Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
BY RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 1.-THE
state of Georgia enjoys more fedora!
patronage in the city of Washington than
any, other Democratic state or territory
in the union. Indeed. there are only IA
states that have more patronage in the
government departments in Washington
taan Georgia, and not one of them is
completely Democratic in its national pol
itIcs.
Georgia has more patronage in Wash
ington than any of the following states
al! of which are wholly, or in part In
political sympathy with the dominant
party. Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont,
Rhode Island. Connecticut, Wisconsin
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana wy
cn,ing, oregon and Washington.
The states that outrank Georgia in
the matter of federal patronage in Wash
,ingtons are: New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts. Illinois, Ohio, Indiana,
Missouri, Michigan, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Tennessee and District of Co
lumbia
Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee have
been out of the solid Democratic columns
for several years. The first two have vo-
ted for a Republican president, have cleo
teo several Republican congressman ana
each now has Republican senator anG
Republican governor. Tennessee mas
two Republican congressman, and North
Carolina has three Republican congress
men.
CEORGIANS BETTER COMPENSATED.
Even more interesting than the pro-
DC rtionately large numoer of Georglans
in the government departments in Wash
inston is the fact that they are COM
pensated better by the government Tor
their service than the usual government
clerk. -''.-.
According to the official register. other
wise and commonly known as the blue
book, there arc 81 Georgians in. the va
rlous departments and bureaus OF gov
eminent in Washington, and their total
compensation amounts to $i45OO9 per an
num-not such a poor record Tor con-
sistently. Democratic state. Indeed, II
would seem that Georgia is reaping some
OF the spoils that other states might
claim. as a reward for political consist
ency. -,.,,
when one considers that Virginia and
Maryland and the District of Columbia
outrank Georgia in the number OF EN-
ployes, one should stop to CONSIDER also'
the eeocraphical location of these places
Vii einia and Maryland are right at WASH
ington's door, and the District OF ColuW-
bia is itself the seat OF government u
IS perfectly natural that these states
should have an unusual NUMBER OF citl-
zens employed in the department-natu-
raj despite the fact that both OF them
have Republican representatives In con-
gress. - IN
Employed in the departments ana ou.
rams exclusive of outside laborers. there
are 80. 76S government clerks in Washins-
tcn. Their aggregate compensation is
sSa. ee3 17S per annum. The average COM
pensation is S1.104sO.
The average compensation or the Geor-
eia clerks is s., 1sO.5O per annum.
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.
The fact that Georgia is so well repre-
sented so much better represented N
fact. than many states. finds explanation
in the influence and activity OF her seiis.'
'tors and representatives in congress
Both OF the Georgia senators have beer
I'm congress- Tong enough to thoroughig
establish themselves and, moreover tc