, 1889-07-25

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An impression SENS 10 lie getting
abroad that President Harrison is de
voting his entire time to the consldera-
,ion Of the distribution Of Offices. 1t Is
assumed that when he Is not receiving
and talking with Office seekers he Is hard
8. work locking at tLe papers filed hy
them IN support o. their claim OF Eeco%-
milton.
Tie truth is. however, that the resi-
dent gets to work al . o'clcck III the
morning, AID, except during short
while for ID .al- ami a !rw minutes evrry
Other dav shake bands with the putt
liz. l. bus, from that hour until 10, tie
earliest. nud autiI usually ll:3O o'clock
ntlIgLt. Ca; Of this days work the
only time b Ewes to Office seekers IS be-
tween II AT y, and not all Of this do
they get. tre rest of the tine is devct-
ed to plua. business. If Ii were not
the neglect Gould soon become appa-
reur. The . moan Ma ter, the Hay ytiau
stfair. the question Of calling an extra
session Of c. -siess are things that every
body know about that have occupied
CONSIDERABLE. Il the presidents atten-
ton. Wills the Samoan matter has
been settled AID an extra session of con-
gress practically decided Cd, the Hayliaa
affair still calls for attention. The civil
service Law ana the organizing of the
commission has required attention. But
these are by no means all the public
questions the president has been occu-
pied with. There are questions of tinan-
ces and general public policy coming
over from the treasury. They have not
been neglected. From the department
of Justice have come many matters that
he has been obliged to devote time to,
and some of them involving life OF death.
From the interior department, also, many
important public matters have claimed
his attention. There is not n depart
ment that has not been and Is not pre-
seutiug puhlic matters for his considera-
ton. The question OF appointments Is
thrust upOa him and must get attention
The opportunities after office annoy him.
Some appointments are Of public impor-
tance and all that. but it is not SO that
tue president is only occupied by the
distribution of patronage. He gives an
average of about twelve hours each day,
except Sunday, to public business, and
less than one hour each for five days, or
less than FIVE hours per week, TO listen
ing TO the plants of office seekers.
l. is not altogether certain that the
appointment If Mr.. Douglass as minister
to HaytI will prevent the sending of
commission there, as Mr.. Blaine contem-
plated. The situation there is one of
the utmost Importance, and Mr. Blaine's
reasons for desiring commission in the
first instance wore excellent. By send
ing a minister We recognize the govern
ment of Legiine, hut it is a matter Of
grave doubt which faction will he at the
head OF affairs when the struggle IN the
island is ended. 1t is also matter of
kiCHL NANIAg lbN 1ICSllliLC liEtS
surrendered TO French influence. Amer
lean interests are certainly seriously
threatened. There can DO no doubt Of
the Importance to US to maintain au is
fuence in tie "Blaok Republic" when
tie value OF the trade Ia the West Indies
is considered. The money We spend in
bananas alone amounts to more than the
value Of our entire fruit crop. the
fruit trade taat is conducted in foreign
vessels has been growing steadily and
rapidly for number of years, until the
feet is a feature of commercial naviga.
ton. We srend more money than the
native bauE5 can take cara Of, and ali
the trade is carried in foreign vessels.
There are some strong reasons for the
very careful. treatment of tue diplomatic
question. The work it was proposed by
Mr. Blaine for the commission to do was
Of considerable Importance,
The reception and banquet given
6enatcr William Z. Chandler at the Re
publican League Club rooms was fit
ting compliment to that distinguished
gsntleman. Republicans all over The
country who believe in old fashiJned
Republicauism rejoice over Chandler's
reelection. They know he is not polit-
ical fraud. lie has the courage Of bis
convictions, He believes in practical
politics and believing III the principles
of the Republican party be never apollo
giZ-s for being Republican.
l. is said that Miss Mary Wanamaker,
the eldest daughter of the Postmaster
General will, next season, make her de-
but IN Washington society. Though
bat jlst ont of her teens Miss Wnna-
maker is young Igdy of mary accom-
phshRents and great heHHty. Duriug
her T. erut sojugrn with her mother and
sister ahruad she has studied diligently
TO perfect herself in musIc and Ian
gnages, aad her advent ruto the social
life Of the Cap will doubtless add yet
another II the attractive list Of young
ladies to ass st in dispensing the hospi-
tailti2s 81 cabinet home. r.
SeattIe's Badly Beaten.