Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-25
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.
iYsox oUl REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. !


/ heard a clever aHecdo.e OF Presi-
dent CT, land the other day. which is
worth repeating. A few days before
the Executive Chamber was quarsn-
timed against Office seekers, a Western
politician called With his papers to ask
an offi,e He got the President corner
ed and talked to him 10 a subdued tone.
but earnestly, for few moments. Tie
President listened with great patience.
then drawing himself Up and pokinQ
his thumbs into the arm-aoles of Ills
wsistcoat, In a way be has, said in a
tone lou enoush to Ia heard by every
on in the room, Now. look here, my
icIend; ,ou say t5at Won have voted ths
Democratic ticket for thirty i've years
thai you have worked and prayed and
spent yaur money for ID N ,crsis sue
Cess all this m :, and tuat yJu told tue
people OF Your own tewn after | WAS
elected that the G1v.rnment would be
run on a new ian; that there we're 10 b.
changes IN TIE policy of adfuinistra
ton. that tue puoli services would not
ing salaries ta n lot If p ilItie,l wire
puller-. but would be IN ,u4ged 10 the
IN lsrsst 81 the e' pie. and sot the par
Iissns. Nuw you 40 - o re and teli toe
ia PIE OF your town that you have be. n
% Washington. aud THAI re told vuu
every word sou said was true. Good
morning"
wonder Why the President doesa't
a nh .
ohii Is tina, rrglstr COW CREATION and re-
peat Il when crank IL tuTued. Ii
you'd save an iDmeass smpa4t Of
Il Ne and annoy mos aud avoid anv
Cause Of Complaint from the poole
xnn sant To be heard. The m came
could bs set NJ in a1 Onte room. in
chsr1. OF Coioiel Crook, and Office
seekers who call Gould talk INFO II as
freely ne thew chose. Then, when the
President had few moments time. be
could toaoh the spring and have what
vas said repeated to hun by the an
,anaton "in the very sane words and
tbs very SINE voice." as Mr.. Miller
obs ,rvsd. There could be different
r-e,s for different subj ,cts. aud a pr
tisularly big one to register the views OF
District Democrats. The office 81. kers
would be profoundly eratifisd. To pre-
vent crowd At the White House an
other machine might be set up 10 the
lobby % WIZARDS Hotel for the speci Il
henent Of the generals and coloneIs q d
in tees Who coasregAie there to discuss
tn affairs OF the mutton. This susees.
tian IL worth considering.
uudersta aud the message IL pretty
we'll along. aud parts % IL are nov being
copied on Al type writer. The Precedent
expects TO have 10 completed this We. 4
ready for the priater. Me-. II funds will
have persoaal charge Of the compost
ton, and stakes his Off sisl dessiuv upon
bi. ability TO keep 10 from pre- IN ,turs
public ,tion. A good deal -f spscs wiii
be devoted 10 con neroisl relations 9 d
the steamship controversy. aud IL - tie
iieved mat the Prcsid.nt wilI "a tain
the Postmaster q ,nerai Tne Nay D.
psftmsut viii Also be given due oonsid,
GRAFTON. and Congress viii be ar2@d to
appropriate largely for the construction
Of new vessels
The >snsis gill not bother With any
reoiprocity tteaiiss this winter, a. the
Naturalization 10 dead asa,ast them
M h,ysId has esrsfuliy tuck d Minis
ssr Fosters ~psnish trssty csrrfully
ssay IN . piseba hpi~, where u gill be
siiossd n Ire permanently. Csnsr g.
nan fouassud. Of lin IL, spsnt sever
Al hours With ise fsesdsn " .ek hefore
sss', ara "a tbs adoption OF his plan for
customs union between the Au-ric&n
herahlia', undsr whics there would be
fFee a'ad~ snsng the natl rus OF this
hemisphere. nd probAbl the Pr, sid-nt
Sill give ths soaeme slms attention bas
do not believe he will recon- mend IL.
the Nicsr,gua csnd ireaty vlll be re
messed vita sons mol, d ii ~. e. az to
recoeu q, the rights Of Cost R;eA, aud
The roats has bssu SON oh q changed
ss she result OF the lat servsy BY Mr.
Msuooa
Mss cleveland rs,urned 10 this CITY
SA o dAy night Sae hss net been en-
s<eed to literary parsa t.. as has eeeu
- fr-aaensly asserted this 50 puser She
has simply been spending the s1mmef
aai~tiv At her b am Ia Ons,ds csuaty,
{ y. Y }. and resarns mach refreshed u
resume tie serial dnaes At the Waite
dsasA Mrs Hsys IL s,iil here. Il 10
not known hos nasa ions-r she win
rem >.e. hu, u IL probable ID Il shs usll
sou leave fsr her home.
IL Ia astounding 81 note hos deep 10
their tass Fssny OF ta~ clerks la tas de
pArtmeots do se'. 10 ta-y nav do :
ne ksnt Of work for a fec wears thew
are b pun3 nos to trs ANYTHING else "a
der nv esrramsssnc-s 10 20 ~ can h.l,
u | hSpr-n~d to b. IN Aalto. Ne
Ccavdie's efs - ths other dsy xhea a
| lsds cietk - prets.ttae sith tesrs
81 siDst bring sat to the u aaex ord
s.tvassoa Of tue ofh .. In v.in q q IN.
se@d nstsrsd "A ALTER exp am Iha i,
cas- nct n snded - 20 aishmsat ar q
tsgrvdaiton. Bas she ssill tasis,si.
sae ~ss certain. he ssid. tha, 80,
dad tske her Old VI Q. sni never ssaIi
do the nee wssa" la, tue Auditor
80 immsvseae. sad tie ei~rk vtsi be
obi I'd 10 isarn ths nes u1rk ~ Get q
sraeaief % resasr- Lxxox.