Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-06
A Falsso AT COURT.
Huv MARK TWAIN PREVENTED I'm
RFNONAL 90 a Consul.

N,rk Twain has a pull with the adj
m.r..t-ation. That has been demon
.,ra,si. tie has q bigger pull than Sec
rytary gresham, Josiah Quincy and the
u,u.graii, delegation % Illinois put to-
g,ths- La, summer, when Mr.. Quincy
0as slsagvd Ia HI. hsrculean labors In
ihs asu.s - reform. he offered proml-
Do, German % Illinois c.rtain place
On ffs CONSULAR ssrVic. which has been
ati .'II O. occupied BY one % the most
~ srt usu on the rolls 20 the govern
usr' NE removal and appointment
vsrs made out With the concurrence of
~,gryary Gresham. aud Mr.. Quincy
'1gs ihsu over 10 the white House for
tlr Presidents approval. Hut be
t-Uggi ihsm back unsigned and With
distractions 90 inform the consul IN
question that h. might make his strange
mrr'. to .ay AZ his post as long ss
Gr0ys- Cleveland ~s. President of the
United states.
ne secretary ~ state never knew the
r,as0r 90 The Presijsnt'. action, but u
tis s.lee leaked out that u VAS due to a
HITTER srittsu by Mars Twain While he
NJ. Ia Eufot- last summer. lie had
irstgsrt'y visited the place where this
C.rsg' l. stationed snd knew him very
sci une dsy he called ~ the consul
a'e and found his friend packing up his
t."ss and papers for shipment home
IT, had nnt leu removed. bat had re-
Csi,~d notice that III. successor might BE-
1smel any dsy. Thi. suggested dis
Cuss.1r ~ the tenure % Office In the con-
sg.sr .rr, CO. aud when Mark Twain re-
tunnel 20 III hotel he AT down and
wrote letter 20 baby Ruth Cleveland
on NJ subject.
N sma mugsump." he ssid. "snd ]
oaunoi ak The President any fs'ors. "
uou.d bs violation % our crred. but
there i uo reason whv should not a.k
vou o. say % him that In al NV travel.
throughout the world during the last
'sertv war. have mad. the scguslnt.
a1ce - a great msnv con.uls, goo >, bad
and iniirerrut. aud have never known
a better one than NJ. 80 aud N, who
has nat received notice that hts place u
wanted Coz some lnexrerieuc~d man,
simply b~csuse he u Republican and
the other fellow IL q Demosrst.~
Here followed review Of the record
~ h consul In question, . description
% ths peculiar qualifications which a.
ted him for the place, and Mr.. rwsio''
views a. mugvump conserving the mar
nsr In Which Assistant Secretary Quincy
NAs Carrying on the work % reform b,
turning out al the Republicans In the
service and tllinx their pisc~s With
Democrats. regardless 81 their efficiepe,
o. qualifications. In conclusion h
asket Bshy Ruth tn use her influences
shh her father 10 stop that sort 81 thing
ant particularly 20 prevent Mr.-frou
oeing slaughtered Ike the rest. The let
tsr VAS posted, and In about three week.
u"re cane reply. written On the s's'
uoosry 20 the Executive Mansion. u
shich Miss Ruth Cleveland presenfe,
her compliments 90 Mr.. Twain ana
legged 10 ssy that abe had commun'csi-
81 The eontents of the letter to the l'resl
cent, Who desired her "a thank him fol
having brought the matter 20 his stten
tou, snd IN sssare him that the gentle
man % whom he wrote would be allow
dto remain In once ss long ~ he per
iOrmed hls duties ss faithfully as he had
sone IN the past.-ChicaSo RECORD.