Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-21

want me TO recommend you for promo
ton"
ayes, you have letters from Genera
Grant and others. / have no doubt d
it. You have enough without any wore
from me-"
yes, know 700 have recommends
tons. Ny dear madam, have seer
cases where recommendations wert
piled up as high a. this White House
and I could do nothing. Do you thinl
this il q matter for me 10 consider
How can ! know your meritsfn
She still persists.
Madam, when I came into this office
out Of good nature did recommend A
3, @ and d for promotion. Nothins
came Of it. What would be the amaze
msnt of my Secretaries il should nov
all at once insist upon the promotion OF
She continues to insist, and the Pres
ideut b forced TO walk on to get rid oi
her.
Here ID the way q fresh Office seeker
INST his fate. He was Q small man, who
belonged TO the type Of men Who can
without standing between the feet and
leaning up against the man addressed.
The President backed away from the
man until he consented to talk Of q rea-
sonable distance. After he had related
his wishes the President aid:
"WhAt you AJAX Of me is very simple.
Il il only TO turn out good, honest,
tried man, who performs his duty, and
put in you. about whom know Kothin9.
OF course, have no time for anything
else but to consider just such cases as
this?"
The little man looked very uncom-
Portable, and began wri9giin9 apology.
The President stops him. II dare
say" he says "you do not like this way
Of putting it. Il is disaQreeable for you.
Well, it 10 also unpleasant to me to be
compelled to say these things. But l
Will not turn out good men without rea-
son. This may seem strange to you."
The little man turns 70 90, and the
President mods pleasantly to him to
keep him from swo0ning from disap-
pointment, a. he says, "Your turn may
come some time"
This caller has found out something
positive in one day. Early decisions
make savings in hotel bills at Washing
too.
. one group Of callers the President
says: "Y0u gentlemen Come here every
day to make the same argument. Per
haps If you would remain away one
day might find time to make deci
MON in your case. As il Is you take mp
all the tune that oan be given to it with
your talk"
One pale-faced young woman, with q
slight black mustache shading q thick
Tipped, vulgar mouth, stood up with Ian
goishine impertinenoe, and said a Ger,
lain distinguished gentleman had told
recommending her for an appointment
in the departments.
The President did not even look at
his caller. He stood like stone a. she
'alked. When she bad concluded he
aid: ~ never write letters recon-
people for appointment in the
1 am not In the habit of
people whom DO not know
or no reason at all" This was said in
| voice distinct enough to be heard by
very one in the room.
To q hook nosed, sharp-eyed, gray
rotund German he said:
You we're here yesterday, the day be- |
ore, every day for q week. Are you
,Oming tomorrow What are your |
,lans? Your case has reached GER
ain point. No talk can advance it be-
'ond that point until the Secretary Of |
he Treasury acts"
"But he Is sick. Iappeal to you"
81 do not know one word about it.
10 you want me to 90 to Mr.. FOlger's |
,edside and sit down with him and tell
bout your case?"
The German demonstrated.
"What is to be done?" said the Pres
dent. "The Secretary is sick. am |
Orry for that. But neither you nor
,an help that. You must wait until he |
q we'll. You are in the face of a mis-
'ortune and you must grin and lear it."
"But," said the German, with des-
which was almest pathetic, 81
rave grinned for seventeen months and
IAN bear it no longer"
I have given the cases where rofusals
made cover general principles of the
of the President. He will not
with the legitimate workings
If the departments. He will not turn
,ut good men from Office. He outs
hort all impertinent requests and puts
,very caller at once upon plain, CON-
nonsense business footing.