The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21


agement passes his lips. When the case
has been faithfully represented to him by
the applicant, and by his Influence" the
president dismisses both, or all, as the
case may be, with one, two OF three ster-
eotyped phrases-'I have heard all you
have said, and will try TO bear it in mind,
but am not prepared to say anything"
or Il regret that l cannot at present hear
you further on this matter, but will con-
slider it," or 81 have not yet had an oppor-
tunity to consider the question you have
raised, but purpose to give it my attention
shortly" These, I appeal to all my fell
low applicants, are the precise phrases
uniformly used. That they are not salts
factory am sure You will admit
But, sir, have not watched in vain,
have discovered the secret-the hidden
mystery-the milk in the cocoanut so to
speak. denOunce the whole thing as a
sham and a fraud. have seen that
which l have ssen and do not intend to
be silent.
Sir-Mr. Editor-it is fraud. 1t is not
the president who daily gives audience to
hundreds of earnest party workers and
their friends. know what l know. Mr..
Harrison is a shrewd, cunning and unscru-
pulOus man. He has deceived us. He
has trifed with the hottest feelings of
thousands of republicans as good as him
self He has set up a dummy to "give au-
dience7 as the snobbish say, to hear us
who come to him for the Ejust rewards of
our loyal and patriotic efforts. Sir,
know tte man. l met him two evenings
ago in-well, IN a respectable and quiet
place of public entertainment. He was
consuming gin teddy, after, as he told
me, a very exhausting days work. I no
ticed at once his astonishing resemblance
to Mr. Harrison. Short thin. sallow, and
pale of complexion; nose, eyes, beard,
wrinkled face, all were the president over
again, so that was startled for moment
thinking that perhaps Mr.. Harrison was
the secret victim of the gin toddy habit.
sat down by his side and adroitly drew
from him his secret. Sir, it is this person,
this counterfeit. this pretender, who dali
ly goes into the White House by the back
stairs, puts on a suit of the presidents
old clothes, takes his place in the recep-
ton room and hears all our requests, ap-
peals and entreaties, and those of our
members of congress and Influential
friends.
'For five hours at time I've had to
listen to Internal bOres," this wretch con-
fessed to me, "and it is enough to make a
man tired of his life. All the rot l have
to hear about party services, and extreme
Importance, and absolute necessity of rec
ognition, and all that you could not be-
lieye if tried to tell you. But, thank the
Lord, l don't remember anything they
say don't near them half the time.
just hear enough to judge which of the
three replies l have got by heart will fit
this set of bones best, and then think of
something more interesting. When the
drone of voices ceases make my pre-ar-
ranged answer and call the next. J. can
tell you am happy when the closing time
comes, and cabinet days are so short that
1 wish to my soul that every day was a
cabinet day"
"Do Won get paid for thisi7 1 asked,
with difficulty concealing my indignation
and contempt for the villain.
"What do You take me for9" he said
with sneer 1.-TWO hundred a month
and my grub in the kitchen is little
enough for that work. I'm sick of it.