The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-09

ment. Senators dropin to wish him good
day and offer constituent to fill an ach-
ling void. Members OF the House are
willing to lend the Commissioner help
ing hand. Ex-members, lean and frowsy,
disordered, neglected lay figures cast out
OF the properly room to make way for
newer ifnot better articles, OF the same or
der-they stop in on their trip down the
long lineof disappolntmentto make them
selves generally objectionable. Strange
aa It may seem, people who have business
with the Commissioner manage to elbow
their way through the throng OF office
seekers and their patrons.
ADUsY MAN. 4.
Opposite the Commissioner sits his Sec
retary, very capable man who has
served under two Republican Commits
sioners, who was a captain in the Confed-
crate army and isn't Republican. The
| Commissionsr said to me: ii don't ask
that mans pplitics. / found him here.
lie knows his business and attends to 1t
faithfully and efficiently. That will do.
We are friends at once and We go on with
our work" And so they do, the Com
missioner opening letters and handing
them over TO his secretary, who makesthe
proper disposition Of them. By this ar.
fangement the Commissioner secures a
second right hand and an extra clearhead.
as We sit chatting about the folks at
home, with occasional references 10 the
war in the Soudan, the Commissioner is
opening about bushel Of letters. "How's
| this2n asks the Commissioner, hanting o
letter to his secretary, "here Is a manwho
thanks me compromising to make him
gauger." Turning over the leaves OF his
letter book the secretary replies, Here's
what wrote him-he jumps attconclu-
sions." The letter set forth thatthe Com
missioner was busy making himself &C.
auainted with the duties OF his office, and
that tho application would receive due
consideration ~ tFf
VOICES FROM HOME.
II any OF the folks at home receive that
kind OF letter tell them not to- 60 wild. 1t
| is the reply courteous that Is all. A con-
siderable part Of the ommissloner's mail
lis composed Of applications for place.
Many Of the letters bear a West Virginia
post mark. lam told that there isn't a
square in the city Of Wheeling that is not
Represented by at least one applicant for
service in this bureau. ..sked the Com
missioner about this. He smiled and
seid, "Don't you think that is a Rspub-
lican slander2" A letter has been re-.
ceiyed from James W. Holt, editor Of the
Grafton Eagle, recentlya q gauger and now
one OF Collector McCorinick's office force,
asking for the retention OF Mr.. Holt's
father, Democrat recently appointed
gauger. The fine point OF the request is
| That the retention is asked over the ex-
pected protest Of Mr.. McGraw. the Col.
iector that Ia to be-. heard OF this out
aide OF the office, and | heard that the let-
ter had not been answered. Nothing
strange about that, Is there? Mr.. McGraw
will appoint his own force, and it is
understood taatit will include some sur
psises.
AcALL 4TTHg WHITE HOUSE.
It was my good fortune to be ushcred
into the executive presence by the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, to whom
all doors tly open. On our way to the In
ner shrine we passed perhaps q hundred
personsawaiting gan audience. Very likely
some OF them are there yet. Il had the
pleasure to meet there my esteemed co.
temporary, Mr.. fancy, Of the RsyiS!er, who
had called to assure the President
that superabundance OF harmony
exists In tho Democratic ranks in
West Virginia. The { President is
easy and gracious In manner. As.he
talks lie looks you fair in the eye, has his
hands behind him and gently snaps his
tingers. Hetalksto the point and adopts
the ipterrogatoryf style, as one who Is in
search OF infornation. He Is good
Listener, and while he listens he bows his
lhead, drops his eye and turns On ear
towards the speaker. He shows no sign
Of being in hurry, but noticed that
'I when he was through he had q polite way
of Indicating .tne4tl" The President
asked me Il thought Collector McCor-
mick ought to be removed. l re-
plied that / did, torthD reason thatheought
never to have baen appointed. ! added
that in my Judgment bis appointment
was an offense TO the Republican party
and to the people Of West Virginia,
though I assumed to speak for n1y1e!t
alone that tho removal of General Duval
was vicious and indDseRstble, and that MI.
i McC Cormick was put In that plsee for the
express purpose OF offending the great
body Of West Virginia Republicans, who
in the exercise OF their right had dared to
prefer Dir. Blainei and that he was ap-
pointed also because OF the seryi0e he
tried to render President Arthur. Isug-
sested to the President that a certain
l letter on tllo In the. Treasury Department
i ialreatiy published In the lETELLloIScER)
wonld throw a grsat deal Of light on
lthe subject. must not omit t1
NV that I ialotmed the President
ifhst Nj. Mccormick had been sepndiated
nv his own Republican county OF Taylor
and by tho. blioansof his own, district,
and that he couldn't be elected dogpelter
where he lives. ThislI explained, In part
by saving that Atf. dcC Cormick Is narrow,
selfish, dyspeptio man who has great
facility III making enemies and Is an
adept In the art Of doing his party harm.
4 Moreover, said that j bad information
that Collector AicCormick had succeeded
in getting his Office into great combustion,
lbas the matter was not OF my own know
Hedge and thought the reasons for his
removal sufficient without making . point
Of this. lam thus circumstantial about
this talk because ! do not desire that
; what passed shall be held secret.
OLD FRIENDS " NEW PLACES.
. West Virginia Is doing very well In
these days. The Pardon Clerk Of the De
partment Of Justice Is Col A. R. Botelerl
Of Jefferson county. Lyon want q par
don Col. Boteler looks into the 1nattertor
lyou. was glad 70 call on this, accom-
! plished gentleman and glad TO tlnd him
j enjoying his employment-which 10 Z
, great thing for any man. In. reply "a. my
Question, coL Boteler told me Aowhe hap