The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-18
FORGET ME-NOTS.

tunity to inform himself of the outlook for the
next Presidential campaign. When conversing
with his political friends he always states most
emphatically that he will not be a candidate
for the nomination in 1892. At the same time
he does not hesitate to declare that If his health
had been as good two years ago as it is to-day,
he would not have written either the cablegram
which he sent from Florence or the one which
he afterward sent from Scotland while the con-
vention was in session at Chicago. In
other words, it was poor health alone
that caused him to withdraw from
the field of candidates. 1t is apparent from the
general tone of the Sccretarys remarks that
he does not expect either Mr. Cleveland or Presi-
dent Harrison to be nominated for the Presi-
dency in 1892. lie looks upon Governor David
B. Hill, of New York. as the man on the Demo
cratic side, and he does not hesitate to say that
the Governor will be hard man to beat. "Can
Hill be beaten ?' is the question he put to a
prominent New York Republican the other day,
and the answer he received was this: "1es,
Hill can be beaten in New York, positively by
one man, possibly by two. You might possibly
beat him yoursef,n Ito Mr.. Blaine,l "but Mr..
Depew can beat him for certainty" "Then,"
said Mr.. Blaine, ~ shall be happy to do every
thing in my power to bring about the nomina-
ton and election of Mr.. Depew."
X 4
There is probably no Department of the
Government where there is higher general
average of polteness among the officials with
whom the public have occasionally to come in
contact than in the Navy Department. 1t is to
be hoped that the movement to nave naval
officers substituted for civilians chief clerks
of the various bureauX will not be successful.
l am afraid that with less civilians in the De-
partment there would be less civility. Sup
pose naval officer were to take the place of
Thad. X. Sailer as chief clerk of the Bureau of
Ordnance. 1t is impossible to suppose that
graduate of the Annapolis school would con-
slider himself the servant of the public in the
manner demonstrated to all callers by MIR.
Sailer. At present no reasonable requestis re-
fused at that Office. No incivility is ever shown
where civility is to be expected. 1t might be
otherwise il the chief clerks desk were occupied
| by McCalla, who would cut you down for
| saying "good morning" without having first
obtained his permission.
X X X
Col Fred Mussey has had one of the severest
attacks of the grip from which any man in
! Washington has recovered The gallant and
! genial Colonel is able to be out and around
He is not yet quite himself again, but he is in a
! vastly better condition than he was in few
weeks ago, when he thought he had better make
his will, and actually started in to say the
prayers which he had learned when he was a
| nice little chubby child.
Nowhere in the wide world do the leaves
on the trees and the grass on the lawns grow
| greener than in Washington. 1t is the best
shaded, not to say the greenest, city in the
world, and it is the prettiest place to live-in
winter the social centre of America, in summer
perfect little sylvan retreat. All the time it is
the Capital of the greatest nation on earth, and
it has more distinguished men, brave boys, and
pretty girls to the square inch than any other
city in Christendom.
y X
Col. Ochiltree is not so popular either il
society or in public as he used to be- Th,
Columbia Athletic Club was cruel enough tn,
other day to backball him, and his application
for membership was rejected. By-the-by, | an
told the Metropolitan Club refused to admi
Moses P. Handy to membership, on the GROUND
that he was a journalist, mere newspape
scribe, and therefore thoroughly dsreputable
Yet good many eminently respectable peopl
consider Mr. Handy at least the equal of NOR
. than the majority of the Metropolitans.
, The Marine Band concerts in the White Hous
, grounds will be more popular this summer tha
ever 1t is evident that the White House peopl
i = intend to make this Saturday afternoon concer
the occasion of bringing themselves nto close
and more familiar contact with the people c
. Washington. Formerly the occupants c
: the White House studiously abstaine
> from paying any attention to thes
concerts, and the band was place
as far away from the mansion as possible. Ye
terday the band stand was moved up to wher
it was directly under the windows of the Whit
[, House The south front of the mansion VIZ
, thrown open, and the balcony was crowde
= with distinguished party of friends invited /
i the President and Mrs Harrison to be presen
:, The closer approach to greatness thus permitte
u was highly appreciated by the people.
; X X X
n What pity Senator Chandler or Hoar or Il
t. gals or some of the leading champions of tt
n coored man had not been in Senator Eustis
% place when he was abused and assaulted by I'll
ID black attendant at the circus last week. I'll
d average Washington negro is not satisfied wit
e. equal rights He wants to assert his S
~ perority and TO exercise special privilege
'e He draws the color line great deal more thf
nc the white man does. In the street-cars viii
x man will sometimes give his seat to cOlorc
H. woman; but will the negro give his seat up
a white woman? Never.
X X X
ct Gen. Hustled, the Speaker of the New Yo
IN Assembly, sometimes called the Bald Eagle
p of Westchester, was in the city last week, al
H. he is one of the most interesting men who ha
he visited Washington in many day. Speak
e Reed called on him and the two Speakers hi
n, quite a talk about the way of running things
er Albany and Washington. Hustled is not mo
IA than half the size of Reed. but the two Speake
at resemble each other good deal in style. T
General, although a Republican, is a gre
admirer of Governor Hill. He believes Hill W
be the next Democratic nominee for the Pre-
to dency, and that he will poll the full Democrat
;lI vote of the Jnited States