The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-26
A rREsIDENTIAL INTERVIEW.
A Detroit Sovereign and his Meeting
win Frank Pierce.

win Frank Pierce.
From the Kalama zoo Telegraph.
| In the happy Jays of democracy. De-
troit bOasteu many All adept At pulling the
! wares, and making up the state III the
interest OF those who generally arranged
things at Ten Eyck's Old stand" PROM
inent among their ward politicians stued
Alderman John Hull, a butcher by pro-
iessIun anu democrat by faith, whose
caruestness knew no falteriug. The "b'ys'
all swore by him, so at last the alderman
came 10 be the central luninary in Detroit
politics, around which the lesser lights re-
volved with deierentlal precision. Among
the distinguished democrats who were hOu
| ored with the support and irui friendship
| vi the managing alderman, was the ex-
Secretary vi the Interior, Robert McCiei-
land. In Icturn iur The energetic suplvrt
which he received at the hand ui his
butcher friend, Robert, ut cour,e, could 10
no less than To treat him With the most
gracious smiles aud tavur, anu thus II came
| to pass thai after McCieiIand was we'll es
tabIIshed III the Oecre,aryshIp, Alderman
john havlug never Visited the Federal city,
determined TO honor chat famous, clty, with
Il short sojourn, and 10 test the stcadiust>
hess Ut his fIcnd Nice eiIaud $ friendship.
Oh hun.
Carpet baggers were not in disrcpute in
those days; 50 packing up a Clean shirt,
, and to,tle OF venerable rye, in due time
Was ushcred Into the presence Of urbane
Muses. Kelly, at the time the smooth and
puilshed CHIEF clerk of the Interior De.
partmtnt. ...s.4-
=" here is Bob. ?" quo,h Alderman
John.
WHO, sir p replied Mr.. Kelly in bland
tones.
Bob, Bob McCleland, sir" replied
John.
The Secretary IL engaged, sir, just at
present, and canuot be disturbed.
"lhc hi lie IL, resumeI our Detroit
er. "Iell HIN that John Huii Wants 10
see hlm, ami ny -, 1 guess that viii
fetch HIM.
In The meantime, Governor Nc. having
Recognized The voice OF It's Michigan
friend, made his appearance at the door,
auu, vi course, received him with the must
distinguished consideration.
Alter tref inquiry after friends and
matters IN Detroit, the Secretary explain
Gu 10 MIR. Hull that il Cabinet meeting
would calm his attenda ice during The at
ternuOn, and alter making an engagement
~ pIcscut HIM to The pIcsident ,ie next
day he turned hun over ~ mcssengeI IL
show hun atUut luwu.
The next murnlug, punct ual TO a minute,
our friend was on hand al tlIc Office oi the
Secretary, to n,aNe tnc Promised call upon
tue Chle; Magistrate vi tue ualivu.
La The mean lime MCC.elani had an~
nouhced to Mir. Pierce his intend. i cal.
with his Micnigan iI.eud, and begged hIm
80 lar Us he could 10 Luiy the dignity OF
The presiuent III the curdla!lty OF the citl-
zen, 4 sursug Inn that MIR, tIuil would tee
highly tiattered with any ianiI.iuruy that
nngn, tie excluded 10 him by the president
of the United States.
The tma,n were soon at the White House,
and while, at he leq.est Ut Nlr. Pierce,
Mr.. MCCieIiahd went Tor u moment 10 the
president private Office, MIR. HUI was
seated III the reception rooms TO await his
rctuin. Mr.. Plclce de>lrlug TO act upon
the point Ut the Interior Department, sug-
gcsi Ed to Its Secretary than If he would
remain there Il few minutes to examine
some official papers requiring his lndorse
ment, he would 80 down ami entertain MIR.
Hun.
U..on entering the room where our Al
dchau was Seated, MIR. Pierce made his
pOI'CSt tON anu Sdlu WI. I1utI, vi DC
trolt, | believe Yes, ST., gruttiy re
spon led that distinguished lLJlvldual,-cv-
lucntiy not aware that he was saiuted 10y
the pres.deut. Anything new III Dclrolt,
Mr. HuI!" ln,crrogatrd Mr. Pierce.
No, replied huh, shor,er than ever.
w hen ulu you leave homer continued
Mr.. Pierce, not lite amazed al tbs
gruffness of his visitor. Without delgu-
ing reply to this las. question, HUI, i'll
uncontrolled wrath at III, supposed neglect
broke Out In loud request, sp,ced with all
oath, that If Boz ACCvlaud intended to
Introduce him to the president, he wanted
hIm 10 do 1t ID quick, as he did ut come
up there to sit around like stoughlon
bottle.
Mr.. Pierce, greatly amused at Huil's
mIsconceptiun OF the situation, pleasantly
Remarked NJ nutne Is PIeice. ''What!
Interrupted Hun III aZtmeht, Frank
Pierce, President OF the United States r
Il have that honor" replcd Pierce.
Nv ell well u exclaimed Hull, grasplng
the suit hand Of the president IN his vice
like grasp, IN be id it 1 dldn think
Uu was Il walter.
The moral of this incident is, presidents
should hot he TOO ialnl,lar with butchers.