The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-26
From our Regular rcorespondent.I
WARRINGTON LETTER.

WAsnrSGToN, ID. e., June IS, 1885.
The rear portico of the White House
looks southwark over half mile Of
green sward and an artificial lake to the
Washington Monument, and beyond,
down the broad Potomac, commanding
q view seven miles in extent. For fifty
summers the Presidents Of the United
IStatss have stood on this portico Of Sat-
lurday afternoons, chatted with their
friends, and listened to the music of the
Marine Band from the green sward be-
low. President Cleveland honored the
custom for the first time last Saturday,
and hundreds OF Washingtonians got
their first glimpse of his strong, rugged
face and non-Appolo-like figure. II
was a curious sight to see several hun
dred people standing below looking up
at the President on the portico above.
THE gazers were mostly Of the Govern
ment clerk class and their faces wore an
depression Of resignation in their gov.
|ernment 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 Gu
Iriosity that was more natural than po-
lite they stared in silence by the hour.
The reader, who Is not an Office seeker
|or Office holder. will be more interested
lin the appearance of the President than
lof the crowd. He looks rudier and
healthier than when he delivered his in
|auguraI on the 4th of March. Hisiman-
lners are unaffected and pleasing. lie
lgreets those whom he knows with an
lunstudied grace cordial but not effu-
|sive. He wore q prince Albert coat and
a fashionable silk hat. In greeting those
who called he would remove his hat, and
while talking TO ladies, would stand un-
lowered for few minutes. But the
rays OF the sun made 1t necessary for all
the gentlemen to wear their hats most Of
the time. Mr.. Cleveland adheres to his
learly hours and habits Of hard work and
lin these respects be is initiated by all the
heads of Departments.
| Visitors have no trouble In seeing the
lCabinet officers. 1t 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
aome criticism at the time OF their ap.
Ip0intment because two members from
New York we're placed in the Cabinet
Tried by the test OF experiences they
have proved to be among the best selec
ltions that the President has made. II Il
further proof Of his good judgment thai
that these two men were personally
known 10 him. His weakest selections
have been those which were recommcn-
ded to him by other people. The treas
lury Department is now in better hand,
than II has been for number Of years
Mr.. Whitney is q thorough man OF thu
world and has his department On very
good footing. He il polite to every on,
and does not annoy his callers with The
lconstant declaration made by sOme o
1.-The new officials that his time is exces
lsively occupied and that II is with only
1.-The greatest difficulty that be can afford
Ito give few seconds Of his time TO any
individual. ANY one TO see him will
his visitors would think that he was th'
leasiest going and most thoroughly good
.lnaiured member Of the Cabinet.
4 Gen. Sparks, the new Democratic lanf
u 'lCommissioncr, has issued an order for
lfeiiing the bulk of the fraudulent Max
.{well land grant. This will throw opei
Ito public entry over l.5OO,OOO acres
Through fraudulent surveys and corrup
official bargaining at Washington. thi
grant was stretched go as 10 include !,
zoo, 900 acres of land. This order Of Mr.
Sparks cuts down this grant to it's origi
Inal dimensions. II Mr.. Sparks couls
never do anything more in his Office be
lvond striking down this gigantic fraud
lhe would be entitled to = monument o
1.-The hands Of his fellow -countrymen
This grant has been backed by some o
1.-The most powerful and social influence
lever known in the history of Washing
|ton intrigues. Gen. Sparks would no
: he able to strike this blow II he were no
tfirmly supported by the Secretary OF o.
Interior. OF course furious appeals vii
be made to Secretary Lamar to suspend
1.-THE order, but the Secretary will be foun'
- immovable as . rock. He is thor
sloughly familiar with the facts IN the cas-
land will sustain the Land Commissioner
This order, taken with previous ones
releases over 100000 acres Of LAM
(which hsvc been fraudulently claime'
: by dishonest spectators.