The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
POPULAR DELuSlOES ABOUT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Card Literature President Cleve-
land Naval ORDERS and Of
fensive Partnership.

From our Special Correspondent
WARRINGTON, July Z, issj.-rhere are
many popular delusions extant right
here In Washington, and even In regard
to certain customs at the White House.
For instance It has been stated several
times that the cards of visitors to the
President are all saved and filed away.
In speaking of this the other day Char
lie Loeiller, the doorkceper of the Presi-
dents room, said: "rhose statements
always make me laugh. Why we would
soon need to have room to keep them
in. | keep the cards for day or two
for my own convenience and then throw
them into the waste basket. / never
take card from the Vice-President or
any Senator or Representative whom
know
1t Ia an interesting thing to note from
day to day tho curious inscriptions that
one and another caller will put on their
cards and expect them to be talismnnic.
The plain card with nothing but the
name engraved upon II, with state
ment to the doOr-keeper that the person
has business with the President, Is the
most certain to admit. The man who,
in the vain hope Of seeing the Chief
Executive. puts some written excuse
upon his card, Is pretty certain to be
barred out. For Instance, this ID quite
common thing for u stranger who is not
quite certain Of his ground TO write !;
"Wants simply to see the President for
a moment" One old fellow from Ten
nessee the other day was certain that
the following written under his card was
going to let him in: wants simply to
pay respects" See the President at his
reception this afternoon, was the door
keepers reply. "lle Ia now engaged
with gentleman on business This Is
the time when he sees all those who de-
sire to pay respects.
One thing. must be said OF President
Cleveland, he has most happy faculty,
aud 1t IL growing with him, OF making
all who come 90 away feeling exceed
ingly well. He seems to be quite conf
DENTAL, and what he says pleases, as a
general thing. This ls certainly faculty
that Is not possessed in marked degree
by some members of his Cabinet.
1t is evident that Mr.. Cleveland Is
getting pretty tired, though his looks do
not greatly show it. lie has decided to
spend nearly the whole Of the month OF
August and probably part Of Septem-
her in the woods of Northern New York,
where he can have absolute rest. lie
will go to point some 40 miles distant
from the railway, where there is only
one hotel, which will be occupied en-
tirely by himself and his friends; and
while he Is there 1t Is safe to say that
the oflce-seeking bore will not trouble
him to any great extent. Miss Cleve-
Ia. 4 Nla. ah nE 40
President visit her home In New York
and will be away as long as he is, II not
longer. Her new book Is expected to be
published to-day.
One reason that ia given officially for
revoking Secretary Chandeliers domestic
order is calculated to excite quiet
smile, from the profound knowledge of
female human nature il displays. 1t is
intlmated, officially, that 1t Is found DIFF
flcult In practice to determine the de-
gree Of punishment proper to be admin
istered to an officer by reason Of the vio-
lation by his wife of navy regulation,
rs the degree of control, and hence the
degree OF responsibility, is found to vary
very greatly in different families. There
are volumes of worldly wisdom in this
philosophical observation. 1t has been
found and recorded from times OF re-
mote antiquity, and in all climes and
nations, that the female of our species
has way at times Of asserting herself
and gaining her point, as 1t Is called,
which is very disastrous to theories of
male ascendancy. There are ladies'
and very meek and demure In aspect,
probably, in every ones circle OF ac-
quaintano who, If inclined to follow
their husbands to Paris or Timbuctoo,
would probably do so, even against the
instructions Of II Secretary of the Navy.
Very likely the Secretary has gained
some experience in that direction since
the issue of the obnoxious order now so
very properly revoked.
This matter OF offensive craftsmanship
and filing charges is getting more sub
| timely ludicrous every day. An Ohio
| Representative showed me ridiculous
| production, which. he said, Mr.. Hay
| concluded need not be put on file, but
which he said was sufficient to bounce
the Republican postmaster. 1t is set
| forth that the r. NJ. In question had sew
eral times last fall called out from his
front door In aloud voice to the crowd
assembled In front of his store: "lf you
want to vote for gentleman and States
man, votes for James G.. Blaine; II you
want 10 vote for $50 pounds of bull-beef
No. Is collar, q No. hat, vote fol
Grover Cleveland.
Don't you think Ii 10 very big bust
ness" said this Representative, when
a great Democratic Administration gets
down to such kind OF business as that Z
And yet that's about the only way to
| get nj 4 unler the nrasent rules -