The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-10
BABY RUTH
Using Her Influence in Behalfof Youth
full Aspirant for Office.

Using Her Influence in Behalfof Youth
full Aspirant for Office.
A Wheeling, w. Va, dispatch Of
Oct. 18th, says: A pretty story comes
from Morgant0wn, this State, which
would indicate that Baby Ruth
Cleveland hand already arrived at the
age where she can form likes and dis
likes and plead the cause of friend
with her august papa. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Protzman of Morris X
Roads, MOnongallO county, with their
son Frank,a visiting friends in that
town. Mr.. Potzman is Il Republican,
and postmaster at Morris X Roads,
the office being located in that gentle
mans store. Mrs. Protzman is just
as ardent a Democrat as her husband
is Republican. The boy, being with
his mother most of the time, has i'm
bibcd his mothers ideas on political
subjects so far as it is possible for a
child Of nine years to imbibe such
things.
Immediately after the election Mrs.
Protzman began teasing her husband
about the defeat Of his party, and his
prospects of ceasing to be servant
of the federal government. Frank
joined with his mother in this good
natured bandinage, except that he
was very much in earnest, and upon a
a suggestion that he might get to be
postmaster he forthwith wrote let
ter to Mr.. Cleveland, in his own hand
writing, telling Of his age and his 10y
atty to Democratic principles. 1t wa'
also suggested that he might enlis
the influence Of Baby Ruth If h,
would write letter to her. HeactcC
forthwith upon this suggestion, ant
next mail carried formal letter t.
the little white house lady, asking
her to do What she could for he
youthful friend, and urging her t.
speak to her papa about the matter
In due time a letter came back from
Washington written in juvenile Ian
guage, promising to take the matte
under consideration, and to let tn
a onnlinnnt lynnpv in In, N
: events what it would be possible t
. do for him. Frank was not going t
. lose any of the advantage he had gail
!, cd, so he wrote another letter, r,couche
;, in the most thankful terms at I'll
' command of his youthful mind, an
urging Miss Ruth to act promptly, d
, there were several other applicant
4 for the postniastcrship at Morris
Roads, and unless her papa was mac
aware of Franks superior qualiifc;
tions for the place he might comm
4 himself to some other candidate.
;, This letter was answered in thrt
!, days, and the answer assured tt
would-be postmaster that Miss Rut
had spoken to her father in the mo!
complimentary terms, and that he ha
promised to look with particular ca
after the interests Of his daughter
q friend. Miss Ruth, in this lette
- took occasion to say that she was vel
'f' much pleased with Franks youthf
u enterprise, and that she hoped ar
e believed that her father would loo
+ with equal favor upon his applicatio
p Miss Cevcland's letters are q
l. marked dictated" on the upper lie
u corner, and are evidently signed
+, herself, the pen probably being he
in her own hand, and the baby hal
a guided by that of another. No o
l. here who has seen the letter is able
l. say whether Mrs. Cleveland is t
al amanuensis or not.and with very go
10 taste the parents Of the young poll
lc clan have refraincd from taking a
rs part in the childish affair, other tn
lg to tell the boy what he should Il
IS, what he should not say in his corr
ld pondencc with a young lady of
& high position socially as that occu
OF ed by Miss Cleveland.
y, The boy feels sure he will get
postoilice, and who can tell that t
nd President of the United States II
It, not humor this first request of
lie first born for political preferment