Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-15
THE PRESIDENTS DISPOSITION.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.l

"Deed sab, President Cleveland is de
best-humored man I've ever seen in this
house." said an old colored attendant at the
White House the other afternoon.
The other servants speak of Mr.. Cleveland
in the same way. They praise his general
amiable disposition and laud his generosity
"Mr. Cleveland knows US all by name,"
said one ofthem to your correspondent, "and
he never fails to speak when he comes in
contact with us. He seems to be fond of
talking TO the servants, too. There is moth
ing naughty about him when he is away
from the crowd"
do you mean to say he is harsh when he
is conducting public business?" l asked.
well, not that, hardly" replied the mes.
senger, "but he sometimes gets pretty we'll
out of patience. A man who waits upon
MIR. Cleveland in his office told me that the
President talks awfully sometimes TO the
people who come 10 see him." He gets out
Of patience, Con't ye know, and he just tells
them IA, is through, aud lhey can so. Oh !!
yea! 81 surprised II know how many men
are ur,.eiei ,u! t.! Tie White House by
TIE President. A lot of them are told
t. get ,ut. They are men who come IN
ard y, :" argue wi!a ,he President. Now,
h. Won: permit! mas. When h. tolls per-
son that ~. .Tlii nr he wont do q thing, he
x .,n.> that 20 hr sufficient, and it makes
hrm .GY'i ~ eve any one contend or @rsuc
,i.!. n!ln rylmr;Eb." 10 have responded
10 ! ,ni III" cay @ii': 10 Inre gone 10 the
Presidents room II al errnnd, when iound
the President! ordering 81 man to go. The
seem. WAS Stormy
"Was ii q quarrel?'
1T wasn't much less You seem to want
to question my determination in this mat
ter the President was saying, and that is
one thing will not suffer. When l an
nouuce my purpose to do thing, that set
ties it, and you nor any other man cannot
enter into an argument with me on the SUBJ
ect; and when you do you trespass, and
YOU are no longer desired in my presence
The man was very angry, and was saying
something about pig. medicines, aud q man
who never changed his mind when he knew
he was wrong
There is another time when, it is said the
President also gets out of humor. 1t is
when he is DELAYED by delegation. Under
the present way of admitting people to the
audience with the President the latter is al
| ways in knowledge Of the mission, and
generally knows how long he will be de-
| tanned before he sees tho visitor
When a man or u crowd enters his
room he looks up, and in greeting him or
them he shows an expression which plainly
says, "This is y two.minlltc subject" or,
will Just give five minutes to this" or,
"Ten minutes is my limit to these people"
and WI eli the time is up il is no trouble to
see it in the Executives manner. He grows
nervous and irritable, and his auabiity
turns 10 gall. II the time is very greatly
prolonged the President becomes crusty,
and if The auditors fail to take the hint he
gives them one by remarking that there are
others TO be heard.
Mr.. Cleveland, during his comparatively
short public career, has had very great ex-
perence with delegations He has never
held an office that did not call before him
at frequent periods people singly, in pairs,
trios, and crowds They have asked for all
kinds of tavors, official and private in char
acter, and he feels that he has arrived at q
point where he ought to be able to gauge
people. So when he learns ola subject and
sees his auditors he instantly makes up his
mind what it and they are entitled to. ut
is really amusing" said a gentleman who
often calls upon the President, ITO
see him shut off man or a lot
of men who are before him for favor.
'Well gentlemen, understand what you
want, and am conversant with the subject
YOU present. 1t ouly remains for me 10
think of the matter, see some OF my su bordl.
nate and make an answer. You couldn't
help the case if you remained here q week
and talk ed l heard him say to delegation
one day. Then he looked up ard said,
Good day, and gave his attention to some
thing else Another time I was present
when an Office seeker was urging his claims
for place in the diplomatic service. he
had made fair presentation and favora-
Bile impression, but he wouldn't go. He lin
gered, and seemed to be determined to ex-
act pledge from Mr.. Cleveland, who finally
observed with great gravity This kind OF
work takes most Of my time The fellow
didn't take the hint. Then the President
made another observation, after pause
You have said all that can be said in this
matter, and you cannot get an answer until
have talked to Mr. Bayard.' Still the man
fingered and said good things about himself
Directly Mr. Cleveland took the bit in his
mouth L always make it a rule said he
to inquire about applicants for Office, and to
iuouire of the best citizens of the locality the
appicsnt halls from. The more an appli
cont SAYS Of himself the more inquiry de-
wolves upon me- 1t is, therefore, to the ad'
vantage of an applicant not to say toe
much
EGG NOODLES.