Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
q accordance with Republican ideas, and

I'm accordance with Republican ideas, and
perhaps common sense
The ladies will give Mr.. Pruden most
trouble, he may be sure. They can be as
obstinate as were the Cabinet danes in
Jackson's day, who refused 20 recognize
Mrs. Eaton in any way, although jackson
and Van Buren, moved heaven and earth
almost to make them call upon her and treat
her with politeness. This social rumpus
broke up the Cabinet, destroyed Calhoun s
hopes for the Presidency, and, as Parton
SAYS, Changed the course of events in the
United States for halfa century,"
But while these tempests in society are
usually set down to the women, and they
are thought to be most concerned about the
order of rank, and to do the most of the gos-
s1ping as to blunders, it is notable that they
only match the men. At one of the New
Years receptions at the White House few
years ago the official programme read as
follows: 'The President will receive at IL
A. M. the members of the Cabinet and the
Diplomatic Corps; at 11:15 the Chief JUS
tIce and Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States, aud the Judges
of the Court of Claims; at II 80 the Senators
and Representatives in Congress, and the
Judges of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. These to be followed,by
the commissioners and officers of the Dis
trict"-and so OH.
Tho Men Are Panicky. Too.
Now, that reads all right to most people,
but they can little imagine what ruction
was raised about that official order The
Justices of the Supreme Court were out
ragged by the idea that the Court of Claims
could for one moment be ranked az their
equals. The Senators were reused to wrath
because they had to take the dust of the
Court of Claims. Precedent had hitherto
prescribed that Senators should shake hands
with the President before the Judges of the
Court of Claims. In fact, in earlier years
they had struggled to take precedence of the
Supreme Court itself, on the score that
their consent was necessary to create
judges of the Supreme Court The latter
claimed that their Offices were for life.
whereas the Senators were elected for o
term. Then the Senators argued that they
represented sovereign states, and the Judges
retorted with the assertion they were the
equals of the Senate, and indeed of the
Executive. The Supreme Judge won the
point. They could say, with Mrs Mala-
prop, "you may go first, but we'll precede
you But in this case what they could not
stand was to be evened with the Court of
Claims The grievance of the Senators was
Ihab Ihey suouiu pe lnsuiteu Dv having 10
follow the Court of Claims, "a mere audit
Ing board"-as they derisively called it-that
they could abolish at will Then the fat was
in the fire among the Supreme Judges of the
District of Columbia. The idea of the
Court of Claims going before them was out
rageous: To make the long story short
every bodyhad a grievance except the
Judges of the Court OF Claims
How Managed in England.
In England and other European countries
they have got this matter down fine. The
of the nobility know their places.
In recent English novel the Infie1ible rule
as to the order of RANK is shown in that one
quiet little won IN, who was poor, lived in
q very small house, and could afford to keep
but one little servant, was entitled to take
precedence of every woman in the nelghbor-
hood by virtue of her once having been
married to poor paltry lord. 1t is shown
also by the story told of General Grant that
when he dined with Queen Victoria the
court order of rank gave precedence to
every one else in the room, and he-entitled
to the highest honor-had the lowest seat at
the table-ranking below all OF the royal
with handles to their names.
In his own country Grant would have been
1T the top Of the heap, in the order of true
American nobility.
But while these great questions of place,
md power and rank, are working the minds |
If Supreme judges and Senators, and rack
ng the brains and tempers of Government
,ficials and the administration generally, it
s dreadful to read the awful prognostica-
ions of the author of ''The Coming Climax"
" Triumphant Plutocracy." He says:
1t is out OF the power of human language
% exaggerate the probable calamities that |
will befa1l this country during its next |
financial panic, which may come at any |
ime. The volcano will burst forth. The |
iger of the proletariat will break his chains |
Fhe peoples day of wrath will be at hand. |
The modern Huns and Goths will spread |
lismay and terror among the plutocrats and
ristocrats.
In these predicted black days to come the |
rider of precedence will likely be lost sight |
#. If there Is anything in all this talk |
bout an impending crash" 'the mutter-
ngs Of coming storm, ''the approach of |
eign of terror" 1t would be better to dis
uss how to get in out of the rain than how
o establish an inerrant order of precedence.
BESSIE BRAMBLE.