Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-15
BY w. S. MANN.

WASHINGTON, June Is. The
nomination of Warren G.. Harding as
the Republican candidate for presi-
dent and the outcome of the Demo
cratic convention in San Francisco are
of vital interest in voteless Washing
ton because the change of administra-
ton means more in the national capi-
tai than anywhere else in the country
OF course, there was unusual in
terest in the national conventions OF
both big political parties this year on
account of the proposed plank call
ing for national amendment to en-
franchise the residents at the seat OF
government by giving them national
representation on the same basis as
lany state.
But aside from this Washington
absorbing interest in the conventions
campaigns and elections is based on
the fact that this is a city quadren-
nially in fiux, and a change of admin
instration means an entirely new deal
here.
Any city that has approximately
100000 of its citizens working in one
great industry which is going to have
a change Of officials and with the
prospect of innovations and new regu-
lations and changed working condi-
tions must naturally be n little ner-
regime. That's Washington. where
Uncle Sam is conducting the biggest
workshop in the world.
Every community in the country
that sends a congressman here to
make laws takes a keen interest in
the coming and going of that one
man. BY the scores new congress
men come to Washington every two
years but the ebb and flow of the
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pared with the breakers that roll In
upon the national capital on a pres-
Dental election year.
Right here 1t should be remembered
that these Congressman have absol-
ute dominance over this city that is
practically state and has no voice
or vote in it's own government-and
yet is the best governed community in
the world. In any other city there is
great to do over the municipal cleo
tions, SO Washington feels a keen in
terest in the change of those who will
pass upon her affairs.
The rest of the country can hardly
imagine how extensive is the change
that a. new administration ipso facto
makes in the city on the historic Po-
tomac. The leading citizens and the
social favorites of today may cease to
be residents soon after March 4. There
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those who held office or positions of
patronage under the retiring admin
istration-those who were CONSPICUOUS
If nj dominated the political and
{ life OF the community for the
proceeding four years.
The President picks his own cabi-
net. These are the administrative Of
ficers of the big government establish
ments. He appoints members Of the
civil service commission, the inter-
state commerce commission. the fed
eral trade commission, the United
States shipping board. tho fedora! Re-
serve board, erc. The 10000 gov
ernment employees would rot be hu-
man did they not take A personal in
terest in who their new bosses will
be and what changes may be ex-
pa' ted that will make difference
in their own lives.
Until recently when the postmasters
were covered into the civil service.
each city was excited for weeks and
mr nths to kn w who would be ar
/ ointed to that good loca! job. Here
in Washington ere hundreds of equally
as good or better patronage jobs for
which there is mad scrapible with
every change in administration.
So when one is taking perspective
Of Washington after the election he
r.ust not fail to take into considera-
ton the scores of deserving party men
= no are willing 10 calculate that