Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-04-18


their opportunities, are slowly killing
him.
To those who see the President every
day little change is perceptible, but he
does not look like the same man who
came to Washington few days before
the Inauguration. A personal friend
of his who saw him on Saturday for the
first time since February assured me
that he was dreadfully shocked and
alarmed by his appearance and that no
told Gen. Harrison that he must take n
few days of rest, absolute rest. This he
promised TO do. He will probably take
q steamer and go down the Potomac to
Chesapeake Bay, remaining away from
Washington three or four days.
The American Commissioners 10 the
Samoan conference at Berlin are in
daily consultation with Secretary Blaine
They will sail from New York on the
18th inst.
A good part OF last week was given
by the President to the selection of the
Federal officials for New York city
Only two of them have yet been decided
upon Erhard TO be Collector of Gus
toms and VanCott to be postmaster.
but the general satisfaction with which
these two appointments have been re-
ceived by New York Republicans here
proves that Gen. Harrison still preserves
the happy faculty of being able to
select men to fill the offices that are
acceptable to all branches of the party.
1t is this faculty that has up to the
present time silenced all criticism in
the party
The members of the Cabinet have
found it necessary, in order to get any
time to devote to the affairs of their
several Departments, to adopt the fol-
lowing rules as to the reception of WIS.,
itors: Senators and Representatives
will be received every day from 10 to
Y o'clock Private citizens will be re-
ceived daily at II o'clock, except Tues
days and Fridays, which are the days
for the regular Cabinet meetings.
Ex-Gov. Alger, of Michigan, is here
for a few days. In response to an in
quiry he said: II am not here to dis
euss politics. Up in Michigan the
people are letting the administration
alone. The logs are coming down the
streams, navigation is open on the
lakes, the ice is out of the Straits, the
wheat is locking finely and business is
booming. What more can you ask? |
was over in New York and felt lonely,
so | came down here to see some
| friends -
Although the Senate adjourned last
Tuesday most of the Republican men,
bers are still here trying to get some
thing for their constituents.
SomebedY asked Representative
Cannon. of Illinois, when he was going
home? His reply was "as soon as
every postoflice in my district is pre-
sided over by good republican"
Ohio republicans seem to be getting
tired of waiting for their share of
offices. So far that state has only re-
ceived the Second Assistant Postmaster
General and Division Superintendent
of the Railway Mail Service. Repre-
sentative Butterworth, who has visited
the White House almost every day
since the 4th of March says, the reason
Ohio has gotten so few appointments is
that she has so many good men that
the President is anable TO decide be-
tween them, and therefore he has
passed the appointments on 10 some
other State that has not quite so many
prominent men of equal merit.
Said q republican senator yesterday:
When you hear anybody telling about
what Harrison's policy will be, on any
subject, put him down for either q
fraud or an ignoramous. Harrison has
no policy. lie decides everything Just
as it comes up, on its merits, and that
is why he makes no mistakes. Ii is
only a narrow minded man who sets up
policy and then tries to make every
thing dove-tail into it, The broad
gauge man like Harrison takes every
thing separately and is governed in the
settlement of each case by the particu
lar circumstances surrounding it."
Resigned to enter private business
is the chorus of the democratic chiefs
of Divisions in the Departments here as
they are daily stepping out TO make
room for republicans. 1t is of course
superfluous to inform the public that
this sudden desire TO enter private bust
ness usually follows confidential talk
with the head of the Department.
Resigned" sounds better than ''dis
charged you know, and of course when
man resigns Office to enter private
business his resignation is entirely vol
untary.