The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-03

been opposing the president rs 10 civil
service reform, and a story WIS loteiy told
of a remark that he was said 70 have
made TO Senator voorhees,, that De would
di. place a Republican and give his place
10 rood Democrat whom voorhees,
recommended. This story, | an assured,
Is untrue and true story Of bis rebuff
Of politician is quite 10 TIE contrary.
This politician thought Dickinson was an
ardent spokesman, and he camo n and
eTusycly erasped his hand, saying:
Il am glad wo have at last got man
in the cabinet who is good Democrat,
and that the postoGices Of the United
States Will 10 longer be held by Republi-
cans"
lie was going on to crlticise the presi-
dent. while Mr. Dickinson's Thin lips grew
tighter and tighter together, until the
man made mention Of the presidents
name. when Dickinson blurted out:
Get out Of here want you to leave
this room immediatelyY'
Tho politician was thunderstruck, and
he said
"Why. what is the natter
81 want yOu 70 understand, - rejoined
Dickinson. "that no man can criticise
President Cleveland in this Office. am
thoroughly in accord with the president s
policy. and ! believe shat every thing that
ne has done and IS doing now IS a chief
executive IS right. j want no more Of
such talk here, and / want 10 more Of
YOU Get out of here-get right outr'
II is needless 70 say the politician left,
and ae private hint | would not advise
any one else to try the same game.
still Postmaster General Dickinson is
ordinarily the mildcst hammered man that
ever cut an Office seekers throat He is
the Chesterfield Of the cabinet, as lie was
the Chesterfield u the Michigan bar. A
man Of strong social and literary taste,
he makes friends everywhere. aud he IS
president Of The Detroit cluJ, the leading
social organization Of Detroit. He is
president Of his college class society, and
he evidently believes with Marcus
Aurelius. that mans social nature should
be cultivated rs well Us his moral and in
teliectual nature.
Hc1as. so Michigan statesman tells
me. large sympathy for the poor. He
has done great deal OF Thank you
business at the law. and his poor and non
paving clients have been many.
/ have heard many instances of his
kindness, ana / will here state that none
Of the information IN this letter comes
from him or through him He is noted
for his loyalty 10 his friends, and 1t is
said that lie has never forgotten kind
mes Uo BIAS remembered even the little
favors that were done him during his boy
hood days and ] heard yesterday of how
he took care Of an old sailor, who was a
tar when ne was in short clothes, and
who. when he grew little older, used 20
tel him stories which appealed 10 his i'm
0cinntion as strongly as those OF Othelo
did 70 Desdemona's. | think the sailor
left for cruise shortly before Dickinson
grew up. but few years ago he came
back 20 Detroit. poor, old and broken IN
health. Mr Dickinson got him place In
q hospital at Detroit, and saw that he was
fixed with . good horth for the rest Of his
life lie saw, Gm told, that good
doctor was provided Tor him, and my in
fogmant states that the old sailor does not
probably know. today TO whom he IS in
dcbted for tie kindness.
Don Dick sou has always been a strong
aAti-corporat.On man. He sold his inter
est in telegraph stock before he came into
the cabinet, for fear that II might be con
sidored rs influencing his actions in the
postofice department, and am told that
he would not take a premium FOR il. 40
a echoolboy he Vas fond of deuounc.ng
corporations among his fellows, and his
HOBBY In debating societies was, / am
told, corporations. lie does not believe
in allowing corporations 10 tramplc on his
rights and lew years ago the Brush
Electric Light company introduced their
system IN Detroit. They put up bare,
ugly p!ae poles along the streets, and in
many cases did not ask permission. One
day Dickinson was very busy NJ court.
He came home late, and rs he approached
his handsome brick house on Front street
he saw ono Of these white electric light
poles standing as sentinel before his
front gate It's foot was Embedded in the
earth, ana it appeared 10 defy him as Cas-
abianca deled the fire on the burning
deck The limbs Of his favorite tree had
been clipped to make room for 1t, and as Mr..
Dickinson saw it his thin lower lip went
up, and his classical brows came down
into frown. His nostrils quivered with
rage, but he walked rapidly into the
house. took of his frock coat and vest,
and seized an aX which had al edge like
a razor 1t took Just twenty cuts 10 lay
that electric light pole low and the future