The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-01
Rough Seas Ahead.

Rough Seas Ahead.
For the last two years and half the
President has had smooth sailing and
an easy time of it generally. His Off
cial duties have been light and of
highly delightful nature, consisting
mainly Of seaside diversions and free
railroad junketings with all the luxu-
rious appointments of Babylonish
magnifcence and the deafening no.
sannahs of admiring thousands con-
stantly at his service. For Benjamin
the stream Of Presidential life thus far
has flowed gently and smoothly on, the
sunshine of happiness dancing along
each dimpling wave. The department
chiefs have made their own appoint
ments to suit themselves and kept the
machinery in running trim, and Ben
jamin has had little else to do save to
keep the crown ON his head and Inc
people in remembrance that he is
their ruler now and will be for another
term, unless Reciprocity Jim or the
Stuffed Prophet "get the bulge" on
him.
Benjamin, by force OF memorable
circumstances, must say goodbye to
the laughing waves and communing
spirits Of the "mystic sea" and turn
away from the ecstacies Of parlor-car
entertainment and the thunderous
plaudits of the maddening crowd and
get down to business. 1t is hard for
an old balloon-rider to be overtaken
in his hilarious voyages through the
airy fields of cloud, sunshine and star
and be compelled to descend to the
groveling things of mother earth and
tramp around among "the common
herd" like other Inflated mortals. Yet
Benjamin, just for his own sake, car
be no exception to this rule. The re
: mainder of his term--a year and 9
: half-promises to be chuck full O.
: troubles and perplexities. They are
even now upon him, raking him fore
aft aud amidships, like 30 many plaques
with no other satisfactory employment
for their evils and mischiefs. He has
about twenty appointments, of high
t ly important character, to make before
t the meeting Of congress. Among then
nine Circuit Court judges and al
r Interstate Commerce Commissioner
t He can not delay the appointment o
this Commissioner much longer, a
the Commission has lost two of it
$ members and business is piled noun
: tain-high. There are hundred eager
persistent applicants for these position
. all highly and strongly endorsed
g Their henchmen beseige him day ant
$ night, they throng the White House
J. they "dog" him on the streets like s.
: many sleuth-hounds, they Grove
9 around him at the railway station
!, going to and returning from his out
d ings. He is denied the time to eat hi
4 meals, kiss his wife, say his prayer
and frolic with Baby Mckee.
}, These harassments are but figmen
n compared TO the troubles that avail
: him when congress meets. The larg
Democratic majority, flushed with vic
d tory and impatient to attack the RI
: publican citadel, will whoop him u
L in manner dreadful to contemplate
8 Republican Senators, whom he ha
8 "snubbed," will take cruel revenge
il The silver question will be the crown
eEsheet Of the pyramid Of the trouble
q that will crush him. A free coinag
silver act will certainly pass. Benja
e min, under control of the gold-bugl
e will veto it. Every yelping war-do
x will vacate the kennel instanter
IS dozen Republican Senators from th
e west will lead the fray. Benjamin wi
s be a very unhappy man before tn
l. violets and daisies bloom in the Whit
House lawn next spring. He vii
IS either suicide, or wish that he ha
# never been born. Reciprocity jim
y dances "Pot Liquor" jig when h
n looks toward the White House.