The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-15
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.


\ Your correspondent did not have al
usual six hour confidential interviey
with the President Of the United State
this week, and is consequently not abl
10 give you q news report hot and steam
ing from the lips OF the administration
Mayb the reason why did not call O,
the President was because nv friend did
have wild Western friend who foun.
!, himself in Washington last week witt
two whole hours at his disposal. II,
decided that the time was not quite sui
iicient Tor him 10 see and talk TO ever,
BODY IN Washington uhongh he coula
come as near doing il as any living mar
or even woman, and inasmuch as he hat
TO draw line somewhere, lie called onl,
on the President, Secretary Lamar, ani
your correspondent. will not attempt
70 tell all he told me, for he talked with.
out punctuation. But 10 the Presidenl
he made the original remark that he had
mo friends 10 reward, no enemies Ia
punish, and no favors to ask. The mo
favors 10 ask" clause seemed to please
the President, and he replied. II am
nearly worried to death by those who
hive nothing but favors 10 ask, Nv
friend then called at the Interior Depart.
lment upon Secretary Lamar, and told
him that be wished to see his bath tub +,
The Saturnine Secretary at once set down
my wild Westerner for crank, but a
glance NJ his nice clothes and his face
painted red with intelligence and humor
convinced him that he had struck n
character rare. So he showed him the
little zinc bath tub and .he two four dol
lar rugs 10 buy which. lie had sold the
ten thousand dollars worth of govern
ment carriages aud horses.
The President aud members Of his
Cabinet have gone 10 Gettysburg TO ce!e-
brate tne anniversary Of the battle. Thi.
i. the first respite that Mr.. Cleveland has
taken since The 4th OF March. Miss
Cleveland il away in New York. ca
Lamont and his family. consisting OF his
wife aud two little daughters. lave, atI
the urgent request OF Mr. Cleveland !
moved into the White House. and thew
viii soon accompany the President To-
bis country residence at Soldiers Home.
The Presidents cottage al The Home Is
about three miles from the White House
and about a mile and half from the
northern boundary OF the city. II ISL
situated on a commanding elevation
with a fine view OF the city and the
Potomac river. Surrounded by trees
and acres Of green sward, il Will have All
The advantages OF . summer resort with
Ihc additional advantages Of complete
retirement from society and fashion that
,annot be obtained at Long Branch.
Saratoga or Newport.
The illness Of The Presidents private
secretary has revived the old talk abou, 4,
he peculiar Washington malaria Every
u that flesh j. heir 10 in this city Is al.
tibutcd by non-professional writers fort
he press 70 malaria. A Senator cannot.
'at or drink TOO much, hat that his in-ss
disposition is malaiia. and one OF them
vent so far as TO attribute The acconcb- J,
nent OF a prominent woman 10 the same ,
'soliilc cause. Washington, as the sta
isiics show. i universally healthy city J,
nd its death rate shows as small q per-
cniage from malaria as any city in theP
uion.
What will the administration do con. q
crning fficial changes? Is a question \
hat Is being very earnestly asked AZ this n
lmc. There are III round numbers q
bout l02 600 salaried Office holders un- NJ
er the Federal Government. They areti
he regular army Of politics. for ID means !
heir bread Their discipline enablede'
le Republican party 70 keep itself in Y
over for a quarter of century. Nine n
'nths Of these officials are still in posi- "
on. What Is the President going TO dow
bout Il! A gentleman who holds aId'
cry responsible aud prominent appoint ID
cnt under Mr. Cleveland, and whose
'mes from powerful state occupyingfi
most important political and eeograph- "
al position. spoke very plainly aud full al
the other day respecting the matter oil
ranges. lie said mo one better CON-
'ehends the necessity for complete u
range in all commissioned officials thanit
,es the President. lie Is perfectl, th
ware that The people, in making sh,I Ico
'angc IN Presidents last fall, did noiIso
can simply 10 put one man out andI.e
'othcr man IN. They meant that thelpe
tire system should be altered and re- lof
waited, and you may depend upom III III
al is precisely what the Prcsidenilas
cans to do, but he will not be hurried. "|fal
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