Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-27

- vasaIsGTOS LETTER.
90. REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


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v.muoros. August Is. 1885.
p...,a.pt has been deep in the
-.a..l woods for three days, and
-. =, heard word frosa him In
= ~, ,ins I. seems 10 rDe that ne
: : .,.,.aissIy vise in his way of tah-
....slou, ss In everything else
-, /. hss recently done. He wants
- ouis.. sad gees straight TO the
~, vhsss il Is 70 be had.
~. before the President left the city
.Aainerished Congressman from the
- called at the White House and
,a.a him whether be was going to
~. tbe District appointments before
\ n, sNo.n replied this President.
II n very ltitle nearer making them
NJ shan vhsr / began to consider
ssm The District Democrats are split
.ais,o more e.iaues and factions than
Y. sboas Of any Congressional District
I A. eonatfy, Not t,eing able 70 vote,
1E4 seem 70 eAStuHo
-,s,ssline. / wish ! knew OF some
80 nan that could feel confidence
4 voald tell him to make the ap-
rh.rents and would burn every pa
~ / have On tile."
rfke President tells u good story about
!, iatprvieV which be had not long ago
n Democratic father in Israel,
N had come TO the White House 10
~ aim 70 greater activity in the good
- Of Topping Of the heads OF the
hsnbliesn officeholdsrs. His caller
N one of the ACKNOWLEDGING sort
slsse principal idea Of reform was 10
AsnainR the pers0'IWt OF the Govern
ntnt .
TIlsll you what Il Is, Mr.. President"
III ks. we have got 10 get rid OF the
mhapcles," and he brought bis h7t
ABn 90 the arm of his chair with q
hsfhamp.
sWkst,n said the President, what
b yoe meau7 lido not quite under
alid yon.s
N IN you. sir,m aaid the venerable
elmo, "we have got eo get rid OF these
nsnneles in the Government.
aOh, of course We have" returned
3 President, seeinG what his caller
ndriving at.
ia have eos 10 get rad OF the oar
Wkes" 10 now one OF the regular
sInss meeting jokes OF the admins
sxn. and the word earnacies,
stA4 vas, Of course, In the old fellows
au6. Il IN danger of becoaning obsolete
kaks White House Isticoii.
Ife a. aaA downs OF political he
- sornsthinQ temarlsably curious. A
ks, asys o. months make all she differ
sucs ia tha werld. Capt. O. 4. Henry,
WHO vns Marshal Of the District under
0nFdsld. and vas looked upon ~ next
% rhs President, is nov runuing his Oaio
Afm lust where he was twenty years
~, when Garfield first found him and
nsde him o postal clerk. In talking
siIh Henry recently be told me how tue
gsiiticians treated him here while Gar
kii lived. Said be-:
They worried me almost TO death.
lsks flooded with Invitations TO dine.
Hfsioss, judges, generals, all were after
ns vitA Toe nasn Of low degree, urRinR
ns 10 do this and ihat and to intercede
!ss them. The momant she crack OF
esIissa's pistol resoundea those men
"a noi know me. He, far as that was
N<csrned u vas relief, bat u was a
Aznbis comment upon the weakness OF
sasanliy.n
lad % Il is With every toan who has
len near President, and, In fact, with
N Presidents themselves. Here Ii j.
alnle5 if01u. vbD m isa,0 at meutor
ti d iSH e Washini.tori was The mcst
nssl of Ass man exaept the Pfesidenf
Hsslf. He IL now just starting in life
"a sshoolboy. He has resigned his
1faship 10 90 10 college.
keeFiAin dealer on PENNSYLVANIA Av-
lps hSa q Recommendation for his
miM signed by r. Il. Hayes and bis
mrste secretary, Rogers. The average
te1iagtonian Of today has to scratch
~ Aesd twice 10 remember who Rogers
~ VIII 10 be thus With Col. Lamontp
/ tlte9btetly anlsss the President pro-
~ % tim b arl'oiittnl, him % some
q p11l59uf and evan then. whom .
Aiaft or ADMINISTRATION comes. be may
NNoFsnmrtiaied 10 ssaim was. But
aixems 10 me that there Ia no man in
Mxpfid Of less consequence than an
4Fittident, unless be hAA done some
Naeelss beside being President. WASH
Afcn, jackson and Grant were powers
epiyste citizens. hut Grant lost much
~ power when the politicians
s1Hd 70 .boom" him for q third
aA.
\ hss been claimed that there vas
Y settss demand for silver dollars in
4'ceush. and that, il tho Governmeut
Ned encourage the circulation of the
1n that section, the pressure on the
s1sry vsnlta wonld he llRhtened. Bat
efand Of suatara TO New Orleans
not agree With this theory. The
fA e seems, has beer ordered 10
1.usscent City 10 take away from the
ses saalts OF The mint there 4s0 tons
y Mer dollars for watch there are no
SNa~odzszons. aa'hla ID quite pre-
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49, 2 piAta on her vosaes 70
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