The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-08
MURPHY BEATS ALL BOSSES
IN A VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE;
BRYAN'S SHADOW OVER ALL

clerk Of the Post.Of,ce Department has
made the Democratic brethren. particu-
larry interested In that branch of SER
vice to the people run around In circles.
Mr.. Chance IL torty-fuur years old lie
has been IN tho service Of the United
states Government since 1855. some OF
the time In the Post Once Depa inent.
some Of the time out OF g. lie was
private secretary to senator Elihu Root
when that sstute New Yorker was Sec
rotary of War Now the Democrats.
who regard every place filled ~ stone
placed IN the bulwark against their own
advancement. are saying that Mr..
Chance ls not a Democrat. or has not
been Democrat since William Nck;n-
icy was elected IN 1898.
And maybe these gentlemen who are
looking for jobs don't keep close cases
on the political records OF all others
looking for the same line OF jobs' II
may be stated. right now. that anybody
booking for - job under this Adnlnis'ra-
tion has had his career subjected 10
investigation under Dumcrous Micro
scopes.
The thing connected with the Govern
ment that Is getting the goats" OF the
ONCE seeking brigade Ia tho civil service.
Oh. how they do love the civil service!
Many an office seeker has come to
Washington. at his own expense. to lard
a job he has picket out for his own.
only 10 md that the occupant thereof
IL sealed up IN "a sterilized vacuum en-
tirsly surrounded by salary and pro-
lection against intrusion.
WHY THE HUNGRY ARE LOSING
HOPE.
II woGid appear that the Repubiicar@
In their sixteen years OF power have
so sedulOusly and cleveriy used the
civil service that the proportion OF
Democrats. who are going back with
GU; any reward for their services to
the party. Ia 10 be about that OF tho
soldiers who returned from the charge
OF the noble Do. Many who arrived In
washington fuI. Of hope and prospects
have re!thcr hope nor prospects let. or
are counting their bank rolls over every
time they take a drink. and all on ac-
count OF civii service.
/ Dog gone IT," remarked a man from
South Carolina to-day as he paid his
bin at 81 day hotel. a. tho pre-.
liminary to migration to a hosiery
where the rates are . dollar q day,
| this Government IL going to the dogs
Look at this civil service. These
Yankee Republicans have been In power
here In Washington 80 long that they
have the United States Treasury work
Ing for 'em.
| One time three swindlern from New
York. and I'll bet they were Repubi!-
! cans, landed in, Charleston from a boa,
and they picked up . young mar Of our
town who had "a lot Of money and pro-
! ceeded to get II.
But they had only go: part OF Il.
One OF them was in a place OF refresh
ment one day and saw our Charleston
young man purchasing !bations FOR a
number OF people. This New York
swlndlcr ran to he telephone and called
up one o: his partners at the hotel.
say he said over the telephone. you
know that boob We picked. Well he s
down here spending our money
And that's just the position We Dem
ocrats are In. Thp departments are full
I OF Republican office holders spending
our money, and dog gone II. 1t looks
like they we're going 10 keep right on
spending IT.
II II reported that the Civil Service
Bureaus work surrounding clerkships
and s;enosrnphers' Jobs has even proved
y setback to President Wilson The
President, It appears. was very anxiou,
Ia procure In his own department 4
place for "a very competent young lady
stenosrnpher. salome Tsrr. VINO was q
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