The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-24
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Readable Cleveland Gossip Hr. Enioe
and Pcnsien lbuses-Gr0veT's Birthday.
Correspondence pelnoerat-Stir +.

Cleveland was iifty-siN years old Satur-
day, aud his numerous callers did not for
get TO tender congratulations ald wish
him ''mauy happy returns The day
was not celebrated in any way at the
White House, unless the unusually hard
days work put in by the President and
his assistants can be called a celebration.
That the rule against the appointments
of ex-olicials is not an iron-clad one was
demonstIa ted when Representative Sprin-
ger, of Illlnoi at the head of u delega-
tion, presented the name of l.. W. Cham
beers, who was postmaster at Jacksonville,
ILL.,, under Mr.. Cleveland's last adminis-
t%ration, us Il caudi' ate for re-appoinlm5nt.
The President at once reminded Mr..
Springer of the one term rule. "But, Mr..
President" replied Mr.. Springer, "this is
an exceptional case. Mr.. Chambers was
the best postmaster the town ever had
and the citizens generally wish him re-
appointed. besides, he was not allowed
to serve ont his term" ''Ah,' replied
Mr. Cleveland, chat makes quite a diff
ference. Please put the facts in writing
and submit to me-"
His thoroughness with ever thing that
coaes before him is what surprises those
who come in coltaet with President
Cleveland more than any other one trait
i'll his character. A case III point came
under my personal observation sevelal
days ago. The President made an az
polntment setting a time early next
morning to hear an appeal for executive
clemency for a condemned murderer,
whose crime-the deliberate murder of
his young wife aud her brothcr-was one
of the most brutal ever committed in
Washington. At the time the President
knew little more about the case than
that a last appeal to the Supreme Court
of the United States in behalfot the pris-
oncr had failed Il day or two before, but
he sent for a complete record of the caye
and when he met those who came to
make the appeal he was as familiar with
the case as they were, although he had
been compelled to lemain up nearly all
night to acquire the knowledge. OF
course they were surprised to find all OF
their arguments so well met by the Pres
ldcnt, but after seeing how thoroughly
posted he was on the case they were not
surprised at his refusal to interfere with
the carrying cut OF the sentence. This
is only one case, but 1t furnishes Il fair
sample of the methods of the President.
1t was because he did not possess the
knowledge about Hawaii that he deemed
Necessary to intelligent action that the
treaty was withdrawn from The Senate
and eX-Congressman Blount sent to Ha-
waii in search of the desired information.
lie is never p%recipltate in anything;
hence his reputation for making few mis-
takes, and being a safe man.
So many sensational stories have been
told and printed during the last week
about the President being disappointed at
the committee assignments of the Senate,
and about those assignments having been
made by Il majority OF the Democratic
caucus in defiance of Mr.. Cleveland's
FISHES, that have taken special care to
obtain the sentiments of the Democratic
Senators regarding those stories. AS the
result it eau be positively stated that the
President made no attempt to interfere in
the slightest manner with the committee
assignments, which were made in the u.s.
ual way, in accordance with the wishes
OLA majority of the Democratic Senator
ial caucus Therefore, he could not have
boen disappointed. There can be no
doubt that the President regrets that
the financial views of IL majority of the
Democratic Senators do not entirely ac-
cord with his own, but neither he nor
they anticipate any clash on that account
us all good Democrats have precisely the
saIne end in view-the prosperity of the
country and that a legislative program
can be arranged upon which all can unite
is NOT doubted in either the White House
or the Senate.
Representative Enloc. of Tennessee,
who has Tor a long time been fighting the
many abuses for which Pension Commis-
sioner Raum was responsible, has the sat-
isfaction of knowingthat he was directly
the cause OF Raum's resignation being
asked for and received by Secretary
the office; all he wished was to see
Raum "filed ont" of the office which he
has in various ways disgraced, aud he
did not rest until that was an accomplish
ed fact. 1t is expected that the new
Democratic Commissioner of Pensions
will be appointed within the next two
weeks. Meanwhile, Deputy Commission
cr Davidson is acting head of the Bureau.
AS to the new man, Secretary Smith says
he Is determined to get the best man in
the country for the place. The right
sort of a man at the head of the Pension
Bureau will have an uneXcelled opportu-
nifty to make Il national reputation, by
saving some of the millions that are an
nnally sqnandered upon fraudulent ana
and nndeserving pensioners, and that's
the sort of man who will BIZ selected.
Secretary Morton has started in well.
One of his first official acts was the dis.
missal of forty-odd employees whose
work he considered unnecessary.
5. A. C.
SEE Sheriff Sale. relative to the
sale of The schooner Irma, in ano,h.
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