The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
SKUNCLE SAM
iIlO5R l! /: WAGES
Government Clerk; InsWashlng-
ton Want More PAY.
WOULD LIKE PENSIONS ALSO.
Time y, Gslloplhs For tho Lame
Duek X : Who VIII Soon Drop From
Payrotfs-Nation's Capital Does Not
Remove Snow, and Streets Arc In.
slightly Because Thaw Did Not Come,

Payroffs-Nation,s Capital Does Not
Remove Snow, and Streets Are In.
slightly Because Thaw Did Not Come.
BY ARTHUR ". DUNN.
Washington, -. a. [speclal.] =
Even though there is such an insIstent
demand for economy. 1t has not pre-.
vented the elamor for salary Increases.
Government clerks have been making
many requests for more pay. even pro.
posing TO perfect an organization to
bring pressure on congress. !.
The claim Is made that the high cos,
OF living has made salary increases
necessary. But congress at this time
will not incrcaseSsalaries except in the
case of the higher. officials. +.5J.6 X
Coupled with the demand for salary
increases Is the proposal that pensions
shall be given the superamuated md
useless old CLERKS. The proposal which
receives the most favor In congress IS
that which would create pension
fund from the pay Of all government
employees. The younger employees are
protesting against it. claiming they
should not be assessed to pay those
WHO have made no provision for them.
selves, II means there Will be no civil
pension iist atprcsent. H%!f
Time is eaiiopins.
II the immortal Shakespeare had
! lived in orr time he would have Ind
! other classes to- add to those with
whom time gallops. He could have In
clndea notiony the average man, with
n note corning due In the bank. but the
senators and representatives. whose
terms are about to expire. With that
class. so numerous In the present con-
gress. It is noticeable that time never
pissed SC. quickly. ~. IL.
Time may be, dragging with their
successors, who look forward to n posi-.
ton on tile payroll. but there nre more
than II hundred men who seem to think
they never knew before what is meant
by fast time. why, 1t will only be
.
Il few days before We nrc out" they
say,, and the thought Is not Mt all com.
forting.
= Carter Not a Candidate. Il.
| Never was a man defeated for Nh
elective office. especially a man WHO
had made more than an.ordnnry rep
utation. that his friends or near
friends did not set about to find 20
sition for him. \ man who becomes a
lame duck" t1tist be cared for, ue-
| cording to the theory of the average
Washington correspondent. As n con
sequence every nan defeated in the
recent election has been mentioned"
| for an office within the gift of tile
| president. H,
ut is amusing but useless for the
boys to find places for me-" said SEN
ator. Carter Of Montana. Especially 10
the judiciary. My Whole life and train
lug have been those Of an advocate. q
partisan, in which have taken sides.
I have no taste for the judicial life"
Waiting For Warm Spoil.
1t has been the custom in the ma
tlonul capital after every snowstorm
to walt for Il warm spell to melt the
snow ana clear lt IRON the streets. DC
casionally this plan does not work, be.
cause there may be continued cold
weather Iollowing the snow, IN which
event " remains stackeu up IN IN.
slightly piles Where the street car com!
ranles anu the few persons who clear
their sidewalks have thrown 1t. 54
A condition like TINS has existed for
month ut Tue beginning OF this sea-
son. much to tie disgust OF every per,
son WHO looked at the streets. Isn't
u strange that the CITY BEAUTIFUL
The capital OF great nation the
city OF homes and other favored
names should be the most neglected
city In the country every winter? a
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