The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-21

is to furnish a butler and assistant and
Chef with two assistants, Mr. Cleve-
land brings his own butler and four
other servants. Meals are to be o.
pectaily prepared for him anu served in
his private dining room, Within he
will be- guarded by Pinkorton men,
without by n squad OF policemen. The
description OF the JeiEersonian simpliCI-
ty Of the Cleveland apartments is in
high oriental color5 and might have
been snatehed by the page out OF the
Arabian Nights. Certainly no Pres'
dent before Mr.. Cleveland has moved
on the white house with so royal a
stride lie celebrated his election by
dining with the plutocratsof New York.
He flung contempt at his party when he
set ont Tor his journey to the classic
retreat OF Hog Island. He nit
'em again" when from the royal retire
ment OF Lakewood he announced that
all letters pursuing him there would be
filed in tho waslebasket, And now he
will await inauguration in the lap oil all
this luxury, with Pinkerton merGenn-
ries and District policemen to keep oil
the ignoble crowd. Thomas Jefferson,
with all his Jetlersonian simplicity, was
n gentleman OF much elegance OF taste,
but he never dreamed OF such royal
richness. We have had some very good
Presidents who went quietly to Wash
ington and were indicted into office
with no smack OF the progress OF an
oriental monarch. But this is q grow
ing country and what has been may
never DO again.
1t Is worth year OF ordinary exper'
fence to sit Tor fifteen minutes in the
general receiving room of the secretary
of war. People come in who have
business with the department and must
see the approachable secretary Their
business may not be with him at ALL
but they want to see him and to tell him
about it. Then there are people who
come TO ask Secretary Elkins To help
them with something in some other de-
parlment. The pressure does not be-
gin and end with the department and
with Office hours commences ut the
secretary's home before he has had
breakfast, and many breakfast has
gone unfinished since Mr.. Elklns en-
tered the cabinet. There are knowing
persons who catch him at the lunch
hour and pounce on him again at
dinner time. lie is always gracious
always at work. 1t is supposed that he
has some TIM to think, but this must
be while he .1cIs, whenever that may
be. Mr.. Elkius has put on the business
OF the war department the impress oil
the lawyer who is also skilled BUSH
ness man. His subordinate soon dis.
covered what manner OF man he is and
took the hint. He has had the honor,
worn it worihily and is glad to lay it
aside. llo will render his successor
any service lie can and get back
promptly to his large business inter
csts. Tho spot he longs for is his West
Virginia home, where he has library
to make your mouth water, and where
he makes his friends feel that every
thing there belongs to them.
The secretary OF war is SO pressed in
these closing hours OF the administra.
ton that he was unable to attend the
dinner given in Baltimore last week by
ex-senator Henry G.. Davis. His alb
sence was a disappointment, and there
were many good natured inquiries
about the ex-senator's promising young
son-in-law, who is about 10 be pollti.
clan out OF job. 1t was suggested
that MIR. Davis might find him some.
thing to do on his railroad or about
ono OF his coal mines. That dinner, by
the way, was something to be remem-
bered. The terrapin and the canvas
back werein full bloom. TWAS West Vir-
GINA hospitality under the most taYora-
Bile Maryland auspices. Given one who
knows how to entertain, and the Balti-
moro market to draw one, and there is
nothing moro to be desired. ] heard IT
moro than once observed that Mr.. Davis
was the youngest and gayest man in
that company, yet most OF those whom
he had chosen to draw to his table were
much younger in years. He throws into
his work tho same remarkable spirit.
He cannot be idle and he drives his
work Us though there were to be no
more days OF labor. This must be one
Of the secrets Of his remarkable success.
As a host Mr.. Davis has wonderful
facility in blending the clements OF the
company and making everybody feel
glad that everybody else ia there to
make it pleasant for him.
Mr. Davis hopes to be able TO spend
next summer in his new West Virginia
homo at Elkins, whore Mr.. Kcrons, OF
Missouri, is also building a handsome
residence. 1t has been suggested that
Mr. Davis and Mr. Elkins are to be the
nominees OF their respective parties for
mayor of lllkins ami that this will bring
on heated contest, but the Informs
ton is not official, c. H.
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