The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-09
POOR, TIRED MAN.
The President Realizes That He
! Has a Great Many Friends.
SMILES AND PLEASANT WORDS
Mrs. Harrison Has HeroHands Quite FULL
But Withal there Are Roses In her
Pathway Every Day.

Especial to THR HRRALD--EIaminer Dlspatch.I
WASHINGTON, March S-Although Pres
dent Harrison has been in office but three
days he has found time, Notwithstanding
the rush of visitors, to enunciate his policy,
so far as the territories are concerned.
HIS CALLERS.
Among the presidents callers to-day was
Senator Stockbridge, of Michigan. Senator
Stockbridge has constituent at home, who
is ambitious of filling one of the federal
offices in the territories. The senator
spoke to the president about it. He was
somewhat surprised to hear the latter reply
sAat he proposed filling territorial offices
Nth residents of the territory and that he
would not consider applications for these
places fromany other source.
ABOUT THE TERRITORIES.
Later in the day, Senator Platt,
who is the chairman of the territories com
mittee, and a firm supporter of the doctrine
of home rule, referred to the matter, in
conversation with the president.
General Harrison reported what he had
said to Senator StOckbridge, and added:
ut is my purpose to stand squarely on the
home rule in the territories and do not
consider it a mere empty phrase, but
solemn pledge which | am bound to respect
and shall do it,
1t may be stated in this connection that
Senator Platt Will early in the coming SEES
sion of congress introduce and press to i'm
mediate passage 4 bill for the admission of
Idaho as state.
ShIr. Platt says that such bill will pass
the senate readily, and he does not think
that the house viii long delay action upon
it,
HE'S DOING WELL.
President Harrison bedrs up well under
the fatigue of receiving visitors. Since
GIondav morning last he has given audience
TO 1900 people.
The services of a corps Of policemen are
necessary to prevent the crowds Of sight
seers from literally overrunning the eX-
executive mansion. The individual sight
seers are allowed TO cOngregate IN the
White House yard until they number a
thousand or more, when the general steps
out and reviews them rs they pBss through,
At the expiration Of an hour another
crowd has gathered, when the performance
is repeated. The civic and military organ
izatiOns, which are accorded reception by
General Harrison, are received by him in
the east room.
He CATCHES on.
' The president is rapidly acquiring the art
Of disposing of his visitors quickly. He
has discontinued handshaking. The effort
is too great, and life, he finds, is too short
to accommodate even a fraction of those
lIYho desire the privilege Of grasping the
( kDresidential fingers.
The rush for office is unprecedented
Nothing like it was seen four years ago,
although as yet only the advance guard has
made its appearance. Senator Henderson
of Nebraska says that list Of the Ne
braskans alone who desire to serve their
country would be directory Of the state.
The Office seekers, however, are not
giving President Harrison any special con
Germ. In this matter, as in all others Pre-
sident Harrison keeps cool, and moves no
more rapidly than he deems proper. AT
the reception to-day, when an eager crowd
were passing forward in punches to shake
hands with him, he paused and said quietly
'oNR AT A TIME"
After that they came one at time. So it is
with the Office seekers. He has an impress
sive way of telling them, ''One at time
and no hurry"
It is authoritatively announced to-day
that the administration will be in no hurry
about making appointments. The new
cabinet ministers find the work in their
respective departments running smoothly,
with no crying necessity for immediate
changes, anywhere along the line.
KEEN EYED THEY ARE.
President Harrison and his political ad-
Yisors will look the ground over carefully.