, 1879-01-11
LINCOLN AND STANTON.
Anee,tote al,ovinE clio Methods hy W,,loH
Eacl, DIsrntsseh Applicants for Otace.
II TIA Editor of The TrtbNnk.

Anee,lose aI,owinE ti.e Ntethods ny Which
Eacl, DI&mtssed Applicants for OfFlce-
10 TIA Edtlor oj Ths Trtoane.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-1n the winter Of 1884
aftcr serving three years in tho Union army,
and being llouorably discharged, I made applt
cation for Tho post suticrship ut Point Lookout
Ny father being interested, VIC mn1o applca.
tto,, to afr. Stanton, then Secretary oi War.
tyo obtained an nudcrvc, and I was ushcre1
into tho preecnco Vi tho most ponpous man I
ever met. a. entered hc waved his hand for
me 70 stop at a given distance from him, and
then put these questions, viz:
"Dtl you aerve three years in the asmyi"
~ did. ART
"Wcre. you honoraoly dischargedl''
II was, sir"
I" Let H,e see your discharge"
Igave II to him. lie looked It over and then
said: "Wcro you ever wortudct1l's
told hin yes, at tho lattIe Of Williamsburg,
lie then .as1: III think va can give this posl-
tlGn to soldier who has Loaf an arm ur ley, hH
heIng moro tlesefying.h and he then said that
locked hearty and healthy enough 10 servo
thrcr years more. lie would not give mo
chance to a,-,uc my t4sze. Tho a,,d!cuec vas 1t
a1, end. IIo waTctl his hand to nc. waa then
dittniasetl from tic august pre.ence nf tho
lfoEoratlc Secretary nf War.
whn INV by tHy .olintcnance That I was "ot
susrcs,fnl SAID to my father, "Lct rs GO
over TO Mr. i.tn1nln: hc my give III m,rc tatt.'
fattnn." He said II would do no gnot2, ltlt wn
went over. Mr. -incnln's Fcecpttoa.room wua
full of lacs aud gentlemen when VIC entered,
nntl The eseuc waA Hnts shall never forRrt. IN
| her knees WAS woman IN tlln aEonies 1T
| ploFinE for the llic OF her ron, VII"
| had deserted anl l.ai lecn condemned to bd
| shot. heard Afr. Lincoln say: "Atadasn,
oa not Darn &C.. es ro = ra aso%7 n 10 s
nu: thcrc must bc mn example made, or will
it thss spscct, tho woman falutcd. Lincoln
woman ur and carried her ont. Aliin tho room
were In tears. ......
Jsut. now changing the scene from the stub.
limo TO thu ridiculous, the next applicant for
before tic President with arms alimbo, saytng,
,hs g. @raii;ads%;, l.au9hter.] ~" LtneSl" eS .ai5;
Sssts ni. nus nss ss .ad ySe nus. 5 a9e St ms 81
| pass or tho soitt(ers will not let me-" Lincoln
then wrote a few tines and gave It to her, Who
said, tThank you. str; God beM, YOU" Thls
stood ant1 watched him for two hour, and
Ile sanissei eac!I caas Us quickly a. tho above,
"'si siv % turn soon 10 sa,nc n: Lincoln spoko 10 my
fnthrr. antl ea.d, "Nnw, gentlemen. to pleased
to be ns 1utrs as posslhic with yo,ir business,
| It ~ growing latc." Aiy tatl!cr then ftcppcd up
to LIncoli, and introduced nc to him. Lincoln
thcn said, stake scat, acntie'nen, anti state
your business as qthck ~ possible" There ~as
hut one cl,air t,y Lincoln. 30 lie snotnncd to my
father 10 rtt, while siou.1. Sir father ssateti
tho t1-iness to lilsu us stated a''oyc. He then
katll, t.IlaYe ynu bren u sre Mr. Stanton ~
We told him vet, that l,o hal rcfnscd. jle
(alr. ltHrulnl thrn said "ttentlefacn. " this Is
atr. Stanto,i's husinrsa; cnnMt interfere With
him: he attends to nil these matters. and am
| surry cniltIot hcip y0i1.n
Ilu saw That We were disappointed. and did
his bcst TO revive our spirits. lie huc<Hcdcu
we'll with my tntllcr, who was Lincoln man,
a,nl who was u rtMunell Republican. :.
Mr. Lnruln then said, mon. gentlemen.
vii, tell yuu what 1t s: hare thousands OF ap-
peatlons ko tltfs every day. but We r1'1tsot sat-
sfy all sor tls reason. tilat these positions ara
like office .serkeTs, tncrc nrc too many piCs for
tlc t!ts.H
l. The ladies' wh3 wcre listening to the convcr.
satinn placed their handkcrehiclA to their faces
md turned awav. but tho 1oke pt Old Abr'A
nut us all In Eool hutlor. We then lcft tl,d
presence Of the greatsst and must inst u,sn whs
ever lived to I'll tho Presidential chair.
| hEnGT. MAJOR.