The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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chat v!s!tors 20 the capital encounter,
eo4h.ce seem. - surprise and 1,ssp
yoins shem 50 much a. the president.
The popular idea !. that the president
- ve,v e~,rao,d'nar, rsr,"nagc.
Scarcely Anwr,. who has never seen 4
real live president expects tn meet I
i,lain. prosv. ordinsr, mortal. We, the
very work Of the chief magistrate
makes him. I" some extent. com
mon. place man. Tie arbitra'cs IN
pett, I~iinsI affair, ui the whole
country 80 su =, they relate t. Federal
.,Aiccs. aud 'h', require, contact with
Ill Glasses 81 people.
Some rate congressman were talk
my abon, a Capitalization nj power IN
couuc.,iun with Mr. Cleveland, t.
cent ,lso,oi. rNc,Gisc IT b., veto
pc~cr. There can l.. huic danger.
h0~ ever. al nnvcr'd',,n. 81 the ,lrIit-
ING away of the executive from the
masses, 81 Ion: A. :hc iuD'tions Vi the
presidency are administered rs a,
pse.cnt :. Notwithstanding this com
pulscry contact with AL kinds Vi pco-
ple, the lacs..n executive commits
,imseit 10 hts business callers only to
the extent he thinks proper. II Is
really amusing sometimes to scc how
i've manages to cva,le the direct ques-
tions and requests ri office seekers
aud politicians. For instance. when
the Virginia Congrcs s'omal delegation
called upon him in behalt Ut NJ.
Coodc, whom the senate rejected for
solicitor genera. although each one
took occasion 10 express the hope
that nc would rcnoiminaie this gentle
man, nothing could bc extracted from,
Mr.. Cleveland As 10 what he woul, do
in the matter. Tic WAS sorry the
senate had rejected Mr.. GoMlc. he
hoped it would reconsider its action.
ne liked Nj. Coodc very much. etc. A.,
but that WAS the only encouragement
given the delegation. The president
long since learned. As all presidents
must, to act before he speaks. In re-.
gard TO Mr.. Goodies disappointment.
i may he sad that he need no, vet
lose hope. \ former candidate for
solicitor gcncraisl,ip. whose nomination
tho senate rejected, rose aftcrward tn
be secretary ot the navy.
President: Cleveland continues to
come down into the east room three
times a week to shake hands with the
people who arc there awaiting the
honor. Yesterday he was confronted
BY about two hundred callers. most oi
whom were excursionists from New
Orleans. There were also number
Of colorcd people in the parry, and
their pleasure a, shaking hands with
the president was plainly manifest.
One old aunt,e, shaped like balloon,
wxddlcd up to Mr.. Cleveland aud
drew off her white cotton glove in
order to take grip with my bar
ham," as she expressed il. Several Of
the excursionists took OCcasion to say
70 the incumbent OF the White House
that he might rely on their votes when
another election day rolled around.
Government clerks are no longer
backward about taking vactions. At
this time last year they were rather
tirnid about asking for their months
leave. They probably feared that the
new administration might find out that
tl,eir services could be dispensed with
II they we're absent. and SD they pre-
fcrIed To stay close to their desks. Al
any rate that was tie practical result
until quite late in the summer. and the
departments had their full quote
throush the tOrrid weather. Now
che leaves are falling quite rapidly in
oil the departments" said al appoint,
n,cnt clerk. The feelings that dem
ccrat would slip into his place if lett
vacant tor even one day. vi course
sll apprehension ON tins score has not
died out, but it is no worse than the
chrome condition of mind of ncarl.
every one in the government service
The thirty days leave. however, is not
40 common now As formerly. because
under the new regime the time that a
clerk is absent on account OF sickness
or from any other cause is detractcd
iso'n the usual vacation period
Women stand very little chance OF
being appointed to position in the en-
ecut,ve departments here now. One
sf the executive officials remarked that
there are ten men sent for by the dc.
l'artment officials TO every one woman.
He mcntioWed lady who had jus,
been appointed to place in the post
Office department, whose standing was
very high IN every branch, yet she had
been on their list for a long time,
while men whose standing was ten per
cent. on an average below hers, had
long since gotten positions. In reply