The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-26
a HIGGEz WHITE HOUSE NEEEED'
The Lack of Sincerity on the Part of
Senators and representatives.


The Lack Of Sincerity on the Part Of
Senators and representatives.
The need Of an enlarged white houae,
says the IrfbUne's Washington correspond
ent, was clearly shown the other evening at
the diplomatic reception given by the
President This was a card reception con-
fined almost strictly to the officials in
Washington, vet such a crowd was brought
out as 70 choke the passage-ways leading
TO the reception rooms almost to suffoca-
/ ton. IL wSs polite crowd. There was no
pushing or hurry, but in the jam the ladies
must have suffered great discomfort. One
or two came near flaming. Fifteen min
utes after the President came down the hall
ways were completely blocked. To go from
the main entrance through from the room
where the President received took at least
an hour. As there was no exit for the
parting guests, when the reception was
/ about half over the already choked passage
ways were subjected to additional pressure
/ through the meeting of the incomi and
the outgoing people. Although the receD-
ton v as over at l0:45 O'Clock, it was not
| Pr ssiole to empty the house much before 1
/ O'Clock The present plan, introduced by
| Senator Stanford. for extending the white
house TO the right and to the left, will
probably be approved by congress. Sena-
tors aud members have had such effective
ooJectsessons, through their personal at
tendance at the white house, Of its restric-
tons that they are ready now, without re-
gard TO party, TO vote the odd million nee
esSary Tor the extension. The white house
would Fave been extended long ago if it
been possible for the members in charge
OF the subject to agree upon some plan.
For long time there was a party in con-
gress fayoring the construction Of a home
for the President out on some OF the outly-
ing hills. Latterly this plan has given way,
and now the extension of the house where
1t is Is the project which will be carried
out
ENDORSEMENT OF SENATORS.
What is the effect of the Endorsement of
the senators of the United States for high
ONCE! There is much deception in politics,
but In nothing is there more shown than in
the so-called Endorsement of applicants for
office. Senators have been known to sign
petitions and glowing eulogies in the interest
OF some politician in their district and then
to write privately to the appointing power
requesting him to pay no attention to their
SINCERELY MnssP r in tSa Ts9 lack of
Endorsement is such t6at neither
the President nor the chiefs of departments
pay any attention to them unless the sena-
tor calls In person and adds his verbal as
surance to the first demand. 1t is a common
thing for an official with the appointing
power to send word to a senator or member
TO ask him If he really wants such and such
place. In other words: sis the letter
which you have written upon this subject a
lie or notT
A friend of the President gave me the
other day an amusing instance of this lack
of sincerity and the consequences which
followed. A prominent statesman, who
! has at various times criticised with great
freedom the President, sent to hun last
| spring an application for a local appoint
msnta In his state. The candidate for the
place was eulogized to the skies as a man Of
most heroic virtuet and the most extraor-
binary talent Ii one-half of what he said
about him had been true he would have
been prodigy never before seen on earth,
and consequently prize for any govern
ment to obtain. The President, who is
apparently familiar with this class of polit-
lcal literature, when he came TO consider
the question, asked the statesman If he
really wanted the man appointed.
Most decidedly not" was his reply. 81
think be Is one of the worst rutfians In my
neighborhood. There may be greater
scoundrels, but have never seen one.
only gave him that letter because l was
obliged to-"
ASKING FAVOR.
several months rolled on and the states
man called at the white house for uhe pur-
pose Of asking some great favor. While he
was eloquently presenting his case he might
have noticed a satirical twinkle in the Presi.
dents eye This expression, i have no doubt,
| the statesman credited to the GOODNESS of
the temperament of the President, and
| does not now understand why the
President did not appear to take more in
terest in his argument. The fact was, how
4 hot
| deceived at the white house ftom che disap-
| pointed candidate. 1t inclosed a letter from
the statesman, in which the latter denounced
the President for refusing TO consider his
| application for the appointment, and
wound up with q Furnishing declaration
that this was only another instance of the
Presidents base treachery and ingratitude
to his party friends"
1t is an apparent rule in politics at Wash
ington that any President shall be praised
by his party associates only so far as he
| gives without hesitation everything that is
asked Of him. Let him give ninety-nine
| appointments and refuse the one hundredth
and he will encounter as vigorous an enemy
as if he had refused them all. There does
not appear to be any give and take between
the politicians and tie President. | know
of one particular instance, where the Presi-
dent had found in a certain western state an
old army friend, man of high
| character, whom he wished to APP
point to local Office in that state. Through
a desire to be courteous he sent
word to the senator of the state that he
hoped that such an appointment would be
agreeable to him. The response was the
rude and brusque one, that if the President
knew more out who should be appoin ted
ii his state to go ahead. but that he (the
| SENATOR washed his hands of the whole
matter. Underneath this was the defiant
note or threat that if such name should
come to the Senate it would be objected to
and rejected through senatorial courtesy
But what becomes of the real courtesy of
ordinary life, when men who are continu-
ally grasping for favors take them as their
native right without a thought of thanks,
and have no courtesy toward the one who
has giveu them what they required