen
mentioned in the preceding paragraph
leave the service gracefully and quietly.
after filing a due notice Of resignation.
there IS another class Of employees who
do not detach themselves from the Gov
-ernment service with nearly so much
grace. These are the only ones also
who do not receive a nice letter ex-
pressing the appreciation OF the head
oe the department or commission in
which they work for the long and faith
ful service they have rendered. They
are the young men who get fired There
are various reasons to be assigned for
this particular mode OF exit from of
ficial' life. two Of which claim the
majority Of victims. They are: I.azi-
ness. a peculiar aiIment. sp1lnging. we
are told, from a germ. and idiosyn-
Cracies.
Best Reason for Quitting.
g. But. like the campaign spcIlbinder
and the small boy with a piece of
cake with frosted icing, We have saved
the very best 10 the very last And
that is that uany-Very many-yOUng
men leave the service because their un-
usual attainments and recognized abili-
ties call them elsewhere. There lies
ahead of them something better than
a life of calm and incessant toll beside
a blotter-toppeG desk in a Government
department They feel the life within
them spTinging up and demanding that
it be allowed fun vent somewhere out
in the wide. wide world. so they HE
themselves out 10 Indiana or Arkansas
or Indian Territory ana begin the pTaC-
tice of the law. or they go over into
| Ohio and raise buckeyes and pawpaws
or up into New York and run for Office.
] These young men are destined, or per
haps We should say most Of them are.
either for success OF failure, If they
do not fail. they will succeed. and vice
versa Here's 10 them; may they live
long and prosper.
Write again. Mrs. Jenkins.