Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-29
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
A President's Number Por.
traits of Prominent Men-Clarkson
Breaking the Record-A New Political
Color Linc-A Clever Colored Congress-

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tion. Possibly his freedom from many of the
cares OF official life has had as much to do
| with bringing about this desirable change as
the crisp cool air of the mountains. President
Harrison does not worry much about official
| matters. but he is carrying on his individual
shoulders larger load than any President be-
fore HIM has borne, with the possible exception
| of Mr.. Cleveland Still / have heard it OBJ
| served that the President seemed in his con-
| versatlons with office seekers and members of
| Congress to enjoy rather than to dread the
| ordeal of the interview. He manifests no re-
pugnance to it and when he is here he is as
easily accessible as any of the heads of the
departments. His own experience IN the Sen
| ate has made him appreciative of the position
| in which members of Congress are placed in re-
lation to their constituents. One Of the new
members of Congress who called upon him
during his recent visit to Washington was
Nathan Frank, of Missouri Mr.. Frank had
not been among the most persistent of the
members of Congress besieging the White
House, and yet he felt as though he was en-
croaching unduly on the Presidents time. He
started to apologize for the Importantly which
he found necessary in carrying out the wishes
of his constituents. 81 am sorry," he sale. ito
trespass on your time SO much, but you must
try to appreciate my position"
II do" said the President. Anyone who
has served a term in the Senate knows what
pressure is brought to bear on the members of
both houses Of Congress. was IN the Senate
when Garfield was inaugurated. When l called
on him in relation to some Office matters in In
diana he was as pale as . ghost and he looked
more dead than alive. said to him feel like
an assassin, Mr.. President, but L can't help
coming to you. The bufaloes are after me-"
Back.Number Portraits.
When Senator Allison was in Washington
recently the attention Of his friends and
acQuaintances was called to the fact that he
developed a mustache during his journey to
the Pacific coast. 1t changed his appearance
greatly and not for the better, for Senator
Allison has kindly, expressive mouth. whose
smiling lips were hidden by his new hirsute
adornment. Senator Allison is one of the few
men in the Senate wearing beard but having
q smooth upper lip Senator Sawyer is another.
Senator Plumb cultivates short beard cut
somewhat after the style of an imperial. But
the majority of public men wear mustaches.
When one of them changes his style OF beard
even temporarily, as Senator Allison has DONE
1t makes great difference to the photog-
raphers. The visitors to the Capitol who buy
photographs OF public men as souvenirs do
not wish to treasure photographs representing
their heroes as they appeared perhaps ten
years ago. There are styles in photographs as
there are in other things and good negative
of popular public man is worth a great deal
to the photographer only as long as it con-
. s,nues True 10 mature. Let Ine ststesmsn
portrait was taken and the picture loses
almost all Of its value.
Lightning Postofice Changes.
Representative Milton De Lane, of New York
was in the city this week interviewing the Post
master General about some changes in post
offices in his district. Someone asked him how
40 "~s se''S ".ons wn Ao oo.or -,
partment fretty weh, ne repheo. ihere
and lao of them are now run by Republicans.
The others nav so little there is no demand for
a cbonoa a., nro+,v ,vau so,;sfad xy;,h tha
Administrations
If the fourth-class postoffices were the only
Offices under the Government in which i'm
mediate changes were desired there would not
be much cause for dissatisfaction; in fact this
would be the most popular administration
with the office seekers in the history of the
Government First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Clarkson has fully met every expectation
of the members of Congress. In the space of
time inwhich Mr Villas four years ago removed
4,0OO postmasters of the fourth class MI Clark
son removed $1,000 His best record was LOIS
in one week. He is making removals now at
the rate of about 600 per week. At this rate it
VIII not pc long before the oo.Vo Iourtn-ciass
gpooS pars,,hiic.ns IA ,me "ie ." 'io AAnu' oA
The doctrine which Mr. Clarkson so well ex-
emplifies in his works he does not hesitate to
preach. 1t was Mr. Clarkson who went to the
Fresioent az tlme wnen there was great com
P,aint OF oeiay IN tne Mork 1l maklng ~ room IoI
Eo9o hepTpiicans ~ tue Pupnc 11ices anu salo
70 MIN; .s 10 you tnlnk you Wculo nave peen
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Clever Colored Politician.
henry hummer Onea'nain, Inc oh'y negroih
the Fffty-first Congress, was born slave near |
Henderson. n. c., in December, 1857, the |
plantation of his master. Isham Cheatham.
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Hs 'vus e U "e1o WI! iisur ms
nam business peing 10 snoo' partrioges In
season Tor his masters tahle. This pleasant
exercise in an almost primeval forest gave him
the sound nhvsical strength which enabled him
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'aser IN NE. Inc Doon OF freedom came TO MIN
when he was too young to appreciate Its value
When the doors of the public schools were first
oneped IN the neproes at the soutb vo,ru
S5, I , Jung
tered him at once, and at Is he had finished the
course and established local reputation for
being an unusually brightlad. This preliminary
soucauon hae nreo MN Win an ambition to
a,a h.d pre- hs S ~ tor coiolea peo-
Sbeafbam worked IN small farm "nu ownsJ sduhg hgg
his mother until he had made money enough to
pay his way for one session. Here he quickly
snhanced his reputation for studiousness
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