The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-08-28
WHAT AsToNIsAEp LADIAR.
Tho eRreIlatRfiDn 81 "a PrOclaina-
tlon, in Which Cleveland took :.
!, s...... n Hand. 49, 4r Is

The PrepatafiDn sf "a Pr0cIaina-
tien in Which Cleveland took q
u ssss Il "A Hand. h ,
/, Az e,lrIest ReppbIicaB, who since
7 campaign tiipes has learned 10 re,
pspect flId Intelligence as wen as the
integrity Or Prcshlcht Cleveland,
! Aelis,M go9sl tstory that cona's III
rect fspra SeGretaEY I,aHlar. at re-
\ lates othe Gfst husiuess gneeling
of the CferellH Eabinet, and
lI0lf how TIE n I|IelIf. ia 4 lflef,
dhOSt 1ts IS SlIBAea ~
eyes of the Mississippi stsItesiiian.
Except Manning, there wasn't a
member OF the CabiHet who did not
manitest some curiosity as to the
way in which President Clevclaud
would conduct his executive house
hold. They found him neither Of
1cIOuS or talkatlve, aud though he
produced upon every one OF them
most favorable impression, when
ltlle meeting broke upStlley dldn't
know him much better than they
did before the meeting began.
The Oklahoma boomers were cut.
ting Il vide swath in the country
Just tIien and the OK laIoma boomer
was very generously ,liscIrssedL at
that Cabinet meeting, Il being Ie-
solved that the Secretaries of the
Interior aud arSliould draw up a
proclamation in accordance With
certain views upon which tlfe Presi.
dent with tine Cabinet agreed
Secretary Endicott quietly sngges-
ted that Secretary Lamar should
pat the proclamation in shape, and.
then they would go over it and
elaborate together. s'ltis 4 pret.
~ slitf task, but Ill try it, said
Mr.. Lamar, with II smile that was
not hilarious. That night, some
where about IL on II O'Clock, Mr..
Endicotts dreams at he Arlington
were disturbed by Il knocking which
Threatened wholly TO tear down his
bedroom door. In stalked the tall
Secretary OF the Interiors. He hah
brought OVER draft of that prOcla
nation. Mr.. Eudicott read it. Mr..
EndlcOtt was pleased, aud he SAID
so. 1t was very good indeed, he
said. 1t cOuldu't be improved upon.
Mr.. lamar had struck Just the
right Key. MIR. Endicott had not a
single snggesiiO ion tO OlfisF. silefelti
plpi ty sure, he said, that It would
meet the Presidents approval Just
as it sio0d.
AYES, | guess YOU'RE fisht; II
guess il will meet the Presidents
approval just as il stands" " said Mr.
Lamar. "Let me tell you Il thing |
or two. | worked over TINS thing |
for hours. hunted MP President
Arthur's proclamation against the
boomers aud tricd to build up one
of my own with il for model, but
did not make much headway.
Then | started out on my own ac
count aud struggled over IL lot OF
blank paper. 1t was not very
showing, that's a tact.
hut stIayed over TO the White
House with il, hal y talk with the
President, read him the document
and asked if he had any Susges-
tiOns To make. | said to him trank
ly: 'Mr. President, it dOesu'J suit
me- He looked over my draft aud
then lie said 10 me in II quiet way:
Suppose YOU let me Try my hand at
il, Mr.. Secretary He took up his
pen, and he wrote. He dipn,E stop,
he didn't hesitate; ideas seemed
crowtliug one right on top of an-
Dther. When he WAS done lie read
Il To me. There it is-what yOH
lave read and approved. Let me
Iell you, Mr.. Secretary, President
cleveland is ii business man; he
knows what lac means and means
ghat he says. He is simply a rev
Blation to me.'