Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
{rrom our Regular Correspondent,

One would hardly meet in month
two more different people than
Grover Cleveland and ex-
President arthur, and affairs at
the White House are correspond
ingly changed. President Arthur
was proverbially procrastinating in
priyate matters. lie never made
up his mind until the last minute,
and then he wanted everything
done in a rush, and then he want
ed everything done in a rush, and
the least delay worried him great
ly. He took q great interest in
all social matters connected with
his office, and all his entertain
ments we're of the hospitable and
lavish character. Nothing was to
good for his table. Yet in making
arrangements for a dinner those
who had the details in their charge
were always ut loss how or when
to Begin The steward would learn
that there ives soon to be dinner,
and that perhaps would be the ex-
tent Of his information. He would
make incessant inquiries to learn
the day and number of guests, and
when these two points were fixed
everything else was Plain sailing.
When the dinner came off it would
be very unfortunate if everything
was not just as it should be. Presi-
dent Aurther had no regular hours,
and this fact nscessitatoa his SET
ting apart Monday as his pivate
day or dies non, as it was known
about the White House. He re-
tired at any hour and rose when 1t
best suited him. The meals at the
White House were consequently
very irregular. Often the break
fast table was kept waiting for four
hours. He nearly always had one
or NOR guests at dinner, and as
frequently intimate callers in the
evening, who always staid untal a
late hour Just as likely as not
supper would be ordered at nearly
midnight and Chef Fortin was con-
stantly on the qui we. In the
evenings President Arthur always
ordered up wine and cigars, and
particularly pressing the latter up
oE his guests, urging them to take
another or put couple in their
pockets. AS has cigars were of the
imported brands, the cigars bills
were pretty steep. He never OBJ
jected to the table expenses of the
White House, however large, but
lie could not understand why his
cigar bills footed up SO much. He
delighted to linger with his guests
at the table after the conclusion of
the meal, and enjoy smoke after
the English fashion. The new
regime is almost reverse OF the
above. The french cook has been
supplanted by daughter of Erin,
and no longer will the representa-
tive from the West squirm under
the Presidential table and nervous
ly spell out the menu in vain en-
dearor to understand what it all |
. means.
The Office seekers are undergo
ing the pangs Of renewed disap- |
pointment. The delay during the
first few weeks of the administra-
ton in making removals caused
that element of the Democratic
party which regards Office as the
chief end politics keen disappoint-
ment. After waiting in vain for
some time the ofiice-seckers and
their hackers who had assembled
in Washington dispersed to their
respective homes, firm in the be-
lief. however, that the distribution
of good, fat places among them was
simply delayed until the President
could get ready for general move
all along the line. Though absent
from the National Capital they
manage to keep advised, as they
supposed, of the movements and
purposes of the administration.
Finally news went out that the
closing of days of the current fin
cal year would witness the general
onslaught. upon federal Office hold |
Al Il