Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-04-03
C|eVe|and's WoTkmen,


Having eaten q hearty breakfast OF
corn beef hash and Johnny. cake, says
Eugene Field in the Chicago News,
Presiden. Cleveland put on his hat and
overcoat and strobe toward the from
door of the White House.
Your Exceilency," cried Secretary
Lamont, where are you going at this
early hour Of the morning? 1t is hard.
ly B o'clock"
IL am going for a short walk, "
replied the President. / will be back
by 7.30-in plenty Of time to reid the
paper, look over my mail, write a pro-
clamation or two, and make out list of
nominations before the Senate con venes.
! am going around to the various de-
partnents to see Il my cabinet officers
have caught the spirit of the admins.
tration and have returned to the
Arcadian simplicity of the Jacksonian
epoch"
And with these words the President
opened tie front door and sued forth
into the raw, chilly air of the March
morning. The brisk breeze blowing
from the southeast bore to his ears
the faint echo of the din OF hammers
busily employed in the distant navy
yard at the good work of restoring
American sovereignty on the waters of
the globe. The lights in the Treasury
Department were dim, yet every room
WAS lighted up, and it was evident
that all bands we're at work in accord
ance with Secretary ManninR's order
that all employees of the civil service
should report for duty at 40 a. IN.
every week day. President Cleveland
entered the Treasury building and asked
the janitor where Colonel Manning was
to be found.
HE ia down In the vanlts counting
the money" said the janitor, land
he cannot be disturbed"
MIR. Cleveland expostulated and was
compelled to disclose his identity
before the janitor would listen to him.
But being satisfied at last that the visi-
tor really was the President the .janitor
conducted him through devious pas
sages, down winding stairways and
under curious meats, until finally the
labyrinthfhe vaults were reached.
Here, surrounded by piles of shining
gold and silver pieces, sat the Secretary
OF the Treasury counting the national
hoard by the dim light of a candle.
I'm sorry you came" said the
| Secretary TO the President, " for l
really have 80 much work to do that
have no time 10 talk"
Then Mr.. Cleveland observed that
! Colonel Manning was attired in Daught
but an undershirt, his trousers and a
pair of high heeled boots
g Good" thought The President.
Then he said, aloud: But where il
the gas, Dan, and why are yon using
this wretched tallow dip?"
| 81 have had the gas meter taken out
OF the building" said the Secretary,
" and have returned to the good old
Democratic simplicity of candles. BY
this means the sum of $90,0 will be
saved to the country annually"
Aud what ara you doing now"
asked the President.
Counting the money In the Trea
sury," replied Colonel Manning. 81
intend to know for myself whether any
peculations have been INDUCED in hy
my Republican predecessors. Already
have discovered n number of ques
tionable things. For instance, have
found the tail feathers pulled out of 9
large number of the eagles on the 1871
coinage of $50 gold pieces, and intend
10 trace the burglarious outrage TO 1t,
uttermost until the guilty party i,
brought to justice"
That is right" said the President
and ~ he walked away he felicitstet
himeelf and his country upon having
secured the co operation Of such al
honest, fearless patriot as the Albany
journalist.
In the State Department, too, thu
tawdry gas fixtures had been remove,
TO make way for the unOstenta lou
candle. Owing to dimness OF vision
however, Secretary Bayard was com
PEELED to use kerosene lamp, and thi
stood upon his white pine table emit
ting fragrance which the rose o
Sharon might have envied. Bayart
wore no collar nor tie. He was in hi
shirt sleeves, and the President observ
: ed that The shirt was q wooden one
only to preserve the necessary dignit,
on State occasions the Secretary wore
white celluloid bosom hut otherwis
bis attire was rigidly plain.
"Yes, am very busy" said MI
Bayard," and l have been hard at worl
. since 8 o'clock this morning. Havin
= abolished the 800 type writers and fol
! ty-eight stenographars formerly en-
ploy ed in this department, l have IN
\ hands full answering the letters
= Here" he continued, as he wearil
J, laid his pale hand on a mass Of crumI
| led BD66tb OF paper noro arc io1eoi
!, from Queen Victoria, King William
!, Dom Pedro, Kalakan, Alfonzo, II
, Gar, Taingho, General Barrels, I'll
ahkooud of Swat, the emir of Bagdoo
L the begum of Mysore, and a hundre
t. other potsntates, which must be al
swered before the noon mail go'
" out"
" In the Navy Department. SecretaI
Whitney was not TO be found. Over
work bench in one corner of the roo
leaned boy contemplating with av
and admiration the model of a pate
Il canal boat which calmly fioated on q
D. bosom of tub of cistern water.
tn "Cap you tell me where to find 8
Secretary of the navy ?" sternly q
g. manded the President, who was e.
In IDENTIFY panied to see one Of the lat
years idling in this manner.
n Dunno" replied the boy, "t
guess he's in the gymnasium o,
Il cross the hall"
" President Cleveland stepped acr,
i III anor Suh hi