The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-22
SECRETARY CARLISLE.
His Life Is Not One of Unalloyed
Pleasure.
A Struggling Stream of visitors That
Flows on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by tho
Observation-Disclosures Pleading
for Constituents.
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DOCS this struggling stream flow on
forever: Is there no beginning nor
end Of it? How can the man stand
it,"
These questions were asked to-day
In the office of the secretary of the
treasury by n distinguished gentleman
from one of our mountain states be-
yond the Missouri river. lie had i'm
portant business to communicate to
the secretary of the treasury, and, af-
ter securing admittance to the room
without the weary wait attendant up
on sending in card, he was amazed
to see what is n commonplace occur
renee with those of us who have long
resided here
The private secretary to the secre-
tary OF the treasury, Mr.. X. j. Wynne,
who was for many years member of
the Cincinnati Commercial-GaZette
correspondence bureau here, was re-
queSted to aid in securing an early
audience for my friend, and he said:
on know that these senators stand
ing and sitting about here must have
precedence over all others. The senate
Is IN special session and is called to or
der at noon. The senators are wait
ing their turns to see the secretary,
and they arc obliged to see the heads
OF other departments before noon, so
that their time is more valuable to
them than the other visitors realize.
Moreover, each individual caller is
looking after something in which he
Is individually interested, while the
senators are looking after the inter
ests of their constituents. Your
friend must wait until the senators
have been attended to-"
We stood and watched the passing
throng. Secretary Carlisle has been
so long in public life that he knows all
public men from every section of the
great republic. As they came to him
one at II time, while all others re-
manned sufficiently far away to avoid
overhearing his conversations with his
callers, it was marvellous to hear him
call them by name as he grasped their
hands Then, in each instance. he
bowed his head to hear what they had
to say, and responded to them in low
tones. Occasionally he would bow his
head and say: YES" but more often
we could see him shake his head and
say: mo, it cannot be done" There
fore, it was natural to conclude that
the majority of them were being dis
appointed.
Senators Voorhees, and Turpic. of
Indiana, took chairs and occupied
about ten minutes of the secretarv's
time, and to the rest of us it seemed
ten hours almost. Then Senator Cor
don, OF Georgia, was granted an audi
ence. He remained standing. and his
military air and bearing were very OBJ
servable. He finished his business in
probably less than two minutes. SEN
ator Ransom, of North Carolina. who
was quietly reclining upon n large
leathcrn sofa near the secretary. arose
and advanced toward the desk of Mr..
Carlisle, while others who were in
waiting stepped backward few PAGES.
Senator Ransom was very earnest about
something and held Mr. Carlisle's hand
for three or four minutes while lie
talked to him. At the conclusion of
his statement of some case. Mr.. Car
Isle said: That seems only fair. and
I'll do it, senator, with pleasure"
Thereupon the courtly Carolinian
smiled and departed
Just then Mr.. Holman. the great
''objector." entered the door with two
friends. He introduced one of them.
and heard him say: This appoint
ment, Mr.. Secretary, ought to
be made some time this month.
1t is very" but there his voice
sank to whisper. and what
he was after nobody could guess. save
that it was some sort of official place
Mr.. Carlisle's manner was exceedingly
non-committal, and. the business hav-
ing been finished, Mr.. Holman waved
his hand to his other friend. who came
forward, was introduced, grasped the
hand of the secretary of the
treasury, bowed and departed with
MIR. Holman. 1t was plain from the
appearance of the latter CON
stituent of Mr.. Holman that he was
perfectly satisfied and greatly gratitied