Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-19

The hot Wea Their makes no dllicI-
ence in the conduct Of affairs ut the
white house, nor does il prevent The
president from working any later or
starting earlier, according 10 II cor
respondent in the Baltimore Sun.
This Is one Of the few years III which
the occupant Of the white house has
not either spent the night at some
country home near the city during the
warm spells or else taken trips TO
cooler places. The presidents health
has been vastly improved by his re-
cent trip to the sea, and he Is now
enabled to work his accustomed hours
during the day and evening Presl-
dent Cleveland Is In many respects
like President Arthur IN his methods
OF work, The greater part Of 1t Is ac-
conlplished In the evening, when he
IL not subject to calls and importunI-
ties Of those seeking Office. The prcsi
dent rctircs late and rises early. lie
requires little sleep. with Private
Secretary rhurbcr he works every
evening during this hot spell, and 1t Is
seldom that either rctircs I'LL past
midnight.
once Il day The president goes For
drive. This Is usually taken after
Z O'Clock in the evening, when dinner
Is over and the sun has disappeared
The route taken varies but little, ana
IL generally IN the direction Of tn"
l.1 hnI az
bert and Postmaster General 1Isscll
are usually found sitting round IN the
shade. The return Is made about .
O'Clock when the president again pro-
ceeds to his office and starts IN to
clear his desk. Just ut this season,
when tho fiscal year ends and an
other begins, there are always In
Vulnerable little questions which re
Qulrc the attention Of the executive,
Trivial nS they are the president IN
ssts upon acting ON them personally
ana frequently makes the ndorsu
ments or disnpproynls in his own
handwriting. Thu president Is not
given 10 debating, but prefers Writlng
out all his correspondence on Il pad
and then hands 1t 10 Il clerk to he
transcribed.
All mcssilgcs sent to congress ar"
always "ln writing, aud upon only
rare occasions. when documents are
very bulky, Is the typewriter brought
into use These labor saving dcN aces
have but little favor with the prcsi.
In ~ lt
dent, IN making his indorsemcnL
writes ii himself On the back Of the
document in Il small, clear hand, al
most cllcminatc IN It's character, but
invariably signs himself plain "G c.
one rule il strictly observed AT the
white house When the president
does not agree with his attorney gen.
cral upon 4 pardon ease, the public
Is NOT allowed to he informed of II
simply "approvCd' or rejected, rs
the ease may be, and thus no occasion
is given for persons hostile Ia the AID
minlstration To assert that differences
exist between the president and ut.
torncy general, and that the president
has turned down his legal adviser,
President cleveland has almost rs
great Il dislike Tor attracting attcna
ton III public rs President Grant had
of receiving IT, The intention Of the
president TO leave the city Is but sci
dom anticipated. 1t has been known
to be positively denied at the WuttD
house that the president had any in
toutiun of leaving the city when IN
reality he VAS going W,thin 4 few
hours. Every effort Is made to keep
quiet his movements on account OF
the presidents aversion of being
stared ut Whru leaving the city NY
railroad or boat ny the uurcSt arC-
dent ii was known Ia the city that
the president had lctt for the North
Carolina sound some weeks ago, The
Maple was well down near the mouth
OF the river before any one here knew
that he had left the white house "N-
cept the attaches The first informal
ton came from Il fisherman who had
seen the president standing on deck
when his steamer was passing a
schooner bound up from the lower
river landings. lie reported the fact
to someone around the wharves and
in this way reached the reporters.
THE OREGON ELECTION.
1t was said Il mouth ago IN refer
ring to the Oregon election, that the
figures showed that had democrats
and populists voted together, as they
did In 1880, the republicans would
have been beaten hy about 10000
4 later dispatch WAS received and
printed which showed that While the
essential fact remained true, the tx
urrS we're being Whitfield down some
readers were puzzled by the routicl in
formation and asked tor ttv exact
facts, In order to supply this call
we have waited for the official count,
which has now been made. We learn
from the Portland ureguuian that In
a total vote of about $1,000, Lord,
republican candidate for governor ~.
ceiyed 4l.03i; Pierce, populist ~.
033; Galloway, democrat. l1,l9S, aud
the prohibition candidate about 100
Thus the populiSts and democrats to