The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-22
THE PRESIDENTS BUSINESS DAY.
1t Begins at 9:3O and Sometimes Lasts
Until After Midnight.
Washington Letter in Philadelphia Times.

Washington Letter in Philadelphia Times.
AT $50 he is seated in a big, leather;
Private Secretary Thurber comes in with
his morning budget For an hour Mr..
Thurber has been busy with the mornings
Early in the administration when office
seekers We're more active, 500 was not an
of a, private nature, he puts aside. Those
which do not appear to be Of any special
Importance he sends to the executive clerk,
dents eye such of them as require his at
tention. OF these last there may be a
The bulk Of his correspondence is
never seen by Mr.. Cleveland. If he tried to
time for anything else. Civil answers are
sent to courteous communications. Auto
graphs of the President and his wife are
Missives from paipable cranks are thrown
into the waste-basket The whole of this
bothering the chief magistrate for instruc-
tions. The same remark applies TO ma
jority of the letters addressed by strangers
OF her popularity that she is appealed to
for advice and help by people all over the
United States whom she has never seen
An hour and half is the time available
for going over the selected letters with Mr..
Thurber and for giving Instructions on af-
fairs of immediate Importance At IL, If
the day be Tuesday or Friday, the Cabinet
business to lay before the President, COM
prisng matters which only he can pass
faf befofe dcd s apt p to 6s OF
the conference adtourns. Then Mr.. Cleve-
land goes TO lunch-too late. OF course. to
In solitary state. Mrs. Cleveland usually
chooses those day for the ladies' lunch
con, which she gives frequently during the
season.
After lunch the President goes back to
his office and works until Z o'clock, which
put on evening dress for the formal meal
performs that ceremony only when there is
company. Dinner over, he and his wife
have half hours romp with the children
Ruth is getting big enough now to appreci-
ate larks Then the father of the family
returns to his desk and resumes his toll
which continues until long after midnight.
often often, until I'll l. or a. m When it is con-
constantly engaged in preparing matters
for him to determine. and that every ques-
reach him sooner or later for consideration
and decision, 1t will be understood. He
Is the man from whom all things enanate
and in whom all things center so far
the government of the people of the United
States Is concerned. 1t is said that he Is
the hardest worker that has ever occupied
the chair OF the chief executive.
Even the kilograms addressed to Mr.
Cleveland rarely get beyond Private Secre-
tary Thurber. The President, by the way
conducts most of his daily correspondence
with officers of the executive departments
by the wire which connects the latter with
the White House. He communicates with
the Capitol in the same manner. A very
laborious part Of his business is signing
his name to documents. Early in this adj
ministration an old friend of his spent an
hour with him in his office. At the end of
that time the visitor remarked: ION the
whole, Grover. ] don't know that 1 envy
you your job" Said Mr.. Cleveland, in re-
ply: you've no call 70. jim" Another an
noyance which the President has TO put
up with is inflicted by delegations which
visit him from all sections of the country
may take up valuable time and bore him
dreadfully. Usually they wish to urge the
claims of candidates for office.