The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent.

Prom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1885.
Your correspondent did not have his
usual six hour confidential interview
with the President of the United States
this week. and is consequently not able
TO give you a news report hot and steam
ing from the lips of the Administration.
Maybe the reason | didn't call on the
President was because my friend did
/ have a wild western friend who found
himself in Washington last week with
two whole hours at his disposal. He
decided that the time was not quite suf-
fcieDt for him to see and talk to every
body 10 Washington Though be could
come as near it as any living man or
even woman), and inasmuch as he had
to draw the line somewhere, he called
only on the President, Secretary Lamar,
and your correspondent l will not at
tempt to tell all he told me for he talked
without punctuation. But to the Pres
ident he made the original remark that
he had no friends to reward, no enemies
to punish and DO favors to ask The
mo favors to ask'' clause seemed to
please the President, and he replied 81
am nearly worried to death by those
who have nothing but favors to ask. -
Ny friend then called at the Interior
department on Secretary Lamar, and
told him that he wished to see his bath
tub. The Saturnine Secretary at once
set down my WeSteTneT for a crank, but
glance at his nice clothes and his face
painted red with intelligence and hu-
NOR conyiuced him that he had stru ok a
character rare. So he showed him the
little zinc bath tub and the two four
dollar rugs TO buy which. he had sold
the ten thousand dollars worth of car
riages and horses.
The President and the members of
his Cabinet have gone to Gettysburg to
celebrate the anniversary of the battle.
This is the first respite that Mr.. Cleve-
land has taken since the 4th of March.
Miss Cleveland is away in New York
/ Col. Lamont and his family, consisting
of his wife and two little daughters,
have, at the urgent request OF the Pres
I ident, moved into the White House, and
they will soon accompany the President
| to his country residence at the Soldiers
Home. The Presidents cottage at the
/ Home is about three miles from the
White House aud about a mile and
half from the northern boundary of the
city. 1t IS situated Ou a commanding
elevation with 6ne viev of the city and
the Potomac river. Surrounded by trees
acres of greensward. it will have al! the
advantage of a summer resort with the
additional advantage of complete retire
meht from society and fashion that can
not be obtained at Long Branch, Sara
! toga or Newport.
The Hines of the President 8 private
/ secretary has revived the old talk about
| the peculiar Washington malaria. Ev-
/ cry Ill that flesh is heir to in this city is
attributed by the professional wTi-
I for Frr Z tar.v,
cannot eat or drink too much bnt his
indisposltion is malaria, and ole of them
went so far as to attribute the accouch-
ment Of prominent woman to the
same prolific cause. Washington, as
/ the statistics show, is d universally
| healthy city, and its death rate shows
as small percentage from malaria as
anY city ia the Union.
What will the Administration do con-
! corning official changes is a question
/ inat IS being very earnestly asked at
| this time. There are in round numb bers
/ lO2, 900 salaTied office-holders under the
/ Federal Govern meut. They are the ar
/ my of politics, for it means their bread.
/ Their discipline enabled the Republican
/ patty TO keep itself in power for half "A
/ century, Nine-tenths of these officials
/ are still in position. What is the Presi-
/ dent going to do about it ? A gentle
man who holds very prominent and
| responsible position under Mr. Cleveland
and comes from very powerful State
/ occupying most important political
/ and geographical position, spoke very
/ plainly and fully the other day respect
/ ing the matter of changes. He said :
/ mo one better comDrehends the neces-
| sity for complete change in all COM
/ Eissioned officials than does the Presi-
/ deGt. He is perfectly aware that the
! people. in making the change in Presi-
/ dents last fall, did not mean simply to
/ put one man out and another man in.
/ They meant that the entire system was
/ to be altered and renovated and you NAV
/ depend upon it, that is precisely what
the President means to do, but he will
/ not be hurried K