The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-26
STYLES OF
How the President and Other
Public Men Should be
Addressed.
New York WOrld.1

i have been considerably amused
in glancing over the addresses or
letters to public men to notice thu
different styles which are used ny
people living at a distance. For in
stance, some communications are
addressed to the "Hon. Chester A.
Arthur. President Of the United
States" The simplest and best form
Is to write: ITO the President, Exec.
utive Mansion, Washington. d. c..
In addressing the President person.
ally you should always say "Mr.
President" "YCur Honor" and
Your Excellency," are never used,
and Is considered in bad taste, yet it
is no uncommon thing to hear public
men from different parts of the coun-
try open conversation with the
President on these terms. The off,
cial title of the Governor of Massa-
chusetts is HIS Ex;ellency," and
that of the Lieutenant Governor is
His Honor" But the President has
no off. ial title and is called simrly
"Mr. President" In addressing
Communications to the cabinet off,
Gers you should, however, write the
Hon. Charles J. Folger, Secretary
Of the Treasury; the Hon. William
E. Chandler. Secretary of the Navy,
ETC.; but in personal Intercourse you
should always say; "Mr. secretary,
Mr.. Attorney General. or Mr.. Post.
master General" Should you desire
to write to q Senator. you would d.
rect to THE Hon. George F. Hoar,
NJ. c.. Senate chamber. Washington,
D. c." and if q formal communica-
ton, commence the epistIe, "Mr.
Senator" which title you should
always use in private conversation
with him. OF course, if you were an
intimate friend, you could take more
liberty, and perhaps call him Dear
George" or something Of that sort.
but I am talking nov only upe fl F.
NAL communications. A memter OF
the House is not 80 particu ar, how
ever. You would address him after
this style; The Hon. John .. Long,
N. c., House of Representatives, D.
would ordinarily address him bv bis
last name, but if he had ever been a
Speaker, Senator, or Governor, in
variably give him that title, for 1t is |
net only customary, but it gives J i'm |
the impression that you have made a F.!
study of bis record. Many
q man has wrecked his chances by
calling an ex-senator simply "Mr.
Bank" You must know something
the war to steer skilfully around
among these statesmen. If member
las been a General, call him that,
md you can safely 60 down as far as
but I would advise you to
1raw the line In the last named title,
o. q man who has served in tho war
nd risen no higher than Captain,
Ices not like to have it thrown in his
ace after he has been elected to Con-
ress. l do not know how the custom
riglnated to limit the title to Major,
ut l do know it to be a fact. never. {
aeless. In addressing the Speaker
the House, you should always cav;
Mr.. Speaker" and never "Mr. Car.
and the Justices of the United ]
tates Supreme Court, the Court of Z
lalms. and other judicial bodies of /
nal resort, as "Mr. Chief Justice,n I
Id Mr.. Justice" This is a Repub- 6
can folln Of government, where b
'ery man is supposed to be as good q
every 9th er man, and little bet !"
T II he can make himself so. but t
ose titles which I have mentioned d
e as immovable as the long line in b
g court of "Victoria R."