New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
American Speciality Co.,
Fifth Ave. Hotel.
d CABINET OFFICERS BUSY LIFE.
ONE OF THEM DEFENDING THE. ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN AGAINST THE CHARGE OF Elk.

O-'G VI THEM DEFENDING THE ADMIN ISIkA-
T1oN AGAINST THE CHARGE OF 50 Elk.
CLUsIvENESs7- SAMPLE DAY.
Chicago. Dec. IA dispatch to The News from
Washington, says: The members Of the present Ad-
mnlsraton accused of being too " exclusives to
please the Senators and Congressman but they declare
the charge to be and unjust. 1--WE are COM
PEELED to be exclusive" said Cabinet officer and
the very men who make the complaint the cause
of ii. They have driven behind locked doors for.
without such protection it IS absolutely impossible
for us 10 do any business Three fourths of my time
Is spent in cOnversing with members of Congress and
other callers and the other fourth absolutely
sary to attend to the pressing business of the DE
parment Let me give you an account of the
day. l got up at : 80 this morning. / sat
down TO breakfast about O'Clock
" lille at the table l glanced the morning paper
Before had finished, my private secretary came with
bundle Of letters. As fast a. l read them dictated
answers, and perhaps hreeq quarters OF an hour
at the job In the meantime five people, old friends
from my state, had gathered in my .paror to see me
before | went to the Department. | gave them each
iwo three minutes. and then asked one, whose
business really important, to walk along with
me. ! got my office about o 40 clock There
were thirty more people I'm my room. waiting and
the crowd kept al about the same numbers until
noom when the Members started for the Capitol and
had 10 disns, the resi- IN order to give hearing
lasted until 30 O'clock
My daughter going away on the afternoon
rain and thought would 60 home 10 luncheon, so
| As 70 bid her goodbye While l was sitting at
luncheon l got the cards of five people who had either
seen 60 home or had learned at the Department
where was. one OF them formerly the head
u the Department over which preside, and was, OF
course. entitled to respect Two Others were com
mttee who had come TO invite me to make speech
| at a dinner dismissed them l could, but
by that time it was $3.50 o'clock hurried to
| he Department, where my desk was
| covered with letters which required my
Signature. had read each carefully, Of
| ccuse. and HuisLel The las al 80 O'Clock.
hen ] walled home, tired cut, with the intention OF
taking little nap before went TO dinner engage
Dent But no nap for me. When | got 10 my house
d ere Weie thic. MAJORS and two members OF the
House waiting . me. and II was 20 before ]
got through with th,m. Then my wife assisted me-
dles, and hurried me OF ~ dinner. from which
have Just eturn d. 1hi, IS a sample OF a | my days
But why did 20 10 the dilnr' simply because
] had do 20 simply because II ! I'd not 90 The
man who invited me wOull have been offended. and
.. is prominent mana man every one delights 10
honor II is one OF the most arduOuS duties OF
public man 10 attend these dinners but there IS no
way OF getting out Of Il. have no leisure, not even
on sunday no rccrrson and 40 time with my family
But this is tie penalty Of holding Office