The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-02-23
A NOBLE RECORD.
A NOBLE RECORD.
The Presid ent's Work Reviewed.
Mr. Cieveland's Administration
One TO be Proud OF.
Tariff Reform and Civil Service the :
Great Issues.
From the Baltimore Sun.

Less than three weeks OF President
Cleveland's tour years occupancy of
the White House remain and the re-
cord of his administration is practical
lv made up. A review of the salient
features of the administration, 0f what
il has accomplished aud the difficulties
with which il has had to contend is
therefore appropriate NJ this time and
not without value to the country at
large.
The keynote of Mr.. CIeveland's poll
CIV from the beginning has been the
determination to give the people 81 prac.
tical, business like administration, IT,
respective of personal considerations.
No one who has talked with MIR. Cleve-
land, who has observed the perfect can
dor and openness OF his language on
this point and has watched the anmat-
ed play of his features when discussing
it., as the writer has done, can iail TO be
convinced OF the earnestness anh since
rity OF his purpose, his high sense OF
public du,y and his devotion to The
best interests of the people. There is
probably no American in public life
who has a deeper or more genuine
sympathy with the people and there
never has been IA president more Access
sibie or one who surrendered S much
of his time to crafty the natural Curl
osity and interest OF the bone and sine"
of the land in their chief executive than
has Mr.. Cleveland.
In conversation with the writer to-
day he remarked, with feeling, hat his
afternoon receptions, or hand shskcs,
as he calls :hem. were the pleasantest
incidents Of his official life. He derives
u genuine enjoyment from meeting pco
pie who come from every section of the
c~ouutry-not in search of Office or with
any favors to ask-but merely Tor the
sake of exchanging "a pleasant word OF
two with the president.
LONG oUR OF HARD WORK.
The close of Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istraiion finds him as busy and perhaps
even buster than when he was inducI-
ed into office. There is now IA mass
Oh work before him which will tax
eveu his robust energies to dispose Of
before Inauguration day He works an
hard as any. department clerk, became
he is not content TO a X lhirgs ion
granted, but insists upon informing
himself as TO every question he is called
npOn TO decide. Tie pressure Of oil =
cial and social duties thr0uahoht the
day j. so great that lie ls seldom able
to address himself to the documentary
work and correspondence which is ac-
cumulating upor his desk during al
most every hour until 9 O'clock AT night
ANA he il seldom able 10 retire hclor"'2
or 3 O'Clock III the morning. He is III
the office again hy hall past . in lht
morning, and from 10 TO IL is busy re-
ceiNing members of congress aGd iheiI
constituents. Much Of the time l. COR
suuned unnecessarily by the want -
consideration displayed by congress'
menin introducing persons " no merely
call to pay their respects. The after
noou rcct piiOms were set apart tor thit
class Of visitors, but il often happen
That an influential constituent hobs III
at the capitol and The member IRON
way back or some other district. wish
iug Ia impress his Importance or mtln
enCe upon SO valuable a supporter o
tickle the %lAiler's vanity, says: -
come along, Iii take You up to see th,
PRESIDENT and does so during III,
hours set aIart for ofiiclTI business
TIE pr, siGent has never c"mp'aihcd o
Vie incous drrate treatment, hut he wa
greatly gratiGed and impressed by iEJ
onGnc OF tie laie Rcprescnia'iI
Rur4tes, # Missouri, who always PIE
scn;ed III constituents, who mercl.
wished TO see the president AT The puh
lie receptions. Notwithstanding hi
ia fence under these cXaCtiOns, and til
iacl that almost his entire lime during
the day has been given upt 10 the public
The president has been criticised 10
being ~''txclusive,' and the complain
has been free V made that be wOul,
not give the representative men of hi
party tie opportunity OF c'nsu.un
freely with him.
ALWAYS SEEKING THE RIGHT.
"There has never been "A time" sal
the president on his point, 50" ben
have not been willing and anxious
talk with members of congress an
leading men in the party" II is know
to his friends that the president feel
acutely the charge that he has bel
aIoof from men whose character at
position entitled their opinion I
w.i.ht, aud has been disposed to taS
the bit between his teeth and act Oh ii