The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-10
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE OFy1CE
SEEKERS.
Comments Upon His Order Sendisr Then
from wnshington.

from Washington.
WASHINGTON. MAY a-As n Sunday ~exercise
Clcveland's bull against Democrats who were
asking for offices. and equally against SeDa-
tors and Representatives who came to the
White House with them. has provoked a great
variety OF though ;hcie is but one
INTERPRETATION. namely: Henc-fotth Demo-
Gratis seeking appointments to ONCE must not
invade the White House nor attempt to come
into the Presidents presence.
This order was had enough to those waiting
Tor promised Executive farors. but II was per-
fectly disastrous to the hopcs OF those who had
been tarrying at the capital for n share OF the
fruits ofthe victory they helped to win mt the
last election. To them it was the brondcst
Kind Of intimntion tiat already they had sac-
rihcci all grounds OF hope by remaining hero
htcr Clcvcland's proclamation that they
had better go home and attend to their husi-
moss Tens OF thousands OF hopes were
crushed in an instant. and the comments on
,his SUNDAY performance o! the President
have been vigorous.
There arc so many points OF view from which
the Presidents general order to keep out of
his presence is interpreted. that it would be
difficult 10 name them all.
I'm the first place" said a Western Senator.
1T denies the right OF petition. and such n
Genial has before now produced rebellion. II
men cant get tho onlcos. they should at least
he permitted to ask for them ari have their
petitions considered"
Cleveland" said a Mississtprian. lis not
merely weary he is mad. swearing mad. and
took sunday to exercise himself by issuing
this order against all corners"
A Georgia Democrat. well disposed toward
Mr.. Cleveland. said apologetically "The
PRESIDENT has undertaken to SUPERVISE every
thing. Ic feels that he needs seven mems
time. besides his own. lie is not content TO
do those things which other Presidents have
done. but he has undertaken to supervise the
work Of lis Cabinet. lie wants time. there
fore. to look after Judge Gresham. and see
what lie does about Hawaii specially. lie feels
1t incumbent on him to overlook and direct Car
Isle in the Treasury. Hoke Smith Is n trouble
to him In tho snme way. and so on With all
the others. excepting. 1t Is possible. the grave
and stately Acknowledgement. whom Cleveland
ia said TO be observing with mysterious inter-
est. Then there is the silver and the gold and
the bond question. and. too. the hard times
he has predicted and partly realized. All
these Mr.. Cleveland feels he must superintend.
The poor success he has had thus far in SUBJ
Congress. II reports be not misleah-
ing. has not been Of n kind calculated to COM
pose his nervous system. shaken up a. It was
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stock the Executive departments with sons.
nephews. md all manner OF relatives. saying
nothing Of the nepotism practised by Senators
and others at the Ca pitol."
A Southern Senator not disposed to break
with Mr.. Cleveland. yet not agreeing with him
in q number of i'm portant respects. explained
the sunday order by saying that Mr.. Cleveland,
dictatorial az he is. has grown very
much moro so 81 late. He either does not care
much about the future. or he has made him
self believe that the country will stand by him
In doing almost anything il it is only In the
name OF reform and good government.
Alooker-on said: Mr.. Cleveland found him
self cornered by the Democrats who came for
he rewards Of last years fight. He felt that he
had to do something. and he did this without
any c!car idea Of the consequences. think
he has made IL mistake and will find it to be so
LONE. 1t will probably prove an unfor-
tunate proceeding in view Of his hunt for re.
Fruits in Congress. No one has advised him
10 tell anybody to stand of Mt all times. and
when approaching the White House to halt
until the corporal Of the guard is called. He
ias grown OF late out OF all proportions"
At last the swearing trains" Of which 80
much has leen heard since the first week after
he inauguration. have started and are goin:
n every direction. Mr.. Cleveland has had his
'"S' Nv 'AS ~ ut |
hardly anybody will disturb him hereafter in
he White House. except the favorites. for
xhom he promise to send whenever he wants |
hem to come. and the few others who are per-
nitted to come at my time. The Administra.
ion ia now going freely ahead. as the crowd Of
who have been forbidden to enter |
he White House and told OF the fatal mistake
hey made in asking for n share OF the appoint
nents are fleeing in nearly every direction.
With sensations that nrol ably resemble those
Il the man who was thrown out OF the third
tory window.
Mr.. Cleveland himself. it 10 said. gives as
ne reason for reading the riot act to the DEM
'crats that he needed al tho time there was to
ook after the finances OF the Government. 1t
: remarkable how many men there are ex-
in finance who declare that there
re few difficulties which tho Secretary of tho
treasury would not be able to manage were
e permitted to hpve his W way. and that the
fear in the case rises from over
the patient.