Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETrEE.


Inc <eAK pDftipQ OF I16 MnftE
House looks soltllward over half d
mile Of green sward and m artificial
lake TO the Washington monusnes,i
and beyond down the broad Potomas
commanding view seven miles in
extent. For fiitsI summers the Pres.
idents OF the United States have stood
on this portico OF Saturday afternoons
chatted with their friends, and listsnsd
TO the music of the Marine band from
the green sward below. President
Cleveland IGNORED the custom for the
first time hast Saturday and hundreds
OF Washingtonians got their first
glimpse of his strong rugged face and
non-AppolIo-like figure. 1t was a
curious sight to see several hundred
people standing below looking up at
the President on the portico above.
The gazers were mostly of the Gov
ernment-clerk class and their faces
wore an expression of anxietv, curios-
ity hope and fear. / looked in vain for
an expression of resignation in their
government pap fed faces. 1t may be
SAID with emphasis that they will not
resign. They were trying To read
their fate in the face of the President.
and with a curiosity that was more
natural than polite they staresl in
silence by the hour.
The reader who is not an Office
seeker or Office holder will be more
interested in the appearance of Presi-
dent than OF the crowd. He looks
ruddier and healthier than when he
delivered his inaugural on the 4th of
March. His manners are unaffected
and pleasing. He greets those whom
he knows with an -unstudied grace
cordial but not effusive. He wore a
Prince Al5ert coat and a fashionable
silk hat. In greeting those who called
he would remove his hat, and while
talking to ladies, would stand uncover
ed for a few minutes. But the rays of
the sun made it necessary for all the
gentlemen TO wear their hats most of
the time. - - -
Mr.. Cleveland adheres to his early
hours and habits of hard work and in
these respects he is initiated by all the
heads of department. r-~ ~
Visitors have no trouble in seeing
the Cabinet officers. IL is only those
who come late who have any. trouble
Two of the best business men in the
Cabinet are Manning and Whitney.
There was some criticism at the time
of their appointment because two
members from New York were placed
in the Cabinet. Tried by the test Of
experience they have proved to be
among the best selections that the
President. has made. 1t is further
proof of his good Judgment that. these
two men were personally known to
him. His weakest selections have.
been those which were recommended
to him by other people. The Treasury
department is now in better hands
than it has been for a number OF
years. Mr.. Whitney is thorough
man of the world and his department
on a very good footing. lie is polite
to every one and does not annoy his
callers with the constant declaration
made by SONIC of the new officials that
his time is excessively occupied and
that il is with only the greatest diff
Guilty that he can afford to give few
seconds OF his time to any individual
Any one to see him with his visitors
would think that he was the easiest
going and most thoroughly good
member of the Cabinet
Gen. Sparks the new Democratic
land Commissioner has issued an
order FORGETTING the bulk of the fraud
ulent Maxwell land grant. This will
throw over to public entry over $780,
900 acres. Through surveys and cor
upt Official bargaining at Washington
this grant was stretched so as to in
elude 100000 acres of land. This
Mr.. Sparks could never do
more in his Office beyond
striking down this gigantic fraud, he
would be entitled to monument at
The hands Of fellow countrymen. This
grant has been backed by some Of the
most powerful financial and social in
luences ever known in the history OF
Washington intrfgues. Gen. Sparks
would not be able to strike this blow
{ he were not firmly supported by the
Secretary of the Interior. OF course
furious appeals will be made to Secre-
AIRY Lamar to suspend the order, but
he Secretary will be found as imova-
Die us a rock He is thoroughly IA
niliar with the facts in the case and |
viii sustain the Land Commissioner
This order taken with previous ones,
'eleases over 100000 acres OF land
which have been fraudulently claimed |
~ dishonest spectators.
Washington, June Is, 1885.