Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-15

craC between the President and the
public; Secretary Gresham laboring TO
undo all the true American policy Of
the Harrison Administration, as
planned In its foreign relations by
James Gillespie Blaine; with Secretary
Carlisle striving to make his Treasury
balances at the gold standard while
he firmly believes in the bi-metallc
standard; and with the President shut
off from mankind aud huggng him
self in the private recesses Of the
White House as a veiled prophet,
hedged in by detectives in civilian
dress and blue-coated regulars who
ought to be doing garrison duty, it is
very easy to discover why the Admin
istratlon has been loosing prestige
with foreign powers and the conf
dence of the American people ever
since it came into power two years
ago The American people are demo.
cratic TO the core. They don't want
and will not tolerate any exclusive
humbug on the part OF their public
functionarles. l'r
Ordinarily private secretary is a
very inconsequential person. Like a
poet, however, he is usually born, not
made. In the former case he can
easily make his patron; in the latter
he can break him. Just how much
Mr., Cleveland owes to Col. Dan La
mont may never be known. The pres
ent Secretary of War was Mr.. Cleve-
lands private secretary in his first
term. He got his experience as a. re-
porter. He knew men. He udder-
stood the limitations OF mems charac-
ters. He appreciated the fact that it
was better for the President and his
party to make friend than an enemy.
He was always smooth as velvet, and
If he was compelled to say No." it
was done in such manner as to con-
vince the person that it was painful to
deny him, and that he might have
better success another time. He was
the most popular mau in Mr.. Cleve-
lands Administration, and was more
instrumental in creating the opinion
among politicians which led to Mr.
Cleveland's denomination in 1883 and
1892, than any other force.
Mr.. E. w. Halford, Mr.. Harrisons
private secretary, was also a newspa-
per man, but he was different sort Of
secretary from Dan Lamont. He did
not throw away smiles or waste min
utes. He was not smooth. He was
cold and methodical, almost as cold as
his chief, who was always surrounded
by an atmospheric congelation. But
Mr.. Halford was also diplomat. Hc
repelled no one, lie gave satisfaction
to every person with whom he cameiu
contact, with no disposition to over.
shadow him or to impress him that he
should be ashamed to call at the
White House, or be presumptuous
enough to want to see the President
Mr.. Thnrber is very breezy citizen
| He is neither cold nor hot 10 his man
ners. He simply stands you on your
head and gives you TO understand that
next to Grover Cleveland Henry Tele.
machus Thurber is just the biggest
and busiest person you ever laid your
eyes upca, and that the quicker you
hump yourself and leave, the Better
be will like it. "See the President?'
Not If Henry Telomachus Thurbel
Knows himself And he usually does
have met at various times the
three private secretaries here men
toned. have had no special favor tC
ask Of either Of them. They have all
treated me fairly as the world goes
But Of the three, it is safe to say Mr.
Lamont was born private secretary
largely responsible to his conscience
and the American people for Grover
Cleveland, the Hawaiian infamy, and
the income tax; and that Mr.. Halford
and Mr.. ThuTber were made to order
Mr. Halford left his creator as he
found him. Mr.. Thurber has done al,
that he could to contribute to the
monumental ruin Of his, a ruin il
which even Marius could find no grain
OF comfort.
The Las Vegas people are so mad al
Albuquerque that they will not drink
beer brewed in this city. Indeed, tney
must be angry 10 earnest. When a
Las Vegan refuses TO drink any kind
OF beer, he is hot clear through.-Al
buquerque Citizen.
An English authority alleges that at
the end Of last September the Bank OF
England held gold coin and bullion To
the value of e36, 1852, 300, and the Bank
of France held the stupendous sum OF
e76, ,23S, 720 of coin and bullion.
Ringing Noises
In the ears, sometimes a roaring, buzz
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