The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01
ACRAT WITH FOSTER
He Discusses Public Matters in d
Breezy Way.
SOME B0YHOOD EXPERIENCES
How Gaerfld's Cabinet Was Made aud Why
Levi P. Morton Was Sent to
France
SOME BOYHOOD EXPERIENCES

WASHINGTON, April 2S, 1S92.-TSpecial
correspondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD.
Il spent an evening this week with Secre-
tary Foster, at his home on Vermont
avenue, and had running conversation of
several hours with him upon matters Of in
terest. There is no more Democratic man
in public life than our secretary of the
treasury He has abolished red tape from
his department, and when l called to see
him the other day to make an appointment
for my chat, / was told 10 walk right in,
and found him working at his desk in
the same practical, business manner which
he had in his Office in Fostoria and which
he used when 1 knew him as governor of
Ohio. He is an easy worker, and he is q
type Of the successful, practical, business
man of the west. He passes upon things
quickly, talks freely with every one, and
gauges everything by the standard of good,
hard, common sense, aided by long life of
practical experience. His gauge is too
broad to allow him to put on any airs about
his work, and in private life he is one of
the most delightful conversationAlists
among the noted men of Washington.
ception room. at the left of the wide hall
which runs through mis- big Vermont
avenue mansion, and he talked in this posi-
tion save when he became much interested
in the subject when he would sit up for a
moment and enforce his speech with GEES
lures. asked as to his work in the de-
partment and whether the burdens of the
treasury were such that they had affected
his health. The secretary laughed as he
replied:
There is great deal of foolishness
about The statement that public men are
killed by overwork. 1 don't believe that
good, hard work hurts any man. 1t is the
worry and the Irregularities of life that
kills US. I am feeling pretty well now, and
i have about regained my health since ]
went to Europe, Idon't think my sickness
was caused by overwork in the treasury.
1t came from the Ohio campaign of last
fall went out there to speak for McKln.
lev, and Travelled about all over the state
speaking at night in the open air and keep
ing all sorts of hours, and the result was
my sickness. ] tried TO 90 at sixty what
used to DO easily when I was forty, and my
system would not stand the strain. AS Il
the treasury, there is plenty of work TO do
and I am there from until about every
Gay, and it keeps me on the jump all the
time do not bother myself about details
however, and | have learned that in doinl
business you have got to trust others to d.
their parts Of the work, and l do it. I car
drop my work as soon as ! go away from
the department, and l never bring it home
with me-"
''Do you think the treasury killed Secre
taries Folger and Manning, Governor
Foster?" / asked.
81 think not" was the reply. "Certainly
not in one sense. Folger died largely from
his disappointment in being defeated a.
governor of New York. He tried to watct
all the details OF the department, and ht
carried his work home at night with hin
and worried because he could rot do every
thing himself. AS to Manning, he came