Show I Feminine Government I rr rr HE census bureau has increased the pay of of enumerators enumerators' for forM forthe M rl the coming census from 3 cents a name t to 4 cents Difficulty n in n securing in v s sufficient n y workers r es J in in many nany districts is said to have haye aused eased the chin change eThe e. e The jobs had l io fo be made mOre more attractive Yet et only a few years ears ago hungry clamored for such places and often more were turned away than could be hired More women than ever b before f r will act as as' s' s enumerators and clerks clerks High wages and plenty of of work ork have op operated r ted to ke keep p many men out of the field t This same samee condition is noticeable in in man many other municipal tate slate and federal activities T There e e is less of a demand for the minor places and more and more women are replacing men If If this continues it is conceivable that there will come a time hen most most o of our routine loutine governmental work will be performed by y women when nien men will be found only in the managerial posts I here where the pay is highest Then woe to the reformer reformer reformer-be be he editor or official who official who I aims ims his lance at a reduction of our army of officeholders What a a tide of f feminine minine fury will descend on his unprotected head And what of i the he effect of this his condition on polities politics From ime time immemorial the f holders of minor political offices have been to deliver votes They have been the little cogs in in the big political machines V When en women hold most of these jobs ill ill ll they deliver of the votes votes' Or will they bring a better er era by the separation on of politics from job ho holding ding Its It's an interesting thing to speculate on but on-but but it may Ilay never q true Two things operate against the ag age of feminine gov- gov e the f the the- likelihood that present conditions of high wages wages and nd maximum e ein employment ment will not be permanent and the inborn cr desire sire of s some m men to hold any kind of public office even even though y ey eY might make more money by working harder and t talking less lessi i 1 some som position in private industry |