Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
THE PRESIDENTS DISPOSITION.
lie is Worry Kind to His Servants, But
Has No Patience With Bore.


Has No Patience With a Bore.
From. the Minneapolis Tribune.
Deed, sab, President Cleveland is de
best-humored man Pve ever seen in this
house." said an old colored attendant at
the White House this afternoon.
The other servants speak of Mr.. Cleve-
land in the same way. They praise his
general amiable disposition and laud his
generosity.
"Mr. Cleveland knows us all by name,"
said one of them 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
nothing naughty about him when he is
away from the crowd"
"Do YOU mean 10 say heis harsh when he
is conducting public businessW l asked.
"WeH, not that, hardly" replied the
messenger, shut he sometimes gets pretty
we'll out OF patience. A man who waits
upon Mr.. Cleveland in his Office told me
that the President talks aWiully some
times to the people who come TO see him.
He gets out of patience, don't We know,
and he lust tells them it is through, and
they can 90. Oil you'd be surprised to
know how many men are ordered out OF
the White House by the President A lot
Df them are told to get out. They are men
President. Now, he won't permit that.
When he tells person that he will or he
won't do thing he expects that 10 be
sufficient, and 1t makes him mad to have
any one contend or argue with him, l
remember to have responded to n call one
day. and 10 have gone to the Presidents
room on an errand, when found the Pres
ident ordering man to 60. The scene
was stormy"
"W as it a quarTelY'
ut wasn't much less. sYou seem to
want 80 question my determination in this
matter, the President was saying. and
that is one thing L will not suffer. When
! announce my purpose to- do thing, that
settles II, and you nor any other man cam
not enter into an argument with me on the
subject. and when you do trsspass, you
are no longer desired in my presence
The man was very angry, and was saying
something about pig-headedness and
man who never changed his mind when
be knew ne was wrong"
There is another time when, it is said,
the President also gets out of humOr. 1t
is when he is delayed by a delegation.
Under the present way Of admitting peO-
pie to the audience with the President the
latter is always in knowledge OF the mis-
sion, and generally knows how long he
will be detained before he sees the visitor.
When man, or crowd, enters his room
he looks up, and in greeting him or them
he shows an expression which plainly
says, 'Ihis is twO-minute subject" or,
81 Will just give five minutes to this,''
or, Ten minutes is my limit TO these peO-
ple," and when the time is up it is no
trouble to see it in the Executives man
ner. He grows nervous and irritable, and
his atfability turns to gall. Ii the time is
very greatly prolonged the President be-
comes crusty, and il the auditors fail to
take the hint he gives them one by re-
marking that there are others to be heard.
Mr.. Cleveland, during his comparatively
short public career, has had very great eX-
perience 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 faVOrs, official and private in
character, and he feels that he has arrived
at point where he ought to be able to
gauge the time belonging to subject or
a class of people. So when he learns of a
subject, and sees his auditors, he instantly
makes up his mind what ii and they are
ontitled to. sit is really amusing" said
a gentleman who often calls uDOn the
President, ''tO see him shut off a man or
lot of men, who are before him for favor.
We'll, gentlemen, l understand what you
want and l am conversant with the sub
ject you present. 1t only remains for me
to think OF the matter, see some OF my
subordinates, and make an answer. You !
couldn't help the case if you remained here |
week and talked l heard him say 10 a
delegation one day. Then he looked up and |
said, Good day. and gave his attention |
TO something else. Another time ! was |
present when an Office-seeker was urging |
his claims for place in the diplomatic |
service. He had made fair presentation |
and favorable impression, but he |
wouldn't go. He fingered. and seemed to |
predetermined to exact a pledge from Mr.. |
Cleveland, who finally observed with great |
gravity: This kind of work takes most 1
Of my timeP The fellow didn't take the |
mint Then the President made another OBJ |
BeryatiOn, after pause: You have said !
all that can be said in this matter, and |
You cannot get an answer until l have |
talked to Mr.. Bayald.' Still the man lin
gered, and said good things about himself. |
Directly Mr.. Cleveland took the bit in mis- |
mouth. Il always make it a rule said he, |
20 inquire about applicants for office, |
and to inquire of the best citizens Of the |
locality the applicant halls from. The-l
more an applicant says of himself the |
more inquiry devolves upon me. 1t is,
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