Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-01-23
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Giddy Girls in the White House.
Letter From Washington.

Letter From Washington.
\ viracious young lady from CEN
tral NcU York. who was visiting Sccre-
tary Manning and hi, wife, called at
the White House with them one even
ing, AMI it so happened that i'll tho
divisions of talk which occur in COM
pany, Mr. Cleveland fell to the lot OF
the New York girl. She at once setto
work to amuse him after usual femi-
nine fashion. and succeeded for while.
After Il quarter OF an hour, symptoms
OF we trineSs becoming manifest IN the
face oi the President, she hestated,
but not long enough TO allow her list
ener to escanc. She merely stopped
to change the subject of conversation,
which had been on social topics, to
something that she thought would be
more interesting. And what do you
think the innocent creature hit upon?
Nothing less than the tariff. 20, Mr..
Cleveland" said she, "do tell me
about that delightful tariff question.
am just dying to know all about
it," THE tariff" exclaimed the
| President, blankly. "All about the
! tariff Why, Miss, it would oc-
cupy me till congress meets to go over
:, this matter" "Ycs: but Idon want
to hear about all those tircsome ad
| valorem things and raw material and
| pig-iron and-that. l only want to
know why the great statesmen differ
so much on the question" Here the
President east an appealing glance at
Mr.. Manning, who had turned his
head quickly on hearing the word
tariff in a sweet feminine Oice. The
secretary OF the treasury only smiled
maliciously, however, and nodded en-
couragingly to the victim. Now, |
can't understand why they won't agree
in the matter" continued this bright
girl. "It seems so simple. omefavor
free trade because it would make ev-
erything cheaper for the people and
Others favor protective tariff, because
it keeps wages high. Now, | think we
ought TO have a tariff that would make
things cheaper and raise wages higher,
too. That's what told papa when
Se were talking about the matter last
week. Wasn't right" and the fair
face flushed in expectation of APPROX
al. Perfectly right" said the Pres
ident with deep solemnity. "That is
lust the kind OF tariff that legislators
have been trying to construct Tor
centuries" "Then, why don't they
do it?" asked the eager questioner with
heightened intesest. ut would be
so nice if everybody were pros
porous and there were no more
suffering. Doesn't all the trouble arise
from the quarrels between those men
!. who are always talking about hori-
zontal reduction and those tiresome
things in thenewspapers?" The Presi-
dent gazed appealingly once more at
the secretary, but receiving only n
smile which betoken immense en-
joyment of the scene, he answered fee
bly: "Yes, the leaders OF the parties
/ are somewhat to blame because they
| | can't agree" 81 knew it," was the
triumphant reply. "They leave the
poor people suffering rather than give
: il to each other. / don't think Mr..
Morrison and Mr.. Randall and those
q men that make the tariff bills have a
, bit of feeling, and if were president
would remove them from office imme-
| diately''-this with pretty show OF
indignant anger. "rhey certainly
! must CO." replied the President in Sc
pulchral tones and with such pitiful
look at Mr. Manning that the latter
conld no longer resist. Joining in the
conversation, he soon engaged the
!, young lady's attention, so as to allow
4 the sufferer to turn to Mrs. Hoyt,
which he did with iong-drawn sigh oi
5 relief.