The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-10
CLEVELAND GIVEN A REST.
OlIiCe-S seekers Not BOtheTiR5 The
President Now.

Six Senators and Five Representa-
tives Called on Him Yesterday. but
None ofThem Accompanied by Con-
stituents Representative Oates q
Candidate for Governor of Alabama.
Tom Olive of Lexington in Town.
Washington, May 9.--Six senators and
five representatives called on President
Cleveland to-day before cabinet meeting
began at II o'clock. They obeyed the letter
of the Presidents new rules and brought
no constituents with them. No attempts
were made by persons other than the sena-
tors and representatives to see the Presi-
dent. 1t was very quiet day, the quiet
est az the white house since March t.
with the exception of the period during
which the President was absent
in New York and Chicago One of
those who saw the President was Repre-
sentative Bynum of Indiana. He said he
was glad the President had taken such
decided action and believed it would be
followed by similar orders from the vari-
GUS cabinet officers. He hoped it would
The rush for Office, he said, is greater
than ever before, twice as great as it was
during the first term of President
Cleveland. 1t was his opinion that
something had to be done to stop the rush
in order to allow the President to attend
to public business.
AN EDITOR DOWN ON TIE RULE.
Commenting on the Presidents order
to rid himself of office-seekers the
Evening News, the nearest approach to
q democratic organ IN Washington, says
this afternoon oditorially: ut is es-
pccially unfortunate that President
Cleveland should have warned the Office
seekers that tbpiI DIpcpupp n tba 1vbifo
house would operate iniuriously to their
interests This idea is not consistent
with the theory of our government, or
with the policy of the dominant party
or, indeed, of any party in this
country The President should
keep as near to the people as
possible and any step in the contrary
direction establishes bad precedent and
exhibits a dangerous tendency. The
President will find, we fear, that his
latest order was mistake"
OATES LAST TERM.
Congressman William c. Oates, who
has represented the Third Alabama dis
trict in congress with signal ability has
announced that this is his last term and
that he expects TO become the democratic
candidate for governor of his state at the
next election. Mr.. Oates is one of the
prominent political figures in the House.
nc came mere nfSJ as II
member of the Forty seventh con-
greSs. He was once before
candidate for gubernatorial honors in
1912, but was unsuccessful His home
is at Abbeville, II village not far from
| Eufaula.
| OLIVE IN TOWN.
Hon Tom Olive of Lexington is a late
| arrival, Mr. Olive declines to talk and
says he is on a flying trip to New York,
| but people who know that the Hon. Tom
| is not a great traveller are disposed to be-
| lieve that he is here by invitation and
that something good has been fixed for
him. He is a guest at the Metropolitan
| hotel.
John Baird desires the statement that
! he has secured a government place cor
! rected, as it is premature. He has hopes
| of getting into census work, but is still on
| the outside of the breastworks.