Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-17
OH WASHINGTON LETTER.


vate secretary are obliged to daily
undergo. But the former has a robust
constitution, and as for Col. Lamont
| know Of no other slightly built, ner.
vous man who can accomplish 50 much
work, with no apparent fatigue.
The President has greatly Hghtened
his work by systemizing all his duties
He is cool, calm, self contained, and
naturally industrious, and with !
happy faculty 0. concentrating his
whole attention on each task in turn
he makes appointments and dismiss
ais, answers correspondence, transact-
business and receives visitors with
equal facility He is usually up by
z o'clock, and breakfasts at s. After
his morning meal. he goes at once q
the library, where be spends most d
his time. Il is large eiHpteal room
on the top floor Of the mansion
Adjoining it are his private suite 81
apartments, and the room where the
Cabinet meetings are held. Col
Lannon'S room opens into the latter
apartment.
When the President enters the IL
brary, he finds his private secretary
waiting for him, and such letters and
papers as require his special attention
are ready on his big oaken desk on
the bay window. Here he passes
several hours in disposing OF the
morning business, when it is time for
the reception. The ante-rooms on the
north side Of the Mansion are full oi
visitors, who, when the doors are
opened, swarm toward the library.
They hand their cards, to the door
keepers (who have quaint collections
of cards, soneof which are queer and
even absurd.) The callers pass into
the library or into the room OF the
private secretary, for Col. Lamont has
almost as many visitors as his chief.
For q couple of hours there is m un-
renting rush for admission into the
two rooms.
The President stands mp through
out. He moves from man to man, and
from group to group, having pleas
ant word and courteous reply for all
who address him. Even to. positive
bores he is kindly, and it is pleasant
to watch him when lie finds one of
those rara apium who does not want
an office. He has humor and a keen
sense of wit, and he laughs easily and
musically. He has Il power of repartee
which may be better known before
he leaves the white House. 1t has
served him in many trying and annoy
ing conversations during the seven
months that he has been in Office.
The interviews with many callers
concluded, he returns to his desk,
where he works steadily, only inter-
rupted by an occasional caller who has
made an engagement for some hour
iii the afternoon, until after 5 o'clock.
Then, if the weather is pleasant, he
usually goes out for walk or drive.
Tie prefers walking, and his favorite
stroll is around by the Washington
Monument, a distance of nearly
mile. Even when driving, he ire
quenily descends from the carriage
and walks lie has two carriages, a
pretty little Victoria and ii landau.
He ogns only twoilorses,a ST 600 team
and he has been talking about getting
a third horse 10 ill a place in case one
Of the pair being indisposed. He is
not especially fond Of the equine race,
in which respect he differs from his
in whose tine the stable
was iull Of thorough breds, and who
used to drive four n-hand The Pres
ident never rides in the saddle, proba-
ably because Of some consideration Of
lverdupois IN former days, when he
less than 200 pounds, horse
back riding WIS ftvorite amusement
with him.
A Western Senator, who was here
turing the week, says he has heard
very little about the Republican Sena-
ors fighting the Presidents nominal
lions. He thinks that the President
nay possibly have a sharp contest over
he offensive partisan" issue, but he
believes that the Republican Senators
'ould not afford to make any idle op-
position to him, and play the part OF |
he dog-in-the-manger. A Southern
who was present during
,ur interview, gays that it is his opin-
on that the President will have a very
harp fight with the Senate. He was
nxious to have this fight come. He
aid nothing could happen which
would be better for the Democratic
,arty. II the President becomes in
'olved in a sharp war with the Repub-
lean Senators all Democratic differ
noes will be forgotten.
October 5, 1885.