Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-12

postmastershlp, they will be told to go
to the postmaster general. When they
want TO run into the White House and
discuss collectorships, they will find the
door barred and some one there to give
them q hint that the secretary Of the
treasury is the man to settle that bust
nessS,
Mr.. Cleveland has been working al
most as hard in his Office in the Mills
building, New York, as If he were al
ready in the presidential chair. A for
eigner would have been astonished to
6nd amid such surroundings and follow
ing such simple methods the man who
was about to ascend the throne of one of
the greatest nations Of the earth. You
90 to Mr.. Cleveland's ofIie just as you
would 90 to the Office of any other pros
porous lawyer in New York.
In the hall is O desk, and by this desk
stands a small but Intelligent boy. lie
presents to you blank on which you
write your name, the name Of the NOM
Der of the firm you wish to see-for Mr..
Cleveland has several partners-and the
nature OF your business. The boy takes
this blank in, and presently returns
with the word that "Mr. Cleveland will
see you in a few minutes" When you
are ushered in the room OF the Presi
dent elect, you will find yourself in
very large apartment, at the farther end
of which, behind big desk, sits the
great man. He says: "How are you?
in a good, bluff American style, extends
his hand, knocks some papers off chair
TO make room for you and squares him
self around for nice, comfortable talk.
Mr.. Cleveland has way OF closing his
eyes for a moment while thinking how
be shall frame a sentence, and when he
is in the humor for it he IS very dry and
droll. He is d great cross questioner,
too, aud under his deft manipulation it
did not take me long to tell how much
or how little | know. That's the way ne
treats every one, am tOld-pumps them
dry and gives up mighty little himself.
And he could tell such interesting
things if he wanted TO.
Well, told Mr.. Cleveland l was sorry
for him, and be wanted to know why.
I said because he ad taken such hard
lob for the next four years. When you
come to think of it, his task is a difficult
one. UtllcNU was N4NtACAJ Ate III IL
saving that he had harder row to hoe
than any President has had since Lin
coin.
To begin with, be has his administra-
ton TO organize. He is the instrument
which is to one turn political party out
and put another in. Besides Cleveland
himself, General Harrison is the only
President since Lincoln who has had
this to do, all the other succeeding
Presidents Of their own political faith.
Consider the magnitude Of this under
taking for a moment, and you will see
what . source OF worry and work it is.
There are the big bureau Offices OF the
government, like pension commissioner,
public printer, commissioner of patents,
etc. There are a host of assistant sec
retaries and auditors. There are so to
60 important diplomatic posts to fill.
There are no end OF postmasterships,
collectorships and pension agents.
For every Office there sre from half
dozen to a hundred aspirants. Every
one has papers and letters for the Pres
ident to read; every one has senators,
representatives or other important per-
sons TO call on the President for him.
All these aspirants are in a hurry, and
all the senators and representatives are
eager to get their meR TO the front as
as quickly IS possible. With them il is
not Come early and avoid the rush."